This Is Beirut 2024-09-21 21:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stated that the risk of further escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli front is "acute" following the killing of senior Hezbollah leaders and the detonation of communication devices across Lebanon. But he suggested that the widescale attacks might actually dampen increasing tensions in the Middle ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-21 18:41 - Reading : less than a minute
44% of real estate transactions carried out by foreigners last May involved Syrians, indicating an increase in the proportion of Syrians acquiring property in Lebanon. A report for Houna Loubnan adapted by This Is Beirut.
Marc Saikali 2024-09-21 14:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In 2006, the famous "if I had known" excuse might have hinted at a sense of remorse after the devastation of South Lebanon, of Beirut suburbs, and the loss of thousands of lives. Gulf countries invested billions to rebuild the country at the time. Nineteen years later, the same players are on stage, making the same strategic blunders. ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-21 11:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
During his address to the Security Council session last night, Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Abdullah Bou Habib described the Israeli attacks on Lebanon as 'terrorist attacks.' He urged the Council to hold Israel accountable for its actions. Bou Habib demanded a “clear and explicit condemnation of Israel's terrorist ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-21 11:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah reportedly fell into a trap by smuggling "pager" devices through illegal crossings, according to ministerial sources. If these devices had gone through official channels, they would have faced strict monitoring and inspections. This could have revealed the explosives hidden inside. Instead, the pro-Iranian group chose routes that ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-21 10:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The search for missing individuals after the Israeli airstrike on a building in Beirut's southern suburb continues, having stretched through the night and into Saturday morning. Reports indicate that the number of missing persons from the attack has surpassed 20. Meanwhile, after Hezbollah confirmed the death of its head of military operations, ...
2024-09-21 10:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In southern Lebanon, residents are anxiously observing the rapid escalation of military developments since Tuesday. The two waves of explosions from Hezbollah transmission devices earlier this week have instilled widespread fear among the Lebanese people, who are apprehensive about the consequences of this new escalation. The Israeli air ...
Vanessa Kallas 2024-09-21 08:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
If you’re a citizen of southern Lebanon, you may have received a chilling message from an unknown number: “It has become clear to us that you are a big supporter of Hassan Nasrallah, so you will be rewarded by meeting him in hell.” These are not harmless pranks. Although it is not clear who is behind these messages, signs point to ...
2024-09-20 23:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations on Friday denounced the detonation of hand-held communication devices used by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon this week, saying the attack violated international law and could constitute a war crime. "International humanitarian law prohibits the use of booby-trap devices in the form of apparently harmless portable objects," the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-20 18:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli raid targeted the southern suburb of Beirut, known as Dahyeh, on Friday afternoon, in the third such attack on Hezbollah’s stronghold since the pro-Iranian group opened its “support front” for Gaza on October 8. The Israeli army claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack, indicating that Ibrahim Aqil, head of operations and a ...
2024-09-20 18:37 - Reading : less than a minute
The southern suburbs of Beirut were the target of a new Israeli airstrike on Friday around 4 p.m. Watch the latest updates from our reporter on the ground.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-20 18:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The southern front remained ablaze on Friday. Late in the afternoon, Hezbollah announced that it had fired a volley of Katyusha rockets at an Israeli intelligence base, which it accused of being responsible for the “assassinations”. The attack followed an Israeli air raid on the southern suburbs of Beirut, which claimed the lives of Ibrahim ...