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) ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-03 11:31 - Reading : less than a minute
The employees' committee of the State Employees Cooperative announced on Sunday that it was suspending the strike, "temporarily" and "for a fixed period, until the civil servants receive their raises and bonuses." Employees of the State Employees Cooperative had begun their strike on Monday.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-03 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Papal ambassador to Lebanon, Paolo Borgia, is scarcely appearing with politicians. A politician who met him quoted Borgia as saying, “The Vatican wants a president,” and calls for love, peace, and getting together. The Vatican wants a president in Lebanon because he is the only Christian head of state in the region. In the Vatican’s ...
2024-03-03 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Every Lebanese is suspected of collaboration until proven otherwise, and similarly, every foreigner on Lebanese soil is also regarded as a suspect of collaboration until proven otherwise. Over the past few days, a security team from the Dutch Embassy returning from shooting training in Kaslik was intercepted by Hezbollah elements. The ...
Fady Noun 2024-03-02 16:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Georges Naccache's insight holds weight. Two negations do not form a nation. The proof! A plethora of negations wouldn't suffice to form one either. For Lebanon to attain nationhood, it requires numerous affirmations, notably an authentic Christian affirmation. The Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon recently convened a day ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-02 16:19 - Reading : less than a minute
A fire broke out inside a crude oil pipeline on the Miniyeh sea road in the north. The fire consumed a camp for displaced Syrians and several agricultural nurseries. Black smoke covered the area. [video width="474" height="850" mp4="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WhatsApp-Video-2024-03-02-at-16.14.55.mp4"][/video]
This Is Beirut 2024-03-02 15:37 - Reading : less than a minute
US envoy Amos Hochstein is expected in Beirut on Monday for a new round of talks with Lebanese officials focused on ways to restore calm in southern Lebanon in the wake of a possible cease-fire in Gaza, according to local TV station MTV. Hochstein will kick off his talks with a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, whose political ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-02 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
MP Sami Gemayel, leader of the Kataeb party, expressed firm reservations about the National Moderation bloc's initiative to break the deadlock in the presidential election, without directly rejecting it. He said that “nothing distinguishes the initiatives that have been proposed from the one defended by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri,” who ...
Rayan Chami 2024-03-02 11:53 - Reading : less than a minute
The Antelias Cultural Movement honors Rifaat Torbey’s unique contribution to theater, emphasizing his transformative approach that transcends mere acting.