This is Beirut 08/12 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea
Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces Party, considered that “the time for justice has come, not only in Syria but also in Lebanon.” He pointed out that the Assad family’s Syrian administration had thwarted the development of a legitimate state in Lebanon. Geagea used Sunday’s overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime as an ...
This is Beirut 08/12 19:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah Lebanese Army USA Nadim Gemayel
On Sunday, MP Nadim Gemayel reaffirmed that “no one is above the Lebanese state” and that “there is no other option for Hezbollah but to surrender its weapons.” “Today, all statues of Assad, his brother, his father, and all his dynasty are falling to the dustbin of history, and we remain,” Gemayel stated during festivities in Sassine ...
Tarek Karam 08/12 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Kamal Joumblatt USA Bashir Gemayel Syria Bachar el-Assad
It is a dream realized. Today, we will not hide our joy. We will celebrate, cheer and roam the squares. We will gather in Sassine Square, the square of the martyred President Bashir Gemayel, to raise a toast in his honor. We will then pass by the statue of Samir Qassir in downtown Beirut and stop by An-Nahar newspaper to salute Gebran Tueni. From ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 08/12 15:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Syrian refugees living in Beirut expressed cautious optimism after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Syrian refugees living in Beirut expressed cautious optimism after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. pic.twitter.com/goh7wrxeLM— This is Beirut (@ThisIsBeirut_) December 8, 2024 With AFP
Elie Ziadé 08/12 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Damascus Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel Middle East Tehran
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime delivers a major blow to the Iranian axis in the region, with Hezbollah bearing the brunt of the impact. Assad's departure signals the disintegration of the once-aspired "Shia Crescent," which aimed to connect Tehran to Beirut via Baghdad and Damascus. As a new Middle East takes shape ...
This is Beirut 08/12 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Mikati Lebanon Syria Detainees
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed on Sunday the urgent need to tighten control on the border with Syria and follow up on the issue of Lebanese citizens believed to have been detained in Syrian prisons. "There is a need to tighten border controls and protect Lebanon from the repercussions of developments in Syria," Mikati said in a ...
Cian Ward 08/12 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Crowds celebrating the downfall of Bashar al-Assad flooded the Masnaa crossing on Sunday, as people began to return home to Syria, many for the first time in a decade.
Michel Touma 08/12 13:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Kamal Joumblatt Middle East Syria Assad Lebanon
Four years ago, Lebanon celebrated the centennial of Greater Lebanon’s creation. It is important to acknowledge that almost half of these one hundred years were marked by the unfortunate conflicts with the Assad regime, from the early 1970s to the dramatic downfall of Bashar al-Assad and his regime on December 8, a historic day. Lebanon’s ...
Amine Jules Iskandar 08/12 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Amal Hezbollah political party
After Nazism devastated Germany and Europe, leaving a trail of death across the Mediterranean basin and beyond, the war ended on May 8, 1945, with Nazi Germany’s surrender, followed by Japan’s capitulation on September 2, 1945. In the aftermath of the Allied victory, there was never any consideration of integrating the Axis powers – Nazi ...
This is Beirut 08/12 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The announcement of the Syrian regime's fall has sparked strong reactions from Lebanese political figures, highlighting shared histories and hopes for a new chapter in Syrian-Lebanese relations. Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt showed solidarity with Syria's people following years of conflict and oppression. He ...
Fady Noun 08/12 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The medieval castle of Chameh, near Tyre, and the “maqam” of Shimon el-Safa that it houses are among the archaeological treasures for which Lebanon requested “enhanced protection” from UNESCO against the risks of war. However, the ground fighting in November between Hezbollah and the Israeli Army overran the request in question. The ...
This is Beirut 07/12 22:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Southern Lebanon
The health ministry said on Saturday that Israeli strikes killed six people in southern Lebanon, 10 days into a ceasefire between the Hezbollah and Israel. "The Israeli enemy's air strike on the town of Beit Lif resulted in the martyrdom of five people and the injury of five others," a health ministry statement said, adding that in a separate ...