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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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They literally called him an asset.

from Woodward's book interviewing the late CIA director William Casey.

Note: 10 million back then, is 30 million in today's USD.
A number of pharmacies in the Lebanese regions have closed their doors due to running out of essential medicine(s), as drug companies and agents are not delivering them. https://t.co/rCmWvnFMyf
The fire has renewed in the Al-Shaqdouf-Akkar Al-Atika area in northern Lebanon, and the people are calling on the civil defense and the army to intervene quickly to extinguish it.
Bodies of 7 IRGC servicemen killed in Syria have been repatriated to Iran. State media says, the bodies were found in Khan Tuman, Aleppo and have been IDed using DNA tests.

Several Hezbullah members were lost with those 7, and now it's very likely they will be returned home. https://t.co/5YBJMVImAs
The head of the High Relief Commission, Major General Muhammad Khair, admitted that there are "many difficulties facing the organization in its mission, due to the decline in its ability to deal with the successive disasters in the country, or due to the lack of funding." https://t.co/9Yl7RlmSCg
He pointed out that the commission "was mainly dependent on the aid that came from the Gulf countries and friendly Western countries, but unfortunately, this aid was absent from state institutions, and it is now provided to NGOs, which complicates the tasks of the commission."
And with the money being with NGOs, they can't track how it's spent or even if the aid and help is being delivered to those in need.
Ministry of interior: The second part of the lockdown will involve the following villages and cities starting from 6 a.m. on Monday 10/12/2020 until 6 a.m. on Monday 19/19 10/2020. https://t.co/qJzJwXVFDO
Al Naqoura Municipality was surprised why it will be under lockdown knowing that no COVID-19 case was recorded in the village as all cases are at the UNIFIL HQ there.

The municipality demanded the closure of the UNIFIL HQ only.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/507635/#.X4Lp_Q1yuWk.twitter
Saad Al Hariri also called parliament speaker Nabih Berri and will meet him tomorrow, Monday. https://t.co/N2FBJjloEW
Statement: An explanation about the theft incident in the town of Wardanieh, the Hezbollah leadership confirmed that Sheikh Hassan Fouani had been dismissed from the party’s ranks for behavioral reasons for a long time. (1/2) https://t.co/43hjDBzyrx
...and this matter is known to his acquaintances and his townspeople, leaving the security services and the judiciary to investigate the objectionable incident and hold the perpetrators accountable. (2/2)
Army Intelligence carried out large-scale raids in the Ouzai area in Beirut and managed to arrest 5 wanted persons, including Syrians, and seized military weapons, pistols and narcotic substances.

The seizures were delivered, and investigations began with the judiciary.
Yedioth Ahronoth:

While intelligence is gathering targets, forces loyal to Iran and Hezbollah are also establishing observation posts, in a quiet battle that threatens to turn the Syrian Golan into a new southern Lebanon.

Source: @YounesZaatari https://t.co/o1RQS2TTRZ
Israel Today Newspaper:

The most important point is the area of Mount Dov ("Shebaa Farms"), from which Lebanon is demanding its withdrawal, but Israel is dealing with it as part of the conflict with Syria. https://t.co/wxevxeWW1H