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Hezbollah rejects US push for disarmament in Lebanon-Israel ceasefire framework
BEIRUT — Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Friday that the United States is pressuring Lebanon to accept a new agreement with Israel that would begin with Hezbollah’s disarmament in exchange for a partial Israeli withdrawal from...

Motorcyclist dies following crash in Lebanon County
Motorcyclist dies following crash in Lebanon County THOMAS ALONGSIDE METEOROLOGIST MARYELLEN PANN. HI. IT’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK. SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU. SO YESTERDAY WASN’T TOO BAD. HOW’S THE WEATHER SHAPING UP TODAY? IT LOOKS A LITTLE OMINOUS WHEN...

Lebanon Road project completion delayed until 2026
by Randy Pierce • It now appears the completion of the realignment of Lebanon Road in Collinsville Township, initially projected to be finished in November of this year, will not occur until the spring of 2026, according to information presented...

Israeli drone attacks kill 2 in Southern Lebanon
2025-07-19T16:20:04+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Beirut On Saturday, Israel carried out two drone strikes in southern Lebanon, causing casualties. The Ministry of Public Health confirmed one death in a drone raid near the...

Big hopes fall on giants Lee Hyun-jung and Yeo Jun-seok in FIBA Asia Cup
Published: 27 Jul. 2025, 16:36 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Basketball players Lee Hyun-jung, left, and Yeo Jun-seok pose during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo at Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, North...
Lebanon central bank bans institutions from interacting with Hezbollah's Al-Qard Al-Hassan
New Israeli Attacks on South Lebanon Leave Martyrs
The Israeli enemy continued on Saturday violating the ceasefire agreement based on the UN Resolution 1701, launching several attacks on South Lebanon, whcih left casualties. According to Al-Manar correspondent, an Israeli drone attack on a...

One Martyred in Israeli Airstrike on Southern Lebanon
A Lebanese citizen was martyred following an airstrike carried out by an Israeli drone on the Moutal Al-Jabal area in the city of Khiam, southern Lebanon.اضافة اعلان A Lebanese security source told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) correspondent in...
Bahrain’s Ebdaa links Tech to Climate goals
TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Ebdaa Microfinance Company has been honoured with the 2025 Digital Transformation Leadership Award by the World Union of Arab Bankers for becoming the first Arab microfinance institution to connect...

Lebanon’s Sovereignty Crisis Isn’t Just About Arms, It’s About Statehood
🔊 Listen to Post There’s a pattern we’ve perfected in Lebanon: a foreign diplomat says something blunt, people across the political spectrum get offended, we argue over tone, and somehow no one addresses the substance. That’s exactly what happened...

Lebanon must disarm Hezbollah now or face another devastating war
Lebanon stands on a precipice. The warning issued by US Ambassador Tom Barrack during his recent trip to Beirut was blunt and urgent: the region is accelerating toward change, and Lebanon risks being left behind. Barrack’s words struck a nerve,...
Israeli army says Hezbollah's Radwan Force member killed in South Lebanon airstrike
The Israeli army announced it had carried out an airstrike earlier on Saturday, claiming it had targeted a member of Hezbollah's Radwan Force in South Lebanon. According to army spokesperson Avichay Adraee, the strike hit a site in the town of...

Turkish Airlines denies flight cancellations to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan

Israeli Strike Kills Hezbollah Militant In Lebanon
Jerusalem/Beirut: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it killed a militant from Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Forces in southern Lebanon on Saturday, using a military aircraft. The IDF stated that the militant was involved in efforts to reestablish...

Lebanese Public Rejects Warming to Israel: Too Much Bad Blood
Joseph Aoun says he seeks peace with Israel without full normalization, while Hezbollah remains armed and active Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has been loud and clear; his government will not normalize relations with Israel after 77 years of war....

Lebanon Bans Dealing with Hezbollah Financial Entity
Lebanon's central bank has banned banks and brokerages from dealing with a Hezbollah-affiliated financial institution, according to a circular, a sign of the group's diminished sway over state affairs since its devastating war with Israel. Keeping...

Lebanon Central Bank Signs Deal with US Risk Management Advisory Firm to Combat Illegal Activity
Lebanon's central bank signed an agreement on Monday with US risk management advisory firm K2 Integrity aimed at combating illegal activities and fraud, according to a statement. The agreement is part of the central bank's efforts to come off the...
Israeli strike kills Hezbollah militant in S. Lebanon
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it killed a militant from Hezbollah's elite Radwan Forces in southern Lebanon on Saturday, using a military aircraft. The IDF stated that the militant was involved in...

Lebanon, Mo., voters to decide on doubling the city’s lodging tax in August
LEBANON, Mo. (KY3) - With the August 5 special election in Missouri on the horizon, one city in Missouri is bringing back a topic last voted on in 1999. That year, Lebanon city leaders and voters put a 2.5% lodging tax into effect on hotels,...

Red Sea Reckoning: Is There Any Way To Stop the Houthis From Crashing Global Shipping?
A vital artery of global commerce has become a battlefield. Months into their self-declared war on Israel and its allies, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are turning the Red Sea into a proving ground for modern maritime insurgency. In...