Israel Expands Its Offensive Against Lebanon by Air and on the Ground

This is Beirut 2024-11-22 20:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The surge in violence persisted on Friday with Israeli airstrikes targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs and south Lebanon, as fierce fighting raged in southern villages between Hezbollah combatants and Israeli troops advancing deeper into Lebanese territory. New evacuation warnings were issued by the Israeli army to residents of Hadath, Ghobeiri ...

Taxis Stuck Between Bomb Craters on Lebanon-Syria Border

Vanessa Kallas 2024-11-22 19:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Trapped in no man's land on the war-torn Lebanon-Syria border, taxi drivers risk their lives to earn a living by transporting passengers between two deep craters created by Israeli airstrikes.

Hochstein’s Tour: Key Issues in US Proposed Ceasefire Deal Remain Unresolved

This is Beirut 2024-11-22 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Presidential envoy Amos Hochstein wrapped up his regional tour on Friday, aimed at promoting an American proposal for a ceasefire in Lebanon, leaving Tel Aviv without issuing any public statements after his meetings. Israeli officials also remained tight-lipped, even as the Israeli military escalated its raids and advanced further into Lebanese ...

VideosIs Lebanon Truly Independent?

This is Beirut 2024-11-22 17:03 - Reading : less than a minute

On Lebanon's Independence Day, we ask legal experts whether the main principles of the National Pact have ever been fully implemented. #IndependenceDay  

Four Italian Peacekeepers Injured in Lebanon, Rome Points to Hezbollah

This is Beirut 2024-11-22 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Four Italian soldiers were lightly hurt in a rocket "attack" on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Rome said on Friday, with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani saying initial evidence pointed to Hezbollah. "It is believed that there were two missiles. From what it appears, they are believed to have been launched by Hezbollah," he said in ...

WindowLife Impossible Elsewhere...

Marc Kaloustian 2024-11-22 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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November 20, 2024, I’m boarding the return flight from Dubai to Beirut. The news isn’t great, but I’m used to it — uncertainty clings to me like a second skin. I’m Lebanese. That imperceptible tension between the unparalleled joy of coming home and the unbearable insecurity of feeling trapped there is my daily reality. I accept it ...

Op-edA Surge of Poeticism in Festive Times

Johnny Kortbawi 2024-11-22 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Refined comments pour in during the national holidays: Independence Day, Flag Day, the First Liberation Day, the Second and the Nineteenth. Yet, no one truly believes in the poetry written for these occasions. The mandate era is increasingly seen as more merciful than the independence we now endure, constantly violated by those surrounding ...

EditorialThe Overlooked Aspect of Lebanon's 1943 Independence 

Michel Touma 2024-11-22 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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For many years, the Lebanese have marked the anniversary of November 22 with a sense of disillusionment, reflecting on the advanced state of decline of Lebanon’s independence, proclaimed in 1943. This feeling of bitterness has been exacerbated by a series of regional interventions, which have fostered a chronic climate of instability and discord ...

On the 81st Independence Day, Local and Foreign Tributes to Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-11-22 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Independence Day

On the 81st Independence Day in Lebanon, well-wishes have been expressed by various political figures and foreign embassies. Locally, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai highlighted the dual grief felt by Lebanese citizens—amidst war and governance turmoil, emphasizing the need for collective will to face the nation's crises. He stressed that true ...

VideosIndependence Day Celebrated in Schools

Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-11-22 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute

The Lebanese flag was raised, the national anthem was sung in all the sections, and there were artistic and educational workshops... A spectacular 81st Independence Day was celebrated at the Collège Sainte-Famille in Jounieh despite everything. 

Israeli Army Advances into South Lebanon, Positions Itself Along Marjeyoun-Nabatiyeh Road

This is Beirut 2024-11-22 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Israeli army advanced further into southern Lebanon on Friday, establishing positions in Deir Mimas and the Beaufort Castle area. They moved closer to Naqoura while intensifying their strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Israeli checkpoints have been set up around Deir Mimas, where tanks have been deployed in the village and in the Hora ...

Jumblatt: Enough of Iran’s Use of Lebanon as Battleground

This is Beirut 2024-11-21 23:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Former chief of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Jumblatt called for ending Hezbollah’s so-called support front for Gaza and stopping Iran’s use of Lebanon as a battle ground to serve its own interests. “We cannot continue supporting Gaza. We have to separate Lebanon from the war going on in Gaza,” said Jumblatt, who was hosted ...