VideosTripoli Behind the Shadow of War
Lyne Sammouri 2024-11-14 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute
What does daily life look like in Tripoli, and how is the war affecting the economic and social situation?
Lebanon
Launch of National Immunization Campaign to Protect Children Amid Crisis
This Is Beirut 2024-11-14 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a major initiative to protect children from infectious diseases, the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Thursday targeting polio, measles, rubella and varicella. Supported by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Lebanese Association of Pediatricians, the campaign took place at the ...
Nabil Mamlouk, Journalist Assaulted for Voicing “Dissenting Opinions”
Bouchra Al Wajeh 2024-11-14 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Under the pretext of a voice recording sent by journalist Nabil Mamlouk, a native of Tyre, to a WhatsApp news group he created after the war broke out to inform the city’s residents—many of whom had fled the bombing—he was assaulted and beaten in front of his father, a pharmacist, by youths with known political affiliations. The attack was ...
AnalysisTrump's Economic Policies and Lebanon's Dollar Crisis
Liliane Mokbel 2024-11-14 11:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Banks Central Bank of Lebanon Donald Trump International Monetary Fund USA
While the dollar’s value is primarily shaped by US domestic factors, its fluctuations continue to ripple through the global economy. A 2023 International Monetary Fund (IMF) study found that the negative impact of a strong dollar tends to last around two and a half years in emerging markets, compared to just one year in developed economies. The ...
AnalysisRussia Takes Center Stage
Marc Saikali 2024-11-14 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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How did this happen? It’s straightforward: genetically wired as a skilled chess player, Vladimir Putin now positions himself as the guarantor of cutting off the flow of arms, smuggling, and funds to Hezbollah via Syria. Holding the symbolic scissors over the lifeline of the pro-Iranian militia, he is offering his services to other stakeholders. ...
Gasping for Air: Respiratory Issues Soar Amid Relentless Beirut Raids
Vanessa Kallas 2024-11-14 10:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Generator WHO Pollution Air Electricity
Since September, Israeli raids have targeted Lebanese territory almost daily, leaving behind a dense cloud of smoke for people to inhale. Combined with existing pollution from Lebanon’s overreliance on generators, the smoke is slowly endangering the health of the Lebanese population. Breathless in Beirut Manal lives in Ain El Remmaneh, a ...
Beirut Under Siege: Intensifying Israeli Strikes Shake Southern Suburbs
This is Beirut 2024-11-14 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As Israeli warnings intensify, residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs are now being urged to evacuate multiple times a day. With Israel entering the next phase of its ground operation, the pace of military activity has escalated. According to the Israeli security source Israel Hayom, the Israeli army is preparing to establish buffer zones ...
Khamenei’s Advisor Ali Larijani to Visit Syria on Thursday
This is Beirut 2024-11-14 00:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ali Larijani, the senior adviser to the leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ali Khamenei, is expected in Syria, on Thursday. The announcement was made by the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baghaei. Baghaei said that Ali Larijani, who is also a member of the Expediency Council, “will depart for Damascus at the head of ...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Beirut's Suburbs Again, Sparking Mass Displacement
This is Beirut 2024-11-13 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut resumed on Wednesday night, following evacuation warnings issued by Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee to residents of Burj al-Barajneh and Haret Hreik. People hastily drove away from the area following the evacuation call, with residents firing gunshots in the air to warn civilians ...
Halt of Illegal Sand Extraction Work Off the Coast of Chekka
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-11-13 20:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sand extraction Environment Chekka
Illegal sand extraction operations on the beach of El Heri, located on the coast of the city of Chekka (North Lebanon), were halted after days of mobilization and negotiations, confirmed Pierre Abi Chahine, president of the Environmental Protection Committee in Chekka, on Wednesday evening to This is Beirut, following a visit to the site. The ...
Israel Wants to “Maintain the Ability to Strike” Lebanon “at Any Time”, According to Barrot
This is Beirut 2024-11-13 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel wants to “maintain the ability to strike” Lebanon “at any time” as part of a ceasefire agreement with the Hezbollah, which constitutes a violation of the country's sovereignty, revealed the French Foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, on Wednesday. Barrot, who was in Israel last week, noted a hardening in Tel Aviv positions, during ...
UN Peacekeeping Chief Visits UNIFIL in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 2024-11-13 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, visited southern Lebanon on Wednesday to assess the situation in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) area of operations. During his visit, Lacroix toured the UNIFIL 1-26 site in Mansouri and the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, where he ...