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5 Extremists Arrested in Algeria for Plotting New Year Attacks

Algeria arrested five extremists for plotting attacks during New Year celebrations. (AP)
Algeria arrested five extremists for plotting attacks during New Year celebrations. (AP)
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5 Extremists Arrested in Algeria for Plotting New Year Attacks

Algeria arrested five extremists for plotting attacks during New Year celebrations. (AP)
Algeria arrested five extremists for plotting attacks during New Year celebrations. (AP)

Security forces in Algeria arrested on Wednesday five terrorists, who were planning on carrying out attacks during New Year celebrations, said a media report on Saturday.

The assaults were to be carried out in the Tlemcen province in western Algeria.

Al-Watan newspaper reported that the detainees from Wednesday’s arrest were likely ISIS members.

The security forces confiscated during their raid religious propaganda pamphlets, mobile phones, passports, travel tickets and large quantities of Algerian and Turkish currency.

The newspaper did not offer further details over the security operations.

In eastern Algeria meanwhile, the military destroyed three extremist hideouts in the Skikda province. It confiscated during its sweep of the region 40 explosives, a solar panel and various other objects.

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US Defers Removal of Some Lebanese, Citing Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)
Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)
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US Defers Removal of Some Lebanese, Citing Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)
Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)

The United States is deferring the removal of certain Lebanese citizens from the country, President Joe Biden said on Friday, citing humanitarian conditions in southern Lebanon amid tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.

The deferred designation, which lasts 18 months, allows Lebanese citizens to remain in the country with the right to work, according to a memorandum Biden sent to the Department of Homeland Security.

"Humanitarian conditions in southern Lebanon have significantly deteriorated due to tensions between Hezbollah and Israel," Biden said in the memo.

"While I remain focused on de-escalating the situation and improving humanitarian conditions, many civilians remain in danger; therefore, I am directing the deferral of removal of certain Lebanese nationals who are present in the United States."

Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have been trading fire since Hezbollah announced a "support front" with Palestinians shortly after its ally Hamas attacked southern Israeli border communities on Oct. 7, triggering Israel's military assault in Gaza.

The fighting in Lebanon has killed more than 100 civilians and more than 300 Hezbollah fighters, according to a Reuters tally, and led to levels of destruction in Lebanese border towns and villages not seen since the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war.

On the Israeli side, 10 Israeli civilians, a foreign agricultural worker and 20 Israeli soldiers have been killed. Tens of thousands have been evacuated from both sides of the border.