Despite UAE imprisoning & torturing British PhD candidate Matthew Hedges on spy charges, Cambridge Uni is considering entering £400 million deal with Abu Dhabi allowing UAE to integrate the university into its (dis)information/influence network.

By: @‌‌‎andreas_krieg

www.theguardian.com/educat…

Mount Lebanon: A tourist plane crashed in Maarab, and news of the death of two people on board. (By: @‌‌‎iahmedabdallah)

(Developing)

It's a Cessna plane with registration number OD-AAB.

Lebanese army helicopters are searching for survivors.

By: @‌‌‎Alabbass_ayoub

It's an "Open Sky Aviation" plane which crashed into a mountain in Ghosta area, flown by Captain George Sharkejian with Hadi Musa and his sister Joel on board.

All three have unfortunately died according to news reports.

President Michel Aoun has said he told the newly appointed UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Fronska, that he wishes to renew the contract of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL.

By: @‌‌‎lorienttoday

Hashem Gas station, on Hadi Nasrallah highway, is taking 20,000 LL extortion money from anyone who wants to buy gas at the station.

This shouldn't be acceptable.

CC: @‌‌‎LebISF, @‌‌‎LebarmyOfficial, @‌‌‎DGSG_Security

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem:

"IDF's plan to target Metro tunnels in Gaza and the propaganda of the ground operation were known to us and to the Palestinians through a joint intelligence operation."

Was Elizabeth Tsurkov visiting Iraq? She's an Israeli citizen who served in intelligence and in the 2nd Lebanon war.

Hey Sabereen, if she's still there, maybe give a call to the teacher".

🇫🇷×🇱🇧 The Defense and Armed Forces Committee of the French Parliament issued a report recommending Article No. ⁠6 for the urgent dispatch of international forces to Lebanon under the authority of the United Nations and the World Bank in order to enhance humanitarian work, help the Lebanese, and support the Lebanese army and security forces to maintain security and stability.

The report also stressed the need to hold parliamentary and presidential elections in 2022.

www.mtv.com.lb/News//مــحــلــيــات…

OTV: President Aoun chaired a meeting this morning attended by the Governor of the Banque du Liban, in which it was decided to take measures to reduce the gasoline and diesel crises by securing more funds to cover the purchase of additional quantities of fuel.

A parliamentary plan to solve the women menstrual pads crisis: What are the options?

https://www.al-akhbar.com/Community/310838

Ghadanfar's hunger strike:

The family of the prisoner Ghadanfar Abu Atwan announces his victory after the annulment of the administrative detention against him. (Prisoners Information Office)

He will be released in the coming hours after 65 days of hunger strike.

A beautiful message of Sunni-Shia unity in Afghanistan by Taliban.

Hopefully a new path for national reconcilation.

https://youtu.be/iUUUGNdVv5Q

Representatives of the Islamic Emirate attended a meeting in Tehran with Iranian and some Afghan political figures. The meeting will focus on refugees and border issues between Afghanistan and Iran, as well as security in Afghanistan and the region.

📎 Zabihullah

Secretary-general of the Federation of Tourism Syndicates:

"We expect 800,000 tourists to come to Lebanon, effectively spending about two billion dollars to Lebanon."

Tourists = Lebanese diaspora mostly.

Although that may be true, the dollar exchange rate continued to collapse and reached a new low of 18,725 to $1

🔥 Hot numbers

Reconstituting and rehabilitating Gaza costs between $380 and $450 million dollars.

According to FDD senior researcher Jonathan Schanzer, Israel paid much more for just Iron Dome interceptors during the 11-day battle.

Israel's financial loss is massive. It is the cost of the Iron Dome interceptors, but also the operation of 160 jets, drones, their armaments, and the troop deployment.

If we assume IDF used at least 3,600 interceptors (IDF hasn't released detailed numbers), and IDF paid $500 million in a low estimate:

Considering 1 Tamir per incoming rocket, the average cost of a Tamir interceptor is $138,000.

Considering 2 Tamirs, the average cost is $70,000.

Israel has manufactured a minimum of 30,000 interceptors. At least 10,000 have been used since 2011.