This is Beirut 16/09 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Samy Gemayel Kataëb
Kataeb party chief and MP Samy Gemayel expressed his support for President Joseph Aoun’s policies and public statements following a meeting with the president on Tuesday. Gemayel thanked Aoun for his speech marking the anniversary of former President Bashir Gemayel’s assassination, saying it “confirms that all Lebanese leaders are now ...
Johnny Kortbawi 16/09 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In recent months, pages linked to the Axis of Resistance have grown on social media like fungi. There is no longer any way to keep track of them: every day or two, a new page appears under a different name but with the same content promoting the axis’s narrative in all its domestic and regional dimensions. These are not mere social media ...
This is Beirut 16/09 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Syria August 4 Beirut Port Cyprus Russia
Igor Grechushkin was arrested on September 5 at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria, after arriving from Paphos, Cyprus, on the basis of an Interpol red notice. The news was reported by AFP, citing a Bulgarian judicial source on condition of anonymity. A 48-year-old Russian-Cypriot national, Grechushkin had been identified by the ship’s former ...
Christiane Tager 16/09 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In Lebanon, even a single fuel ship can spiral into a political-judicial drama. Between Friday night and Saturday morning, the Lebanese navy intercepted Hawk III, carrying fuel destined for Électricité du Liban (EDL), as it attempted to evade territorial waters. Behind this incident lies a story of contradictions, suspicion, and opacity, ...
This is Beirut 16/09 11:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Arab Media Forum Beirut
President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday welcomed the decision to hold the Arab Media Forum in Beirut, during a meeting with the forum’s Secretary-General Madi al-Khamis, in the presence of Information Minister Paul Morcos. Aoun affirmed that “Lebanon has been, and will remain, a leading Arab and international media hub, a platform that upholds ...
This is Beirut 15/09 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon South Lebanon Hezbollah Nabatyeh
At least eight people were wounded on Monday evening in an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment in a residential building in the Ksar Zaatar neighborhood of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. The casualty toll is preliminary, as rescue operations remain ongoing. The injured have been taken to hospitals across the region. Ksar Zaatar is known to ...
This is Beirut 15/09 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Ministry of Youth and Sports, in partnership with the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL), held a press conference at the center to launch the humanitarian ByeBike initiative. Led by Lebanese athletes Ralph Khoury and Carla Jabbour, the initiative is a remarkable two-month cycling journey from Paris to Beirut. The ride begins on ...
Rayan Chami 15/09 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
For kids, going back to school means excitement, the smell of fresh notebooks and the joy of picking a backpack. For parents, it is a financial balancing act, with prices ranging from notebooks under a dollar to backpacks costing over a hundred, and every small item adding up.
This is Beirut 15/09 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam President Aoun Qatar Summit
President of the Republic Joseph Aoun emphasized Lebanon’s readiness for a just and lasting peace with Israel in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative during the emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Qatar, convened to discuss the recent Israeli airstrikes against this country. He stated, “In a few days, we have an appointment with the United ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 15/09 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Europe United Nations
On Tuesday, September 16, Lebanese and Cypriot officials are scheduled to hold a negotiation session to continue discussions on the maritime border demarcation between the two countries. According to available information, Lebanon will seek to extend the maritime boundary line northward to Point 7, a position it submitted to the United Nations in ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 15/09 15:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Bachir Gemayel Commemoration Assassination Sassine Strong State
A tribute was paid this Sunday to Bachir Gemayel at Sassine Square, 43 years after his assassination. In light of recent local and regional changes, is the state dreamed of by Bachir now within reach, or does it remain a vision yet to be realized?
This is Beirut 15/09 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Joseph Aoun US Secretary of State Qatar
Leaders from Arab and Muslim countries will gather for an emergency summit in Doha on Monday, a week after Israel's unprecedented strike on Hamas in Qatar prompted widespread anger. The President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, arrived at Hamad International Airport in Doha to lead the Lebanese delegation at the summit. Foreign ...