Source: Reuters
Security & Justice
WATCH: UNIFIL Team Inspects Khiyam Roads Amid Reports of Israeli Army Withdrawal
A team from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)'s Engineering Battalion on Wednesday entered the southern Lebanese town of Khiyam, approaching from the northern area of the village in Al-Jalahiya, located at the Marjeyoun-Khiyam-Ibl al-Saqi triangle, also known as the Hamam Triangle.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
HTS Members Spotted Near Jousiyeh Crossing as Border Activity Surges
A video circulating on Monday showed members of the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) at the Jousiyeh border crossing near the border with Lebanon, where they were seen patrolling the area.
Monday, December 9, 2024
Opinion
Lebanon’s Biggest Problem Is Not Israel
The first time I went to Lebanon, I was nearly blinded by the excitement of finally seeing the home of my ancestors. After all, every Sunday for 16 years, I had heard Melkite and Maronite masses in Lebanese, Greek, and ancient Aramaic, and sung hymns I didn’t always understand but felt a deep connection to — music that took me somewhere beyond the walls of the West Roxbury parishes. At coffee hour after mass, or at hafles on the weekend, the old-timers would recount the beauty of their villages while munching on the delicious Lebanese treats of the day. The scents of za’atar, rose syrup, and coffee mark these memories. And a sense of longing to see for myself what they were talking about.
Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Fall of the Syrian Government Should Prompt Hezbollah and Iran to Rethink their Strategies
As the government of Bashar Al Assad in Syria collapsed, Hezbollah and Iran were watching closely to see how this would affect their weapons supply lines between Iraq and Lebanon. Even before Mr Al Assad fled his capital, the news last Friday that the Albukamal crossing had been taken over by the Syrian Democratic Forces, a US ally, must have been harsh, since the crossing was used to rearm Hezbollah.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Sports
Alonso 'Still Dreaming' of Third World Title
Fernando Alonso is considering his past, present and future in Formula 1 - and most of all his thoughts on his prospects of winning a third world drivers' title, even though he is 43 and it's 18 years since his last.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
FIFA Set to Confirm Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup Host
FIFA on Wednesday is set to officially announce Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 men’s World Cup.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Wednesday 27 November 2024 15:21:25
US to Start Push for Gaza Ceasefire on Wednesday, White House Adviser Says
National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the United States would start its renewed push for a Gaza ceasefire on Wednesday, a day after US President Joe Biden announced a separate ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
“President Biden intends to begin that work today by having his envoys engage with Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, and other actors in the region,” Sullivan told MSNBC in an interview. Biden on Tuesday had said the US along with other nations would also push for a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.