Source: Al Jazeera
Security & Justice
Israel Targets Senior Hezbollah Radwan Force Commander in First Beirut Strike Since Ceasefire
Israel carried out an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday, targeting a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, in the first strike on the Lebanese capital’s outskirts since a ceasefire took effect on April 16.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Beirut Court Acquits Shaker and al-Assir Over Sidon Attempted Killing Case
The Beirut Criminal Court has acquitted Lebanese singer Fadel Shaker and cleric Ahmad al-Assir in a case linked to the attempted killing of a local official from the Hezbollah-affiliated “Resistance Brigades” in the southern city of Sidon, in a ruling that revisits one of Lebanon’s most sensitive security files stemming from the aftermath of the 2013 Abra clashes.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Opinion
Hezbollah’s Manufactured Outrage and the Assault on the Maronite Patriarchate
The campaign targeting Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi cannot be dismissed as a passing social media storm. It is a calculated act of intimidation, a sectarian message wrapped in digital vulgarity, and a dangerous attempt to drag one of Lebanon’s highest spiritual authorities into the swamp of militia politics.
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Climate Justice in Lebanon: Knowledge, Power, and Environmental Equity
Lebanon stands at the intersection of environmental degradation, economic collapse, and political paralysis, making an inclusive climate and energy transition difficult to achieve. But through answering two central questions—grounded in theories of environmental justice, political ecology, and postcolonial critique—concrete steps toward such a transition rise to the forefront: Who controls access to climate knowledge, financial and natural resources, and decisionmaking power? And how is the climate space being used to either empower or marginalize different social groups?
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Sports
PSV Lament Unnecessary Defeat in Champions League Clash at Juventus
PSV Eindhoven felt they should have taken more from Tuesday's Champions League away clash against Juventus where they conceded a late goal to go down 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff tie on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Man City's 115 Charges Outcome 'in a Month' - Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club expects to learn the outcome of the hearing into its 115 charges of alleged Premier League financial rule breaches "in one month".
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Wednesday 29 November 2023 10:32:58
Kuwaiti Emir Admitted to Hospital, Condition Stable: State Media
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah has been admitted to hospital following an emergency health issue, according to the state news agency.
The 86-year-old’s condition was stable, KUNA reported on Wednesday.
KUNA, quoting a Kuwaiti official, reported that the emir was taken to hospital “to receive the necessary treatment and conduct medical examinations”.
Sheikh Nawaf was sworn in in September 2020 after the death of his half-brother, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah, who died in the United States at the age of 91.
