Source: Agence France Presse
Security & Justice
Lebanese Army Collects Weapons from Tyre Palestinian Camps
The Lebanese Army on Thursday received a large handover of weapons from the Palestinian Fatah movement as part of a plan to place all arms under State control and disarm camps across the country.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Lebanese Army Launches Largest Disarmament Campaign Since Civil War
The Lebanese Army has begun its most extensive weapons collection campaign since the end of the country’s 15-year civil war, targeting Palestinian camps on both sides of the Litani River, Lebanese sources told Al Arabiya.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Opinion
Israeli Occupation and an Armed Hezbollah Are Not Sustainable for Lebanon
Lebanon’s government is facing mounting challenges. It is trying to balance the demands of the US to disarm Hezbollah, a militia and political party controlling much of the country, against those of Iran, Hezbollah’s main sponsor, to do no such thing. For a government that took power only recently after years of political vacuum, as well as for the country as a whole, this is a critical test of sovereignty.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Israel Can Inflict Even More Damage If Hezbollah Doesn't Disarm
The Lebanese government’s decision last Thursday to endorse the objectives of a US-drafted plan provoked a negative response from Hezbollah and, to an extent, its ally within the Shiite community, the Amal Movement. However, the two parties, realising the risk of isolating themselves further, did not withdraw their ministers from the government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Sports
Man City's 115 Charges Outcome 'in a Month' - Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club expects to learn the outcome of the hearing into its 115 charges of alleged Premier League financial rule breaches "in one month".
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Marcelo, Ex-Real Madrid and Brazil Captain, Retires from Football
Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from football, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden career that included five UEFA Champions League triumphs.
Friday, February 7, 2025
Wednesday 31 July 2024 22:09:09
UN Chief Calls Strikes on Beirut and Tehran 'Dangerous Escalation'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday denounced strikes on Beirut and Tehran as a “dangerous escalation,” after Israel targeted a top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas said its political chief was killed in Iran.
“The Secretary-General believes that the attacks we have seen in South Beirut and Tehran represent a dangerous escalation at a moment in which all efforts should instead be leading to a ceasefire in Gaza” and “the release of all Israeli hostages,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.
