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In south Lebanon, Netanyahu says Israel will stay as long as Hezbollah 'threatens' it
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (203+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, vowing that the Israeli army would stay in the area as long as Hezbollah remained a "threat". His comments came after Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement…...
Bassil meets Berri, agrees with him on fighting strife, supporting army
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (166+ words) Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil met Tuesday with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh, to discuss a framework agreement signed Friday with Israel. Bassil said after the meeting that he and Berri agree on two main things. They…...
Gaza health officials say Israeli strikes kill five
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (347+ words) Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes killed five people including a child in the Palestinian territory. A ceasefire is in place in the Israel-Hamas war, but it has not ended the violence and progress towards a final deal to end…...
Iran says will respond to any US violation of memorandum of understanding
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (248+ words) Naharnet Iran says will respond to any US violation of memorandum of understanding Iran will respond to any U. S. violation of the memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war in the Middle East, its foreign ministry spokesperson said Tuesday, as…...
Aoun meets Haykal, defends army against 'campaigns of doubt and slander' " Naharnet
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (177+ words) President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday praised the role of the Lebanese Army and its leadership, officers and soldiers in "extending state authority, maintaining security and stability in the country, controlling the borders, and protecting civil peace," the Presidency said. Aoun…...
Palestinian women in Lebanon find identity and resilience in embroidery
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (1119+ words) Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns. Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Kabouli had never seen her parents…...
US military to have 'direct role' in monitoring actions by Lebanese and Israeli armies
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (149+ words) Naharnet The U. S. military will have a direct role in monitoring actions by both the Lebanese Army and the Israeli army, with U. S. troops on the ground in both Lebanon and Israel, a U. S. official said. "We'll call balls and strikes, if you…...
Berri vows tough opposition to framework deal, urges Salam to pull out
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (167+ words) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has warned that he and a large parliamentary bloc will strongly oppose a framework accord recently signed between Lebanon and Israel. According to the daily, Berri advised Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to "back out of the…...
UAE lifts war-related ban on travel to Lebanon
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (168+ words) The UAE has said its nationals can travel to Lebanon, effective on Monday, lifting a weeks-long ban in place because of the Middle East war and concerns about Iran's influence. The foreign ministry announced "it will allow UAE citizens to…...
Katz says Iran prevented Hezbollah's 'collapse"
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (261+ words) Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated Monday that U. S. President Donald Trump linked the Lebanese and Iranian arenas to serve U. S. interests -- following an Iranian demand -- asserting that without this connection, Hezbollah would have "collapsed." Katz added that this prompted Israel to…...