Judge Ghada Aoun bars AM Bank CEO from leaving Lebanon
Ghada Aoun, the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal in Mount Lebanon, has barred Marwan Kheireddine, CEO of AM Bank (al-Mawarid Bank), from leaving Lebanon. This action comes amid a legal...
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Ashura in Lebanon marked by parallels with the Gaza war
BEIRUT — This year, the thousands from the Shiite community who gathered in the southern suburbs of Beirut to commemorate Ashura marched under the photos of more than 300 Hezbollah members killed...
By Wael Taleb and Mohammad YASSINE, 18 July 2024
Some Israeli families returned home on the border with Lebanon, reported Haaretz
Several Israeli families residing in communities along the Lebanese border have reportedly returned home recently despite the ongoing conflict, according to Haaretz, which collected multiple...
18 July 2024
Spain and Germany arrest four people for allegedly 'supplying Hezbollah with parts for drones used against Israel': AP
BEIRUT — Three people were arrested in Spain and one more in Germany on suspicion of belonging to a network that supplied Hezbollah with parts to build exploding drones that would have been used in...
18 July 2024
New York Times concludes investigation into June 8 operation in Nuseirat camp
The New York Times has concluded an investigation into Israel’s June 8th "high-risk" operation, which saw the rescue of four Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Central Gaza's Nuseirat camp,...
18 July 2024
Amnesty calls for end to Israel's 'incommunicado' detention of Palestinians in Gaza
Amnesty International on Thursday called on Israel to end the indefinite detention of Gaza Palestinians and what it called "rampant torture" in its prisons. "Israeli authorities must end their...
18 July 2024
Egypt's Suez Canal income falls amid Yemen's Huthi attacks
Egypt's Suez Canal on Thursday reported a 23.4-percent drop in revenues attributed to disruptions in Red Sea shipping over the past year, marked by attacks from Yemen's Huthi rebels on...
18 July 2024
Syrian elections to reclaim disputed legitimacy
They are not limited to the regime. In a fragmented country, other ruling forces are also using the elections to consolidate their contested legitimacy. This practice is well mastered by the...
Noura DOUKHI, 18 July 2024
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll 38,848
The health ministry in Gaza said Thursday at least 38,848 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The toll includes 54 deaths in...
18 July 2024
Far-right Israeli minister defies Netanyahu in Al-Aqsa video
A far-right Israeli minister with the power to bring down the government on Thursday released a video from the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound to warn Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the...
18 July 2024
Ukraine makes humanitarian flour shipment to Palestinians
Ukraine said Thursday that it had sent flour to the Palestinian territories as part of an initiative to ship free agricultural supplies to poor countries and regions....
18 July 2024
Comedian Shaden Fakih leaves Lebanon after controversy over one of her shows
Comedian Shaden Fakih announced her intention “not to return to Lebanon immediately,” three months after a controversy sparked by the broadcast of one of her sketches on Islam and religious...
18 July 2024
Police officer injured during search in Kesrouan, suspect on the run
A member of the intelligence services of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) was injured on Wednesday evening during a raid in Yahshoush, in Kesrouan, to arrest a wanted person, the state-run...
18 July 2024
Three Syrian children added to list of civilians killed in southern Lebanon
Tuesday was another particularly bloody day in southern Lebanon: Three Syrian children were killed in an Israeli strike targeting agricultural land in the town of Uum al-Tout, near the border...
18 July 2024
At least four killed and twelve wounded in an Israeli strike in South Lebanon: Day 286 of the Gaza war
23:15 Beirut Time Thanks for following our live updates on the Gaza war and its impact on the region, particularly Lebanon. Stay tuned for more coverage starting tomorrow...
Ghadir Hamadi, Muntasser Abdallah, Tasnim Chaaban and Nicholas Frakes, 18 July 2024
US restricts more visas of Israelis accused of West Bank violence
The United States on Wednesday announced new visa restrictions against Israelis who have committed violent acts against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, calling on Israel to hold those...
18 July 2024
Deadly strikes pound Gaza as Israel PM vows to ramp up pressure
Israel kept up its air strikes on Gaza Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ramp up the pressure on Hamas as hopes faded for a U.S.-announced cease-fire plan....
18 July 2024
Nasrallah's warning to Israel and widespread bombings in Gaza: Everything you need to know to start your Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, July 18, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• 11 a.m.: Participatory meeting of the Economic,...
