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Nasrallah’s Call for Beirut Blast Probe Judge to Step Down Rejected by Judiciary

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s call for the dismissal of the judge probing the cataclysmic 2020 blast at Beirut port was ignored by the judiciary. The probe has been suspended since the beginning of the year after officials, who have been charged in the blast, demanded Judge Tarek Bitar’s dismissal. In…

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Two years after Beirut blast, the search for justice continues

Lebanon marks two years Thursday since a chemical explosion in Beirut port killed over 200 people, destroyed a large part of the city and deepened an economic crisis. Relatives of some victims are planning to march in protest against legal and administrative delays in the official handling of the case.

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Lebanon's Geagea Vows to Prevent Election of Pro-Hezbollah President

The head of the Lebanese Forces party, Samir Geagea, has rejected the election of a president from the so-called pro-Hezbollah March 8 Alliance, saying that his bloc might boycott the sessions to name a president to prevent the nomination of a candidate from the “Axis of Resistance.” Geagea said that…

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Grief and rage filling the families of victims of the Beirut port explosion is eclipsing any kind of positivity drawn from economic activity returning to the harbor. Two years after the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through the Levantine country’s capital, Lebanese people are angered by the impunity given…

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Explainer-Two years since Beirut blast, why has no top official been held to account?

Lebanon on Thursday marks the second anniversary of the Beirut port explosion which killed at least 215 people, wounded thousands and damaged swathes of the capital.

Reuters

Clergy, Bags of Cash Set off New Sectarian Dispute in Lebanon

A Lebanese archbishop who carried more than $460,000 from Israel to Lebanon is at the center of the latest sectarian showdown in crisis-hit Lebanon, and the case could even spill over into presidential politics. The situation has ramped up discord between two powerful political camps: Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah group and…

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Clergy, bags of cash set off new sectarian brawl in Lebanon

A Lebanese archbishop who carried more than $460,000 from Israel to Lebanon is at the center of the latest sectarian brawl in crisis-hit Lebanon

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Hezbollah Dampens Mood in Lebanon-Israel Marine Border Talks by Slamming US

Hezbollah dampened the positive mood that prevailed during US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein's meeting with Lebanese officials over the demarcation of the marine border with Israel, by criticizing Washington and accusing it of preventing Beirut from extracting its offshore gas and oil. Hochstein had paid a two-day visit…

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US seeks possession of Venezuelan 747 grounded in Argentina

The U.S. Justice Department says it is seeking possession of a Venezuelan cargo jet that has been grounded in Argentina since early June because it was previously owned by an Iranian airline that allegedly has ties to terror groups

The Independent UK

‘Massive’ Progress Made in Lebanese-Israeli Maritime Border Deal

The US mediation in the maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel made a new breakthrough on Monday. Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib described it as "massive progress" that has yet to reach a final agreement that would lead to the resumption of indirect negotiations between Lebanon and Israel…

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Lebanon, Israel closer to deal in maritime border dispute

Lebanese officials and a U.S. envoy say Lebanon and Israel are getting closer to reaching a deal in a maritime border dispute between the two neighbors

The Independent UK

Lebanon’s Ordeal: From Civil Strife to Economic Collapse

Lebanon marks the second anniversary on Thursday of the Beirut port explosion that killed 215 people and is widely seen as a symbol of corruption and bad governance by the sectarian ruling elite. Here are some of the main crises over the past two decades in a country that has…

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Lebanon's ordeal: from civil strife to economic collapse

Lebanon marks the second anniversary on Thursday of the Beirut port explosion that killed 215 people and is widely seen as a symbol of corruption and bad governance by the sectarian ruling elite.

Reuters

US Envoy Pushes Lebanon-Israel Talks over Maritime Dispute

US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut Sunday to push talks to resolve a bitter maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel over Mediterranean waters with offshore gas fields. "Reaching a resolution is both necessary and possible, but can only be done through negotiations and diplomacy," the US State Department…

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Hezbollah warns Israel against 'playing with time' over maritime border dispute

Lebanon's armed Hezbollah group issued a video on Sunday showing vessels involved in the Israeli offshore oil and gas industry and warned against "playing with time", underlining its threat of military escalation amid maritime border demarcation talks.

The Independent UK

Hezbollah airs video of Israeli barges in disputed gas field

Lebanon's Hezbollah is airing drone footage of Israeli gas production barges in a disputed gas field in the Mediterranean Sea

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Biden Extends US National Emergency with Respect to Lebanon over Iran Arms Transfers to Hezbollah

President Joe Biden has extended the US National Emergency with respect to Lebanon. “It is necessary to continue the national emergency declared” in 2007, Biden said in a message to the US Congress on Thursday. “Certain ongoing activities, such as Iran’s continuing arms transfers to Hezbollah — which include increasingly…

The Independent UK

Lebanon doubts Ukraine claim of stolen grain on Syrian ship

Lebanon appears to be rejecting claims by the Ukrainian Embassy that a Syrian ship docked in one of its ports is carrying grain from Ukraine stolen by Russia

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Israeli Army Confronts Hezbollah Threats with Extensive Exercises

In the wake of statements by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah about bombing all Israeli gas fields in the Mediterranean, the Israeli army revealed that it has been conducting extensive exercises to deter such attacks. Defense Minister Benny Gantz said his army would respond painfully to any offensive, stressing that the…

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Political Forces Warn of Nasrallah’s Monopoly over Lebanon’s Decision of War and Peace

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasralla’s recent remarks over the marine demarcation dispute between Lebanon and Israel have raised alarm in Beirut that he would act alone should disagreements remain unresolved. Nasrallah had set a September deadline for an agreement to be reached over the marine border, warning that he would act…

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Aoun Stresses Importance of Cooperation between UNIFIL, Lebanese Army

President Michel Aoun has told United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka that Beirut is committed to implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701 because it is willing to maintain stability and security on the southern borders. Aoun and Wronecka discussed at Baabda Palace on Tuesday last week's Security Council…

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Increased Israel-Iran confrontations risk war

Regional tensions will continue even if the nuclear deal between Iran and the West is restored.

Al Jazeera

Israeli raid kills three soldiers: Syrian defence ministry

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says three non-Syrians were also killed in the Israeli attack.

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Israeli Leader Warns Hezbollah during Visit to Border

Israel’s new prime minister paid an unannounced visit to the border with Lebanon on Tuesday, threatening to unleash a harsh military response to what he described as "unacceptable" aggression by the Lebanese Hezbollah party. The visit came at a time of heightened tensions with Hezbollah, the heavily armed group that…

The Independent UK

Israeli leader warns Hezbollah during visit to border

Israel’s new prime minister has made an unannounced visit to the border with Lebanon

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