Maureen Décor 2023-12-01 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
To mark World AIDS Day on December 1st, This is Beirut followed the Society for Inclusion and Development in Communities and Care for All (SIDC) team as they conducted their daily screening rounds using their mobile clinic.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-01 09:47 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrived to United Arab Emirates on Friday morning to lead Lebanon's delegation to the 28th United Nations climate change conference (COP28), which starts officially today in Dubai. The Lebanese delegation includes caretaker Minister of Environment Nasser Yassin, caretaker minister of Energy Walid Fayad, ...
1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
As Israeli bombardments intensify over southern Lebanon, a historic stronghold of Hezbollah, hundreds of families are fleeing the violence toward Syria. Dozens of families, primarily from Hezbollah-controlled regions, have crossed the Syrian border, seeking refuge in rural areas of the Homs province. This population movement is a direct response ...
1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The UN said Friday that a "catastrophic" intensification of Israeli attacks targeting Hezbollah militants had left Lebanon facing its deadliest period in years, with its hospitals overwhelmed by casualties. "The recent escalations in Lebanon are nothing short of catastrophic," said Imran Riza, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in ...
1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : less than a minute
UN chief Antonio Guterres endorsed Friday a joint US-French plan for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon as he warned that shockwaves from Israel's Gaza war threatened to drag the region into an "abyss." "I fully support the proposal for a temporary ceasefire -- allowing for the delivery of humanitarian relief and paving the way for the resumption of ...
1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday urged Israel not to send ground troops into Lebanon, calling on Israel and Hezbollah to immediately agree to a ceasefire. "I urge Israel to refrain from any ground incursion and to cease fire. I call on Hezbollah to do the same and refrain from any action that could destabilize the region," ...