2024-07-14 13:26 - Reading : less than a minute
A patrol from the Intelligence Directorate of the Lebanese Army in Al-Minya, in North Lebanon, intercepted on Sunday several buses transporting Syrian migrants who had entered Lebanese territory illegally, through the largely porous northern border. An investigation has been initiated with the detainees under the supervision of the competent ...
Fady Noun 2024-07-14 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On the night of July 16 to 17, Shiites observe Ashura (from the word "achra," meaning ten), commemorating a pivotal event in their community's history: the assassination of Imam Hussein, the Prophet's grandson, in Kerbala, Iraq, in October 680 A.D. (Muharram 61 in the Islamic calendar). Imam Hussein was fleeing Damascus and the Caliph Yazid, with ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-07-13 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Guesthouses have been booming in Lebanon in recent years. They are highly sought-after, and the quality of what is being offered is continually improving. This Is Beirut invites you to discover four guesthouses located in various Lebanese regions, while interviewing experts to assess the season in light of the crises and repercussions of the ...
2024-07-13 16:43 - Reading : less than a minute
A large fire broke out in a lot adjacent to the former Souk al-Ahad site in the Tripoli Quarantine area on Saturday. Civil defense members rushed to the scene to extinguish the blaze.
2024-07-13 14:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Two people were killed on Saturday by an Israeli drone attack on a car on the Khardali road in Ain El Qasab. It was later known that the car was carrying Kfarkila Municipality and 'Amal' Movement member, Moussa Suleiman, and the father of a deceased Hezbollah fighter, Mohammed Najib Halawi. Suleiman and Halawi were filling water from Ain El Qasab ...
2024-07-13 11:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed on Saturday that “Lebanon cannot wait for a settlement in Gaza,” asserting that “the government needs to take immediate and decisive measures regarding the southern front in implementing 1701.” Speaking at an LF ceremony to hand out party membership cards at Maarab, he affirmed that “opening ...
2024-07-13 10:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
After a tense night on the southern borders, the Israeli Army announced on Saturday that “9 buildings in Metulla were damaged by rocket shelling from Lebanon on Friday afternoon.” In this context, Israeli Army spokesperson, Avichaee Adraee, stated that “two suspicious aerial targets were intercepted while they were heading to Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-13 07:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In an anticipatory move for the post-truce phase in Gaza, and the “Day After” plan for southern Lebanon, Britain tried to market an offer to Hezbollah and Israel under which it would erect advanced watchtowers along the Lebanese-Israeli border. The observation towers, which would be more sophisticated than those installed on the border with ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-12 21:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched “Discoveries Around Annaya” on Friday, a tourism route that connects 28 cultural and religious sites in Annaya, Jbeil. The program is part of the Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods (PSL) initiative, which seeks to attract tourists as a means of improving local ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-12 19:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The new public transport buses were vandalized between Dora and Karantina just one day after their inauguration on July 10. The incident caused swift responses from government officials and condemnation from consumer protection groups. The Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Bassam Mawlawi, directed the General Directorate of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-12 19:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants submitted a complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on July 3 to address Israel’s attacks on the agricultural sector, farmers, and livestock breeders in border villages. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry said the complaint included “official statistics on the number of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-12 18:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Media Office of the Lebanese Forces Party questioned, “Has it become abnormal to insist on electing a president by calling for open consecutive sessions? Is disrupting the presidential elections and setting unconstitutional conditions the right thing to do? Certainly not.” The Lebanese Forces statement is a response to the meeting held by ...