Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Growing speculation of a response from Iran and Hezbollah. EARTHQUAKE: 4.8 magnitude tremor hits Jordan-Syria region, felt in LebanonA 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Jordan-Syria region on Tuesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) confirmed, as reported by Reuters. GFZ had earlier reported the earthquake as having a 5.46 magnitude before revising it down. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), the research center added. Tremors were felt around 11:56 p.m. by residents in Beirut, Metn and several regions in northern Lebanon, all the way to Hermel, according to the National News Agency (NNA). Read more here. SOUTH LEBANON: Israel increases...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Growing speculation of a response from Iran and Hezbollah. EARTHQUAKE: 4.8 magnitude tremor hits Jordan-Syria region, felt in LebanonA 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Jordan-Syria region on Tuesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) confirmed, as reported by Reuters. GFZ had earlier reported the earthquake as having a 5.46 magnitude before revising it down. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), the research center added. Tremors were felt around 11:56 p.m. by residents in Beirut, Metn and several regions in northern Lebanon, all the way to Hermel, according to the National News Agency (NNA). Read more here. SOUTH LEBANON: Israel...