Earlier today, Lebanese Army Intelligence arrested an Israeli who crossed the border into the town of Al-Duhaira.
The IDF is reportedly holding talks through intermediaries for his release.
The IDF is reportedly holding talks through intermediaries for his release.
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Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab (FPM) is currently in Washington to engage in talks with US admin officials, representatives of the Senate, Congress, World Bank & IMF.
Yesterday, a dinner was organized at the Lebanese Embassy in the presence of Amos Hochstein, who gave a speech on the aftermath of the maritime agreement with Israel.
Yesterday, a dinner was organized at the Lebanese Embassy in the presence of Amos Hochstein, who gave a speech on the aftermath of the maritime agreement with Israel.
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🚨 Money changers hide their tracks, after judiciary orders arrests
Prosecutor-General Ghassan Oweidat sent a letter to Financial Prosecutor Ali Ibrahim, requesting that the security forces arrest all money changers and speculators who contributed to the collapse of the currency.
Black-market money changers have already taken to renaming their WhatsApp groups for fear of being prosecuted.
Prosecutor-General Ghassan Oweidat sent a letter to Financial Prosecutor Ali Ibrahim, requesting that the security forces arrest all money changers and speculators who contributed to the collapse of the currency.
Black-market money changers have already taken to renaming their WhatsApp groups for fear of being prosecuted.
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The latest winter storm to hit Lebanon, dubbed "Farah", is expected to intensify in the coming days, with heavy rain on the coast and snow at high altitudes.
Rains will be accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds reaching up to 90 Km/h in some areas.
Rains will be accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds reaching up to 90 Km/h in some areas.
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⋯ Snow is predicted to fall at a minimum altitude of 1,100 meters during the day, decreasing to 900 meters by dawn this coming Thursday, especially in the north and the interior.
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⋯ The Minister of Public Works & Transport, Ali Hamieh, made a tour of some snow-shoveling centers, including that in Dahr al-Baydar, to examine their readiness to face the effects the storm and give them a morale boost.
“Our duty as a state is to secure the opening of roads.”
“Our duty as a state is to secure the opening of roads.”
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⋯ Video of the iron dome intercepting a rocket
🪤 Bush ordered the CIA to find replacement for Arafat
US President George W Bush, after his inauguration in 2001, ordered the CIA to search for a replacement for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat—the BBC said, quoted by Al-Jazeera today.
The reason was the failure of the July 2000 Camp David Summit between Arafat & Israeli PM Ehud Barak, and the start in Sept 2000 of the Second Intifada—due to Ariel Sharon's illegal incursion in Al-Aqsa. During a lengthy phone call, British PM Tony Blair told Bush that Arafat “no longer has anything to offer”. Bush replied that he had asked the CIA; it searched “thoroughly” but concluded that “there is no successor available”.
⚛ Arafat died in 2004 from cerebral hemorrhage induced by polonium. He acknowledged “Israel's right to exist” & received the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the 1993 Oslo Accords.
US President George W Bush, after his inauguration in 2001, ordered the CIA to search for a replacement for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat—the BBC said, quoted by Al-Jazeera today.
The reason was the failure of the July 2000 Camp David Summit between Arafat & Israeli PM Ehud Barak, and the start in Sept 2000 of the Second Intifada—due to Ariel Sharon's illegal incursion in Al-Aqsa. During a lengthy phone call, British PM Tony Blair told Bush that Arafat “no longer has anything to offer”. Bush replied that he had asked the CIA; it searched “thoroughly” but concluded that “there is no successor available”.
⚛ Arafat died in 2004 from cerebral hemorrhage induced by polonium. He acknowledged “Israel's right to exist” & received the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the 1993 Oslo Accords.
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Lebanese News and Updates
⋯ Video of the iron dome intercepting a rocket
Shrapnel from the rocket landed and Sderot, causing minor material damage. No injuries reported besides a female settler in her 50s falling on her way to the bomb shelter.
The rocket was an Iranian-made 107mm rocket made in 2008 and most likely smuggled into Gaza during Morsi's presidency.
The rocket was an Iranian-made 107mm rocket made in 2008 and most likely smuggled into Gaza during Morsi's presidency.
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🗓 On this day, 1 Feb 1979, after 14 years of exile, Imam Ruhollah Khomeini returned to his Iranian homeland, and changed the face of West Asia forever.
After Egypt's surrender to Israel, this scholar from Qom vowed to fight injustice at home and abroad, with emphasis on oppressed peoples such as the Palestinians.
After Egypt's surrender to Israel, this scholar from Qom vowed to fight injustice at home and abroad, with emphasis on oppressed peoples such as the Palestinians.
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