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COUNTER-TERRORISM: Hezbollah Flees Lebanon
July 10, 2025: Three months ago Hezbollah ordered its commanders to leave Lebanon to escape capture or death by Lebanese or Israeli forces. Several hundred Hezbollah leaders headed for South American countries like Brazil, Mexico, Colombia,...

Israel launches new ground incursion in Lebanon, raising fears for truce
Battered by last year’s war with Israel and struggling to recuperate, Hezbollah has yet to respond militarily to any of the Israeli attacks since the truce was agreed. The United States and Israel have been stepping up pressure on Hezbollah to...

Israel Expands Attacks Beyond Gaza: Ground Troops Enter Southern Lebanon Amid Ceasefire Breach
July 9, 2025 Hour: 2:40 pm In a dramatic escalation of the regional conflict, the Israeli military announced Wednesday the launch of “specific ground operations” inside southern Lebanon, targeting what it called Hezbollah’s military...

Lebanon x Brazil: The Diaspora Story You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
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,...

Israeli drone assault strikes Lebanese city, killing three civilians
(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...

From crown to cause: Miss Lebanon Nada Koussa named mental health ambassador
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 to have assassinated Hezbollah military official in strike on southern Lebanon
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
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...

Lebanon's health minister approves full medical coverage for Beirut blast victims
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 claims assassination of a senior Hezbollah military official in south Lebanon
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 says it launched ‘special, targeted operations’ in southern Lebanon
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
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...

Israel kills senior Hezbollah military official in southern Lebanon strike, says he was responsible for..., shares video of attack
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
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
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...
Lebanon: Two killed, three wounded in Israeli enemy airstrike
[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...

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
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
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...

Six killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon, health ministry says
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
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...