State Security Arrests Key Cross-Border Arms Smuggler in Akkar Raid
Lebanon’s State Security forces have apprehended a high-profile arms smuggler, identified only by his initials (M.H.), in a pre-dawn operation on Friday, according to local media reports.
Friday, December 27, 2024
Israeli Army Strikes Hezbollah Weapons Smuggling Infrastructure on Syria-Lebanon Border
Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the outskirts of Qosaya in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Friday, targeting three sites.
Friday, December 27, 2024
2024 Year in Review: Can Lebanon Recover from the Depredations of Israel-Hezbollah War?
On the first day of 2024, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah received an Israeli ultimatum. If it did not immediately retreat from the Israeli-Lebanese border and cease its rocket attacks, a full-scale war was imminent. It was the threat that preceded the storm.
Monday, December 23, 2024
Guns in Lebanon Should Be in the Hands of Its Army Only
Despite the dire economic straits in which their country finds itself, for many in Lebanon $25 not an impossible sum to get together. That is the current asking price for one of the black-market AK-47 assault rifles flooding the troubled country after collapse of the Syrian army. The growing availability of these weapons in a country already awash with guns should alarm everyone who wants to see Lebanon turn a corner on instability, invasion and inertia.
Friday, December 20, 2024
PSG Beat Monaco But Goalkeeper Injured by Cleat to the Face
Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to extend their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season with a 4-2 win away to Monaco on Wednesday but lost goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to a gruesome facial injury.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Mbappé Set to Play for Real Madrid in Intercontinental Cup Final Against Mexico’s Pachuca
Real Madrid meets Mexican club Pachuca in the final of the watered-down Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday, with Kylian Mbappé expected to be available to play for the Spanish powerhouse after nursing a left-thigh injury, The Associated Press reported.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024