Gulf Cooperation Council: Iran has caused widespread violence and instability in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen
Lebanese Presidency: Aoun assured Pompeo of Lebanon's determination to reach an agreement that preserves its maritime rights
Pompeo told Aoun that Washington would send aid to rebuild Beirut's damaged neighborhoods
2 day agoReports in Lebanon of increased IAF activity over their airspace. Shortly before IAF activity was reported over central and northern Israel: (Video: Tai Tzaban)
3 day agoTires were burned on the Jounieh-Serba highway, on the western route
Protesters were expelled from near parliament in #Beirut. Brief clashes at central Beirut are over. The day's demonstrations are pretty much done
Protesters from across #Lebanon will converge at Martyrs square in central Beirut - the epicenter of the protest movement - activists like @samiraelazar never left the streets since October 17, 2019 "we won't back down. We will continue the fight until the end"
Demonstrators arriving at Martyrs Square in Beirut to mark a year of protests
Spanish Foreign Minister: We stand in solidarity with Lebanon as it suffers from economic and social crises
Dead and wounded among the ranks of the government forces, after an explosive device exploded in Quneitra
The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament meets with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Reuters: Israel says it will continue border talks with Lebanon "to give the process a chance"
6 day agoIMAGES: Looks like something in Lebanon is on fire again. These images are out of Dbayeh
Head of the Lebanese delegation in the border demarcation negotiations with Israel: We are looking forward to running the wheel of negotiations at a pace that will enable us to complete this file within a reasonable time limit.
The Lebanese Army: We are looking forward to demarcating the maritime borders within a reasonable time
The end of the negotiation sessions between Lebanon and Israel and the next meeting on October 28
Lebanese and Israeli teams start talks on disputed maritime border: UN source
6 day agoLebanese media report routine Israeli army tank activity on the northern border near Meis El Jabal. 85 days of tensions with Hezbollah
1 week agoReleased for publication: Last week the Israeli army conducted an operation against the SAA, who recently established in the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights. The soldiers reached a few hundred meters from 2 Syrian positions without being detected, and destroyed them
1 week agoLebanon: Fire has been reported in the industrial city of the Bouchrieh dam "Dekwaneh", the causes of which were not yet known
Detainees in Lebanon's Roumieh Prison announced hunger strikes to protest poor health conditions according to @ALJADEEDNEWS
IAF activities over southern Lebanon
1 week agoSwedish Air Force S102B Korpen operating from Chania airport Souda AB in Crete and IAF GLF5 monitoring east Mediterranean Sea Lebanon Syria and Cyprus
The Lebanese Presidency: Forming a Lebanese delegation to negotiate the technical demarcation of the southern border with Israel
Former PM Saad Hariri - French president Macron's initiative to "save Lebanon" is still on the table - this is the last chance - parties need to agree to an "expert government not affiliated with parties which will carry out reforms; its lifespan will be for a few months"
In addition to the port blast and recent fires, there are explosions at gas stations nearly every year as well as forest fires caused by fireworks/garbage burning as I noted here:
Lebanon records 4 deaths and 1010 new cases of Coronavirus in 24 hours
Lebanon records 5 deaths and 1,388 new cases of coronavirus
The Lebanese Red Cross: 4 people were killed in a fuel tank explosion in a building in the capital, Beirut
1 week agoLebanon - a gas tank exploded in Tarik Jdide area/ Beirut in a residential neighborhood next to a bakery.
