Posts Tagged: lebanon
As West Looks to Wean Off Russian Energy, Israel Sees Opportunity in Mediterranean
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine pressuring western countries to curtail their dependence on Moscow's gas and oil, Israel is looking to build bridges for...
Israel Busts Drug, Weapons-Smuggling Ring Run by Hezbollah, Iran on Lebanese Border
Israeli security forces said on Sunday that they busted a major drug and weapons-smuggling ring run by Hezbollah and Iran on the Lebanese border, and...
Lebanon Needs to Step Up on Reform, Says Saudi Foreign Minister
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday Lebanon must offer stronger signals that it is serious about reform to secure support from the international community...
Saudi Arabia Seizes 2.4 million Smuggled Captagon Pills
i24 News – Saudi Arabia busted two separate smuggling attempts, seizing 2.4 million captagon pills, the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Friday. The narcotic is...
Israeli Army Simulates Northern War as Hezbollah ‘Precision’ Missile Threat Looms
On a Sunday morning in January, Lt. Ilay Levy, squad commander in an elite Israeli paratrooper unit, drove to the Golan Heights as if he...
Lebanon Will Not ‘Hand Over’ Hezbollah Arms at Gulf Meeting, Minister Says
Lebanon's foreign minister said he was not going "to hand over" Hezbollah's weapons during a meeting this weekend with Gulf Arab counterparts that want Beirut...
Lebanon Must Not Be Platform for Hostility, Kuwaiti FM Says
Lebanon must not be a platform for hostile acts or words, Kuwait's foreign minister said on Sunday while visiting Beirut, an indirect call for curbs...
Report: Israel to Supply Natural Gas to Lebanon
i24 News - Israel will supply natural gas to Lebanon in a US-brokered deal intended to minimize Iran’s hold over the impoverished and crisis-stricken country,...
‘Campaign Between Wars’: Israel Struck ‘Dozens’ of Syrian Targets in 2021 to Disrupt Weapons Transfer to Iranian Proxies
The Israeli army said Tuesday that airstrike operations carried out this year hit "dozens” of targets in Syria and have limited the ability of Iran...
Lebanon’s Top Christian Cleric Issues Elections Plea
Lebanon's top Christian cleric, Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, stressed the importance of the country holding legislative elections next year as he delivered his Christmas sermon on...
Lebanon ‘Regrets’ Assault on UN Peacekeepers
Lebanon's foreign ministry said on Thursday it regretted an assault on a Finnish battalion of UN peacekeepers and awaited results of an inquiry as videos...
Gunfight Between Palestinian Factions Erupts at Funeral of Hamas Terrorist Killed in Lebanon Explosion
A gunfight erupted between Palestinian factions on Sunday at the funeral of a Hamas terrorist killed in a blast at a refugee camp in Lebanon. The...
Blast in Palestinian Camp in South Lebanon Injures About a Dozen
A large explosion rocked a Palestinian camp in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Friday night, injuring about a dozen people, according to...
Lebanese Protesters Block Roads Over Economic Meltdown
Demonstrators, some of them burning tires, blocked roads across parts of Lebanon on Monday in protest at the country's economic meltdown, days after the Lebanese...
