Tag Archives: Lebanon

Israel has been waging a covert war against Iranian shipping for months now, conducting more than a dozen attacks on Iranian vessels over the course of the past few years. The attacks appear to be targeted against vessels delivering oil to Syria in violation of US and international sanctions. During …

On Friday, Israel’s army radio, Galei Tzahal, reported that artillery units were firing into South Lebanon in response to earlier missile attacks. “The IDF is now attacking the sources of the shooting in Lebanon,” Galei Tzahal confirmed in a tweet. In a social media post, the IDF said that more …

The IDF confirmed the strikes early on Thursday morning, saying the overnight sorties targeted “infrastructure used for terrorism” and rocket sites, vowing to “continue and even intensify” its operations in Lebanon. Video footage has circulated online purporting to show the IDF strikes in progress. Earlier, the military said three rockets …

One year ago today, the horrific Beirut Port explosion ravaged Lebanon’s capital, claiming over 217 lives and escalating already boiling tensions in a country embroiled in both political and economic turmoil. The disaster at Beirut Port was unfortunately not an isolated case in Lebanon, just the most physically appalling, with …

Hot weather and strong winds have descended upon the country’s northern province of Akkar, fueling multiple wildlife fires. On Wednesday, a massive wildfire broke out close to the town of Qoubayat, the largest Christian settlement in the region. Footage from the scene shows the flames spreading extremely rapidly across wooded …

A weekend vaccination drive in Lebanon was postponed due to a blackout at the The event planned for Saturday has been canceled due to “technical reasons related to the internet and electricity outage in most [vaccination] centers,” the Lebanese Vaccine Executive Committee said.  The agency announced that the marathon has …

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab has warned the international community that the country could collapse in days, as even Israel offers aid fearing the expansion of Lebanese Hezbollah’s power in the country.  Without having a formal government, a 90% decrease in the value of the country’s currency and 55% …

“6 rockets were just fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel, all of which fell inside Lebanon. In response, our artillery forces fired toward the sources of the launches,” the IDF said in a tweet late on Monday night. Blasts were reportedly heard around the Misgav Am kibbutz in northern Israel …

The projectiles caused no damage as they fell into the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli coast, the forces said in a tweet late Thursday. The rockets were fired from a region south of the Lebanese coastal city of Tyre, Reuters reported, citing a Lebanese security source. No sirens were heard …

The Lebanese pound has lost roughly 85 percent of its value in recent months and slid to a record new low on Saturday, falling to 12,500 pounds to the US dollar on the black market, though the official rate remains at roughly 1,500 pounds to the dollar.  In response, there …