This is Beirut 2024-11-27 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Parliament Speaker affirmed that Lebanon was at a crucial turning point and that the Lebanese people were experiencing a significant moment of truth, especially the Shiite community. Berri emphasized the importance of electing a president “who unites and doesn’t divide nor pose a challenge to anyone.” Addressing the Lebanese people on ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-27 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, announced on Tuesday night and taking effect at 4 AM on Wednesday, was the focal point of discussion during the Council of Ministers' meeting on Wednesday. Following the meeting, Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced at a press conference the beginning of "the reconstruction process" ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-27 12:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Tune in to This is Beirut for our coverage following the ceasefire https://www.youtube.com/live/9FFhqedUWio?si=9NmZko6YNk4BHOoF
Lyne Sammouri 2024-11-27 11:40 - Reading : less than a minute
After two months of intense fighting, a ceasefire has been put into effect. As the region begins to recover, our special correspondent Lyne Sammouri is on the ground, traveling through the southern suburbs of Beirut to report on the first hours and days following this fragile truce. Her journey started in Ghobeiri and Haret Hreik, an area that ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-11-27 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
After two months of intense fighting, a ceasefire has been put into effect. As the region begins to recover, our special correspondent Chelsea Al Arif is on the ground, traveling through South Lebanon to report on the first hours and days following this fragile truce. Her journey started in Tyre, a coastal city that was one of the epicenters of ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-27 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
As early as 4 a.m. on Wednesday, many residents began returning to their homes in the Bekaa following the implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Rayan Chami 2024-11-27 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Cabinet met on Wednesday to discuss the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, which was proclaimed on Tuesday evening and came into force at 4 AM. Significantly, ministers of the Free Patriotic Movement who had previously boycotted the Council, arguing that ministerial meetings are unconstitutional in the absence of a President, ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-27 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiye posted on his X account that contractors affiliated to his ministry had initiated work to restore and reopen the Masnaa crossing, a key border point between Lebanon and Syria. Masnaa serves as a vital conduit for the transit of people and goods between the two countries, playing a ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-27 08:25 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect at dawn on Wednesday after a night of extreme violence. In the city of Beirut, hit by bombardments and calls to evacuate, panicked residents “took refuge” in “safe” areas, while some spent the night in the open air in a desolate spectacle showing the result of ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-27 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands of people. The truce, which began at 4:00 am (0200 GMT), should bring to a halt a war that has forced tens of thousands of people in Israel and hundreds of thousands more in Lebanon to flee their homes. The ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-27 04:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Shortly after the ceasefire came into effect at 4am, the Israeli army announced that residents of evacuated villages in southern Lebanon were forbidden to return to their homes. The Israeli army indicated that it remained deployed in certain localities. For “their own safety”, the inhabitants of these areas have been asked to stay away for ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-27 01:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Israel Strike Strikes
A Syria war monitor said Israeli strikes on the Lebanon-Syria border late Tuesday killed two soldiers as Lebanon also reported one dead, the latest frontier raids amid news of a Hezbollah and Israel truce. "Israeli warplanes targeted the Al-Arida crossing in Tartus province for the first time, and the Dabussiyeh and Jussiyeh crossings ...