Maria Chami 04/05 15:40 - Reading : less than a minute
President Aoun has been monitoring election day since the morning, visiting the Ministries of Interior and Defense, Baabda Serail and Télé Liban, and receiving citizen complaints. His involvement sends a strong message of confidence to the world: Lebanon is regaining its footing and rebuilding its institutions.
Élie-Joe Kamel 04/05 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Kataeb Mount Lebanon Municipal Elections
In the Mount Lebanon Mohafaza, municipal elections kicked off on Sunday morning with a relatively high voter turnout reported by early afternoon, according to data released by the Ministry of Interior. Out of 833,715 registered voters, 162,271 cast their ballots, with turnout rates recorded at 34.08% in Keserwan, 23.64% in Aley, 32.26% in Jbeil, ...
This is Beirut 04/05 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates Gulf Joseph Aoun Saudi Arabia
The United Arab Emirates will lift its travel ban on Lebanon starting Tuesday, May 7, the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday. In a statement posted on its website, the Ministry said, “In line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, and as part of ...
Hala Abdallah 04/05 13:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon municipal elections dahyeh southern suburbs
Residents of Beirut's southern suburbs are casting their votes on Sunday in mukhtar and municipal elections, widely viewed as a test of trust in leadership after the war and the economic crisis. Polls close at 7 PM.
This is Beirut 04/05 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon High-risk Countries Security Threats United States
The United States has updated its list of countries to avoid, urging its citizens not to travel to 21 countries deemed high-risk due to growing security threats, armed conflicts or unstable conditions. Lebanon is among the countries concerned, alongside newly added North Korea and Burkina Faso. The US alert system is based on a four-level scale, ...
This is Beirut 04/05 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon municipal elections mount-lebanon
The municipal elections officially began on Sunday morning, with Mount Lebanon hosting the first phase of the four-stage electoral process. After voting in Chehim, in the Chouf district, Minister of Interior and Municipalities Ahmad Hajjar stated that this “new phase is grounded in respecting constitutional deadlines, enforcing the law, and ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 04/05 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Beirut Port Joseph Aoun august 4
If confirmed, the signing of a long-delayed judicial appointments decree by Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber could mark a major breakthrough in the stalled investigation into the Beirut port double-explosion of August 4, 2020. The appointments would fill critical vacancies on the Court of Cassation, allowing the full bench to reconvene. This ...
Chelsea Al Arif 04/05 11:25 - Reading : less than a minute
The municipal elections kickstarted on May 4 and North Metn is bustling with voters electing a new municipal council of 21 members for the Jdeideh-Bauchrieh-Sad Municipality.
Amine Jules Iskandar 04/05 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The medieval Maronite mummies buried in 1990 in the Assi cave, beneath Hadat, sparked the curiosity of the explorers from GERSL (Groupe d'Études et de Recherches Souterraines du Liban) regarding this troubled period in the second half of the 13th century. Ancient Maronite accounts, copied in the 17th century by Patriarch Estéphanos Douaihy, ...
This is Beirut 04/05 09:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Municipal elections Joseph Aoun
President Joseph Aoun was on the ground, early on Sunday morning, for the launch of municipal elections. He was accompanied by Ministers of Interior and Justice Ahmad al-Hajjar and Adel Nassar. The elections, set to unfold over four consecutive weekends, began early in the day. Polling stations opened at 7:00 AM. Voting kicked off calmly across ...
This is Beirut 03/05 21:45 - Reading : less than a minute
municipal elections mount lebanon
The number of municipalities won by acclamation in Mount Lebanon now stands at 68 out of a total of 333, according to information obtained by al-Jadeed on Saturday. In these localities, only one list of candidates was submitted per municipality, making voting unnecessary and automatically guaranteeing their election. The last official figure, ...
This Is Beirut 03/05 18:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Saida South Lebanon Hezbollah
An Israeli drone launched two bombs targeting the outskirts of the towns of Markaba and Tallousseh, located in the caza of Marjeyoun, South Lebanon, on Saturday afternoon. In the late afternoon, an Israeli drone fired two guided missiles at a car in the village of Qabrikha, within the same caza. Another Israeli drone carried out a targeted ...