Source: L'Orient Today
Security & Justice
Israel Accuses Hezbollah of Reconstructing Border Positions Under Civilian Cover
The Israeli military said on Saturday it has detected engineering equipment being used by Hezbollah to rebuild its military infrastructure in civilian areas of southern Lebanon, warning that such activity violates existing understandings between the two countries and would draw an immediate response.
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Israel Says It Struck Hezbollah Equipment Used to Rebuild Infrastructure in Southern Lebanon
The Israeli Air Force launched a series of airstrikes early Saturday targeting what it said were hundreds of heavy engineering vehicles used by Hezbollah to rebuild its military infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Opinion
Can Lebanon Be a Hub for Syria’s Reconstruction?
Nearly a year after the end of Syria’s civil war and the fall of the Assad dictatorship, the country has embarked on a long and complex reconstruction process. The destruction is staggering: entire neighborhoods lie in rubble and basic infrastructure (roads, power grids, and water systems) has collapsed, and public institutions are dysfunctional. Millions of Syrians remain displaced inside and outside the country, schools and hospitals are incapacitated, and what remains of the economy is crippled by unemployment, inflation, and the lingering impact of sanctions (even as many have lately been eased). Ongoing sectarian violence and a deepening humanitarian disaster, with more than 14.5 million Syrians facing food insecurity, compound the crisis. As the international community re-engages in Syria, reconstruction will require many hundreds of billions of dollars in aid and investment as well as assistance to restore governance, security, and stability.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
How to Disarm Hezbollah Using a Handy Political Lever
Recently, during the session of a Lebanese parliamentary committee on a new election law, two of the country’s Shiite parliamentarians, one from Hezbollah and the second from the Amal Movement, floated an idea the government in Beirut should examine closely. The two MPs, Ali Fayyad and Ali Hassan Al Khalil, called for reform of the political system and full implementation of all the stipulations of the Taif Accord of 1989 – the agreement that ended Lebanon’s civil war and sought to update its confessional political model.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Sports
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
Marcelo, Ex-Real Madrid and Brazil Captain, Retires from Football
Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from football, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden career that included five UEFA Champions League triumphs.
Friday, February 7, 2025
Monday 21 February 2022 12:37:03
Army Thwarts Attempt to Smuggle 200,000 Captagon Pills into Lebanon
The Lebanese Army has thwarted an attempt to smuggle some 200,000 captagon pills from Syria into Lebanon aboard a motorcycle, the state-run National News Agency reported Monday.
Here’s what we know:
• An army unit on Sunday seized a cargo of 200,000 captagon pills in Wadi Oueini, a region on the outskirts of Arsal.
• The Lebanese military command said that the individual transporting the pills was trying to cross from Syria into Lebanon aboard a motorcycle.
• However, the motorcyclist was not caught. “During the chase, the cargo fell off the vehicle and the driver managed to flee,” the statement from the army continued, adding that a search for the fugitive is underway.
