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BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces have foiled a bid to smuggle 8,000 liters of fuel into Syria. The Internal Security Forces (ISF) arrested a four-member gang of Lebanese smugglers, who had stashed the subsidized fuel in two secret tanks that were hidden inside pick-up trucks. ISF said an informant had tipped off intelligence and information teams about the smugglers’ intent to

ACLED Regional Overview – Middle East (17-23 April 2021) Format By Dr. Ameneh Mehvar, Jacob Uzman, and Tarek Albaik Last week in the Middle East, clashes between pro-Hadi and Houthi forces continued in Yemen’s Marib and Hodeidah governorates while the overall level of violence across the country decreased compared to the week prior. In Syria, Israeli warplanes targeted the positions of regime and pro-Iran militia forces in retaliation for a surface-to-air missile fired from Syria that explo...

An injured journalist receiving treatment after clashes between security forces and demonstrators during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon on January 14, 2020. © 2020  Hussam Chbaro/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Mariam Seif Eddine is a Lebanese journalist known as a staunch critic of Lebanon’s corrupt ruling elite and of Hezbollah’s role in the country. Since the nationwide uprising began on October 17, 2019, Seif Eddine has been subjected to a vicious cyber...

ACLED Regional Overview – Middle East (24-30 April 2021) Format Last week in the Middle East, while Yemen’s Marib and Hodeidah governorates continued to be focal points of fighting, violence also significantly increased in Ad Dali governorate as Houthis launched an offensive against pro-Hadi and Southern Resistance forces. In Syria, three people were killed in a drone airstrike conducted by an unidentified armed group targeting an oil tanker off the coast of Banyas. Another unidentified dro...

Freedom of speech in Lebanon is under threat May 3, 2021 Share Mariam Seif Eddine is a Lebanese journalist known as a staunch critic of Lebanon’s corrupt ruling elite and of Hezbollah’s role in the country. Since the nationwide uprising began on Oct. 17, 2019, Seif Eddine has been subjected to a vicious cyberbullying campaign — insulted, threatened, and accused of being a foreign agent. Armed men, including one of her own family members who she said is a member of Hezbollah, twice a...

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Monday counterterrorism units had captured a ranking ISIS leader Syria’s in Deir al-Zor province. An important leader of #Daesh has been detained, he was active in planning for assassinations, recruiting, and facilitating cells activities, in an operation for #ISF (Asayish), in #Al_Shafaa area in #Deir_Ezzor eastern countryside, #Int_Coalition also supplied air surveillance. pic.twitter.com/6mckyhVCbv — Coo...

DUBAI: Lebanese fruits and vegetables are no longer welcome in Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom’s vigilant port authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle narcotics inside pomegranates. Last month, Jeddah Islamic Port’s customs officers seized more than 5 million Captagon pills expertly hidden in a pomegranate consignment from Lebanon. Separately, amphetamine pills stashed in a pomegranate shipment from Lebanon were seized in Dammam’s King Abdulaziz Port. The Kingdom responded to the incident...

Syrian Kurdish Asayish arrest 3 ISIS suspects in Deir al-Zor with Coalition support    2021/04/29 13:13 Special units from the Syrian Kurdish Asayish, part of the SDF, arrested 3 ISIS suspects in Deir al-Zor, Syria on April 29, 2021. (Photo: SDF Coordination and Military Operations Center/Twitter) ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Special units from the Internal Security Forces in northeast Syria recently detained three suspected ISIS in Thiban, eastern Deir al-Zor province. “The cell h...

to replace stolen metal manhole covers on Lebanon’s streets with new, more sustainable ones. Using recycled single-use plastic, the industrial and environmental engineer applies a technique known as extrusion to melt the raw material and form it into the required shape. In this case, Mr Abi Chaker repurposes plastic waste to make drain covers to replace stolen ones. Where other people see rubbish, he sees opportunity. “I’m an industrial engineer, so my job is to find resources for manufa...

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