This is Beirut 21/03 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed that the slogan “People, Army, Resistance” is now obsolete, adding that “Hezbollah’s weapons chapter was closed” with the government’s ministerial statement. In an interview with al-Arabiya on Friday, Salam stressed that the policy statement clearly entrusts decisions of war and peace exclusively to ...
This is Beirut 21/03 11:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Attorney General Jamal Hajjar issued a decision on Thursday prohibiting former Minister of Economy Amin Salam from leaving the country. At the same time, he submitted a request to the General Directorate of Public Security to enforce this travel ban, relying on a report forwarded by the Parliamentary Committee on Economy, Industry, Trade and ...
This is Beirut 21/03 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Rajji stated that Lebanon has not issued any official response to US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus, who suggested opening political negotiations with Israel. “Any form of normalization with Israel is out of the question, and Beirut categorically rejects any direct political ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 21/03 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Movies Cinema Motherhood Actress Culture
Cinema reveals the richness and complexity of a maternal role that is never fully attained, always in question. On-screen as in life, mothers wonder whether they are “good enough” for the beings most precious to them—their children. Like the Lebanese spring that coincides with their celebration, these maternal figures navigate between ...
Johnny Kortbawi 21/03 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon has never held parliamentary elections without first revisiting its electoral law. The country stands out for its persistent search for voting systems that cater to the shifting political landscape and the interests of dominant parliamentary parties. While the Taif Agreement established governorates as electoral districts, the 1992 ...
Maurice Matta 20/03 21:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Banque du Liban Governor Appointments
The Cabinet approved on Thursday the administrative appointment mechanism, reaffirming ministers’ role in the process. Under the agreed framework, the relevant minister will propose a list of hors-cadre candidates, while the final decision rests with the Cabinet. Meanwhile, the appointment of a new Bank of Lebanon (BDL) governor remains ...
This is Beirut 20/03 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Three Israeli fighter jets carried out air raids on the outskirts of Jbaa and al-Bureij in southern Lebanon on Thursday night. The strikes were accompanied by low-altitude flights over the South and the Beqaa. The warplanes fired four missiles, targeting areas between Jbaa, Zhalti and Senya in the South. In the Beqaa, two additional airstrikes ...
Yara Germany 20/03 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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Baby blues, despair, guilt… After giving birth, Geoana finds herself overwhelmed by postpartum depression, feeling as though she’s reached her breaking point. But rather than allowing her pain to consume her, she transforms it into a powerful force and makes it her mission to help other mothers in distress. In honor of Mother’s Day, This is ...
This is Beirut 20/03 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon is set to hand over over 700 Syrian detainees to Syria out of the more than 2,000 currently held in its overcrowded prisons, a Lebanese judicial official told AFP on Thursday. “There are more than 700 Syrian detainees and convicts whose files have been finalized and who meet the conditions for extradition,” the official, speaking on ...
Marc Saikali 20/03 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In 1982, the Israeli army launched Operation "Peace for Galilee" with the goal of driving Arafat's militias from southern Lebanon. More than mere militias, these were organized armies, and Yasser Arafat reigned as the undisputed ruler and bloodstained overlord of Lebanon. The leader of the PLO had unilaterally declared Lebanon as the launchpad for ...
Salam El Zaatari 20/03 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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When a US envoy speaks this bluntly, the game has changed. Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East, did not hide his frustration with Lebanese officials’ handling of Hezbollah. He went even further, emphasizing that Washington no longer accepts Lebanon’s strategy of maneuvering and political jockeying, arguing that it ...
This is Beirut 20/03 05:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cabinet Nawaf Salam Administrative Appointments
The government approved on Thursday a new mechanism for administrative appointments in the public administration. According to Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, the mechanism is based on nine criteria, including competence, prioritization, competition, absence of conflicts of interest, transparency, equal opportunity, diversity, inclusion and ...