@LayalAFP

Beirut Deputy Bureau Chief @AFP. Covering Lebanon & Syria news for @AFPar. Tweeting in a personal capacity. [email protected]

 Beirut, Lebanon
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Layal Abou Rahal- ليال retweeted
Axios
@axios4h
BREAKING: Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition is projected to lose its majority, but his opponent's bloc is short of the 61 seats needed to form a government, according to Israeli exit polls. axios.com/2026/10/27/netanya…

Israeli exit polls: Netanyahu bloc loses, but Eisenkot's short of clear majority

A bitter campaign ends with sky-high turnout.

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La justice #irakienne a condamné mardi sept #français pour leur appartenance au groupe Etat islamique (EI), dans le cadre du procès de #jihadistes français qui avaient été transférés de la #Syrie en #Irak l'année dernière-- Via @afpfr
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#Syria's government says #Jordan did not coordinate before strikes #Women and #children are among the 5 killed in Deraa province via @AFP
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Replying to @BenjaminFeve
Good luck!
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Layal Abou Rahal- ليال retweeted
فرانس برس بالعربية
@AFParOct 9
أعلنت مسؤولة السياسة الخارجية في الاتحاد الأوروبي كايا كالاس الخميس من بيروت أن دول الاتحاد تؤيد تمديد ولاية قوة الأمم المتحدة الموقتة في جنوب #لبنان (يونيفيل)، مع قرب انتهاء مهامها، خشية "فراغ أمني" على وقع التصعيد مع اسرائيل. u.afp.com/SCwZ #فرانس_برس ✍️ @LayalAFP
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Israeli Prime Minister's office said it was decided to release five #Lebanese #civilians who were arrested in areas under IDF control in southern #Lebanon, after their interrogation was completed.
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The @ICRC on Thursday returned to #Lebanon a man who was seized by #Israel in October 2025, a Lebanese military source told @AFP. Lebanon has not officially announced the number of citizens held by Israel, but families have documented more than 30 people on a list.
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The @ICRC on Thursday returned to #Lebanon a man who was seized by #Israel in October 2025, a Lebanese military source told @AFP. Lebanon has not officially announced the number of citizens held by Israel, but families have documented more than 30 people on a list.
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The "supersized" El Nino phenomenon, which is set to peak later this year, is plunging the #planet into an extreme #weather "danger zone", UN chief @antonioguterres warned Thursday.
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A source in #Syria's defence ministry told @AFP key challenges include "the lack of maps of some #minefields & vast expanse of contaminated areas". Since 2025, 47 #soldiers have been killed & more than 90 injured by #mines and other unexploded #ordnance, the source said (4/4)
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Simon Jackson, #Syria programme manager for mine-clearance charity @TheHALOTrust Trust, told @AFP "the average rate of accident is one person becoming a casualty every six hours" in #Syria. (3/4)
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In a preliminary report released in June, the #Landmine and Cluster #Munition Monitor said #Syria had the highest number of casualties worldwide last year due to landmines and explosive #war remnants, with some 1,600 victims.
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Malakeh Barbour caresses her son Haidar, his face scarred from a #blast that killed his brother in their home in #Syria, where a mine-clearance charity says unexploded #ordnance claims a casualty every six hours. (1/4) By @AFP's Maher al-Mounes
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Layal Abou Rahal- ليال retweeted
U.S. Embassy Beirut
@usembassybeirutSep 1
Security Alert: Lebanon – September 1, 2026 Due to tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation. Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise heightened vigilance and be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions. Full Alert: lb.usembassy.gov/security-al…
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#Breaking #Centcom says forces successfully completed a wave of strikes against #ranian military targets Sept. 1. U.S. forces struck #IRGC targets including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine laying capabilities, and communications sites.
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Replying to @ajaltamimi
Congrats!
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Replying to @Ste_Ravagnan @IICDamasco
Congrats..
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#Breaking via @AFP: #Syrian President appointed #Kurdish leader @MazloumAbdi as a presidentiel adviser, following an integration deal
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After #Syrian foreign minister told Axios that #Turkish military officers visited Abu al-Duhur airbase several days before the Israeli strike, #Turkey's defence ministry said today "there was no Turkish military delegation" at the airbase "before or during" the Israeli attack...
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Ramzi Abu Nabout was carrying a picture of his brother Ahmed, who was killed when #Assad's forces broke up a sit-in at Al-Omari mosque in 2011. "Today we have obtained a judgement that has warmed our hearts," even if it will not bring back those who were killed, he told @AFP
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A #Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar al-#Assad to #death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of #atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil #war. @AFP's full coverage: france24.com/en/middle-east/…

Syria court sentences Assad in absentia to death for crimes against humanity

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia on Tuesday, along with his younger brother, for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year...

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