Lebanon

UN Envoy Calls for Urgent Diplomacy as ‘Cautious Optimism’ Surrounds Lebanon’s Stability

This is Beirut 17/03 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, expressed “cautious optimism” regarding Lebanon’s political and security situation during her briefing to the UN Security Council on Monday. Hennis-Plasschaert welcomed the formation of Lebanon’s new government and its ministerial program. She also ...

The Public Appointment Mechanism: An Overview

This is Beirut 17/03 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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This is Beirut has reviewed a copy of the document outlining the mechanism set by the Council of Ministers for public appointments. According to Minister of Information Paul Morcos, this document is a preliminary draft that is expected to be finalized and approved by the Cabinet on Thursday. Here are the main points. The process is primarily ...

Government to Announce Administrative Appointment Mechanism on Thursday

This is Beirut 17/03 19:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese Council of Ministers convened for a marathon session on Monday to finalize the mechanism for administrative appointments, particularly for high-ranking positions. The meeting, which began at 11 AM at the Grand Serail and lasted over five hours, resulted in the approval of the mechanism in principle. However, its official announcement ...

Intense Clashes Resume on Lebanon-Syria Border

This is Beirut 17/03 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Heavy clashes rekindled along the Lebanese-Syrian border on Monday afternoon, north of Hermel, following intense shelling from Syrian territory on the town of Hosh al-Sayyed Ali, which has been held by Hezbollah since 2013. Heavy artillery fire also resumed between Mishrifa and al-Qasr. The shelling on Hosh al-Sayyed Ali killed 7 and injured ...

Israeli Airstrike Kills Two and Injures Three in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 17/03 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Two people were killed and three others wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting a motorcycle in the Yohmor al-Shaqif area of Nabatiyeh, the Public Health Emergency Operations Center reported on Monday morning. The Israeli army stated that the strike targeted “two Hezbollah members who were operating and directing terrorist ...

Jean Abboud: Tourism's Shy Recovery in Lebanon

This is Beirut 17/03 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Jean Abboud Flights Lebanon Tourism

Tourism in Lebanon is slowly getting back on track. As the Fitr and Easter holidays approach, demand for flight tickets to Lebanon is rising steadily, with additional flights planned, promising a good spring season. Indeed, “demand for tickets to Lebanon is rising steadily, and the number of flights will increase as the festive season ...

Tensions Escalate at the Syrian Border: Lebanese Army on High Alert

This is Beirut 17/03 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The situation at the Lebanon-Syria border is rapidly deteriorating, following overnight clashes between Hezbollah partisans and the Syrian forces under the new authorities in Damascus. Early Monday morning, the Lebanese Army issued a statement announcing the implementation of exceptional security measures in the Al-Qasr region (north of Hermel), ...

VideosLebanese Cabinet to Discuss New Process for Administrative Appointments

Rayan Chami 17/03 11:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Council of Ministers Administrative Appointments

The Lebanese Cabinet is convening today to review a proposed new mechanism for administrative appointments. A committee will be responsible for the selection process, with the Civil Service Council overseeing it.

ChronicleAl-Bustan Festival: Via Crucis or the Final Prayer

Alain E. Andrea 17/03 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On March 15, at the Saint-Joseph Church of the Jesuit Fathers in Monnot, the al-Bustan Festival dedicated a musical evening to Franz Liszt's Via Crucis, one of the most radical works in his sacred repertoire. Composed between 1878 and 1879, this cycle illustrates the profound aesthetic and spiritual transformation of the Hungarian composer in his ...

AnalysisQuestionable Transition

Charles Chartouni 17/03 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon is still dealing with the imponderables and equivocations of a very tentative peace process. The drama lies at the very heart of the transition process and the absence of a consensual approach to the problems besetting it. Initially, the ongoing actors have failed to acknowledge the nature of the transformative process and its strategic ...

Clashes on the Lebanese-Syrian Border: Syrian Ministry of Defense Accuses Hezbollah

This is Beirut 16/03 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese-Syrian border saw heightened security tensions on Sunday evening. The Syrian Ministry of Defense reported that Hezbollah members from Lebanon crossed the border into the Homs region and killed three Syrian soldiers. According to the ministry, Hezbollah subsequently brought the bodies back to Lebanese territory. The ministry also ...

Escalation on the Lebanon-Israel Border: Airstrikes, Tensions and Repression Threats

This is Beirut 16/03 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

South Lebanon

Sunday saw a resurgence of tensions in southern Lebanon, along the border with Israel. Around two o'clock in the morning, two consecutive Israeli drone strikes killed two people. The first strike, targeting a car in Yater, in the Bint Jbeil district, killed a member of the Srour family. The second, hitting a car in Mays el-Jabal, in the ...