Yara Germany 2024-07-28 09:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Nada Koussa was crowned Miss Lebanon 2024 saturday night. She competed against 14 other candidates during an evening themed around women's empowerment.
This Is Beirut 2024-07-27 23:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former MP Walid Jumblatt received a phone call from US envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein who expressed his concern over the developments on the southern Lebanon front in light of the Majdal Shams incident. Jumblatt stressed “the need to immediately stop the Israeli aggression on Palestine and Lebanon.” He highlighted that there was ...
gdeveloper 2024-07-27 14:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former Deputy Prime Minister, MP Ghassan Hasbani, denied claims from “Ain al-Tineh” that the Lebanese Forces (LF) are the only party opposing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. “Ain al-Tineh is trying to isolate the LF,” he said, adding that all opposition parties share the same positions. In an interview with "Voice of All Lebanon,” ...
2024-07-27 13:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army announced shooting down a drone coming from Lebanon over the Israeli maritime economic zone where oil and gas wells are located, notably the Karish field. Israel continues to extract gas and oil from this field despite the ongoing war in Gaza and southern Lebanon. According to the Israelis, the destruction of this drone was ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-07-26 21:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s air defense units “fired an anti-aircraft missile” at Israeli warplanes flying over south Lebanon”, forcing them “to retreat from the Lebanese airspace”, according to a communiqué published by Hezbollah on the night of Thursday to Friday. Is it a game changer or an incident that can be exploited politically by ...
Samar Kadi 2024-07-26 21:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security, Amos Hochstein, announced on Friday President Joe Biden’s decision to provide some 11,500 eligible Lebanese nationals with a Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) allowing them to remain in the US regardless of their visa expiry and their status, and to eventually ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-26 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti sounded the alarm on Friday over the increasing intensity of cross-border fire exchange. He expressed concern over a “potential risk of a sudden, wider and uncontrollable conflict.” In an interview with Voice of Lebanon radio, Tenenti called on all parties to cease fire and return to full implementation of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-26 10:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrived in Paris on Thursday to represent Lebanon at the opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games. This ceremony will be attended by leaders and representatives from 120 countries around the world. According to information reported by the daily “Al-Joumhouriya”, Mikati will hold talks with French ...
Michel Touma 2024-07-26 10:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The inception of Ici Beyrouth, along with the unique concept of this young media outlet, are inextricably linked to the lasting impact of Frédéric Domont. From its very beginning, he infused his vision into this venture, which started from scratch and swiftly became a prominent presence in the media landscape in less than three ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-26 09:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Driven by harsh criticism from various political groups of its unilateral move to open its so-called “support front” for Gaza in south Lebanon, Hezbollah decided to involve the “Resistance Brigades” that it formed in the July 2006 war, in the confrontations against Israel. The aim is to give a multi-sectarian and comprehensive national ...
2024-07-25 18:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In the escalating conflict with Israel, Hezbollah is gearing up on two fronts. Recently, the Shiite group carried out a reconnaissance operation of the Israeli Air Force base at Ramat David in northern Israel. The move signaled Hezbollah’s readiness to broaden the conflict and target additional sensitive locations within Israel if escalation ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-25 18:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, accompanied by several senior officers, major unit commanders and independent regiments, observed a live-fire combat drill in the Aqoura region. The drill was conducted by cadets from the Military Academy’s lieutenant qualification course. The exercise simulated an attack on and the elimination of a terrorist ...