Lebanese army begins deployment in southern pilot zone as Washington talks continue
Lebanon's army says its units have begun deploying this morning to Zawtar al-Gharbieh in the Nabatieh region, as part of a wider pilot-zone arrangement tied to a Washington-brokered deal with Israel. The move is one of three pilot zones included in the agreement, which links Lebanese troop deployment with the disarmament of Hezbollah and a phased Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The announcement comes while President Joseph Aoun is in Washington for talks with Donald Trump.The army said the deployment began on Tuesday morning, adding that it already has a presence in the other two pilot zones. According to the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jul 2026 13:29 LONDON
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Noontime News Recap: Iran, Ukraine and Lebanon dominate a day of conflict, protests and flooding
Iran and the United States moved deeper into direct confrontation, with the IRGC claiming it struck Amazon data infrastructure in Bahrain, while US Central Command said it carried out fresh strikes on Iranian military targets and Iran reported missile and drone retaliation, tanker fires in the Strait of Hormuz and a wider escalation at sea and on land. đź”— đź”—In the Middle East, Lebanon said its army had begun deploying to a pilot zone in the south after the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US brokered arrangement, a step that could shape the next phase of the border calm.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 21 Jul 2026 12:27 LONDON
Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump as pilot zones begin in the south and pressure builds on Hezbollah
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is in Washington for talks with Donald Trump as the United States pushes ahead with a plan to give the Lebanese army control over pilot zones in southern Lebanon. The meeting is expected to focus on Israeli withdrawal from the south, US support for Lebanon and the continuing pressure on Beirut to disarm Hezbollah. It comes amid renewed regional tensions and a fragile security arrangement along the border with Israel.Aoun flew from Beirut to the Washington, DC, area on Saturday and met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday, according to the Lebanese presidency. Rubio... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jul 2026 11:59 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: US Iran conflict widens as trade, shipping and diplomacy tensions mount
The biggest escalation came in the US Iran confrontation, with Donald Trump saying Iran will pay after multiple American service members were killed, while Tehran said it had targeted US radar and air defence sites in Kuwait and Bahrain as the Gulf standoff widened. 🔗 🔗That conflict is already feeding through to energy markets, with average petrol prices in the United States rising to $4.00 a gallon for a second straight week as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil higher and traffic through the waterway thinned. 🔗Maritime security across the wider region also deteriorated, as Yemen's Houthis объявed... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 21 Jul 2026 08:40 LONDON
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Lebanese residents return to pilot-zone villages in south as dispute over occupation continues
Dozens of displaced residents have begun returning to villages in southern Lebanon under the first phase of a US-brokered pilot-zone plan, even as local people and Lebanese security sources dispute whether the areas were ever occupied by Israeli forces. The villages named in the latest development include Froun and Ghandouriyeh, where residents started to go back on Monday after being forced out by Israeli bombardment. The move comes as the framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel begins to be tested on the ground.The United States said Froun is part of the first phase of the pilot-zone plan, while Ghandouriyeh is... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jul 2026 05:02 LONDON
Day News Recap: Iran conflict widens as deaths mount, UK gets new prime minister and markets turn risk off
The biggest escalation remained the conflict between the United States and Iran, with Washington saying it had carried out a ninth straight night of strikes while Tehran said mediators had relayed proposals to end the fighting and its foreign minister claimed talks were held under the threat of bombing. Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned the US it would receive an “unforgettable lesson”, and the supreme leader called for “sacred unity” as the confrontation deepened. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗Casualties linked to the wider conflict also rose. The Pentagon named two US soldiers killed in Jordan while defending against Iranian missile and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 20 Jul 2026 18:25 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: US strikes on Iran deepen as deaths mount and markets turn risk off
Two United States service members were killed and several others injured after Iranian ballistic missiles struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, sharply escalating the confrontation and adding to pressure on Washington to respond. đź”—The United States Central Command said it launched a new wave of strikes overnight, the ninth consecutive night of attacks, while Iran said it had hit US bases in Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan as the conflict widened across the Middle East. đź”— đź”—Another US service member died in northern Iraq after the controlled detonation of an unexploded drone munition, underlining the wider danger to American forces... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 20 Jul 2026 08:34 LONDON
Day News Recap: Iran conflict widens as US strikes, regional attacks and Gaza tensions escalate
The biggest escalation came in the confrontation with Iran, after the United States said it had carried out new strikes following the deaths of two American soldiers, while Israeli officials reported missiles launched from Iran towards Jordan's Aqaba and Washington warned of a credible threat. đź”— đź”—The pressure on Iran also intensified at sea, with the US reinforcing a naval blockade on the country's southern ports as tensions rose around the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's supreme leader warning the United States it would face "unforgettable lessons" if attacks continued. đź”— đź”—The regional spillover widened further as Kuwait and Bahrain... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 19 Jul 2026 18:23 LONDON
