2024-07-20 16:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Opposition circles were puzzled by Hezbollah and Amal Movement MPs postponing the scheduled Friday meeting with opposition MPs to discuss ideas for completing the presidential election, without providing reasons for the delay. An opposition MP said: "How can Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah call for dialogue on the presidential election while ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-20 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea reaffirmed in a statement that “the simplest, safest and most constitutional way to elect a President of the Republic was and remains the immediate and definitive convening of an open session with consecutive sessions”. This came in light of his criticism of Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, whom he ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-20 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, has ruled out the possibility of Israel launching a full-scale war against Lebanon, “a war that could involve several countries in the region”, he said in an interview with the Catholic newspaper "Avvenire". “The situation in the region is very dangerous, and what is happening threatens Europe and ...
Carole Salloum 2024-07-19 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
It is a battle between strict adherence to the Constitution and attempts to overturn it and establish new conventions, whereas electing a new president requires, first and foremost, an unwavering commitment to the text. While opposition forces remain committed to a clear, constitutionally-based roadmap for the presidential election, the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-19 14:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Following the worldwide tech outage that disrupted airports, hospitals and banks, the situation in Lebanon appears to be “under control.” The Director of Civil Aviation, Fadi Hassan, told the National News Agency (NNA) that the outage had only minor effects on Beirut International Airport (BIA), lasting no more than 30 minutes. He assured ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-19 12:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Clashes escalated in southern Lebanon on Friday morning following Thursday’s attack on the al-Radwan force headquarters in Jmaijmeh, which killed the head of operations, Jaafar Maatouk, and another commander and resulted in several injuries. Israeli artillery fired towards Hula, while the area around Kfar Hamam was hit with phosphorus shells. ...
2024-07-19 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute
The prolonged conflict of over nine months in southern Lebanon has undeniably impacted Tyre's economy. With the tourist season usually in full swing, how are the business owners managing in a situation that seems to have no end in sight?
This Is Beirut 2024-07-18 20:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Despite her dismissal from her post over a month ago, the Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Judge Ghada Aoun, issued an order on Thursday “banning the Chairman of the Board of Directors of al-Mawarid bank, former minister Marwan Kheireddine, from leaving the country.” The ban came “in connection with the complaint ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-18 16:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati chaired on Thursday a ministerial session dedicated solely to the issue of Military School admissions. The Cabinet approved Defense Minister Maurice Slim’s recent proposal to hold a new competition to enroll 82 students at the Military School. They would join the 118 candidates selected by Army ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-18 14:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, held the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and its ally, the Amal-Hezbollah duo, "responsible for the crisis ravaging the country," hence the need to "confront them now that the nature and causes of this collapse are known to all Lebanese." In a speech delivered at the annual dinner for Radio Free ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-07-18 12:08 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese hospitals and the Ministry of Public Health are working to improve their preparedness for mass casualties or sudden events such as war. This is Beirut delved deeper into the varied levels of readiness of Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui, LAU Medical Center, and the Ministry of Public Health.
This Is Beirut 2024-07-18 11:59 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese government has announced a national day of mourning on Sunday, August 4, 2024, marking the fourth anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion. Flags will fly at half-mast, and radio and TV programs will be adjusted to commemorate this occasion and honor the victims of the blast. The explosion, on August 4, 2020, left a deep impact on ...