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 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 15:57 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, arrived in Lebanon on Sunday afternoon for a four-day “friendship and trust” visit at the invitation of the president of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta, Marwan Sehnaoui. He was welcomed upon his arrival by the outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Bou Habib, ...
2024-06-23 15:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Metropolitan Elias Audi emphasized the need for reforms “that start at the top of the state,” thus highlighting the importance of electing a president “whose sole concern is to save Lebanon” and who, “in collaboration with his government, will have to ensure the application of laws, hold accountable those who must answer for their ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 15:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai once again warned against the danger of a presidential vacuum. In his opinion, failing to hold elections is a “national mistake that deals a fatal political blow to the consensus system upon which we rely.” In his Sunday homily, the Maronite Patriarch emphasized the importance of Lebanon having “a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 13:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The caretaker Minister of Labor, Moustapha Bayram, announced on Sunday the suspension of the activities of 280 labor agencies and migrant worker recruitment agencies that have not regularized their situation by providing, at the request of the ministry, documents proving that they are in compliance with legal and humanitarian requirements. A ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Cypriot delegation confirmed that "Cyprus is not a party" in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel and that it is "strongly opposed to the use of its territory by a third party to attack another country." The delegation also assured that "the land in question, on which the military maneuvers (by Israel) took place, is under British ...
Fady Noun 2024-06-22 12:28 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
At the initial invitation of the president of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of the Order of Malta, Marwan Sehnaoui, an interfaith summit has been scheduled at Bkerkeh on Tuesday for Pope Francis' main collaborator, Pietro Parolin, who is expected in Beirut on Sunday. Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, is expected to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 10:52 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi has revealed that more than two million Syrian migrants reside in Lebanon, rejecting any financial temptations to settle them. "Lebanon is not for sale," Mawlawi said, stressing "we cannot be tempted with aid aimed at keeping Syrians or settling them in Lebanon." In an interview with Saudi daily ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 00:03 - Reading : less than a minute
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait reiterated its call “for all esteemed citizens to refrain from traveling to the Republic of Lebanon at this time, due to the ongoing security developments in the region.” In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs late on Friday, the ministry urged all esteemed citizens currently in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 23:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A senior European diplomat revealed on Friday, that "EU foreign ministers will discuss on Monday supporting Cyprus against looming threats," noting that "Cyprus is not afraid of Hezbollah but of the influx of refugees and migrants if the conflict in Lebanon expands." He stated that "the Cypriot Foreign Minister will inform his European ...