Lebanon's Civil Defence issued a statement Saturday warning against "the risks associated with swimming and all types of water activities and sports along the coastline, from Abdeh (Akkar, far north) to Naqoura in the south, today and tomorrow Sunday."
Batroun, Lebanon © Mena Today
Lebanon's Civil Defence issued a statement Saturday warning against "the risks associated with swimming and all types of water activities and sports along the coastline, from Abdeh (Akkar, far north) to Naqoura in the south, today and tomorrow Sunday."
The statement pointed to "very high waves and intensifying sea currents, significantly increasing the risk of potentially fatal drownings."
Météo-Liban, for its part, announced an unusual rain event this weekend, expected to begin around midday Saturday and continue through Sunday evening.
Intense rainfall, and possibly hail, are forecast across various Lebanese regions, with temperatures dropping starting Saturday evening. The atmospheric depression stems from a cold air mass originating from Turkey.
Syria's judiciary issued its first verdicts on Thursday in the trial over massacres of Alawites on the Syrian coast last year, sentencing a member of government forces to 20 years in prison, while two supporters of the deposed government received a death sentence and a life sentence, respectively.
Yemenis took to boats in the Red Sea to escape fighting between Iran-backed Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed forces, as the spreading Middle East war created new threats to global oil supplies.
European and Arab military chiefs will meet in Paris on Thursday to assess the Lebanese Armed Forces' needs and discuss the looming end of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, amid fears of a renewed Israeli military campaign in southern Lebanon.
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