2024-07-02 08:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As the region hovered on the edge of a serious escalation between Hezbollah and Israel that could set the whole Middle East ablaze, international efforts are intensifying to prevent such a potential disastrous conflict. The visit of the Vatican's Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to Lebanon last week was dubbed the "ultimate attempt to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Armed Forces Command has received a further portion of the $20 million financial donation from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as part of its ongoing support for the military institution in light of current challenges. "The donation will be distributed equitably to soldiers as soon as administrative procedures are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 17:26 - Reading : less than a minute
Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's War Cabinet, issued a stern warning on Monday regarding the situation on Israel's northern border. Gantz emphasized that the "Lebanese state will bear the consequences of Hezbollah's activities." He asserted that Hezbollah must decide whether it aligns with Iran or Lebanon, stating, "Lebanon will pay the price if ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Escalation continued between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah on Monday afternoon, as Israeli warplanes breached the sound barriers four consecutive times in the skies of Rashaya and the west Bekaa. Earlier, Israeli warplane attacks on Hula resulted in the deaths of three Hezbollah fighters, who were mourned by the party. In addition, the Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 15:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The 'Journalists for Freedom' association denounced on Monday “the violations suffered by the media in terms of physical attacks, threats, and character assassination attempts”, warning that “Lebanon is heading towards extremely dangerous paths.” In a press conference at Le Gabriel Hotel, the association's president, Assaad Bechara, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 13:56 - Reading : less than a minute
The United Nations Human Rights Council should establish an international fact-finding mission into the August 4, 2020 blast at Beirut's port, 18 organizations, including Human Rights Watch, and dozens of relatives of the victims of the blast said in a statement released today. Nearly four years after the blast, nobody has been held to account, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 13:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Opposition MPs emphasized on Monday the need to “protect Lebanon and prevent it from being dragged into a wider war, which has no other goal than to elevate Iran in the regional equation.” “We refuse to be dragged into a war that doesn’t help the Palestinian cause and destroys Lebanon,” they declared. In a statement published after the ...
2024-07-01 13:41 - Reading : less than a minute
In an interview with This is Beirut, MP Michel Moawad explained the opposition’s view on the possibility of war and its expansion.
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 12:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Official exams of the secondary school certificate in Lebanon are ongoing. Monday marked the second day, and exams will continue until Friday, July 5. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi were on an inspection tour at St. Jude’s Children Cancer Center (CCCL) at the American University of Beirut, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 11:57 - Reading : less than a minute
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock spent a mere three hours in Lebanon, stopping by on her return trip from Israel. She was briefed on the situation in South Lebanon by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib. Baerbock did not convey any message from the Hebrew state. However, during her ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-30 17:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In the Future Movement, discontent has been expressed about Bahaa Hariri's visit to Lebanon. This concern is said to stem from Bahaa's alleged attempt to build up his popularity in the absence of his brother, Saad. What worries the Future Movement are the contacts Bahaa intends to make with Sunni political forces, with a view to enhancing the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-30 15:14 - Reading : less than a minute
The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced that it has intercepted an attempt of illegal migration by Syrians through the coast of Abdeh in Akkar. On June 21, the ISF arrested a group of 15 Syrians who entered Lebanon illegally, hiding on the roof of a building in the town of Wadi el-Rihane, waiting to embark towards ...