This is Beirut 2024-12-24 16:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Turkey Joumblatt Erdogan
Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday during an official visit to Turkey. The two figures reviewed the latest developments in the region, including the ongoing events in Syria. Joumblatt was received at the presidential compound, accompanied by the current head ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-24 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ceasefire UN Security Council United Nations
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged a complaint with the UN Security Council, expressing strong protest at Israel's repeated violations of “the announcement of cessation of hostilities” as well as “the commitments relating to enhanced security measures concerning the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (known ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-24 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Internal Security Forces Fraud
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) is warning citizens not to fall victim to scam schemes they may encounter through social networks. These scams typically involve messages received from foreign numbers via the WhatsApp application, "offering remote work opportunities and promises of earning money," according to data ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-12-24 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute
The Beirut Chants 2024 festival came to a close on Monday evening at Saint Maroun Church in Gemmayzeh. The festival marked the centenary of the great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's death with a vibrant tribute. The concert featured tenor soloist Béchara Moufarrej, accompanied by the Notre-Dame de Louaizé Choir and an orchestra, conducted by ...
Katia Kahil 2024-12-24 11:03 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
We’ve all lost something, but we’ve also learned to help one another. It’s important to keep the Christmas spirit alive, even if it’s challenging under the current circumstances. We need to show that we’re rooted here, that we haven’t given up hope,” says Paul, a shop owner in Marjeyoun, as he carefully ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-24 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai stressed on Tuesday that “there is no salvation for Lebanon without a return to the culture of positive and active neutrality.” “Neutrality is not a political position, but an economic position that supports stability, productive flexibility and ensures the rebirth of the neutral state,” he said in his ...
Fady Noun 2024-12-24 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
It is from the night that the Savior came, and it is in the night that He was born. He came from the night of time, as He is the eternal “Son of the Father,” according to the doctrine of the Catholic Church, and He was born in the night, as witnessed by the shepherds and as the Scriptures say: “While gentle silence enveloped all things, and ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-24 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Saudi Arabia Bassam Maoulaoui
Caretaker Minister of Interior Judge Bassam Mawlawi said that the way for Lebanon to “overcome its serious and repeated crises is to return to legitimacy, the Taif Agreement and the law.” At a meeting with the Lebanese community in Riyadh, hosted by Fawzi Kabbara, Lebanon's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Mawlawi stressed “the need, in Lebanon, ...
Philippe Abi-Akl 2024-12-24 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Amal Donald Trump Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Lebanese Forces
The key issue Walid Joumblatt brought back from Paris, coupled with the information shared with Nabih Berri about Joseph Aoun’s rising presidential prospects – stemming from his leadership of a key institution and his role in ensuring stability – has revitalized the stagnant presidential process. This development has prompted candidates to ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-23 19:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Two people were killed and one was injured, on Monday, in an Israeli drone attack targeting a group of youths near the public school in the town of Taybeh, caza of Marjeyoun. Furthermore, Israeli soldiers kidnapped a shepherd, Mahmoud Moussa, in the outskirts of Ain Ebel, while others blew up an entire neighborhood in the heart of Kfar ...
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