2024-09-05 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Since the start of the clashes in October 2023, many residents of southern Lebanon sought refuge in safer areas. However, due to mounting obstacles, they are left with two choices: enduring or returning.
2024-09-05 16:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Former Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MPs Alain Aoun, Simon Abi Ramia, Elias Bou Saab and Ibrahim Kanaan met with Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai at the latter's summer residence in Diman on Thursday, to advocate for closing Christian ranks. At the end of the meeting, Kanaan announced that the former FPM MPs aimed to “create a national ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-05 14:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On the eve of the new school year, the issue of the compensation fund for teachers in private schools has resurfaced. The issue at stake remains the devaluation of the indemnities and retirement pensions paid to teachers. In this context, the Secretary-General of Catholic Schools, Father Youssef Nasr, called for a meeting between the school ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-09-05 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Hasan el-Makary and his family continue to craft Mufataka, a traditional Lebanese dessert made with fragrant rice pudding, turmeric, tahini, sugar, and pine nuts. This cherished recipe, a family legacy passed down through generations, remains a beloved treat both during holidays and throughout the year.
2024-09-04 21:52 - Reading : less than a minute
More than four years after the Beirut port explosion, the victims' families are still waiting for justice. They are demanding the resumption of the investigation by Judge Bitar, which remains on hold.
2024-09-04 21:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The preliminary investigation into the "Optimum Invest" case has been concluded. The Public Prosecution at the Court of Cassation closed the file and transferred it to the Financial Prosecutor's Office, which has initiated proceedings against the former governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, who is being held in preventive detention in ...
2024-09-04 14:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Recent discussions have highlighted a renewed push by the Quintet – consisting of the United States, Saudi Arabia, France, Qatar and Egypt – to break the deadlock in the Lebanese presidential election. If confirmed, this initiative would currently be carried out on two levels: Saudi and French. Particular attention has been drawn to ...
2024-09-03 19:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Scheduled for October 22, the upcoming elections of parliamentary committees — typically a routine affair — will this year be a focal point of political maneuvering amid rising tensions within the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM). For the FPM, the stakes are high, as the elections will decide whether key figures — Ibrahim Kanaan (Chair of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 18:19 - Reading : less than a minute
According to information obtained by This is Beirut, the State’s Shura (consultative) Council has nullified Defense Minister Maurice Slim’s decision to extend the mandates of Major General Pierre Saab and Major General Mohamad Mustapha
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 16:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Ministry of Information and UNESCO Beirut Office unveiled a new initiative on Monday. This joint effort, titled “Documentary Heritage Emergency Intervention for TeleLiban Archives” was achieved with the support of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH) emergency interventions. TeleLiban's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 16:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Relations between resigning MPs of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the party leadership under MP Gebran Bassil are on the brink of total estrangement, following MP Ibrahim Kanaan’s public criticism of the party’s policies and performance. Bassil has reportedly asked the quitting MPs to resign from the parliamentary committees they are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 16:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon’s former Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, was arrested on Tuesday by order of Public Prosecutor, Judge Jamal Hajjar, after being questioned over the Optinum Invest affair. Hajjar said Salameh “will remain under arrest for four days as a precautionary measure” after which he would be referred to the investigating judge for ...