Maroun Chahine 08/03 12:33 - Reading : less than a minute
On International Women’s Day, March 8, the incredible women of This is Beirut – who make up 61% of our team – share their insights on the journey toward gender equality, the progress made, and the challenges that remain.
Sarah Abou Fayssal 08/03 09:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon has made notable advances in gender equality in recent years, yet the journey toward meaningful and lasting change is still riddled with challenges. The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW*), established under Law 720/1998, has played a pivotal role in pushing for women’s rights reforms. However, progress has been inconsistent ...
This is Beirut 08/03 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Michel Issa as the next US ambassador to Lebanon on Friday evening. However, the nomination remains subject to confirmation by the US Senate, a step that could prove tricky given current political tensions. “I am proud to nominate Michel Issa as US Ambassador to Lebanon,” Donald Trump said ...
This is Beirut 07/03 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Strikes South Lebanon Security
Israeli warplanes launched a series of surprise airstrikes on multiple locations in the South on Friday evening. Around 20 airstrikes targeted several valleys and wooded areas on the outskirts of Zibqin, Beit Yahoun, al-Ayshiyya, al-Rihan, Ansar and al-Baysariyya. The strikes also hit Zaghrin Hill in Jabal al-Rihan, in the Jezzine area, ...
This is Beirut 07/03 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute
drugs captagon internal security forces isf airport
Six kilograms of Captagon were seized at Beirut airport, in the suitcases of two Syrians. In a statement issued on Friday, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced that a unit of the airport control brigade “seized overnight around 6 kg of Captagon tablets, concealed in aluminum foil, as if they were chocolate ...
This is Beirut 07/03 16:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut Port Explosion Tarek Bitar investigation
Tarek Bitar, the judge in charge of investigating the Beirut port explosion, questioned on Friday three suspects as part of the ongoing probe into the devastating August 4, 2020 blast in which more than 200 people were killed and large swathes of the city destroyed. Sister company Huna Lubnan reported that the suspects include Brigadier General ...
This is Beirut 07/03 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel South Lebanon Jews Rav Ashi.
In a new breach of Lebanese sovereignty, a group of Haredi Jews entered Qabr al-Abbad, a site within Lebanese territory near the border town of Hula, on Friday morning. The visit, organized by the Israeli army under the pretext of a religious pilgrimage, saw hundreds of Haredim performing rituals at the tomb of Rabbi Rav Ashi. According to ...
Johnny Kortbawi 07/03 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Next May, Beirut is set to face its fifth municipal election since the war—assuming the elections take place. All signs indicate that they will, given the firm insistence of the President and the government. After the Beirut Municipal elections in 1998 and 2004, which were made possible with the support of late Prime Minister Rafic Hariri ...
This is Beirut 06/03 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
“God is great.” These were the words used by Druze leader Walid Joumblatt following the announcement of the arrest, in Syria, of Ibrahim Huayja, a senior Syrian military official involved in the assassination of his father, Kamal Joumblatt, the founder of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), on March 16, 1977. The announcement was made ...
This is Beirut 06/03 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Kfar Kila South Lebanon
One person was killed and two others were wounded by Israeli fire at the Fatima Gate in the village of Kfar Kila late on Thursday. In a statement, the Lebanese Army denounced “the continuing Israeli aggressions by land, sea and air against Lebanon’s sovereignty, the latest being a series of attacks on civilians in the South and the ...
Rayan Chami 06/03 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam Cabinet
The first Cabinet meeting since Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government won Parliament’s confidence is being held today at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, chaired by President Joseph Aoun. This crucial session will address several key issues, including the implementation of reforms, the 2025 budget proposal and tax exemptions for war ...
This is Beirut 06/03 18:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Saudi Arabia Baabda Palace Nawaf Salam Cabinet
The Council of Ministers on Thursday approved the promulgation of the 2025 budget by decree, as well as the temporary extension of the mandates of ambassadors from outside the cadre. At its first session after gaining the parliament’s vote of confidence held at the Baabda Palace, the Cabinet went through twenty-two items on its ...