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Najib
Jan 17, 2025 05:01
Judge Tarek Bitar resumed today his investigation into the 2020 Beirut Port explosion and charged 10 people including security, customs and military personnel, including Beirut Customs director Raymond el Khouri. Judge Bitar had been sidelined for over two years now following lawsuits and threats from Hezbollah and its allies. Two arrest warrants against former ministers Youssef Fenianos, and Ali Hassan Khalil were dropped last year and all suspects held in custody were released. With the…
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Najib
Nov 09, 2024 03:55
As preparations are underway to welcome the displaced people at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, pictures have emerged showing the sorry state this stadium has fallen into. There's no grass left on the pitch, the seats on the stadium are either damaged or missing and the whole complex looks like it's been abandoned for decades. Credits: Nabil Ismail Credits: Nabil Ismail Credits: Nabil Ismail The same stadium that was rebuilt to host the 1997…
Critiques
2 months ago
Almost a year after killing Lebanese video journalist Issam Abdallah and injuring other journalists near Alma al Chaab, the Israeli army struck yesterday a media guest house in Hasbaya and killed three journalists as they ...
Critiques
2 months ago
Over 1 billion dollars were pledged in humanitarian and military support for Lebanon at the Paris conference yesterday, including $200 million dollars for the security forces. The US pledged to provide $300 million, France and ...
Critiques
2 months ago
It’s October and once again forest fires are raging and the Civil Defence are not properly equipped to contain them. The Rabweh fire has been ongoing for four days now and the rough terrain is ...
Critiques
3 months ago
While Israel was bombing Baalbek, a local exploited the situation to destroy a house that was deemed historic by the authorities. Governor of Baalbek & Hermel Bachir Khodr reported the matter and mentioned that the ...
Critiques
3 months ago
UNHCR has reported that over 250,000 Syrian refugees have crossed into Syria ever since the war between Israel and Lebanon had escalated. In addition to that, over 60,000 Lebanese have crossed the border seeking refuge ...
Critiques
3 months ago
An Israeli strike on Baalbeck today was few hundred meters away from the Baalbek Temple, a designated UNESCO World Heritage sites. There are 22 similar sites in Lebanon including Baalbek and they all carry a ...
Critiques
3 months ago
Ever since Israel started bombing Beirut’s suburbs, all airlines have cancelled their flights to Lebanon except for Middle East Airlines. However, one has to wonder if it’s really safe to fly over Beirut skies while ...
Information
4 months ago
Today’s events may have been the largest security breach in Lebanon’s history. Thousands of handheld pagers belonging to Hezbollah members exploded leaving over 3000 injured and killing at least nine people including a child. The ...