Southern Front: A Race Between Diplomacy and War Threats

2024-07-28 10:57 - Reading : less than a minute

Nada Koussa Crowned Miss Lebanon 2024

Yara Germany 2024-07-28 09:57 - Reading : less than a minute

Nada Koussa was crowned Miss Lebanon 2024 saturday night. She competed against 14 other candidates during an evening themed around women's empowerment.

Lebanese Officials Address Majdal Shams Attack

This Is Beirut 2024-07-27 23:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Former MP Walid Jumblatt received a phone call from US envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein who expressed his concern over the developments on the southern Lebanon front in light of the Majdal Shams incident. Jumblatt stressed “the need to immediately stop the Israeli aggression on Palestine and Lebanon.” He highlighted that there was ...

Hasbani: Ain al-Tineh Trying to Isolate LF, Opposition United

gdeveloper 2024-07-27 14:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Former Deputy Prime Minister, MP Ghassan Hasbani, denied claims from “Ain al-Tineh” that the Lebanese Forces (LF) are the only party opposing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. “Ain al-Tineh is trying to isolate the LF,” he said, adding that all opposition parties share the same positions. In an interview with "Voice of All Lebanon,” ...

Hezbollah’s Drone to Karish: Mere Reconnaissance or Attempted Attack?

2024-07-27 13:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The Israeli army announced shooting down a drone coming from Lebanon over the Israeli maritime economic zone where oil and gas wells are located, notably the Karish field. Israel continues to extract gas and oil from this field despite the ongoing war in Gaza and southern Lebanon. According to the Israelis, the destruction of this drone was ...

Hezbollah “Forces an Israeli Plane to Retreat”: Khaled Hamade Clarifies

Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-07-26 21:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hezbollah’s air defense units “fired an anti-aircraft missile” at Israeli warplanes flying over south Lebanon”, forcing them “to retreat from the Lebanese airspace”, according to a communiqué published by Hezbollah on the night of Thursday to Friday. Is it a game changer or an incident that can be exploited politically by ...

Lebanese Nationals Allowed to Overstay in the US by Presidential Decision

Samar Kadi 2024-07-26 21:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

US Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security, Amos Hochstein, announced on Friday President Joe Biden’s decision to provide some 11,500 eligible Lebanese nationals with a Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) allowing them to remain in the US regardless of their visa expiry and their status, and to eventually ...

Tenenti: UNIFIL Mandate Renewal to Be Decided

This Is Beirut 2024-07-26 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti sounded the alarm on Friday over the increasing intensity of cross-border fire exchange. He expressed concern over a “potential risk of a sudden, wider and uncontrollable conflict.” In an interview with Voice of Lebanon radio, Tenenti called on all parties to cease fire and return to full implementation of ...

Mikati in Paris for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games

This Is Beirut 2024-07-26 10:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrived in Paris on Thursday to represent Lebanon at the opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games. This ceremony will be attended by leaders and representatives from 120 countries around the world. According to information reported by the daily “Al-Joumhouriya”, Mikati will hold talks with French ...

Fred’s Spirit

Michel Touma 2024-07-26 10:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

  The inception of Ici Beyrouth, along with the unique concept of this young media outlet, are inextricably linked to the lasting impact of Frédéric Domont. From its very beginning, he infused his vision into this venture, which started from scratch and swiftly became a prominent presence in the media landscape in less than three ...

Involving the Resistance Brigades in the South, a Futile Cover

This Is Beirut 2024-07-26 09:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Driven by harsh criticism from various political groups of its unilateral move to open its so-called “support front” for Gaza in south Lebanon, Hezbollah decided to involve the “Resistance Brigades” that it formed in the July 2006 war, in the confrontations against Israel. The aim is to give a multi-sectarian and comprehensive national ...

Sustainable Solution, Fate of Hezbollah’s Arsenal, Key to South Settlement

2024-07-25 18:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

In the escalating conflict with Israel, Hezbollah is gearing up on two fronts. Recently, the Shiite group carried out a reconnaissance operation of the Israeli Air Force base at Ramat David in northern Israel. The move signaled Hezbollah’s readiness to broaden the conflict and target additional sensitive locations within Israel if escalation ...