This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 15:18 - Reading : less than a minute
In a meeting with the caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Italy's Ambassador to Lebanon, Nicoletta Bombardieri, announced the decision of Italy's national airline, ITA Airways, to operate 11 flights a week from Rome to Beirut, starting next April. The Minister described this decision as a sign of renewed confidence in a vital ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 12:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The President of the Higher Judiciary Council (HJC), Judge Souheil Abboud, highlighted numerous challenges confronting the Lebanese judiciary. During a conference organized by the Francophone Network of Judicial Councils (Réseau francophone des conseils de la magistrature judiciaire) (RFCMJ) at the French Court of Cassation in Paris, Judge ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Antoine Kahwaji Gebran Bassil Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army
Gebran Bassil is still using every possible means to attack and dismiss the army's Commander-in-Chief, Joseph Aoun, whose presence at the head of the army would strengthen his chances of being elected president. The name of the head of military intelligence, General Antoine Kahwaji, has been put forward to replace General J. Aoun, who is due to ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 22:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel, currently visiting the United States, met with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf at the US State Department headquarters on Thursday. During the meeting, Gemayel emphasized "the need to protect Lebanon from the repercussions of the ongoing war in the region," stressing "the importance ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 21:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah continued along Lebanon's southern border on Thursday. Hezbollah announced the death of three of its fighters, while an Israeli civilian was killed in northern Israel by an anti-tank missile launched from southern Lebanon. In the evening, Hezbollah said it had targeted two Israeli soldiers who were installing ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 20:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Archbishop Bechara Rai sent a message of peace on Thursday from Tyre, where he toured in solidarity with the inhabitants of southern Lebanon, particularly those in border villages who have largely fled their homes in the face of ongoing Israeli bombardment since October 8, when Hezbollah opened the southern front in support of ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 19:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for a meeting of the Parliament Bureau on Monday to set the agenda for a plenary session he had promised to organize in the first half of December. Above all, his move means that Parliament is ready to act to avoid a vacancy at the head of the army by extending the term of office of its Commander-in-Chief ...
2023-12-07 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
For the upcoming municipal elections scheduled for May 2024, a proposal to adopt gender equality quotas might be implemented. Put forth by the association Fifty-Fifty, the bill advocating for gender quotas — in favor of women — in municipal elections has been adopted by five Lebanese political parties. It will undergo further review in ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 17:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese national carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced on Thursday that it will be increasing the number of flights it operates over the holiday season. In addition to scheduled flights, MEA will operate 151 extra flights during the period from December 14, 2023 to January 10, 2024. MEA had decided on October 22 to reduce the number of ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned on Thursday the criminal acts perpetrated by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. In a statement, the Ministry denounced the international community for not “taking deterrent or accountability measures” against Israeli war crimes, which have resulted in “approximately 1,000 ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 17:08 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun met with a delegation of the Maronite Central Council, headed by its president Michel Matta, who “rejected there being a vacancy in the army command and also rejected appointments being made in the absence of a president, especially during this critical stage in Lebanon’s history.” The ...
2023-12-07 12:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara al-Rai visited south Lebanon on Thursday to express solidarity with displaced populations.