26/01 00:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The meeting of the ambassadors of the Five-nation group (United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt), which took place on Thursday at the residence of the Saudi Arabian ambassador in Beirut, Walid Bukhari, in Yarzé, did not bring forth any new developments regarding the presidential file. According to well-informed sources, ...
This Is Beirut 25/01 22:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Parliament is due to start examining the draft budget for 2024 at 3 PM on Friday. Before that, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will respond to MPs' comments and criticisms of a text that "lacks transparency and economic vision" and is characterized by numerous taxes. Forty-one MPs took the floor during the two days and four sessions ...
This Is Beirut 25/01 18:35 - Reading : less than a minute
The ceiling of one of the classrooms of the only public school for girls in Minyeh, Tripoli, collapsed on Thursday without causing any injuries. As a safety measure, the school management preferred to send the schoolgirls home before the end of classes. The decision was taken in coordination with the schoolgirls' parents. The families demanded ...
This Is Beirut 25/01 18:29 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
At the parliamentary podium, one intervention followed the other on the second day of the budget debate. Around 40 MPs are expected to speak about the 2024 budget bill before the text is examined and voted on, presumably on Thursday evening. On Thursday morning, 15 parliamentarians took the floor. With the exception of Alain Aoun, a Free ...
This Is Beirut 25/01 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
A geyser a few meters high appeared in Dbayeh this morning after a major pipeline ruptured near the Water Establishment, sparking fears of a water shortage in Beirut while repair work is completed. The rupture was due to a malfunction in the drain valve of the Fawar source conduit in Antelias. “The incident in question will not affect the ...
This Is Beirut 25/01 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Leader of the Kataeb party Samy Gemayel insisted on Thursday on the need to form a broad coalition dedicated to confronting Hezbollah. "The Kataeb party has been working for more than five months to convince opposition partners, as well as certain other figures and allied parties, to form a broad coalition that would include all those who call ...
This Is Beirut 25/01 14:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On the sixteenth commemoration of the martyrdom of Captain Wissam Eid and his assistant, Adjutant Osama Merheb, in a car bomb attack on January 25, 2008, political figures and leaders in Lebanon expressed salutes to these "fallen heroes who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of truth and justice." Samir Geagea, the head of the "Lebanese ...
This Is Beirut 25/01 14:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Bou Habib reiterated Lebanon's readiness for a "full" and "balanced" implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, "as part of a comprehensive solution that would guarantee stability and lasting peace" on its southern border. Following a meeting on Wednesday with UN Secretary-General ...
This Is Beirut 25/01 11:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
For the second day running, the Lebanese parliament continues its debate on the 2024 state budget. The MPs, who are meeting for the plenary session at the Parliament on Thursday, are expected to discuss and then vote on the finance bill article by article. After a first day mainly devoted to speeches by the various parties, the second day will be ...
Renée Davis 25/01 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute
This Tuesday, CodeBrave celebrated the achievements of their outstanding students at the Australian ambassador's residence in Beirut. These students secured full scholarships, including to universities like AUB, thanks to the powerful skills acquired through CodeBrave's teaching programs in coding, robotics and AI.
Maureen Décor 25/01 08:30 - Reading : less than a minute
France is to contribute 14.7 million euros to support the Lebanese education system. This contribution will be made via AFD as part of the TREF program, piloted by UNICEF and the Lebanese Ministry of Education.
24/01 23:23 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Judged by some MPs as contrary to the Constitution because it lacks an account closure, the 2024 budget proposal has not garnered unanimous support in Parliament even though it has been significantly modified by the parliamentary Finance and Budget committee. MPs took turns to express their views in Parliament on Wednesday, the first day of a ...