Christiane Tager 2024-12-04 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese exports remain a vital pillar of the national economy despite significant challenges. Renowned for its agricultural produce, jewelry and wines, Lebanon continues to maintain a foothold in international markets. Key trading partners include nations in the Middle East, Europe and Africa. However, economic instability and logistical hurdles ...
Maurice Matta 2024-12-04 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Retired private school teachers were supposed to receive salaries at nine times their previous value. However, since these schools have failed to pay their dues to the Compensation Fund, the retirees will be paid their old salaries at the end of this month. This dire situation prompted the Teachers' Syndicate President, Nehme Mahfoud, to raise ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-04 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Wednesday that the ceasefire in Lebanon, brokered to halt hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, remains intact despite reports of violations. Speaking at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting in Brussels, Blinken said, “The ceasefire is holding, and we’re using the mechanism ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-04 14:16 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Lebanon, the US and France have appointed their representatives to the ceasefire monitoring five-member committee agreed to by Hezbollah and Israel. The Lebanese Army's Brigadier General Edgard Lawandos has been appointed to represent Lebanon, while France has appointed Brigadier General Guillaume Ponchin and the US has appointed Major General ...
Rayan Chami 2024-12-04 11:56 - Reading : less than a minute
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One week after the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel took effect, shops in Nabatieh’s souk are gradually reopening. Most owners also hope to repair damages soon. The once vibrant local market is regaining activity despite the setbacks.
This is Beirut 2024-12-04 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The calm that had prevailed in southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning was abruptly disrupted by a number of Israeli strikes, machine-gun fires and incursions, in southern Lebanon. Israeli Merkava tanks infiltrated the village of Yaroun, while Israeli forces carried out an incursion into Maroun al-Ras, accompanied by machine gun fire targeting ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-04 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Forces (LF) have urged Hezbollah to “incorporate” itself into the state by legalizing all its institutions, particularly the financial entity al-Qard al-Hassan. The institution recently announced the reopening of 16 branches across various regions in Lebanon, just days after a ceasefire was declared on November 27. In a press ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-03 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On November 28, Parliament opted for a package deal that would satisfy the interests of the various parliamentary blocs. All of them? No, because some 47 of the 98 members of Parliament present in the hemicycle opposed the vote, under which the one-year extension of the term of office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Joseph Aoun, was ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-03 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
One person was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the Shebaa Farms area on Tuesday afternoon. The raid targeted Jamal Hassan Saab, a shepherd who was in a field, according to the National News Agency. Also on the ground, three Israeli Merkava tanks were spotted on the Bourj el-Malouk–Khiam junction. At the same time, Israeli army vehicles ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-03 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Wounded in southern Lebanon, Christina Assi, the young AFP journalist-photographer, is one of the 100 female personalities of the year, according to a BBC ranking unveiled on Tuesday. Divided into five categories: climate, culture and education, entertainment and sport, politics, science, and health and tech, the ranking celebrates those who, ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-03 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Army has appointed General Edgard Lawandos, commander of the southern Litani sector, to represent Lebanon on the international truce monitoring committee set up under the ceasefire agreement with Israel, according to LBCI TV. The committee is made up of representatives from the USA, France, the UN, Lebanon and Israel. The United States will ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-03 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Italy has reaffirmed its commitment to Lebanon with the launch of nine humanitarian emergency projects worth €5.4 million, aimed at addressing critical needs stemming from the ongoing humanitarian crisis. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Embassy of Italy in Beirut explained that the initiatives, announced on 18 November, are financed ...