War Diary: Day 128

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 11th, 2024.

War Diary: Day 127

This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 10th, 2024.

The Intelligent Recap: This Week's AI News Report

Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday, February 2nd and the 119th day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s edition, the main stories in Lebanon this week: the situation at the Lebanese southern front, the civil servants’ strike, Bou Habib’s call for a border demarcation with Israel as well as other local news. In ...

War Diary: Day 117

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 31, 2024.

League of Civil Servants Prepares for Ten-Day Strike

The League of Civil Servants is leading a ten-day strike starting Tuesday until February 9 to protest the current government's decision to approve a 2024 budget lacking salary increases for civil servants.

War Diary: Day 114

This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 28, 2024.

War Diary: Day 113

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 27, 2024.

Sadek to TIB: The Initial Budget Was Disastrous

Opposition MP Waddak Sadek affirmed that the initial budget was disastrous and that Parliament needed to make amendments, otherwise it would have led the country to bankruptcy.

Hasbani to TIB: The Budget Is Not Ideal

Lebanese Forces MP Ghassan Hasbani said on Friday that even if the budget in its current state is nowhere close to being perfect, some points are still being discussed within Parliament before proceeding with the vote. “We are halfway through the discussions, and the vote might happen later tonight or might require another half a day," he added.

War Diary: Day 108

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 22, 2024.

War Diary: Day 105

This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 19, 2024.

War Diary: Day 104

This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 18, 2024.

War Diary: Day 102

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 16, 2024.

War Diary: Day 100

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 14, 2024.

War Diary: Day 99

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 13, 2024.

Blinken Tours Mideast to Discuss Hamas-Israel War Escalations

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is currently touring the Middle East to address the Hamas-Israel war. He visited Jordan, Turkey, Israel, UAE, KSA and Qatar, and emphasized US leadership in preventing war escalation. Egypt and the West Bank are next on the agenda.

War Diary: Day 90

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 4, 2024.

War Diary: Day 87

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 1, 2024.

War Diary: Day 86

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 31, 2023.

War Diary: Day 85

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 30, 2023.

War Diary: Day 76

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 21, 2023.

Tribu Express Spreads Joy With 1,000 Portions of Meghli

In Achrafieh, Tribu Express made 1,000 portions of meghli: 500 for sale at its restaurant and 500 to be donated to locals, to spread joy and strengthen the sense of unity within the community during this festive season.

War Diary: Day 69

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 14, 2023.

War Diary: Day 62

This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 7, 2023.

War Diary: Day 56

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 1st, 2023.

Makary to TIB: Journalists in South Lebanon Were Assassinated

Caretaker Minister of Information Ziad Makary revealed Friday that he will raise the pressing issue of journalists’ safety in southern Lebanon at an upcoming meeting with the UN peacekeeping force (UNIFIL), the Lebanese army and the Lebanese Red Cross. "We have a practical meeting coming up with UNIFIL, the Lebanese army and the Lebanese Red ...