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5 key points in PKK’s 4-decade terror campaign
PKK terrorists began laying down their arms at a ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday, two months after the terrorist group ended its violent campaign against the Turkish state. The move comes in response to a historic call by jailed PKK founder...

How Israel and Iran's conflict went from covert to all-out fighting
SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY JWR UPDATE. IT'S FREE. Just click here. Israel and Iran are engaged in their most sustained, direct fighting ever, as the strikes between the two regional powers raise fears that the conflict could spread. The two sides have...

Iran Update, July 10, 2025
Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...

Lebanon youths join protesters calling for Meuser town hall meeting
Passersby at the Lebanon County Municipal Building June 30 would have had a chance to listen to Tyler Hartl sharing his concerns about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The 23-year-old Lebanon Valley College graduate used to be known as the quietest...

Lebanon County’s 2024-25 Athletic Milestones: Records & Achievements
Lebanon County celebrated a standout 2024-2025 varsity sports season, marked by remarkable individual and team achievements. Wrestler Aaron Seidel made history by becoming the first PIAA competitor to tally 200 career wins, finishing his senior...

AI-Generated Audio Sparks Outrage in Lebanon: Singer Ragheb Alama Denies Insulting Nasrallah
Watan-Lebanon witnessed a wave of tension and public anger following the circulation of an audio recording allegedly attributed to Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama, which was said to contain offensive remarks against the late Hezbollah...

ColumnIntroducing my son to Lebanon helped me heal my relationship with home
As the wheels touch down on the tarmac at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport, my wife and I turn to our 20-month-old son, Dia, kiss his soft head and whisper: “Welcome home.” Then we both cry. It’s his first time in Lebanon – a trip long...

SEPLINE: Socioeconomic Position in Epidemiological Research—A National Guideline on Danish Registry Data
Introduction Over the past decades, addressing socioeconomic differences in health has gained growing scientific, clinical, and political attention, increasing the demand for studies investigating the impact of socioeconomic position on health...

Farewell letter from the Ambassador of Lebanon to the Republic of South Africa
Ambassador of Lebanon to South Africa Kabalan friangieh To South African Authorities , friends and the Lebanese communities, As my tenure as Ambassador of Lebanon to the Republic of South Africa comes to an end, I find myself reflecting with deep...

Lufthansa Cargo begins weekly A321 freighter service to Beirut
Lufthansa Cargo’s Airbus A321 freighter touched down in Beirut for the first time on Thursday, 3 July 2025, marking the launch of a new weekly service between Frankfurt and the Lebanese capital. Operating under flight numbers LH8354 and LH8355,...

Trescon's CARE MENA Empowers Lebanon's Climate Leaders To Scale Sustainable Impact
(MENAFN- Zex PR Wire) Beirut, Lebanon, 4th July 2025, ZEX PR WIRE , As Lebanon advances toward energy independence and clean-tech leadership, Trescon's newly launched Climate Action & Renewable Energy Expo (CARE) presents a timely platform for the...

US imposes new sanctions against Iran oil trade and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
The US has imposed new sanctions against a network that smuggles Iranian oil falsely presented as Iraqi oil and on a Hezbollah-controlled financial institution, the Treasury Department said. A network of companies run by Iraqi-British national...

Lebanon 3.0: From Elon Musk’s call to a National Reboot powered by Code, Collaboration, and Confidence
A surprise phone call from Elon Musk to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is sending ripples across the region — and a clear message to global investors: Lebanon is back on the opportunity map. In the call, Musk reportedly expressed interest in doing...

High tech, low ethics: Israel’s economic puzzle
While AI-equipped surveillance systems are being developed in Tel Aviv, Gaza suffers from a lack of necessities like internet access and baby formula. As villages in the West Bank disappear daily, startups emerging from Israel’s tech clusters...
Lebanon fears extremist attacks after ISIS-linked arrest and Syria bombing
Lebanon fears potential attacks by extremist groups following a deadly church bombing in Syria, a security official in Beirut told The National. Underlining the potential concerns, Lebanon's General Security Directorate said on Monday it had...

The Jubilation in Israel Is Premature
In Israel, the war is over, and not over at all. In the two weeks since the cease-fire with Iran, praise for the Israeli military has been nearly unanimous within the country. Opposition politicians spoke of “clear” and “stunning” accomplishments...

County officials hope to use Spencer Creek Watershed study to influence development
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave a presentation for the public at the Wilson County Courthouse about a study that aims to better prepare the county for future floods. For nearly two years, the Corps of Engineers studied the Spencer Creek...

Israeli drone strike blows up car near Beirut
Israel attacked a busy road near Beirut on Thursday, blowing up a car and killing an alleged arms smuggler. CCTV footage showed the moment the vehicle exploded in a ball of flame, while cars passed the scene of the explosion on the Khaldeh road....
Israeli drone attack near Beirut kills at least one, injures three others
An Israeli drone attack has killed at least one person and injured three near the Lebanese capital, Beirut, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health says, the latest violation of the ceasefire between the two countries. The air raid on Thursday hit...

First genome sequenced from ancient Egypt reveals surprising ancestry, scientists say
By Ashley Strickland, July 3: In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first pyramids were...