This Is Beirut 2024-05-25 16:03 - Reading : less than a minute
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad did not attend the funeral ceremony of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their companions after the crash of the presidential helicopter returning from Azerbaijan. Assad's absence raised several questions, especially after his return to the Arab embrace, his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-25 13:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Civil Defense personnel recovered the bodies of citizens Yahya Ahmed Abous and Walid Yaacoub Sarkis from the sea off the Batroun coast. The members of the marine rescue unit and land centers of the Civil Defense extended their search since 2 AM to find the bodies of the citizens who were reported missing near the Kfar Abida beach. The teams ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-05-25 12:25 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut takes you to the camps of Ersal, a village north-east of Baalbeck-Hermel, where voluntary return convoys, comprising 330 Syrian migrants according to the municipality, were organized last Tuesday. These migrants had registered with General Security centers to facilitate their return home.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-25 12:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A tense and cautious calm prevails this morning in the border area of the eastern sector of southern Lebanon It extends from the Majidiya plain in Ghajar, through the outskirts of Mari in Hasbaya, to the Arqoub and the occupied Shebaa Farms. The clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli Army ceased late Friday night after the latter expanded ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-25 11:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At an event held at the Holcom Group headquarters in Beirut, Cablevision announced the launch of a new strategic partnership with beIN MEDIA GROUP, one of the world's leading sports and entertainment networks. The event was marked by the presence of Qatar's ambassador to Lebanon, SE. Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. This strategic ...
2024-05-25 11:03 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The ultra-identitarian and ultra-communitarian woke ideology is built on hatred and vengeance. This nihilistic ideology, that rejects the Christian notion of hope, confines individuals into tightly sealed categories with no chance of liberation. Wokeism prohibits and ostracizes. It establishes its realm on a blank slate, where truths are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-25 10:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) MP Pierre Bou Assi blamed Hezbollah and its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah for undermining political stability in Lebanon by preventing the election of a president, thus compromising the country's security and stability. He also blamed the pro-Iranian group for dragging Lebanon into the regional fire without consulting ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 23:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon is set to present a comprehensive paper at the upcoming Brussels conference addressing the Syrian refugee crisis, on Monday. The aim is to repatriate displaced Syrians and preserve Lebanese identity. The document in question includes basic procedures for addressing the issue of displaced Syrians. In its proposal, Lebanon urges a shift ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 22:14 - Reading : less than a minute
The Vehicle Registration Center announced that its Dekwaneh center will be “exceptionally open on Sunday, May 26, and throughout the following week, to process applications for the release of all types of vehicles and motorcycles from seizure.”
This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 21:50 - Reading : less than a minute
The General Directorate of Civil Defense issued an urgent warning on Friday, advising all citizens, residents and tourists to stay away from the beach on Saturday. The warning highlights the danger of drowning, due to rising waves and the accelerated movement of marine currents caused by strong tidal shifts and high winds. The authorities also ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 16:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri has reiterated Lebanon's “commitment” to UN Resolution 1701 in all its provisions and clauses, emphasizing that the responsibility for violating this resolution since its issuance “lies with Israel, with more than 30,000 breaches by land, sea, and air.” He stated that “Lebanon insists on its right to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The official ceremony on Friday to mark Tripoli’s selection as the Arab capital of culture in 2024 was an occasion for caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who hails from the northern city, to bemoan the persisting deadlock in the country’s institutions, starting with the presidential vacuum. “The state of paralysis that we are ...