This is Beirut 2024-10-09 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
France announced that it will host an international conference to support Lebanon's population and sovereignty on October 24 in Paris. Organized at the initiative of the French President and following Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot's recent visit to the Middle East, the conference aims to mobilize global support for Lebanon during its ongoing ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-09 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Baalbeck Lebanese University South Lebanon
At around 1 PM, an Israeli raid targeted the Dar Salam hotel in the Wardanieh locality of Iqlim el-Kharroub, in the Chouf caza. Preliminary figures put the death toll at “six and injuries at ten.” The hotel housed some 82 people, mostly displaced families from south Lebanon. This was the fourth raid in the space of a few days to target the ...
Liliane Mokbel 2024-10-09 14:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese Army airport MEA Lebanon
Lebanese authorities are resolute in their commitment to maintaining the “intact” reputation of BRHIA, ensuring stringent security measures, order and adherence to the law. Furthermore, caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi and caretaker Minister of Transport and Public Works Ali Hamiye emphasized on Monday that ...
Malo Pinatel 2024-10-09 14:14 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
A constant buzzing fills the skies of some parts of the Middle East, mainly Lebanon. From Beirut to Gaza, the sound of drone engines has become a part of daily life for the populations targeted by the Israeli military. As with other 21st-century conflicts, drones have taken a central role in the Israel-Hamas war. From small, locally-made drones ...
Nisrine Merheb 2024-10-09 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
There is no room for excuses, in a situation overshadowed by the pervasive presence of death, fear and displacement all around us. We have simply transformed into a “ball of anxiety,” living under the shadow of dread, whether we find ourselves under bombardment or still navigating a tenuous calm, until further notice. Perhaps some of us are ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-09 11:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Education war lebanon online schools
As the new academic year approaches amid ongoing conflict, the Lebanese Ministries of Education and Telecommunications aim to provide free internet access for students and teachers. But is this plan achievable?
This is Beirut 2024-10-09 11:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Beirut International Airport Bekaa South
Beirut’s southern suburbs have been the target of intense Israeli strikes for several consecutive days, however on Wednesday morning a cautious calm prevailed, while the sound of Israeli drones was constant in the skies of the capital. Tuesday evening, the neighborhoods of Lailaki, Haret Hreik and Burj al-Barajneh witnessed Israeli ...
Rami Rayess 2024-10-09 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ceasefire Hassan Nasrallah Tehran United States
Some may argue that electing a new president before achieving a ceasefire and ending the Israeli war on Hezbollah is illogical, because it contradicts the natural course of events. How can MPs head to the Parliament and cast their votes under the pressure of Israeli airstrikes, even if those strikes are on the outskirts of the capital and not in ...
2024-10-09 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Military experts assert that the Israeli army aims to achieve two key objectives across three fronts (Naqoura-Labbouneh, Yaroun-Maroun al-Ras and Odaisseh-Kfar Kila): assessing Hezbollah fighters' ground combat capabilities, and seizing and destroying the infrastructure the party has established along the border fence and wall. This operation is ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-08 20:50 - Reading : less than a minute
American Task Force on Lebanon Antony Blinken Ceasefire Lebanese Army USA
President and CEO of the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL) Ed Gabriel said on Tuesday that he met with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss the situation in Lebanon. Gabriel revealed Blinken’s assurance that the US would be providing resources for the Lebanese Armed Forces in terms of equipment and training, as they ...
2024-10-08 19:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
In Lebanon, Israeli military operations are evolving, but it remains unclear whether there has been a significant strategic breakthrough for the Israeli state, despite claims from Ori Gordin, the head of the Northern Command of the Israeli army. On Monday, he asserted that residents of northern Israel could begin returning home within "a few ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-08 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiye stated that Lebanon has received only "commitments" and no "firm guarantees" that Israel would not bomb Beirut International Airport (BIA). BIA is located near the southern suburb of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold that is now targeted daily by Israeli strikes. Lebanese authorities "want ...