🔻 ‌Every year, the number of athletes who refuse to compete with Israeli rivals increases. The Zionist regime considers this issue as a crisis in line with gaining legitimacy for the fake #israel.

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Saudi ambassador to Lebanon says kingdom has seized 700 million narcotic pills, hundreds of kilos of hashish smuggled from or via Lebanon since 2015 - @‌‌‎timourazhari

The deviant Muqtada al-Sadr after causing a major sedition in Iraq between his supporters and security forces says "Those killing and those killed in the past days are all in hell".

Muqtada al-Sadr: My retirement from politics is a legitimate and final retirement based on the order of the religious Jurist Al-Haeri.

Al-Sadr: I salute the security forces and I confirm that Al-Hashd had nothing to do with the clashes.

⋯ Muqtada al-Sadr: Saraya al-Salam (his militants) are shameless militias.

A delegation of Lebanese ministers visited the border area with occupied Palestine and gathered near Al-Abad Israeli military base.

Reportedly: An APC of the Ghanaian force from the UNIFIL crashed into a building in Al-Bustan, after losing control of its brakes.

Several injuries were reported.

Lebanon faces the threat of a complete internet blackout as Ogero employees are on strike.

Internet is severely disrupted in Al-Hamra, Sidon, Al-Nahr, Beiteddine, Damour, Nabatiyeh and other localities.

Israel bombed Lebanon's power plants, seaports & airport in 2006.

Doing it again in any future war is something definite and not a possibility. twitter.com/IsraelRadar_c…

🚨 Now: A large fire is ongoing in Aleppo, Syria.

Syrian army air defense is operating.

⋯ The Israeli army targeted Aleppo International Airport.

Three impacts are confirmed.

⋯ 🚨 Explosions reported in Damascus.

A pressing thought.

A war with Lebanon stipulates isolation of Hezbullah's supply routes.

Destroying Syria's main airports is step number 1.

The USD exchange rate rose to 35,600 LBP, nearing its all time high.

One week after the video of King Mohammed ⁠VI sparked outrage and speculation, the palace reacted via its spokesman, Abdelhak Lamrini:

“The king was walking through the streets of Paris, and when he turned around to greet people, he almost lost his balance and leaned on his bodyguards. He didn’t have a glass of wine, but a bottle of water in his hand.”

The video is genuine and new, but Lamrini warned that it is intended to “tarnish the king’s image”. Moroccan website Hespress had immediately blamed “a new Algerian attempt to insult King Mohammed ⁠VI and a systematic move to attack the Kingdom of Morocco”.

It remains unclear why the king was late at night dressed in blue denim in the streets of Paris, but the Spanish newspaper El Español noted that he celebrated his 59th birthday on 21 ⁠August. This date is considered a national holiday, and is called the “Youth Festival”, but for the fourth consecutive year there were no official celebrations in Morocco.

Disruption in the landlines in Beirut is reported, notably in some areas in Beirut's southern suburbs.