2024-09-17 16:46 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In an unprecedented development, Israel sabotaged the pager network used by Hezbollah members, detonating the devices' batteries, simultaneously injuring over a thousand, including the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani. Three were also killed in the technological attack, including the son of Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar, a Hezbollah member ...
2024-09-17 16:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Various media outlets reported, on Tuesday afternoon, security incidents in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Beqaa and southern Lebanon, where pagers (communication devices) carried by Hezbollah members have exploded. View this post on Instagram A post shared by This is Beirut (@thisisbeirutnews) ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-17 15:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A sit-in was held on Tuesday in front of the Lebanese General Directorate for Vocational Education in protest against the Lebanese government's decision to allow Syrians residing in Lebanon illegally to enroll in technical institutes and schools for the 2024-2025 academic year. The decision started a public outcry, with some politicians ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-17 14:19 - Reading : less than a minute
The Qatar Fund for Development announced on Tuesday its intention to provide a “$15 million donation to supply the army with fuel for a period of 3 months, a move aimed at strengthening its capacity to face growing security challenges in light of the economic difficulties Lebanon is experiencing.” The army's Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph ...
Vanessa Kallas 2024-09-17 11:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis and the growing threat of war have resulted in a new phenomenon: fewer children in Lebanese households. Health professionals in particular have observed this trend firsthand. “Five years ago, I used to deliver 100 babies a year; now I deliver only 30,” Dr. Miled Rizk, a gynecologist at the Middle ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-09-17 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The issue of Syrian migrants has clearly become a major focal point, across the border – where the Assad regime capitalizes on the migrant crisis to lift sanctions and restore its status – and within Lebanon itself, where recurring demands for the expulsion of Syrians surface periodically, often tinged with varying degrees of racism ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-16 21:06 - Reading : less than a minute
Local TV channel MTV has revealed that French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian will visit Lebanon next week, between September 24 and 25, and the Quintet (France, Saudi Arabia, United States, Egypt and Qatar) is awaiting the results of his visit to decide on the next steps. Information also noted that "there will be no meeting of the Quintet committee at ...
2024-09-16 18:52 - Reading : less than a minute
Founded in 2013 by Dr. Robert Sacy, the NGO Assameh continues to support women and children cared for at Quarantina Hospital. On Wednesday, a new obstetrics wing will be inaugurated at the hospital.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-16 18:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The foundation stone for the new building of Beirut Governmental University Hospital in Karantina, which was badly damaged in the August 4, 2020, port explosion, was laid on Monday, kickstarting the project funded by Qatar. Commenting on the occasion, Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon, Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, said that "Qatar, through ...
2024-09-16 17:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Faced with a financial crisis and constant threats of strikes that deeply affect its proper functioning, the Lebanese University (LU) has managed over the years to overcome all obstacles, ranking first among the six Lebanese universities that meet the criteria of the "QS World University Rankings," according to the 2025 world ranking evaluation. ...
2024-09-16 15:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Bukhari, and Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai held an hour-long meeting on Monday during which the envoy reaffirmed Riyadh's steadfast support for Lebanon and its commitment to help the country navigate its multifaceted crises. The talks held at the patriarch's summer residence in Diman touched on key ...
2024-09-16 15:43 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Order of Editors has announced the death of one of its former presidents, Elias Aoun. In a statement issued on Monday, it said that with his departure, “the Lebanese and Arab media have lost an irreplaceable media figure” who had always “written truthfully.” Throughout his career, the statement continued, Aoun “never ...