This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 11:31 - Reading : less than a minute
The Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for Arab States of the Gulf, Jassem Al-Budaiwi, expressed on Thursday “deep alarm at the military escalation in Southern Lebanon.” In a statement, Al-Budaiwi called on the stakeholders “to practice maximum restraint to spare the region and its peoples the dangers of war and its ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 00:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab revealed, in an interview on MTV, that a Cypriot security envoy was in Beirut on Thursday, but did not specify the nature of his mission. The visit was related to the Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's threats against Cyprus on Wednesday. According to Bou Saab the threats were in fact a message "that led ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi stated in an interview on MTV Lebanon that the official exams will proceed as planned, despite the ongoing conflict in southern Lebanon. "We are well aware of all the difficulties and concerns that the students in the south are enduring," Minister Halabi noted. "However, we have a national educational ...
2024-06-20 18:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
South Lebanon students, on Thursday, protested in front of the Ministry of Education against holding the official exams, as caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi is expected to make an announcement about the fate of the exams this evening. The protesters accused Halabi of disregarding the violence that has been gripping South Lebanon since ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-06-20 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute
The families of the victims of the explosion gathered in front of the Palace of Justice in Beirut on Thursday to raise their voices regarding the investigation.
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 14:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah’s speech on Wednesday triggered a wave of international and local reactions. Not only did Nasrallah reiterate his threats against Israel, but he also targeted Cyprus, a member of the European Union. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides responded firmly to Nasrallah’s threats, stating that ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 14:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Ministry of the Environment has issued a caution regarding a significant increase in the risk of fires in Lebanon in the coming days, especially in the regions of West Bekaa, Rachaya, and Akkar. The ministry urges citizens to exercise extreme caution and avoid any activities that could start a fire near vegetation, as temperatures are ...
Joanne Naoum 2024-06-20 13:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syrian refugees and migrants in Lebanon, whose number is believed to have exceeded two million, compared to the Lebanese population of six million, are a hot subject of local debates. However, what is even more concerning, is the fast-growing number of unregistered Syrian births. Thirteen years have passed since the war in Syria, and yet, ...
Samar Kadi 2024-06-20 13:08 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Ahmad slipped through the cars stopping at the red lights as he hopped from one vehicle to another selling flowers. The six-year-old boy is so small that he could hardly reach the cars’ window. He is among scores of Syrian refugee children working on the streets in Lebanon. A fast-growing generation of Syrian children born in Lebanon ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 12:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed on Thursday deep concern about the escalating confrontations on both sides of the Blue Line. In an interview with Al-Arabiya television, Candice Ardell, Deputy Director of the UNIFIL press office, warned of “a miscalculation that could lead to a sudden and broader conflict.” She ...
Salam Zaatari 2024-06-20 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Over the past four years, Lebanon has experienced a stark contrast in living conditions, highlighting the nation's dramatic decline. The revolution that once held the promise of change has failed, leaving citizens disillusioned as the state continues to neglect their needs. The collapsed economy has plunged the country into decadence and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 17:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
During a press conference held at the headquarters of the Federation of Bakery Unions of Lebanon, the bakery unions reiterated on Wednesday their support for Wooden Bakery, that was "unjustly subjected" to accusations of compromising food safety. On May 28, Assaad Bou Habib, the owner of Wooden Bakery, was arrested when a stock of allegedly ...