Alissar Boulos 2024-05-17 19:01 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It's Friday, May 17th, the 224th day of the war in Gaza. In local news: The main political event of the week was the parliamentary meeting debating the European Union aid package, while Lebanon prepares for the summer season. In international news: Gaza developments, the Arab summit in Bahrain ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-17 17:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam affirmed Qatar’s desire to reach a solution to the presidential deadlock that satisfies all Lebanese, revealing its readiness to host a Doha 2 conference. “However, Qatar will not risk bringing up this topic before it is mature and its success is ensured,” he said. In an interview with the Qatari Al ...
2024-05-17 12:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Local TV station MTV reported that a boat carrying 20 Syrians headed from the Syrian coast towards Cyprus four days ago was pursued by the Cypriot navy. The boat later reached the Lebanese coast at the Arida border. To that end, and as part of the cooperation between the two sides, the Lebanese navy handed it over to the Syrian navy.
2024-05-17 12:17 - Reading : less than a minute
On the occasion of International Museum Day on Saturday, caretaker Minister of Culture Mohammad Mortada has decided to open all Lebanese archaeological sites and museums under the ministry's authority to Lebanese visitors free of charge. This will be effective starting 8 AM tomorrow, May 18.
2024-05-17 12:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Coordinating Committee of Lebanese-Canadians (CCLC) held a meeting on May 13, 2024 at St. Charbel Church Hall in the Greater Toronto Area with representatives of the Liberal Party of Canada, headed by the Honorable Robert Oliphant, Member of Parliament of Toronto riding, Don Valley West and Parliamentary Secretary to the Canadian Foreign ...
2024-05-17 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Associated Press (AP) published an article on Friday about Hezbollah stepping up its attacks on Israel in recent weeks, particularly since the Israeli incursion into the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. It has struck deeper inside Israel and introduced new and more advanced weaponry. The militant group struck this week a military ...
2024-05-17 11:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli airstrikes that hit on Friday morning the town of al-Najariya (Saida district) killed a Hezbollah official, and two Syrian nationals were killed in other strikes in south Lebanon, according to our correspondent in the area. Hezbollah official Hussein Khader Mahdi was killed in a that targeted his vehicle al-Najariya, while three ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 23:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah said on Thursday that two of its members were killed on in an Israeli strike on the car in which they were traveling, in the Qana region of southern Lebanon. The strike followed Hezbollah's announcement that it had fired over 60 Katyusha rockets at Israeli military positions in the part of the Golan Heights occupied and annexed by ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 21:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati underlined, in his address at the Arab League summit in Bahrain on Thursday, Lebanon’s strong “attachment to its Arab identity,” which he said offers it protection and support. “We need to follow up on three main issues of concern in Lebanon today, notably the escalation of violence on the southern ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 17:31 - Reading : less than a minute
Tensions in South Lebanon increased on Thursday afternoon, as an Israeli drone hit a car on the road linking Qana to Ramadiya in the Tyre caza, resulting in two casualties. Israeli artillery shelling also hit deeper, reaching the plain of Marjayoun, while warplanes fired four missiles at Mrouj al-Rayhan and Dhour Sujud. At the same time, the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 13:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati asserted on Thursday the importance of UNHCR’s full cooperation with the Lebanese government on the issue of Syrian migrants, affirming that “the government is determined to complete the resolution of this issue, regardless of obstacles and difficulties”. In a meeting with UN Secretary General, Antonio ...
2024-05-16 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
There is still disagreement between Total Energies and the Ministry of Energy’s petroleum management committee over the final report on drilling works in Block 9. The French multinational did not deliver the report in question, despite repeated requests from the ministry. However, the cabinet and the Ministry of Energy have, strangely enough, ...