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'South Beirut will look like Gaza': Israeli MK threatens Lebanon

The New Arab 09 Sep 2024
The Dahieh area of Beirut, which Vaturi referred to, has been hit twice since hostilities began between Lebanon’s Shia Hezbollah group and Israel began in October ... Both were targeted while they were in buildings in the densely populated Dahieh area.
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Israeli jets traumatise African migrant workers

Mail Guardian South Africa 04 Sep 2024
A few minutes before 5pm on 6 August, a boom rippled across Beirut. Two days earlier, people in Lebanon’s capital had commemorated the 2020 Beirut port explosion ... In the affected area, in-house help had become a status symbol.
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Roundup: Business insiders say Hezbollah-Israeli conflict devastates Lebanon's tourism sector

China.dot.org 04 Sep 2024
Ashkar explained that while a few restaurants in downtown Beirut managed to attract customers at the start of summer, other areas, including Gemmayzeh, Badaro, Ashrafieh, Jounieh, Batroun, and Mount ...
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Business insiders say Hezbollah-Israeli conflict devastates Lebanon's tourism sector

Xinhua 04 Sep 2024
Ashkar explained that while a few restaurants in downtown Beirut managed to attract customers at the start of summer, other areas, including Gemmayzeh, Badaro, Ashrafieh, Jounieh, Batroun, and Mount ...
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Lebanese already haunted by past traumas fear more catastrophes to come

Colorado Springs Gazette 04 Sep 2024
Reminders of the war are not hard to find, including bullet-riddled buildings in an area once known as the Green Line that split Beirut into Christian East and mainly Muslim West ... All it takes is a sonic boom over Beirut to trigger panic attacks.
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Moving to Syria: Some Lebanese who fear war have unusual backup plan

Naharnet 02 Sep 2024
Zahra Ghaddar said she and her family were shaken when they saw an apartment building reduced to rubble by the July 30 drone strike in her area, known as Dahiyeh ... But in "safe" areas of Beirut, "they are asking for fantastic prices," he said.
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Arrests of Palestinian journalists since start of Israel-Gaza war

CPJ 02 Sep 2024
... his brother Ibrahim at a checkpoint set at the Hamad Towers area in the southern Gazan city of Khan Yunis, according to Abu Zubaida’s employer and the Beirut-based regional press freedom group SKeyes.
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Israeli enemy continues its attacks on southern Lebanon

Syrian Arab News Agency 01 Sep 2024
Beirut, SANA-The Israeli enemy continued its attacks on Sunday and Saturday evening on the border areas and ...
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Israeli Entity Launches New Airstrikes On Southern Lebanon

MENA FN 30 Aug 2024
(MENAFN - The Peninsula). QNA. Beirut. The Israeli warplanes launched a wave of airstrikes at dawn Friday, targeting various areas in southern Lebanon, while its reconnaissance and drone ... .
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Israeli enemy warplanes break sound barrier over the localities of Sidon, Zahrani, Beirut and its suburbs

Cedar News 29 Aug 2024
NNA ndash; National News Agency correspondent reported that Israeli enemy warplanes broke the sound barrier in two waves over the areas of Sidon and Zahrani, reaching Beirut and its suburbs at a low altitude. nbsp; ================ ....
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‘Not a soul is left in my village’: the displaced Lebanese caught in crossfire on ...

AOL 29 Aug 2024
... likely to rise with people fleeing new areas of the country, such as the eastern Bekaa Valley and the southern suburbs of Beirut, aid organisations report a slump in donations for relief activities.
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‘Not a soul is left in my village’: the displaced Lebanese caught in crossfire on Israel border

The Observer 29 Aug 2024
... likely to rise with people fleeing new areas of the country, such as the eastern Bekaa Valley and the southern suburbs of Beirut, aid organisations report a slump in donations for relief activities.
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We Design Beirut’s inaugural edition showcases brilliant Lebanese creativity

Gulf News 27 Aug 2024
Beirut, a city that ... Third generation carpet gallery Iwan Maktabi transformed their flagship store in Beirut’s Achrafieh area into an experience that guided the visitor through different collections.
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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Aug. 26

China.dot.org 26 Aug 2024
Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee confirmed that an Israeli aircraft targeted "an operations room" in the Nur Shams area ... BEIRUT -- Hezbollah claimed on Monday evening that it targeted ...
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The Truth About Israel’s Operation in Lebanon — and What Comes Next

The Algemeiner 26 Aug 2024
Yet Hezbollah hides its munitions under densely populated civilian areas, such as Beirut, meaning that casualties could be far higher than in Gaza, and the Israeli home front will face a much greater burden than it has over the past 11 months.

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