Tag: Lebanon

IOM warns of ‘alarming’ risk of long-term mass displacement in Lebanon

International Organization for Migration chief Amy Pope told AFP on Thursday in Beirut that the prospects for prolonged mass displacement in Lebanon, where Israel...
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Israel says Hezbollah chief to pay ‘heavy price’ for attacks during Jewish holidays

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday warned that Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem would pay an “extraordinarily heavy price” for escalating attacks...
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A month into war, Lebanon’s prime minister says no end in sight

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Thursday there was no end in sight to a war that had already displaced a...
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Israeli strike on Beirut kills senior Hezbollah commander

(Al Arabiya) Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander on Wednesday, two sources told AFP, in a Beirut strike that Lebanon’s health ministry said killed...
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Lebanon says Israeli strikes on Beirut area kill seven

(Al Arabiya) The Lebanese health ministry said Wednesday that Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and a nearby town killed at least seven people,...
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Lebanon at ‘breaking point’ as displacement soars and strikes intensify

(UN News) The UN’s top humanitarian official warned the Security Council on Tuesday that Lebanon is facing one of its most dangerous moments in...
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Lebanon: The UN peacekeepers helping communities who’ve stayed behind

(UN News) The killing of three UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon in the past two days has highlighted the grave dangers for the 10,000...
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Syria: Hundreds of thousands flee Lebanon, vital food aid blocked

(UN News) The trauma of mass displacement and disruption to aid shipments throughout the world are among the devastating impacts of the war raging...
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Strike hits building near Beirut airport road after Israeli warning: AFPTV

(AFP/Al Arabiya) A strike hit a building adjacent to Beirut's main airport road on Tuesday, AFPTV’s live broadcast showed, after the Israeli military warned...
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Israel military says four soldiers killed in south Lebanon

(AFP/Al Arabiya) The Israeli military said on Tuesday four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon where its forces are clashing with...
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Indonesia urges UNSC meeting after peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Indonesia urged warring parties in the Middle East “to respect international humanitarian law” after three of its peacekeepers were killed in Lebanon...
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UN peacekeeper killed, another injured, in south Lebanon

(UN News) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for accountability after a peacekeeper was killed in Lebanon on Sunday amid hostilities between Israel and...
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Syria says it closed smuggling tunnel on Lebanon border

(Al Arabiya) Syrian authorities said Saturday that they found and closed a tunnel between their country and Lebanon they believed was used for smuggling...
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Blasts heard as Lebanese state media says Israel strikes Beirut suburbs

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Lebanese media reported an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Friday, as AFP correspondents heard several explosions from the Hezbollah stronghold...
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Hezbollah boycotts cabinet session over Iran ambassador expulsion

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Ministers from Hezbollah and its ally Amal boycotted Lebanon’s cabinet session on Thursday in protest after the government declared the Iranian ambassador...
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Hezbollah says will fight Israeli troops as Israel plans security zone up to Litani river

(Al Arabiya) Lebanese armed group Hezbollah will fight to prevent Israeli troops from occupying southern Lebanon, one of the group’s top lawmakers Hassan Fadlallah...
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