Lebanon

Cabinet Meeting: Mikati Reiterates the Government's Commitment to Resolution 1701

This is Beirut 27/11 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, announced on Tuesday night and taking effect at 4 AM on Wednesday, was the focal point of discussion during the Council of Ministers' meeting on Wednesday. Following the meeting, Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced at a press conference the beginning of "the reconstruction process" ...

VideosSpecial Report: Ceasefire, The Day After

This is Beirut 27/11 12:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Tune in to This is Beirut for our coverage following the ceasefire https://www.youtube.com/live/9FFhqedUWio?si=9NmZko6YNk4BHOoF

VideosCeasefire: The Day After with Lyne Sammouri, Our Special Correspondent in the Southern Suburbs of Beirut

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After two months of intense fighting, a ceasefire has been put into effect. As the region begins to recover, our special correspondent Lyne Sammouri is on the ground, traveling through the southern suburbs of Beirut to report on the first hours and days following this fragile truce. Her journey started in Ghobeiri and Haret Hreik, an area that ...

VideosCeasefire: The Day After with Chelsea Al Arif, Our Special Correspondent in South Lebanon

Chelsea Al Arif 27/11 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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After two months of intense fighting, a ceasefire has been put into effect. As the region begins to recover, our special correspondent Chelsea Al Arif is on the ground, traveling through South Lebanon to report on the first hours and days following this fragile truce. Her journey started in Tyre, a coastal city that was one of the epicenters of ...

People Return to Their Homes in the Bekaa

This is Beirut 27/11 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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As early as 4 a.m. on Wednesday, many residents began returning to their homes in the Bekaa following the implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

VideosCabinet Discusses the Ceasefire Agreement

Rayan Chami 27/11 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Cabinet met on Wednesday to discuss the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, which was proclaimed on Tuesday evening and came into force at 4 AM. Significantly, ministers of the Free Patriotic Movement who had previously boycotted the Council, arguing that ministerial meetings are unconstitutional in the absence of a President, ...

Hamiye: Rehabilitation of Masnaa Crossing Has Begun

This is Beirut 27/11 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiye posted on his X account that contractors affiliated to his ministry had initiated work to restore and reopen the Masnaa crossing, a key border point between Lebanon and Syria. Masnaa serves as a vital conduit for the transit of people and goods between the two countries, playing a ...

First Day After the Ceasefire Comes Into Effect

This is Beirut 27/11 08:25 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect at dawn on Wednesday after a night of extreme violence. In the city of Beirut, hit by bombardments and calls to evacuate, panicked residents “took refuge” in “safe” areas, while some spent the night in the open air in a desolate spectacle showing the result of ...

Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Goes Into Effect

This is Beirut 27/11 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Israel Ceasefire

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands of people. The truce, which began at 4:00 am (0200 GMT), should bring to a halt a war that has forced tens of thousands of people in Israel and hundreds of thousands more in Lebanon to flee their homes. The ...

Israeli Army Bans Residents of South Lebanon to Return to Their Homes

This is Beirut 27/11 04:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Shortly after the ceasefire came into effect at 4am, the Israeli army announced that residents of evacuated villages in southern Lebanon were forbidden to return to their homes. The Israeli army indicated that it remained deployed in certain localities. For “their own safety”, the inhabitants of these areas have been asked to stay away for ...

Israeli Strikes on the Lebanon-Syria Border Kills One Lebanese and Two Syrians

This is Beirut 27/11 01:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Syria war monitor said Israeli strikes on the Lebanon-Syria border late Tuesday killed two soldiers as Lebanon also reported one dead, the latest frontier raids amid news of a Hezbollah and Israel truce. "Israeli warplanes targeted the Al-Arida crossing in Tartus province for the first time, and the Dabussiyeh and Jussiyeh crossings ...

Biden and Macron Hail Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire, Le Drian in Beirut Tomorrow

This is Beirut 26/11 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday, which they said would potentially end all hostilities between the two countries. This ceasefire would protect Israel from the threat of Iran-backed Hezbollah and create the conditions for a "lasting calm", the two heads of state ...