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Lebanese authorities say they have foiled 3 militant attacks

Lebanese authorities have thwarted attempts by members of the Islamic State group to carry out three attacks near the capital Beirut that would have inflicted a large number of civilian casualties, the interior minister said Wednesday. Bassam Mawlawi said the would-be attackers, two of whom...

Lebanon Seizes Captagon Pills Hidden in Hookas

The Lebanese authorities have seized more than five tons of Captagon bound for Africa, the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces announced Friday. More than 30,000 pills of Captagon have been seized, last week, hidden in boxes containing five hookahs, the General Directorate of...

Israel shoots down alleged drone launched by Hezbollah

The Israeli military on Thursday said it shot down an unmanned aircraft launched by Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group into Israeli airspace. The incident occurred just a day after Hezbollah's chief, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said his group has been manufacturing military drones in...

Hezbollah chief boasts of drones, precision-guided missiles

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah revealed Wednesday that his militant group has been manufacturing military drones in Lebanon and has the technology to turn thousands of missiles in their possession into precision-guided munitions. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Hezbollah has been working...