Bassam Abou Zeid 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Tuesday, September 16, Lebanese and Cypriot officials are scheduled to hold a negotiation session to continue discussions on the maritime border demarcation between the two countries. According to available information, Lebanon will seek to extend the maritime boundary line northward to Point 7, a position it submitted to the United Nations in ...
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A tribute was paid this Sunday to Bachir Gemayel at Sassine Square, 43 years after his assassination. In light of recent local and regional changes, is the state dreamed of by Bachir now within reach, or does it remain a vision yet to be realized?
This is Beirut 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Leaders from Arab and Muslim countries will gather for an emergency summit in Doha on Monday, a week after Israel's unprecedented strike on Hamas in Qatar prompted widespread anger. The President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, arrived at Hamad International Airport in Doha to lead the Lebanese delegation at the summit. Foreign ...
This is Beirut 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli army Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced Monday that the Hezbollah member killed in Sunday’s Israeli airstrike in the Nabatiyeh area of southern Lebanon was Mohammed Ali Yassine. In a post on X, Adraee said Yassine had been involved in weapons production and development during the war. He added that the operative’s ...
Michel Touma 10:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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“The American way of life – as we want it – remains disarmingly simple: I want to be able to marry, buy a home, raise children, let them ride their bikes until sundown, send them to a good school, and live in a peaceful neighborhood.” These words came from Charlie Kirk, delivered during one of his well-known public debates, often hosted on ...
This is Beirut 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar announced Monday that Lebanese authorities had thwarted a large-scale drug smuggling attempt involving 6.5 million Captagon pills and 700 kilograms of hashish, destined for Saudi Arabia via Beirut Port. Speaking during a visit to the Internal Security Forces’ (ISF) Information Branch headquarters in Sahet al-Abed, ...
Charles Chartouni 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The unending Palestinian saga seems to thrive on power politics entanglements, unwinding political patronages and the externalization of blame without any critical retrospection to figure out the rationale behind the unending cycles of political entrapment and outright instrumentation. We are faced with a behavioral pattern that never belied ...
This is Beirut 14/09 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri stressed that addressing the detainee file requires a shared legal framework with Damascus. “We discussed establishing a judicial cooperation agreement between Lebanon and Syria to address the detainee issue,” Mitri told Syria TV. He clarified that talks on the detainees have not yet reached the stage of ...
Pierre Nahas 14/09 16:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Have you ever watched that episode of Tom & Jerry when Jerry befriended Tom to plot against their common enemy, the bulldog Spike? This phenomenon, which is much more common than people think, has been around for centuries across various fields, particularly politics. Among the most unusual and controversial friendships out there, we find the ...
This is Beirut 14/09 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai presided over a mass at Saydet Ilige Church in Mayfouq for the souls of the martyrs of the “Lebanese Resistance.” He stressed that “Lebanon is not a battlefield but an oasis of freedom and human dignity,” adding that “the martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance have become a resounding cry that Lebanon lives ...
This is Beirut 14/09 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Bachir Gemayel, several political leaders paid tribute to the president-elect, who was killed on September 14, 1982. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam wrote on X, “More than four decades have passed since the assassination of President Bachir Gemayel... his slogan remains: Lebanon on 10,452 ...
Katia Kahil 14/09 10:02 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In a world where going to school is a basic right, stepping into a classroom in southern Lebanon requires courage. The 2025–2026 school year is far from being ordinary. In the border villages of Taybeh, Mays al-Jabal, Rmeish, Khiam and Bint Jbeil, returning to classes feels like navigating through the remnants of recent conflict. Each lesson ...