Lebanese man buys from store destroyed by Israeli strikes

Lebanese man buys from store destroyed by Israeli strikes

Beirut: A video clip of a Lebanese man buying from a grocery store destroyed by the Israeli strikes, recently went viral on social media. Hassan Raad, a content creator from Lebanon, uploaded a video of himself on Instagram buying from a store where he had been shopping since he was a child and putting the … Read more

Hezbollah’s new chief Naim Qassem delivers first speech

Hezbollah’s new chief Naim Qassem delivers first speech

Sheikh Naim Qassem (Photo: AP) Sheikh Naim Qassem, the new chief of Hezbollah, delivered his inaugural speech on Wednesday, October 30, a day after being appointed as the group’s secretary general. In a televised statement, Qassem pledged to continue following the path of Sayyed Hassen Nasrallah, the former Hezbollah chief killed in an Israeli airstrike … Read more

IDF strikes Beirut following civilian warning to leave area

IDF strikes Beirut following civilian warning to leave area

Israel hit Beruit suburbs with airstrikes during the early hours of Sunday morning, Reuters images of the strikes showed.  Additionally, the Hezbollah-run channel Al-Manar reported on the Israeli strikes shortly afterward, stating that Israel had struck Beruit’s suburbs, along with the area of Baalbek, Zrariyeh, and Al-Jamous. The Reuters images of the strikes surfaced … Read more

Israel airstrikes Beirut suburbs, warns civilians in area to evacuate

Israel airstrikes Beirut suburbs, warns civilians in area to evacuate

Multiple journalists from a press team were allegedly killed in an Israeli strike on Lebanon’s Hasbaya that took place during the early hours of Friday, the Lebanese news channel Al Mayadeen reported. Footage shows the aftermath of the Israeli attack on a group of journalists in Hasbayya, #Lebanon, leaving several killed or injured. pic.twitter.com/2ZIfAoLFl2 … Read more

Journalists visit Beirut hospital with alleged Hezbollah money bunker

Journalists visit Beirut hospital with alleged Hezbollah money bunker

Reporters were given access to tour the Al-Sahel Hospital Beirut on Tuesday, where it was revealed by the IDF on Monday to be located above a Hezbollah bunker.  The hospital invited journalists to tour the hospital to refute the claim, media outlets reported.  In one instance, BBC journalist Orla Guerin was taken on a … Read more

Israel renews airstrikes on Beirut’s suburbs

Israel renews airstrikes on Beirut’s suburbs

Israel strikes Lebanon Beirut: Israeli warplanes renewed on Wednesday their raids on Beirut’s suburbs after days of cautious calm, launching three consecutive airstrikes on Haret Hreik. The raids were preceded by an Israeli warning to evacuate several buildings in Haret Hreik in the Dahieh suburbs, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the Lebanese National News Agency. … Read more

Israel Air Force strikes Hezbollah weapons cache in Dahieh, Beirut

Israel Air Force strikes Hezbollah weapons cache in Dahieh, Beirut

After about a week of quiet, Israel Air Force jets struck the Dahieh neighborhood of southern Beirut on Wednesday morning. Witnesses told Reuters that after Israel struck the Lebanese capital, a blast was heard, and a plume of smoke could be seen. The IDF later stated that the IAF had targeted “strategic weapons belonging … Read more

Burj Khalifa lights up in solidarity with Lebanon

Burj Khalifa lights up in solidarity with Lebanon

Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest edifice in Dubai, was emblazoned with the colours of the Lebanon flag and map as part of the initiative “UAE Stands with Lebanon” campaign on Monday, October 14. In a video shared by the Dubai Media Office (DMO), the building was also illuminated with the campaign slogan “UAE Stands with … Read more

First Saudi relief plane arrives in Lebanon

First Saudi relief plane arrives in Lebanon

The first relief plane of the Saudi air bridge organized by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) arrived on Sunday, October 13, at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport in Lebanon. The initiative follows the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin … Read more

Iranian Parliament’s speaker pilots flight to Beirut amid Israeli strikes

Iranian Parliament’s speaker pilots flight to Beirut amid Israeli strikes

Tehran: Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Saturday, October 12 was the pilot of a flight to Beirut amid the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon. Qalibaf, a former military pilot and commander of the IRGC Air Force, arrived in the Lebanese capital at the invitation of his Lebanese counterpart and Shia party Amal’s chief, … Read more