Source: L'Orient Today
Security & Justice
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, leveling more than 37 towns and wiping out over 40,000 residential units, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
My Hope for Lebanon
A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from the Mediterranean. I make the blunder of asking their commander how many of his men are Shiites, Sunnis, Christians and Druze.
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Sports
FC Barcelona Fears First Team Star Will Be Banned From Playing, Reports SPORT
FC Barcelona is concerned that one of its main first-team stars will be banned from playing at the turn of 2025 because of issues related to his registration and Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
Friday, November 1, 2024
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Tuesday 15 February 2022 11:09:52
US Offers $10 Million for Information on Salim Ayyash
The US State Department announced on Monday that it was offering a reward of up to $10 million for any information on Salim Ayyash, the member of Hezbollah who was found guilty of participating in the attack that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Feb. 14, 2005.
Here's what we know:
• “Reward! Up to $10 Million for Info on Salim Ayyash [sic]. This Hezbollah terrorist is hiding. Help us find him. Text us your information. You could be eligible for a reward,” a tweet from the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice Twitter account read.
• The individual in question, "also known as Jabber" is presented as being "a senior member of Unit 121, the assassination team of the terrorist group Hezbollah. Send your information by Signal, Telegram or WhatsApp to the following number: +1-202-702-7843. You may be able to receive a reward," the tweet continued.
• The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) found Salim Ayyash guilty in a van bomb attack that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and around 20 others on Feb. 14, 2005. Ayache was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment, and the STL issued an international arrest warrant against him. However, he is still at large.
• In September 2021, the US State Department also announced that it was offering a reward of up to $7 million for any information on Talal Hamiye, presented as being an external security official of Hezbollah. The US government considers Hezbollah a terrorist organization.