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Antoine Khoury

Antoine Khoury

Antoine Khoury is based in Beirut and has been reporting for Mena Today for the past year. He covers news from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey, and is widely regarded as one of the region’s leading experts

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How a false report about a monastery spread

Lebanon

How a false report about a monastery spread

Israel has firmly rejected claims circulating on social media and in some media outlets that a monastery in Yaroun, in southern Lebanon, was demolished by Israeli forces, calling the reports "false" and demanding an immediate public correction.

Lebanon waits for Washington to set the date for Israel talks

Lebanon

Lebanon waits for Washington to set the date for Israel talks

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that Lebanon is waiting for the United States to set a date for the start of formal negotiations with Israel, as the two countries navigate a delicate diplomatic process that has already yielded two rounds of preparatory talks in Washington.

The EU bets on al-Sharaa despite his Jihadist roots

Syria

The EU bets on al-Sharaa despite his Jihadist roots

Ahmad al-Sharaa was received in Cyprus alongside Arab leaders as Brussels prepares to open a new chapter with Damascus. His trajectory from rebel commander to statesman remains deeply uncomfortable for many.

Flydubai to resume Beirut flights on April 18

Lebanon

Flydubai to resume Beirut flights on April 18

The gradual return of normalcy to Lebanon is gaining momentum. Flydubai, Dubai's second largest carrier after Emirates, has announced the resumption of its flights to Beirut on April 18.

Saar calls for normalization with Lebanon

Israel

Saar calls for normalization with Lebanon

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has signaled his country's desire for full normalization with Lebanon, just ahead of a key round of peace talks scheduled in Washington.

The Pope and Lebanon: Kind words, hard omissions

Lebanon

The Pope and Lebanon: Kind words, hard omissions

Speaking to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square following his traditional Sunday prayer, Pope Leo XIV said he felt "closer than ever" to the Lebanese people "in these days of pain, fear and indestructible hope in God." 

Syria arrests five in Hezbollah-linked bomb plot near Maronite church

Syria

Syria arrests five in Hezbollah-linked bomb plot near Maronite church

Syria's Interior Ministry announced Saturday that its counter-terrorism directorate, in cooperation with the internal security command around Damascus, had thwarted a bomb plot targeting a religious figure near a Maronite church in the Bab Touma district of the capital, and has linked the cell to Hezbollah.

Lebanon declares Beirut a Hezbollah weapons-free zone

Lebanon

Lebanon declares Beirut a Hezbollah weapons-free zone

Lebanon's cabinet took a landmark step Thursday, formally tasking the army and security forces with establishing a monopoly on weapons in Beirut, with the explicit goal of declaring the capital a "Hezbollah-free weapons zone."

Israel kills Hezbollah chief's secretary

Hezbollah

Israel kills Hezbollah chief's secretary

The Israeli army announced Thursday the elimination of Ali Youssef Horchi, personal secretary, adviser and nephew of Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, in a strike on Beirut's Tallet el-Khayat neighbourhood.

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