This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 15:43 - Reading : less than a minute
“Fateh” security executive, Yassine Akl, was killed on Monday in Ain el-Hilweh camp, eyewitness sources told This is Beirut. Circumstances of the murder haven’t yet been determined, as he is believed to have been killed by Islamists. “Fateh” movement is currently on alert, in the Tira neighborhood of the camp, with residents displaced ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 13:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Beirut International Airport witnessed on Monday a chaotic morning during the inspection visit organized by caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamiye, in the presence of Beirut ambassadors and local, Arab and international media. Hamiye’s invitation came after allegations of the British newspaper The Telegraph saying that Hezbollah was ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 12:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Youssef Diab, veteran journalist and member of the “Media for Freedom” administrative body, said on Monday that he is placing the campaign of intimidation and threats that he has been subjected to by Hezbollah’s electronic army “in the hands of the Lebanese judiciary.” In a statement, Diab described the campaign “calling for personal ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 10:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Military Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown warned on Sunday that an Israeli offensive in Lebanon would risk Tehran's response in support of Hezbollah, turning the ongoing conflict into a regional war, according to the Associated Press (AP). He added that Iran would provide far more support for Hezbollah than it had for Hamas, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 21:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Abeer Souhail Kurdi has been elected as the new President of the Nurses Syndicate on Sunday. Alongside her, Dareen Youssef Suleiman, Kamel Adnan Hamaidan and Ghina Daher Raad were elected as board members for a three-year term. The election process saw active participation, with 1,694 nurses casting their votes. The process was held during the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
King Abdullah II of Jordan received former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt at Al-Husseiniya Palace on Sunday for a meeting during which they discussed regional developments. According to the Jordanian royal, both men stressed the importance of an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. King Abdullah also emphasized the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 18:39 - Reading : less than a minute
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin arrived in Lebanon on Sunday evening for a four-day visit, at the invitation of the president of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta, Marwan Sehnaoui.
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 17:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hezbollah is reportedly storing a large quantity of Iranian weapons, missiles and explosives at Beirut International Airport (BIA), according to British daily newspaper The Telegraph, which quotes whistleblowers who work at the airport. This information has sparked strong reactions in Lebanon, where Caretaker Minister of Public Works ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 15:57 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, arrived in Lebanon on Sunday afternoon for a four-day “friendship and trust” visit at the invitation of the president of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta, Marwan Sehnaoui. He was welcomed upon his arrival by the outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Bou Habib, ...
2024-06-23 15:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Metropolitan Elias Audi emphasized the need for reforms “that start at the top of the state,” thus highlighting the importance of electing a president “whose sole concern is to save Lebanon” and who, “in collaboration with his government, will have to ensure the application of laws, hold accountable those who must answer for their ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 15:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai once again warned against the danger of a presidential vacuum. In his opinion, failing to hold elections is a “national mistake that deals a fatal political blow to the consensus system upon which we rely.” In his Sunday homily, the Maronite Patriarch emphasized the importance of Lebanon having “a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 13:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The caretaker Minister of Labor, Moustapha Bayram, announced on Sunday the suspension of the activities of 280 labor agencies and migrant worker recruitment agencies that have not regularized their situation by providing, at the request of the ministry, documents proving that they are in compliance with legal and humanitarian requirements. A ...