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Zencity: Israel’s Spy Agency Is Exporting Occupation Tech to America
MintPress News
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August 29, 2025
Five years on from George Floyd’s death, Minneapolis residents are pushing back against the city’s contract with Zencity, a tech company founded and headed by veterans of the Israeli spying organization, Unit 8200. ZenCity has signed a three-year...
Third phase of arms handover in Lebanon: Lebanese army enforces strict security measures
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Edmond Sassine, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian At the entrances to the Borj el-Brajneh camp, the Lebanese army deployed vehicles and personnel, enforcing tight security for entry and exit. Army snipers were stationed on some...
AI supports care of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon hospital
Computer Weekly
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August 29, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being piloted at Lebanon’s Al Hamshari Hospital in a project that could help stretched medics provide better care for huge numbers of Palestinian refugees. The hospital, near Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee...
Israel voices 'regret' after Lebanese soldiers killed in drone blast
Naharnet
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by Naharnet Newsdesk 29 August 2025, 14:51 The Israeli military expressed regret Friday after Lebanon's army reported two of its soldiers were killed when an Israeli drone that crashed in the country's south exploded. The Lebanese Army said its...
Lebanon’s government taps Roland Berger to help advance its AI ambitions
Consultancy.org
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August 29, 2025
Lebanon’s government has signed a strategic collaboration with Roland Berger, one of the world’s leading strategic consulting firms, to help the nation craft and advance its AI ambitions. The partnership with the consulting firm has been signed by...
Lebanon condemns 'killing' of soldiers in Israeli drone blast
The New Arab
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August 29, 2025
The Lebanese army has been deploying across southern Lebanon to dismantle Hezbollah sites [Getty] Two Lebanese army members died on Thursday after a fallen Israeli drone they were inspecting in south Lebanon exploded. The drone fell in Ras...
Scholastic Roundup: Brooklyn Tech’s Engineers running to a title
Brooklyn Eagle - New York
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August 29, 2025
Brooklyn Tech loves running. Their girls’ cross-country team is the Public Schools Athletic League defending champions – and the boys’ team is ranked second in the pre-season projections. The Wolverines of Bronx Science (Boys) are the defending...
Israel expresses regret after drone blast kills two Lebanese soldiers
The Sun Daily
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August 29, 2025
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military has expressed regret following a drone explosion that killed two Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon on Thursday. Lebanon’s army reported that an officer and a soldier died while inspecting the crashed Israeli...
Lebanon army chief raised prospect of resignation over Hezbollah disarming plan
The National News
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Lebanon’s army commander in chief has at one stage indicated he was prepared to step down over the adopted process for drafting and implementing a plan to disarm Hezbollah, security sources in Beirut told The National on Friday. The army has been...
Fury as Riad Salameh, banker who bankrupted Lebanon, is bailed
The New Arab
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August 29, 2025
Riad Salameh once hailed as a financial wizard but now blamed for orchestrating one of history's most devastating economic collapses walked free just days before his legal detention period would have expired. [Getty] Depositors who lost their life...
IDF apologizes after drone kills 2 Lebanon troops
Ynet
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August 29, 2025
The IDF issued an apology on Friday to the Lebanese army after two of its soldiers were killed and two others wounded in an explosion linked to an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon. Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the military’s Arabic-language...
Can the US buy peace in Lebanon?
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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August 29, 2025
A tale of two envoys recently unfolded in Beirut, encapsulating the crossroads at which Lebanon now stands. Tanned and sporting a pink tie, the U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack arrived with Deputy Special Presidential Envoy to the Middle East, Morgan...
Egypt’s Engineering Product Exports Hit Record $3.7 Billion
Sada Elbalad
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August 29, 2025
Fri 29 Aug 2025 | 09:08 AM Egypt’s engineering exports have reached $3.7 billion for the first time in history, marking a significant milestone for one of the country’s fastest-growing industrial sectors. According to the Engineering Export...
Lebanon authorities urged to release former Libya leader’s son
JURIST
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August 29, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Thursday calling on the Lebanese authorities to immediate release Hannibal Gaddafi, who has been held in pre-trial detention for 10 years. HRW reported that Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader...
What guarantees does Lebanon have after Hezbollah disarms?
The National News
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US envoys Tom Barrack and Morgan Ortagus were in Lebanon this week to restate a key demand: Hezbollah must disarm. The latest push from Washington came with economic incentives as Mr Barrack proposed the US becomes a “substitute” to Iranian...
UN votes to withdraw peacekeepers from Lebanon over next 2 years
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to terminate the UN’s peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon over the next two years, signaling the end of an effort begun nearly half a century ago to stabilize the volatile...
Lebanon students make return to classrooms
The Chronicle - Connecticut
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LEBANON — The hallways for Lebanon Public Schools were bustling with preschool students and their families as they attended an open house to visit their classrooms before their first official day of school would take place today. In the hallways,...
Bryan Singer Secretly Filmed Period Drama With Jon Voight Critical of Israel for Lebanon War: Report
Jewish Post and News
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August 28, 2025
Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, Aug. 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ben Brewer The lone suspect in Wednesday’s mass shooting at...
Israeli occupation intensifies airstrikes across southern Lebanon
Al Mayadeen
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August 28, 2025
Israeli occupation forces escalate attacks on southern Lebanon, striking towns and violating the ceasefire as Beirut debates Hezbollah’s weapons. The Israeli occupation forces have intensified their attacks on southern Lebanon, launching a series...
Lebanon: Immediately Release Gaddafi’s Son
Human Rights Watch
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August 28, 2025
(Beirut) – Lebanese authorities should immediately release the son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, Hannibal Gaddafi, whom they have wrongly imprisoned for nearly a decade, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should provide...