2024-03-04 21:00 - Reading : less than a minute
The families of the victims of the Beirut port explosion have gathered for the 43rd time in front of the Emigrant Statue. Forty-three months of waiting, suffering and a sense of impunity for those responsible for the tragedy.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-04 17:56 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army
US envoy Amos Hochstein met with Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun Monday afternoon in Yarzeh. Hochstein highlighted the pivotal role of the Lebanese army, especially considering the war in Gaza and the confrontations on the southern Lebanese front. The US envoy insisted that the LAF’s function in the coming ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-04 16:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On the occasion of the National Day of Nature Reserves, caretaker Environment Minister Nasser Yassin announced that "nature reserves will open their doors free of charge on Sunday, March 10, 2024 for nature lovers, students, clubs, associations and individuals wishing to discover Lebanon's nature." The reserves ready to welcome visitors at this ...
2024-03-04 13:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ramadan truce and acceleration of the peace process in the region, or deterioration of the situation in South Lebanon and escalation of conflict as far as an Israeli incursion? All scenarios are on the table, making the mission of American envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut complicated. What’s in store for us? Hochstein is expected to land in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-04 11:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following the firing of an anti-armor rocket from Lebanon towards Margaliot in the Upper Galilee, reports from Israeli media clarified that there was one fatality and seven individuals wounded. Regarding the exchange of fire, the Israeli army fired in the air and at close range at farmers who were spraying pesticides on their crops near the town ...
2024-03-04 08:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
None of the key Lebanese political figures can confirm US President Senior Advisor Amos Hochstein’s agenda during his upcoming visit to Lebanon. However, according to American sources, Hochstein’s expected visit to Lebanon (on Monday) could not be barren of some new information or developments. The question remains: what is the nature ...
2024-03-03 23:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hostilities resumed on Sunday evening on the southern front, after a day marked by intermittent exchanges of artillery fire between Hezbollah and Israel. In the evening, the Israeli Army carried out two raids on Aita al-Shaab, as well as on Kfar Kila, where a house was targeted, without causing any casualties. Additionally, Israel targeted the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-03 17:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese University Contractual Professors' Committee has announced a week-long general strike, starting Monday, March 4. In a statement issued on Sunday, the committee called on all contractual professors to "take part in a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education on Tuesday, March 5, at 11 AM." The aim of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-03 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Sunday, the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, denounced the government's intention to close certain diplomatic missions, notably in South America. The issue was on the agenda for Wednesday's session of the Council of Ministers. "The Lebanese diaspora is Lebanon's second lung," wrote Bassil on his X account. For him, ...
2024-03-03 15:27 - Reading : less than a minute
The famous Lebanese newspaper launched a campaign entitled "L'Orient-Le Siècle" to mark its centenary. L'Orient-Le Jour was founded in 1971, as a result of the merger of two daily newspapers, L'Orient, founded in 1924, and Le Jour, founded in 1934.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-03 13:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai said on Sunday that the election of a president "gives institutions their legitimacy." "Lebanese political leaders need to reconcile with each other, turn the page on the past and re-establish mutual trust," added Archbishop Rai in his Sunday homily. "This makes it possible to place the good of the Lebanese above ...
2024-03-03 11:38 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Saint John Maron was born in Antioch and died in 707 in Kphar-Haï. He is recognized as the founder of the Maronite Syriac Church of Antioch and the pioneer of Lebanese identity. He established the modern Lebanese state on geographical (Mount Lebanon), religious (Chalcedonian Christianity), linguistic (Syriac) and military (the Mardaites) ...