Vanessa Kallas 2024-08-12 12:44 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Ten months into the war, Lebanese youths are fighting a new battle — one for their mental and emotional well-being. Their sentiments are varied, ranging from fear, to hope, to dissociation. On International Youth Day, This is Beirut explores how four young Lebanese from diverse backgrounds navigate their emotions amid rising tensions. Fear ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-12 09:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah’s remarks that “Syria is not required” to enter the battle in support of Gaza “because of its difficult internal conditions,” drew questions by an opposition leader who asked, “Is Lebanon in a better shape than Syria?” “Why is Nasrallah concerned about the situation in Syria and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-11 18:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UNIFIL Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti asserted that “UNIFIL is continuing its missions in coordination with the Lebanese authorities, including joint patrols with the Lebanese Armed Forces,” noting that “nothing has changed.” In a statement issued on Sunday, he reiterated “the forces' determination to work closely with the Lebanese army to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-11 18:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah is reportedly concerned by the wave of resignations of Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MPs from the party led by Gebran Bassil, the latest of whom was MP Simon Abi Ramia. Political circles close to the pro-Iranian party reveal that Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah blamed Bassil for the “breakups” within the FPM, ...
2024-08-11 14:34 - Reading : less than a minute
Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut Elias Audi reiterated that "the country remains without a president to lead the salvation and reform process" as "the world is boiling around us, the drums of war are beating, and anxiety about the future is gripping the Lebanese." During his Sunday sermon, he highlighted that the country “lacks an ...
2024-08-11 12:43 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai once again called on political leaders to end "the obstruction and elect a president of the Republic" during the Sunday mass in Diman. "Lebanon has been in a presidential vacuum for two years less than three months now, and the country is only sinking," he declared. He added, “the word of God liberates, unites ...
2024-08-10 13:44 - Reading : less than a minute
The spokesperson for the Cypriot government, Constantinos Petrides, affirmed that his country does not participate in military operations and is not involved in any conflict in the Middle East. In response to accusations regarding the presence of foreign military forces and weapons on the island, Petrides indicated that the Cypriot authorities ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-10 13:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to Western diplomatic sources, the Shiite duo of Amal and Hezbollah will not break the deadlock on Lebanon's presidential elections until an American-Iranian agreement has been reached. Indeed, the MPs of the Shiite duopoly have reportedly refused to meet with the opposition delegation to discuss the initiative they launched to ...
2024-08-10 12:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Caretaker Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bou Habib are trying to navigate a middle ground between Hezbollah and the international community. However, since October 8, they have found themselves in a difficult position. Hezbollah’s decisions are indeed driven not just by the Lebanese scene but also ...
Aubin Eymard 2024-08-10 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Twenty members of the Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon planted the first of fifty olive trees to honor civil war victims, while demanding more state support.
Joanne Naoum 2024-08-10 07:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In times of war, the language of power dominates, with the growl of artillery filling conflict zones, leaving behind devastation and fear. Alongside physical confrontations, a non-lethal battle unfolds through "psychological propaganda". This psychological warfare wields an influence as powerful as the violence of war, impacting both military ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-09 18:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Clashes continued in southern Lebanon on Friday afternoon. An Israeli drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in the town of Saida, on the outskirts of the Palestinian camp of Ain al-Hilweh, at around 6 pm, killing Samer Hage, the Hamas head of security in the camp, and seriously wounding his bodyguard. Two nearby civilians were also wounded. In ...