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Breakfast News Recap: Kyiv hit by Russian missiles as US and Iran trade fresh strikes
Russian missiles struck Kyiv and the surrounding region early on 19 July, killing at least one person and wounding 13 others, with fires breaking out across the capital and damage reported in several districts. đź”—The wider Middle East conflict escalated further as the United States launched another round of air strikes against Iran, extending its campaign to an eighth consecutive day, while separate reports said fresh US strikes were ordered at President Donald Trump's direction. đź”— đź”—Tensions around the Gulf also deepened after the US reinforced a naval blockade on Iran's southern ports as pressure mounted around the Strait of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 19 Jul 2026 08:34 LONDON
Israeli forces destroy three schools in southern Lebanon, minister says
At least three schools in southern Lebanon have been looted and destroyed, according to Lebanon's education minister, in the latest reported damage to the country's education system during the conflict. The schools were said to have been reduced to piles of ashes after explosives were used, according to a statement carried by Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. The destruction adds to a growing tally of educational facilities damaged or destroyed in the south.Education and Higher Education Minister Rima Karami said the schools had been added to an expanding list of institutions hit during the fighting. She said the schools were... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Jul 2026 03:30 LONDON
Israel parliament dissolved, setting October 27 election date
Israel's parliament has officially dissolved, setting the country on course for national elections on October 27. The move ends the 25th Knesset and opens a campaign that is already being framed as a test of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political survival. It also comes after the legislature completed a full four-year term, a rare milestone in Israel's political history.The dissolution followed a final overnight voting session in the Knesset. Among the measures approved was the Party Funding Law, which unlocks state-regulated money that political parties need to run election campaigns. The legal steps taken before adjournment confirmed the October 27... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Jul 2026 11:30 LONDON
Germany renews push for EU force to replace UNIFIL in Lebanon
Germany has renewed its call for the European Union to deploy a force in southern Lebanon before the United Nations peacekeeping mission there ends at the close of the year. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Berlin wants to avoid a security vacuum once UNIFIL withdraws, and argued that any new arrangement should help create conditions for an Israeli withdrawal from the area. He also said such a force would need to stop Hezbollah from returning to the south.Wadephul made the comments in an interview with a German broadcaster on Friday, according to the supplied report. He said Germany has proposed... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Jul 2026 11:00 LONDON
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Syria says it seized weapons shipment it claims was bound for Hezbollah via Iraq border
Syrian authorities say they intercepted a shipment of missiles, rockets and drones at the border with Iraq, claiming it was being moved through Syrian territory for Hezbollah in Lebanon. The seizure was announced on Thursday after customs officers searched an oil tanker-truck at the al-Tanf border crossing. Officials said the vehicle was heading towards the Syrian coastal city of Baniyas when it was stopped.Syria's General Authority of Ports and Customs said the weapons were hidden inside one of the tanker-trucks and were found during routine inspection procedures. According to preliminary investigations cited by the Interior Ministry, the shipment was intended... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Jul 2026 21:33 LONDON
The Ghosn Paradox The Imperial Savior, His Cinematic Escape, and the Desperate Call to Salvage a Crumbling Nissan
The Man Who Defied Corporate Gravity Few corporate sagas in modern history possess the cinematic drama, geopolitical friction, and sheer psychological tension as the rise and fall of Carlos Ghosn. Once lauded as the ultimate transnational executive, a multi-lingual titan capable of bridging disparate business cultures, Ghosn became the absolute center of a global firestorm. His story cuts through the pristine facade of global corporate governance to reveal a messy underbelly of nationalism, legal vulnerability, and strategic failure. Rebuilding an Empire from the Ashes of Bankruptcy The mythos of Carlos Ghosn began in 1999. Nissan, one of Japan's proudest manufacturing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 27 Jun 2026 08:19 LONDON
THE BATTLE FOR ALI AL-TAHER: HOW A SOUTHERN LEBANON AMBUSH SHATTERED TRUMP’S WASHINGTON AGREEMENT
A catastrophic military escalation in Southern Lebanon has successfully disrupted the highest levels of global diplomacy. Just days after the signing of the United States and Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), an armoured battlefield clash on the strategic heights of Ali al-Taher has effectively frozen implementation talks scheduled to begin today in Switzerland. The crisis provides an alarming look at how kinetic actions on the ground can instantly sabotage geopolitical blueprints designed in Washington. The Official Statement from Hezbollah Following the midnight clashes, the media wing of Hezbollah issued a formal, comprehensive statement outlining their strategic justification and rejecting accusations... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 19 Jun 2026 12:24 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
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GAS, GOD, AND GUNS: The Secret Agenda Behind the Washington Talks and the Death of the Maritime Border
The mahogany tables of the U.S. State Department are hosting a ghost today. As official delegations from Israel and Lebanon convene for a third round of high-stakes negotiations this Friday, May 8, 2026, the air in Washington is thick with the scent of a "peace" that looks increasingly like a strategic ambush. While the world watches the diplomatic theatre, the reality on the ground in Southern Lebanon tells a story of a predatory recalibration. Prime Minister Netanyahu isn’t just looking for a ceasefire; he is aiming to hit three birds with one single, devastating stone: the annexation of land, the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 08 May 2026 12:29 LONDON
Lessons learned from Dubai … or not?
