Source: Reuters
Security & Justice
Israel Resumes Spy Activity over Lebanon after Pope’s Departure
Israeli drones swept back into Beirut’s skies shortly after Pope Leo XIV’s plane departed the city, ending a brief and carefully managed calm that had prevailed during his visit.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Army Gives Rare Tour of Seized Hezbollah Tunnel in Southern Lebanon
The Lebanese Army on Friday organized a media tour in southern Lebanon, offering local and international journalists a rare look at what officials described as former Hezbollah positions near the Israeli border, including an underground tunnel used by the group before last year’s ceasefire.
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Opinion
What Can Restore the Lebanese Christians' Faith in Their Country?
Pope Leo XIV visited Lebanon this week, the third visit by a supreme pontiff to the country since John Paul II in 1997 and Benedict in 2012 (Pope Paul VI stopped very briefly in 1964, on his way to India). The fact that Lebanon is the site of the Pope’s first foreign visit (with Turkey) is significant. The country holds the highest percentage of Christians in the Arab world.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Lebanon’s Failure to Disarm Hezbollah Could Reignite War with Israel
Lebanon will not disarm Hezbollah by the US-imposed deadline, risking a major escalation in the Middle East, current and former Israeli military officials have warned.
Monday, December 1, 2025
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 28 August 2024 18:27:56
UN Security Council Renews Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to extend a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for another year.
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) - established in 1978 - patrols Lebanon’s southern border with Israel. The mandate for the operation is renewed annually, and its current authorization was due to expire on Saturday.
The vote came just days after the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the Israeli military engaged in one of the most intense exchanges of fire between them over the last 10 months amid fears that Israel’s war in Gaza would become a wider regional conflict.