The former mayor of Arsal, Ali Al-Hujairi, was released this week from prison.

Ali, who is supported politically by Saad Al-Hariri and Samir Gaegae, helped ISIS and Al-Qaeda in 2014 enter Arsal and kidnap dozens of Lebanese soldiers. All have been executed.

Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi told Al-Rai: The shipment of captagon that was seized in Dubai few days ago, originated from Lebanon. twitter.com/LebUpdate/sta…

Hebrew media: An Israeli crossed into Lebanon earlier this month, and was returned this evening by UNIFIL via the Rosh HaNikra Crossing.

The Lebanese army didn't issue a statement on neither the arrest nor handing the Israeli back.

Thanks for all 18,000 for this milestone for Lebanese News and Updates.

Unfair comparison between Crimea and the Golan:

1- Ukrainians in Crimea voted to be annexed into Russia, while Israel brutally occupied Golan without consent.

2- The world recognizes both Golan and Crimea as occupied, yet only sanctioned Russia and not Israel.

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Saad Al-Hariri, who has spent all year in UAE caring for his failing businesses away from Lebanon tweeted: "I ask God that conditions change in the new year and that the collapse will end."

Israeli court to sentence Palestinian Ahmed Zahara, 32 y/o, from Jerusalem for alleged affiliation with Hezbullah.

He was charged with contacting members of Hezbullah and sending them information about Israel, the IDF, etc...

My opinion (in Arabic) on the status of Hezbullah vs Hamas support:

تكمن نقطة تعجب لمراقب بين الحالة الشعبية لمؤيدي حزب الله و مؤيدي حركة حماس.

ببساطة يرى مؤيدي حزب الله كلام قيادته مقرون بنوع من الخطاب المترفع عن النفاق و المصلحة و النابغ حصرا عن صدق و حكمة على مبدأ التولي و التبري, لييبني وعي جماعي يطابق رؤية حزب الله في الجهاد و السياسية.

⋯ أما بعض مؤدي حماس يرون في بعض كلام قيادته نفاق لمصلحة آنية مرتبطة بحاجة الدعم للتحرير من الإحتلال اليهودي الصهيوني.

يتجلى هذا في التبرير لكلام قيادته في مدح من لا ترى الحاضنة الشعبية للحركة حاجة لمدح. يلاحظ هذا في شدة التباين بين الخطاب الرسمي لحماس و خطاب العامة عن الكيانات

⋯ لا خلاف أن فتنة سوريا كانت من أشد الفتن فتكا بالجسم الإسلامي و في آراء العامة و لكن هذا لا يفسر جنوح البعض بتقديم رأيهم، و هم في غير مركز القيادة، أمام رأي القيادة في أمر ما.

القيادة تبايع سمعا و طاعة، ملزمة للمبايع أو الخروج عنها.

Iraq: Iraqi security forces murdered a family of 20 during an attempt to arrest a member of ISIS in Babil.

Although Lebanese actress Nadine Njeim denied she knew her make-up artist was an Israeli 3 ⁠months ago, stating she would have never accepted if she knew, according to this new Instagram post, Nadine visited him again for a recent make-up session.

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Just one day after the release of the terrorist Ali Al-Hujairi, Lebanese army intelligence arrested his 3 sons for the crime of shooting towards lebanese army patrols in Arsal and the possession of illegal firemans.

Happy new year to all, and may 2022 be the year we finally get to watch "The Golden Compass 2"