Laila Bassam

1 month ago | sundayworld.com | Hatem Maher |Muhammad Al Gebaly |Laila Bassam

BREAKING | The Israeli army's spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, said on X that residents should evacuate several buildings in the Hadath neighbourhood and move "at least 300 metres away"The result of Israeli airstrikes in Beirut at the beginning of April. Photo: Getty.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Hatem Maher |Muhammad Al Gebaly |Laila Bassam

Breaking | Israel orders Beirut residents to evacuate ahead of air strikes on LebanonThe result of Israeli airstrikes in Beirut at the beginning of April. Photo: Getty. Hatem Maher, Muhammad Al Gebaly and Laila Bassam©ReutersToday at 17:08The Israeli army issued an evacuation order on Sunday for residents of southern Beirut, the first such warning in almost a month, in anticipation of a possible strike on what it says are Hezbollah targets - further testing a fragile ceasefire.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Laila Bassam |Maya Gebeily

Laila Bassam and Maya GebeilyTue, April 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM UTC3 min readBy Laila Bassam and Maya GebeilyBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese officials hope to meet international bondholders to talk about restructuring debt in the next 12 months but are not planning any meetings at the World Bank/IMF Spring meetings next week, finance minister Yassin Jaber said on Tuesday.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Laila Bassam

Lebanese leader Joseph Aoun plans talks over group’s arsenal, sources saysAs calls for Lebanon’s Hezbollah to disarm gain momentum, a senior official said the group is ready to hold talks with the Lebanese president about its weapons if Israel withdraws from south Lebanon and stops its strikes.

1 month ago | businesslive.co.za | Laila Bassam |Tom Perry |Maya Gebeily

Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers. A woman uses a phone as she walks past debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.