Lebanon

Rai: Whoever Negotiates the Ceasefire Is Illegitimate in the Absence of a President
Rai: Whoever Negotiates the Ceasefire Is Illegitimate in the Absence of a President

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon President Parliament Ceasefire

Maronite patriarch Bechara Rai strongly condemned the fact that the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel is being negotiated in the absence of a President of the Republic, a position at the head of the State which has been vacant since October 31, 2022. He stated that this “renders the talks illegitimate,” as it is an integral part of the ...

Escalating Violence Across Lebanon on Sunday
Escalating Violence Across Lebanon on Sunday

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 11:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Hezbollah Lebanon Israel

While the Israelis reported on Sunday morning that the Israeli ground operation in Khiam in the south of the country was “gathering pace,” a precarious calm was observed in Beirut's southern suburbs. However, at 9 AM, the mayor of Bourj al-Barajneh, Atef Hassan Mansour, issued an urgent evacuation call to residents. In a statement, he said, ...

The Day Lebanon Stops Making Headlines…
ExplainerThe Day Lebanon Stops Making Headlines…

Marc Saikali 2024-11-24 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah Donald Trump Iran Resolution 1701

And therein lies the issue: global attention quickly wanes when conflicts drag on and defy familiar reference points. This is happening again. The current war in Lebanon is no longer front-page news. A journalist friend at a major Paris newsroom told me that his editors were reluctant to send him on assignment to Beirut because the situation was ...

Lebanon, the Unloved
Op-edLebanon, the Unloved

Fady Noun 2024-11-24 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon

As “good” Lebanese, we celebrate our independence amidst chaos and bombs. An entire book could be written about how we became Lebanese, after being fragments of many other identities. I could recount my own journey of rediscovering memory and identity—borrowing the title of an overlooked book by John Paul II—how I stopped ...

Charles Malek (3/3)
PortraitCharles Malek (3/3)

Amine Jules Iskandar 2024-11-24 08:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Europe USA

During his time in Germany where he trained under Martin Heidegger, Charles Malek immersed himself in German philosophy, particularly its Romantic phase spanning the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He delved into the works of Johann Gottfried von Herder and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, drawing significant insights from both. Herder emphasized the ...

Israeli Strikes Intensify on Saturday, Increasing the Toll of Human Losses
Israeli Strikes Intensify on Saturday, Increasing the Toll of Human Losses

This is Beirut 2024-11-23 21:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Baalbeck Hezbollah Southern Lebanon Israel

Israeli strikes continued heavily into the evening of Saturday, causing a drastic rise in human losses. The Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Center has reported 3,670 killed and 1,413 wounded since the start of the Israeli military operation against Hezbollah. In Beirut's southern suburbs, intense Israeli raids targeted buildings ...

Israeli Incursion Into Southern Lebanon: Israel Attempts to Seize Khiam
Israeli Incursion Into Southern Lebanon: Israel Attempts to Seize Khiam

This is Beirut 2024-11-23 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hezbollah Israel

Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops engaged in fierce clashes on Saturday at the key southern Lebanon town of Khiam and in the coastal Bayyada area, several kilometers north of the border. The official National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israel was "attempting to control the town" as it was "a strategic gateway for a rapid ground ...

Life Amid Bombardment in Beirut's Southern Suburbs
ReportLife Amid Bombardment in Beirut's Southern Suburbs

Victoria C. Werling 2024-11-23 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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It is 4 PM when we enter Chiyah, a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Navigating through debris, we make our way to the site of the latest Israeli airstrike, which occurred just a few hours earlier. A five-story building lies gutted, its top two floors reduced to rubble. Despite the devastation, the main street running ...

In Deir Mimas, Fear Has Not Killed Hope
ChronicleIn Deir Mimas, Fear Has Not Killed Hope

Katia Kahil 2024-11-23 15:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon South Deir Mimas

Every day, Maha lights a candle to the Virgin Mary. On November 22, the 81st anniversary of Independence Day, she performed the same ritual—but this time, with a heavier heart. The Israeli army had just taken up positions in her village, Deir Mimas, located about seven kilometers from the southern border in the Marjayoun district. The village is ...

Major Ground and Air Escalation Rocks Southern Lebanon
Major Ground and Air Escalation Rocks Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-11-23 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

South Lebanon Israel Hezb

Following an Israeli evacuation appeal to those living in the southern suburb of Beirut this morning, which specifically called for Hadath and Choueifat al-Amrousiyeh, field developments continued in southern Lebanon, where heavy shelling continued on several towns and villages, amid intense clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah ...

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