Lebanon

Wave of Projectiles on Tel Aviv. Israel Threatens the “Assets” of the Lebanese Government
Wave of Projectiles on Tel Aviv. Israel Threatens the “Assets” of the Lebanese Government

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel Hezbollah Beirut Lebanon Parliament

Anti-aircraft sirens sounded incessantly on Sunday in many parts of Israel, including Tel Aviv, the target of several hundred projectiles fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon, according to the Israeli army, while Hebrew state officials stepped up their threats against the country of the Cedars. Former Israeli War Cabinet minister and opposition leader ...

Heavy Raids on Beirut's Southern Suburb
Heavy Raids on Beirut's Southern Suburb

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel Hezbollah Beirut

Heavy raids hit the southern suburb of Beirut, namely the areas of Roueiss, Ghobeiri, Bir al-Abed and Haret Hreik. Twelve airstrikes were numbered according to official media reports.   The Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichae Adraee, confirmed via the “X” platform that the Israeli army had launched ...

Josep Borrell Visits Geitaoui Hospital
VideosJosep Borrell Visits Geitaoui Hospital

Chelsea Al Arif 2024-11-24 18:05 - Reading : less than a minute

European Union Josep Borrell

The European Union has provided crucial aid to Geitaoui Hospital to support its recovery efforts. During his visit to Lebanon, Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, toured the hospital's section of those affected by the devastating fires caused by the war, reaffirming the EU’s commitment to aiding ...

Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Intensify Sunday Afternoon
Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Intensify Sunday Afternoon

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Baalbeck Hezbollah Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Southern Lebanon

Israeli raids on Lebanese territory continued Sunday afternoon. Beirut’s southern suburbs The southern suburbs of Beirut witnessed a new wave of Israeli bombardments on Sunday afternoon, following evacuation warnings addressed to Hadath and Borj al-Barajneh. Two violent strikes hit the Kafaat neighborhood in particular, causing massive ...

Borrell from Beirut: A Ceasefire and the Application of 1701 Are the Only Solution
Borrell from Beirut: A Ceasefire and the Application of 1701 Are the Only Solution

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

European Union Lebanon Ceasefire

On an official visit to Lebanon on Sunday, European Commission Vice-President Josep Borrell stressed the need to “put pressure on Israel and Hezbollah” to “accept the ceasefire offer made by the United States.” President Biden's envoy, Amos Hochstein, had relayed the offer to both sides during his latest visit to the two countries, which ...

Josep Borrell Concludes Third Visit to Lebanon
VideosJosep Borrell Concludes Third Visit to Lebanon

Chelsea Al Arif 2024-11-24 13:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Josep Borrell Nabih Berri Ceasefire EU

On his third and final visit to Lebanon, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, met with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Discussions focused on regional stability and exploring pathways toward a potential ...

New Attack on Lebanese Army Kills One and Wounds Eighteen in South Lebanon
New Attack on Lebanese Army Kills One and Wounds Eighteen in South Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Army South

At least “one Lebanese soldier was killed and eighteen others wounded, some of them seriously” in an Israeli strike on Sunday, shortly before noon, targeting a Lebanese army checkpoint at Amriyeh, located between Tyre and Naqoura in southern Lebanon, the troop said in a statement. Teams of rescue workers and firemen from the Lebanese Civil ...

Rai: Whoever Negotiates the Ceasefire Is Illegitimate in the Absence of a President
Rai: Whoever Negotiates the Ceasefire Is Illegitimate in the Absence of a President

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon President Parliament Ceasefire

Maronite patriarch Bechara Rai strongly condemned the fact that the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel is being negotiated in the absence of a President of the Republic, a position at the head of the State which has been vacant since October 31, 2022. He stated that this “renders the talks illegitimate,” as it is an integral part of the ...

Escalating Violence Across Lebanon on Sunday
Escalating Violence Across Lebanon on Sunday

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 11:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Hezbollah Lebanon Israel

While the Israelis reported on Sunday morning that the Israeli ground operation in Khiam in the south of the country was “gathering pace,” a precarious calm was observed in Beirut's southern suburbs. However, at 9 AM, the mayor of Bourj al-Barajneh, Atef Hassan Mansour, issued an urgent evacuation call to residents. In a statement, he said, ...

The Day Lebanon Stops Making Headlines…
ExplainerThe Day Lebanon Stops Making Headlines…

Marc Saikali 2024-11-24 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah Donald Trump Iran Resolution 1701

And therein lies the issue: global attention quickly wanes when conflicts drag on and defy familiar reference points. This is happening again. The current war in Lebanon is no longer front-page news. A journalist friend at a major Paris newsroom told me that his editors were reluctant to send him on assignment to Beirut because the situation was ...

Lebanon, the Unloved
Op-edLebanon, the Unloved

Fady Noun 2024-11-24 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon

As “good” Lebanese, we celebrate our independence amidst chaos and bombs. An entire book could be written about how we became Lebanese, after being fragments of many other identities. I could recount my own journey of rediscovering memory and identity—borrowing the title of an overlooked book by John Paul II—how I stopped ...

Charles Malek (3/3)
PortraitCharles Malek (3/3)

Amine Jules Iskandar 2024-11-24 08:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Europe USA

During his time in Germany where he trained under Martin Heidegger, Charles Malek immersed himself in German philosophy, particularly its Romantic phase spanning the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He delved into the works of Johann Gottfried von Herder and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, drawing significant insights from both. Herder emphasized the ...

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