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Lebanon x Brazil: The Diaspora Story You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Scoop Empire
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July 9, 2025
Over the last 150 years, Lebanon and Brazil have grown deeply entangled through trade, migration, politics, food, and family. What began as a wave of migration in the late 19th century has turned into one of the world’s most influential diasporas,...
From crown to cause: Miss Lebanon Nada Koussa named mental health ambassador
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Health Minister Rakan Nasreddine has appointed Miss Lebanon, Nada Koussa, as Lebanon’s mental health ambassador in collaboration with the National Mental Health Programme. The initiative aims to raise public awareness about the importance of...
Israel claims assassination of a senior Hezbollah military official in south Lebanon
Ya Libnan
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July 9, 2025
Israel claims assassinating the Head of Firepower of the Zahrani sector in Hezbollah’s Badr Unit, Hussein Ali Muzhir.” The Israeli military claimed Wednesday that it had assassinated a senior Hezbollah military figure in a drone strike in southern...
Israel claims to have assassinated Hezbollah military official in strike on southern Lebanon
Middle East Monitor
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July 9, 2025
The Israeli military claimed Wednesday that it had assassinated a senior Hezbollah military figure in a drone strike in southern Lebanon. A military statement said that it had targeted the town of Babliyeh in southern Lebanon on Tuesday,...
Abu Dhabi hospital reveals new brain scan to detect Alzheimer's earlier
The National News
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A scan that can detect Alzheimer’s disease before memory loss begins is now available in the UAE for the first time. The amyloid PET scan, recently launched at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, is a milestone in the region’s fight against...
Israeli drone assault strikes Lebanese city, killing three civilians
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) An Israeli drone attack near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday left three people dead and 13 others wounded, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health. A statement from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center revealed...
Israel says it launched ‘special, targeted operations’ in southern Lebanon
Al Jazeera
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July 9, 2025
Israeli troops have entered southern Lebanon, the military says, to dismantle infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah, in its latest near-daily violation of its November ceasefire with the Lebanese armed group. The military said in a statement on...
Ike Anand Elevated to CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Fundraising Organization ALSAC
Variety
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July 9, 2025
Ike Anand has been elevated to president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization that supports the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to eradicate pediatric cancer and other deadly childhood diseases. Anand has...
Lebanon's health minister approves full medical coverage for Beirut blast victims
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Lebanon’s Health Minister Rakan Nasreddine has approved full medical coverage for those wounded in the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, the founding committee representing the victims announced Tuesday. In a statement, the committee said the decision...
Israel kills senior Hezbollah military official in southern Lebanon strike, says he was responsible for..., shares video of attack
India.com
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July 9, 2025
Home News Israel kills senior Hezbollah military official in southern Lebanon strike, says he was responsible for…, shares video of attack The Israeli army says it carried out a major strike in southern Lebanon and killed Hussein Ali Muzhir, a top...
Christodoulides acclaims ‘excellent relations’ with Lebanon during Aoun visit
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday extolled the “excellent relations” between Cyprus and Lebanon upon the arrival of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Nicosia. “We have excellent relations; we work very...
Dauphin County magistrate died of cardiovascular disease while riding bike: coroner
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 9, 2025
A Dauphin County magistrate of nearly 20 years died of cardiovascular disease while riding his bike on July 4, the county coroner’s office said. Michael J. Smith, 72, collapsed while riding a bike in Lebanon County and was pronounced dead at Penn...
Moment Hamas boss is killed in Israeli strike on car in Lebanon is revealed - as shocking extent of October 7 sex attacks is laid bare
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
This is the moment a top Hamas commander was killed in Lebanon in a lethal Israeli airstrike on Tuesday. Footage captured the moment Mehran Mustafa Ba‘jur was hunted by the Israeli Defence Forces in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli after his...
Three killed in north Lebanon strike
Dawn
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July 9, 2025
BEIRUT: Lebanon said three people were killed on Tuesday in a strike near Tripoli that the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas fighter, the first on the north since a November ceasefire with Hezbollah. The strike came amid ceasefire...
Lebanon: Two killed, three wounded in Israeli enemy airstrike
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 8, 2025
[Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:17:28 +0300] Beirut – Saba: Two Lebanese citizens were killed, and three others were injured on Tuesday in an airstrike by the Israeli enemy aircraft targeting a car in northern Lebanon. The Lebanese Health Ministry’s...
Six killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon, health ministry says
Al Mayadeen
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July 8, 2025
Lebanon's Health Ministry says six people were killed and 13 injured in Israeli drone strikes in Babliyeh, Al-Ayrouniyeh, Deir Kifa, and Beit Lif. The Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed Tuesday evening that six people were martyred and over a...
3 killed, 13 injured in Israeli drone strike in N. Lebanon
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIRUT, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and 13 others injured on Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike near the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The Public Health Emergency Operations...
Fujairah's new Dh843m Sheikh Khalifa Hospital to boost emirate's health sector
The National News
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A new flagship Dh843 million hospital primed to transform patient care in Fujairah has been hailed as one of the country's most advanced healthcare projects. The 222-bed Sheikh Khalifa Hospital was inaugurated by Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al...
Billions needed, but no plan: Lebanon’s social spending crisis deepens
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Lea Fayad, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian After everything Lebanon has been through, poverty has tripled over the past five years, unemployment stands at 45%, and the cost of reconstruction exceeds $11 billion. Yet, instead of...
2 martyrs in Israeli attack on vehicle in northern Lebanon
Al Mayadeen
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July 8, 2025
Two people were assassinated when an Israeli drone targeted a car in the town of al-Ayrouniyah, in northern Lebanon. Two people were killed and three others were injured on Tuesday after an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in the town of...