2024-06-25 07:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Although US envoy Amos Hochstein's visit to Lebanon didn't bring progress, it somehow eased tensions in the south and kept escalation within the rules of engagement. According to diplomatic sources, the parties’ ambiguous positions are attributed to the opacity surrounding the results of the upcoming US presidential election. The battle between ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 23:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri emphasized that Lebanon is facing "a crucial month with an unsettling situation." In an interview with Russia Today, Berri expressed his concern about the escalating situation in the south and the tension between Lebanon and Israel. "I am extremely worried about things getting out of hand. We are in a sensitive ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 21:32 - Reading : less than a minute
The Director General of Civil Aviation, Fadi al-Hassan, said in an interview with the Sputnik agency on Monday that more than 300,000 people arrived at Beirut International Airport in June, even though "we're not yet in the peak season." Commenting on the issue of Israeli jamming of the GPS system since last March, he assured that "planes land at ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-06-24 17:03 - Reading : less than a minute
The tour of Beirut International Airport, carried out on Monday in the presence of diplomats and journalists on the initiative of Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamieh, was chaotic. The latter once again denied reports in the British daily, The Telegraph, which, on Sunday, accused Hezbollah of stockpiling Iranian weapons, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 15:43 - Reading : less than a minute
“Fateh” security executive, Yassine Akl, was killed on Monday in Ain el-Hilweh camp, eyewitness sources told This is Beirut. Circumstances of the murder haven’t yet been determined, as he is believed to have been killed by Islamists. “Fateh” movement is currently on alert, in the Tira neighborhood of the camp, with residents displaced ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 13:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Beirut International Airport witnessed on Monday a chaotic morning during the inspection visit organized by caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamiye, in the presence of Beirut ambassadors and local, Arab and international media. Hamiye’s invitation came after allegations of the British newspaper The Telegraph saying that Hezbollah was ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 12:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Youssef Diab, veteran journalist and member of the “Media for Freedom” administrative body, said on Monday that he is placing the campaign of intimidation and threats that he has been subjected to by Hezbollah’s electronic army “in the hands of the Lebanese judiciary.” In a statement, Diab described the campaign “calling for personal ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 10:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Military Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown warned on Sunday that an Israeli offensive in Lebanon would risk Tehran's response in support of Hezbollah, turning the ongoing conflict into a regional war, according to the Associated Press (AP). He added that Iran would provide far more support for Hezbollah than it had for Hamas, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 21:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Abeer Souhail Kurdi has been elected as the new President of the Nurses Syndicate on Sunday. Alongside her, Dareen Youssef Suleiman, Kamel Adnan Hamaidan and Ghina Daher Raad were elected as board members for a three-year term. The election process saw active participation, with 1,694 nurses casting their votes. The process was held during the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
King Abdullah II of Jordan received former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt at Al-Husseiniya Palace on Sunday for a meeting during which they discussed regional developments. According to the Jordanian royal, both men stressed the importance of an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. King Abdullah also emphasized the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 18:39 - Reading : less than a minute
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin arrived in Lebanon on Sunday evening for a four-day visit, at the invitation of the president of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta, Marwan Sehnaoui.
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 17:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hezbollah is reportedly storing a large quantity of Iranian weapons, missiles and explosives at Beirut International Airport (BIA), according to British daily newspaper The Telegraph, which quotes whistleblowers who work at the airport. This information has sparked strong reactions in Lebanon, where Caretaker Minister of Public Works ...