This Is Beirut 2024-09-26 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Rafik Hariri Governmental Hospital has decided to bury 20 corpses that have been in its morgue since 2019 to make room for the bodies of victims of the Israeli attacks. Dr. Jihad Saade, the hospital's director-general, clarified that the majority of the corpses are those of foreigners, mainly domestic workers from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-26 17:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Thursday, caretaker Education Minister Abbas Halabi requested that private schools delay the start of the school year in light of the security situation worsened by large-scale Israeli strikes. Halabi stated that there should be no haste to begin the school year “so that there is no significant difference between the start of the school year ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-26 15:17 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah announced late Thursday night the death of its drone unit's commander, Mohammad Srour, in the Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. On Thursday afternoon, the Israeli army announced it had conducted a "precise strike" in the area, near Al Qaim Mosque, targeting a senior Hezbollah commander known as "Abou Saleh," who is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-26 14:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi revealed that "the number of registered internally displaced people (IDP) is more than 70,100, distributed across 533 centers." In a press conference on Thursday, he declared that 13,500 Syrians returned to Syria, noting that this means that "Syrians are able to return to their country." "Our response ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-26 13:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the UN Security Council for a “serious solution based on the cooperation of all member states, to put pressure on Israel for an immediate ceasefire on all fronts and a return to security and stability in our region.” At Wednesday's Security Council meeting in New York, Mikati welcomed the joint ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-26 11:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli shelling continues for the fourth day in a row, on Thursday, amid heavy waves of airstrikes in the Bekaa and southern Lebanon overnight, causing extensive damage to properties and lives. Israeli planes broke the sound barrier over several Lebanese regions, including Beirut, on Thursday morning. Alarm sirens sounded in Acre on Thursday ...
2024-09-26 11:19 - Reading : less than a minute
With nearly half a million people displaced from southern Lebanon by Wednesday due to Israeli bombings, organizations like Nation Station and the Lebanese Food Bank are working tirelessly to provide essential support. Their efforts, powered by dedicated volunteers, offer a lifeline to those fleeing the conflict.
Salam Zaatari 2024-09-26 10:49 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
It seems that we now stand completely isolated, with no diplomatic backing from the international community or the Arab League. There are no promises of reconstruction for the South, and serious diplomatic efforts toward the Lebanese government have faltered. Prime Minister Mikati’s actions and statements are perceived by the global ...
Marc Saikali 2024-09-26 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
When the expression “a firefighter who starts fires” takes on its full meaning. Just when we thought we’d seen it all, witnessing the surreal phenomenon of Americans asking Iran to pressure Hezbollah into stopping rocket fire on Israel, is like science fiction. The maker of the “Axis of Resistance,” whose ultimate focus was ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-25 21:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States President Joe Biden and his administration are working to establish a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah while also reviving negotiations for a hostage agreement and an end to the war in Gaza, according to several Israeli and Lebanese media reports on Wednesday. This American initiative, led by Secretary of State ...
Joanne Naoum 2024-09-25 20:47 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Photos and videos circulating across Lebanese media of long queues of cars at the Lebanese-Syrian border illustrate the exodus triggered by Israel’s ongoing massive air offensive on Lebanon. For the past few days, Lebanon has been grappling with relentless Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah’s strongholds amid mounting fears of an imminent ...
Paul Guillot 2024-09-25 19:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The recent Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, especially in the south and in Beirut, have stirred deep emotions within the Lebanese diaspora. Present in many countries worldwide, Lebanese expatriates are anxiously monitoring the escalating tensions and violence in their homeland. As they witness this new crisis gripping Lebanon, they voice not only ...