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Al Jazeera
3 days ago
- General
- Al Jazeera
Week in Pictures: From Gaza starvation deaths to Thailand-Cambodia clashes
A roundup of some of last week's events. A woman throws flour as she protests outside the Egyptian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, during a demonstration against the Israeli war and what they say is the starvation of civilians in the Gaza Strip. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo] Published On 27 Jul 2025 27 Jul 2025 From Russia and Ukraine exchanging more air strikes to a tragic Bangladeshi fighter plane crash claiming dozens of lives, here is a look at the week in photos. North Korean youth and students dance during an evening gala with a firework display to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. [Cha Song Ho/AP Photo] A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire as a helicopter flies in the northwestern suburb of Kryoneri, in Athens, Greece. The fire's origin is unknown, but 145 firefighters, 44 fire engines, 10 planes, and seven helicopters are battling the blaze. [Yorgos Karahalis/AP Photo] Displaced Cambodians receive water at the Battkhao Resettlement Camp in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, as border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia entered their third day. The fighting, which began on Thursday, has killed at least 34 people and displaced more than 168,000. [Anton L Delgado/AP Photo] Naima Abu Ful sits with her malnourished two-year-old son, Yazan, at their home in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, five additional starvation deaths have been recorded in hospitals due to the Israeli blockade, raising the malnutrition death toll to 127 since the conflict began. Among the victims are 85 children. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo] Bangladesh's fire service and security personnel launched a search and rescue operation after an air force training jet crashed into a school in Dhaka. The accident took place on July 21, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens, marking the country's most devastating aviation disaster in decades. [Jubair Bin Iqbal/AFP] A woman with her dogs leaves the site of a Russian air raid in Kharkiv, Ukraine. [Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters] A woman participates in the llama shepherd queen contest during the 15th National Camelid Expo, in El Alto, Bolivia, as part of the country's bicentennial celebrations. [Juan Karita/AP Photo] The remains of a destroyed tank, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Suwayda, Syria. [Khalil Ashawi/Reuters] Participants of The Gallops' 2025 show their skills during the competition near the alpine Song-Kol Lake, 280km (175 miles) southeast of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. [Vladimir Voronin/AP Photo]
CTV News
5 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Militant Georges Abdallah arrives in Lebanon after more than 40 years in French detention
Supporters of Lebanese pro-Palestinian militant George Abdallah shout slogans as they wait for his arrival at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) BEIRUT — A Lebanese pro-Palestinian communist militant arrived in Lebanon Friday following his release after more than 40 years in detention in France. Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, 74, was serving a life sentence for complicity in the murders of two diplomats, one American and one Israeli, in Paris in 1982. The Paris Court of Appeal ruled last week that Abdallah, who has been imprisoned in France since his arrest in 1984, could be released on the condition that he leave the country and never return. Abdallah was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987 for complicity in the assassinations of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Charles Ray, who was stationed in Paris as an assistant military attaché, and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov. He became eligible for parole in 1999 but multiple requests he filed since then were denied. In Lebanon, many saw Abdallah as a political prisoner. While there was no official event marking his return, a crowd of supporters, including a number of members of Parliament, gathered outside of the Beirut airport to wait for him. Some banged on drums and held up Palestinian and Lebanese Communist Party flags and a banner reading, 'George Abdallah is free — a Lebanese, Palestinian and international freedom fighter on the road to liberating Palestine.' The crowd broke out in cheers upon hearing the plane carrying Abdallah had arrived. The Associated Press
Toronto Sun
04-07-2025
- Toronto Sun
Israeli drone strike kills 1, injures 3 on highway near Beirut
Published Jul 03, 2025 • 1 minute read A Civil Defence worker, left, drops bodily remains into a white bag which were collected from a destroyed car that was hit in an Israeli drone strike in Khaldeh, Lebanon, Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo by Hussein Malla / AP Photo KHALDEH, Lebanon — An Israeli drone strike hit a car on a highway in the town of Khaldeh just south of Beirut, killing one person and injuring three others, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported Thursday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The Israeli army said in a statement that it had targeted 'a saboteur who was involved in arms smuggling and advancing terrorist plots against Israeli citizens and the Israeli Defence Forces on behalf of Iran's Quds Force.' It was not immediately clear if the target of the strike was the person killed. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal nominally ended the latest war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in November, but Israel has continued to launch near-daily airstrikes in Lebanon since then against what it says are officials and facilities of Hezbollah and other militant groups. Hezbollah has claimed one strike fired across the border since the ceasefire. Read More This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Most of the Israeli strikes have been in southern Lebanon, but Israel has also struck a handful of times in Beirut's southern suburbs since the ceasefire. Thursday's strike was in a congested area close to Lebanon's only commercial airport. Nearly 250 people were killed and 609 wounded in Israeli attacks in Lebanon between Nov. 28 — the day after the ceasefire took effect — and the end of June, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Also Thursday, Hezbollah members and supporters held a funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs for the former bodyguard and head of security of Hassan Nasrallah, the group's longtime leader. Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut last year, while his former bodyguard was killed in Iran during last month's Israel-Iran war, along with his son. — Associated Press staff writer Abby Sewell in Beirut contributed to this report. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Editorial Cartoons World Movies Toronto & GTA Toronto & GTA
Ya Libnan
10-04-2025
- Politics
- Ya Libnan
Lebanon minister denies Beirut port is being used for smuggling arms
This August 4, 2020, photo is the scene of an explosion that hit the port of Beirut, Lebanon. 220 killed, 7000 injured and 300, 000 became homeless after 2,750 Tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate that were stored there by Hezbollah for 7 years exploded. Hezbollah reportedly stored the chemicals for its ally, Bashar al-Assad for use in barrel bombs against Syrian civilians. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, Beirut, Lebanon(Photo by Anwar Amro/AFP) Lebanon denied reports on Wednesday that weapons are being smuggled through Beirut's seaport, stressing that the port is 'firmly under control.' Addressing a news conference in Beirut, Minister of Public Works and Transport Fayez Rasamny said there is no evidence about smuggling weapons through the port. 'I have requested enhanced and tightened surveillance at the Beirut port,' Rasamny said. He said that smuggling may have occurred in another place, but without elaborating. The Lebanese minister said that the same security measures applied at Beirut Airport are enforced at the seaport. On Tuesday, Al-Arabiya television, citing an unnamed source, said that the Hezbollah group shifted its focus to Beirut port as its primary means of smuggling weaponry, instead of land routes following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Al-Arabiya claimed that the Al-Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is overseeing the maritime smuggling operations, either directly to Lebanon or through intermediary countries. It quoted a Western security source as saying that Hezbollah has 're-imposed its control over Beirut's port,' following the 2020 blast, and is receiving arms and cash through the port. Hezbollah denies Hezbollah's MP Hassan Fadlallah denied Thursday that Hezbollah is smuggling arms through the port of Beirut. As usual, he described the claims as 'lies'. Hezbollah also denied in 2020 that it used the Beirut port to store the chemicals that exploded on Aug 4, 2020, and devastated the Lebanese capital, refused to allow an international investigation of the explosion, and has been obstructing the Lebanese investigation for the past 5 years AA/ YL
