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The legitimacy trap: How international institutions sustain the Houthis' hold on Yemen

On September 2, 2025, four days after Israeli airstrikes killed Ahmed al-Rahawi and 12 other Houthi cabinet members in Yemen, the chief of mission for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) met with Houthi Foreign Ministry official...

Israeli attack murders four people in Lebanon despite truce

(MENAFN) An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon has left four people dead and three injured, in what Lebanese authorities described as another violation of the ceasefire agreement, according to a statement from Lebanon’s Health Ministry on...

Israeli Airstrike in Southern Lebanon Kills Four

(MENAFN) An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon resulted in the deaths of four individuals and left three others wounded, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, in what officials described as a breach of the existing ceasefire agreement. Late...

Israeli fighter jet attack injures one in Lebanon despite truce

(MENAFN) A Lebanese civilian was injured on Saturday after Israeli fighter jets launched an airstrike on the southern town of Kfar Sir, in what authorities described as another breach of the ceasefire agreement reached roughly a year ago,...

Four people die due to Israeli strike in Lebanon despite truce

(MENAFN) An Israeli air raid in southern Lebanon killed four individuals and wounded three others, marking another breach of the ceasefire agreement, according to reports from Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The attack occurred late Saturday when an...

Israeli Airstrike on Lebanon Kills Four Hezbollah Members

(MENAFN) Four people were killed and three others wounded late Saturday after an Israeli airstrike struck the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Roummane, according to the country’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center. Lebanese media reported...

Israeli forces raid southern Lebanon, killing local government worker

(MENAFN) Israeli forces conducted a nighttime incursion into a town in southern Lebanon, killing a municipal employee, amid a surge in Israeli operations across the country. Troops, supported by drones and light armored vehicles, entered Blida and...

CONSISTENT EXECUTION: STRONG Q3 2025 RESULTS

Net revenues of Euro 1,766 million, up 7.4% versus prior year, with total shipments of 3,401 units Operating profit (EBIT)(1) of Euro 503 million, up 7.6% versus prior year, with Operating profit (EBIT) margin of 28.4% Net profit of Euro 382...

Lebanese Fintech Whish Money Secures Canadian Licenses to Anchor Global Expansion

Lebanese fintech Whish Money has secured financial services licenses in Canada, its first major regulatory approval outside the MENA region. CA, UNITED STATES, October 27, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Lebanese fintech Whish Money has secured...

Vatican says Pope will pray at site of Beirut port explosion

(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV will visit Lebanon and Turkey later this year, including a prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, the Vatican announced Monday. This marks the US-born pontiff’s first international trip since assuming the...

Israeli attacks on south, east Lebanon result in two deaths

(MENAFN) Lebanon’s health ministry reported on Sunday that two people were killed in Israeli strikes targeting southern and eastern parts of the country, marking the latest fatalities despite an ongoing ceasefire. “The Israeli enemy strike on a...

France Denounces Israeli Assaults on UN Peacekeeping Patrol in Lebanon

(MENAFN) The French Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly denounced the latest Israeli strikes targeting a United Nations peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon. "France condemns the Israeli fire that targeted a UNIFIL detachment on October 26,...

Israeli Drone Targets UN Peacekeeping Patrol in Lebanon

(MENAFN) On Sunday, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported that one of its patrols came under grenade fire from an Israeli drone and tank fire near the village of Kfar Kila, located in southern Lebanon. The Israeli assaults “are in...

UNIFIL patrol gets targeted by Israeli drone in southern Lebanon

(MENAFN) The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon reported on Sunday that one of its patrols came under attack involving grenade fire from an Israeli drone and tank strikes near Kfar Kila, located in the country’s south. The mission stated that the...

Two Get Killed in Separate Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon

(MENAFN) Two individuals were killed on Saturday in distinct Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire agreement that had been in effect since November 2024. According to a state news agency, an Israeli drone strike targeted a...

UN denounces new Israeli attacks on UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon

(MENAFN) The United Nations has voiced deep concern over Israel’s recent assault on a UN peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon, describing the incident as a serious threat to the safety of its personnel. "I can tell you that we are very...

UNIFIL in Lebanon says Israel launches grenade fire on patrol

(MENAFN) A UN peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon came under grenade fire from an Israeli drone and tank fire near Kfar Kila on Sunday, according to reports from the UN mission. The UN force stated that the attacks “are in violation of...

The taboo of regret: Iranian reflections on the seizure of the US embassy in 1979

Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri has been part of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s furniture for nearly half a century: government minister, speaker of parliament, presidential contender, advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and fixture of the country’s...

Two people get murdered by Israel in new attack on Lebanon

(MENAFN) Two people were killed Saturday in Israeli airstrikes targeting southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since November 2024. An Israeli drone strike hit a vehicle on the Harouf-Jibchit road in the Nabatieh...

Lebanon’s judicial independence and the end of impunity

The below article is part of the series "Seizing Lebanon's Moment," a joint initiative with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). The contributors to this series — who comprise top scholars, policymakers, and...