Lebanon

UN Envoy Reflects on Lebanon's Challenges and Hope for 2025

This is Beirut 2024-12-20 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Lebanon United Nations Ceasefire

The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, described 2024 as “a year of immense suffering” for Lebanon, marked by significant loss of life, widespread trauma and extensive destruction. “The challenging journey of recovery, healing, and rebuilding has only just begun,” she stated, emphasizing the need for ...

New Warning From Adraee and Continued Israeli Operations in Naqoura

This is Beirut 2024-12-20 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Baalbeck Hezbollah Lebanese Army South Lebanon

Three Lebanese citizens were kidnapped on Thursday evening by the Israeli army in Wadi Houjeir (Marjeyoun) in south Lebanon. They have been identified as Mahdi Chammout, Fouad Qataya and Ali Younes, according to several media reports. In yet another warning from the Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, residents of ...

VideosTyre Post-War: Between Reconstruction and Compensation

Lyne Sammouri 2024-12-20 10:08 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Hezbollah

In Tyre, while some areas show signs of recovery from the war, others still grapple with the effects of destruction. On the third week of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, This Is Beirut documents the reality of life in this coastal city.

Gabriel and Schenker Call on the Lebanese to Elect a Strong President

This is Beirut 2024-12-19 23:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam American Task Force on Lebanon Hezbollah Edward Gabriel David Schenker

Former ambassador and President of the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL), Edward Gabriel, expressed hope and confidence that Lebanon would have a new president of the republic on January 9, ending a two-year presidential deadlock. “We are excited about the dialogue taking place between the opposition parties, and between various political ...

US Senators Introduce Law to Assist Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-12-19 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanese Army United States US Senate

US Senators introduced on Wednesday the ‘Preventing the Undermining of Lebanon’s Sovereignty and Economy (PULSE) Act’ that authorizes strong US assistance to the Lebanese people, its army and its economy, according to a press statement by the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee. The PULSE Act was introduced by Senators ...

Palestinian Disarmament in the Context of Resolution 1701 Implementation

Bassam Abou Zeid 2024-12-19 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Fatah Hamas camps Palestinians Arms

In the context of the ceasefire agreement and the implementation of Resolution 1701, as well as previous resolutions such as 1559 and 1680, there is no mention of Palestinian weapons in Lebanon and the need to remove them, in line with international resolutions. And even though the National Dialogue held in March 2006 agreed on the need to ...

This Is Holidays: Day 4

Lyne Sammouri 2024-12-19 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Holidays Christmas

This Is Beirut invites you to follow its special Christmas bulletin during the festive season. Here's what the newsroom has in store for you on Thursday, December 19.

Mawlawi: Beirut Airport Security Operations Not Affected

This is Beirut 2024-12-19 15:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Beirut International Airport

Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi toured Beirut International Airport (BIA) on Thursday and examined security protocols and plans that are being implemented ahead of the holiday season. “The airport has not been affected by security worries,” he said, affirming that “security operations are going on very well.” He also ...

Mikati Calls for Action to Serve the Public Good at the D-8 Summit in Cairo

This is Beirut 2024-12-19 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Abbas Halabi Abdallah Bou Habib Palestine Turkey

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati took part in the opening session of the 11th Summit of the Developing Eight (D-8) in Cairo on Thursday. In his speech at the opening session, Mikati stressed the need for D-8 member states to “focus on action” in order to work for “the public good.” Mikati arrived in Egypt on Thursday for an official ...

WindowHezbollah Faces a Shrinking Support Base

Sonia Rizk 2024-12-19 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Amal Baalbeck Hamas Hezbollah Palestine

At a time when all norms in Lebanon and its surrounding regions have been overturned, with one downfall following another — from Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Assad regime in Syria — huge changes continue to unfold, provoking reactions from the entire “Axis of resistance.” This axis has collapsed, dragging along those who ...

Israeli Military Activity Persists in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-12-19 13:55 - Reading : less than a minute

South Lebanon

Israeli military vehicles were still stationed in Bani Hayyan, Marjayoun, on Thursday after their arrival on Wednesday, engaging in the destruction of several houses, conducting search operations and launching grenades at residential properties. Additionally, Israeli vehicles were spotted on the Kfar Kila-Deir Mimas road on Thursday. For the ...

“Lebanon in the 'Day After': The Last Chance?” A New Policy Brief by GGCO and CIH

This is Beirut 2024-12-19 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Amal AUB Hezbollah Palestine Ziad Sayegh

As part of the Partnership between the Good Governance and Citizenship Observatory (GGCO) at The American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Civic Influence Hub (CIH), the two organizations have published a Policy Brief titled " Lebanon in the 'Day After': The Last Chance?" In a press release published on Thursday, GGCO and CIH explain that the ...