It might be early to assess the impact of war on Dubai, the self-declared crisis proof planet, but some lessons can be drawn from its magic well, right now. First and foremost, I remember a saying about fairness: No, not the boomerang, and that what goes around comes around (the dark tales related to Lebanon and Gaza), but about a simple rule of thumb. If you expect the world to be fair with you because you are fair, you’re fooling yourself: that’s like expecting the lion not to eat you because you didn’t eat it. It applies to humans and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 17 Mar 2026 07:45 LONDON
When Deterrence Becomes Reality
Yesterday the war crossed a line! For years the Sejjil ballistic missile existed mostly as a symbol. A weapon paraded in military videos, discussed in defense briefings, whispered about in strategic circles as one of Iran’s most serious capabilities. A weapon that analysts described as deterrence, not something meant to be used. But on March 15, 2026, that line disappeared. Iran reportedly launched the Sejjil (also known as Ashoura) as part of what Tehran called the 54th wave of Operation True Promise 4, a massive strike package that also included the Fattah hypersonic missile and the Qadr ballistic missile system.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 16 Mar 2026 18:34 LONDON
The Madness of Power, From Balfour to the Edge of World War Three
A Voice in the Wilderness of War: Who Still Dares to Speak Truth While Empires March There are moments in history when the world suddenly accelerates toward disaster, moments when anyone who has studied history can feel the temperature rising even before the explosions reach their peak. The current escalation in the Middle East is one of those moments. According to the facts we now see unfolding, the United States and Israel made the unilateral decision to attack Iran without the approval of the United Nations, without a global coalition mandate, and without the support of most of the international... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 06 Mar 2026 17:20 LONDON
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WAR CRIMES OR HUMANITY ON LIFE SUPPORT?
The Thin, Bloody Line Between Justice and Jungle Rule IS KILLING WITHOUT MERCY NOW LEGAL? By Anthony Sterling In September 2025, the United States military launched what became known as Operation Southern Spear, a lethal campaign targeting suspected drug smuggling vessels in international waters. The stated objective was to combat narco trafficking networks operating beyond territorial jurisdiction. The ethical shock came on 2 September 2025, when a double strike in the Caribbean left survivors clinging to wreckage for nearly an hour. Drone footage reportedly showed two individuals waving from debris after the first impact. Instead of rescue, three additional munitions... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 Feb 2026 17:39 LONDON
Shadows of Fire: The Long Arc of Iran–United States Tensions
A Region on Edge: The Latest Escalation In recent months, tensions between Iran and the United States have intensified once again, fueled by disputes over regional security, nuclear development, maritime incidents in the Persian Gulf, and the broader strategic balance in the Middle East. Officials in Washington have expressed renewed concern over Iran’s uranium enrichment levels, while leaders in Tehran have accused the United States of economic warfare through sanctions and diplomatic isolation. The fragile equilibrium that followed earlier rounds of indirect negotiations appears increasingly strained, with both sides engaging in sharp rhetoric at the United Nations, reinforcing military postures... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 19 Feb 2026 08:49 LONDON
The role of community policing in nurturing acceptance
In a highly polarized world and a highly volatile situation, many wars are perturbing the lives of many, forcing governments to take real measures to protect their citizens. Away from the geopolitical analysis and speculation, I would like to highlight one of many important aspects related to war preparation, which is the protocol of living in community shelters, historically comparable to the use of air raid shelters during major conflicts. During the war in Lebanon in the mid-eighties, I published an article about this protocol, and it seems very relevant to these days. 1- This is not your house: A... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 19 Feb 2026 07:35 LONDON
There Is Good in Every Bad
Power, Greed, Oil, and the Theater of Modern Geopolitics The Business Model of Power Donald Trump does not govern like a traditional politician. He governs like a negotiator who believes every geopolitical crisis is leverage, every war threat is a bargaining chip, and every market panic is an opportunity. When markets tremble, someone profits. The question is, who? Global markets react instantly to political tension. Gold rises when conflict looms. Oil spikes when instability threatens production. Stock markets collapse on fear, then rebound on reassurance. Volatility is not chaos, it is opportunity. Historically, gold has surged during major geopolitical crises,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 18 Feb 2026 17:11 LONDON
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