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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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IDF attack on Syria (17/08):

IDF dropped leaflets in the area, warning the Syrian 90th brigade from cooperating with Hezbullah and its local commander in that area (Golan - Daraa) Hajj Hashem.
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Nabatiyeh: Locals intercepted a patrol of the Irish battalion operating in the UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon at midnight, when its members were caught photographing the street extending from the western entrance of Nabatiyeh to the Bir Al-Qandil triangle.

It was reported that the Irish patrol consisted of 3 military vehicles, including a military ambulance, on their way back from Beirut. They took a new path outside their routine.
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Scuffles over the priority of standing in line for cars at a gas station on the Batroun highway, which developed into gunfire.

Scuffles and gunfire are now frequent incidents around Lebanon due to tension and frustration.
Explosion in Akkar:

A delegation from the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon carried an inspection tour of the injured by the fuel tank explosion in Akkar.

In addition to that, they assured that any injured person in need of treatment in Syria will be transferred as soon as possible.
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The Lebanese army found large quantities of ammonium nitrate during its raid on a farm belonging to the brother of a leader in the Lebanese Forces militia, Ibrahim Al-Sakr. (Journalist Ghassan Saud)
Syria: A memorial for Hajj Abbas Al-Yatama (Abu Maytham), the Hezbollah commander responsible for the liberation of Aleppo, was erected in the area of Sayyida Zeinab (Damascus countryside), in the presence of Syrian military and civilian officials, religious figures, and a delegation from Hezbullah. His death was announced two days ago.

Among the work of late Hajj Abbas is his contribution to the opening of the road of Athria Khanaser, the liberation of the scientific research and defense laboratories, in addition to the battles of Latakia countryside, Salamiyah and Al-Saboura in Hama countryside and the siege of Nubl and Al-Zahra, East Palmyra, Deir Al-Zour, Albukamal, Kuwairis airport, and many other areas.
The Turkish Ambassador in Beirut: Turkey is ready to meet the needs of Lebanon, and at the request of the Lebanese state, the necessary supplies and medicines were sent after the explosion of Akkar.

He adds: A batch of drugs for chronic diseases was sent to Lebanon, with an estimated value of 300 thousand dollars, during the month of July.
According to "Lebanon Debate", the locals that stormed the house of Representative Tarek Merhebi last Sunday night took his credit card and ordered food from "Zomato" worth 4 ⁠million pounds (200$).

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Armed clashes with firearms and grenades between two families in Beddawi, North Lebanon.
Al-Mareijah Telecom Central (Dahyeh) is currently offline, causing the landline phone and internet services to halt.
Negotiations for new cabinet:

According to Al-Akbar newspaper, Nabih Berri proposed for the ministry of finance Youssef Khalil, head of the financial operations in the central bank. But after Aoun vetoed this proposition, he named Abdullah Nassereddine, the financial attaché in the Lebanese embassy in the USA.

In both cases, the Parliament speaker attempted to chose for the ministry figures close to the USA and at the same time close to Amal movement.
An army force, supported by the Intelligence Directorate, raided several homes in the Baalbek area and arrested a person on the grounds that he and others kidnapped an Iranian citizen.

The force managed to liberate the kidnapped and seized a variety of military weapons.
Hezbullah Secretary-General speech on the 10th of Muharam has just started.

You can watch it live on the links below. It will be a religious-political speech. https://twitter.com/allushiii_new/status/1428221254687936513
Sayed Nasrallah:

"Our first ship carrying fuel from Iran, will sail to Lebanon in the coming hours."
He adds: The ship will be treated as Lebanese territory. Implying anything that affects it (damaged or attacked) falls under the deterrence equation with Israel.
Per initial reports, Coral, a leading gasoline import and distribution company owned by the Alfred Yamin family, announced the suspension of its operations in Lebanon due to the economic collapse.

Its Lebanese branch registered in Lebanon in 1926.
After rising to the threshold of 21,000 L.L. the dollar exchange rate then decreased back to between 18,900 and 19,000 LBP per dollar.

Experts pointed out that the software applications were “hacked”, which caused the sudden rise in the exchange rate.
Now: A fire broke out inside the electrical transformer posts that feeds several neighborhoods in the city of Baalbek with electricity.

Locals are attempting to extinguish it before it spreads.
The representative of fuel distributors, Fadi Abu Shaqra:

Coral company informed the stations that sell its fuels to close their doors and dismantle the filling machines. French company “Total” is also on its way to a implement a similar decision.
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A gas station owner in Al-Naameh was stabbed in the stomach by a knife in the midst of a scuffle at his station.
The marine road at Dawra was blocked by locals after "Medco" gas station stopped filling gasoline for the cars waiting in the queue.