2024-03-02 11:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a substantial contribution of 2.63 million USD from the Government of Australia to assist vulnerable populations in Lebanon. This funding aims to enable the WFP to provide essential food and cash aid to those in need. In a press release by the WFP, the latter stated that families in ...
2024-03-02 09:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Three Hezbollah fighters were killed in an early morning Israeli raid on the Naqoura highway on Saturday. The three were in a car that was targeted by a drone. Until 9 a.m., Hezbollah had not yet commented on the Naqoura raid, while the Israeli media indicated that the attack had targeted a “Hezbollah official.” Hezbollah did, however, ...
2024-03-02 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, Vice President of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council, stressed in a meeting with a delegation of the National Moderation Bloc that “Lebanon’s salvation lies in the full application of the Taif Agreement.” Al Khatib’s opinion is in harmony with the views of officials representing the five-nation group, known as the ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-03-01 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening and welcome to the Intelligent Recap It’s Friday March 1st and the 147th day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s edition: The security situation in southern Lebanon, UNRWA faces a crisis, and Cabinet approves a salary increase for public sector employees. In international news: On the ground in Gaza, Putin delivers his state of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-01 18:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In Lebanon's vibrant media landscape, Nadine Moubarak's groundbreaking study, "A Psychosocial Harm and a Hampered Career: The Struggles of Women Journalists in Lebanon," published by SK Eyes, exposes the hidden challenges faced by female journalists. Through a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative data analysis and qualitative insights, ...
Joanne Naoum 2024-03-01 17:12 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Significant international support is currently being extended to the Lebanese Army. The international community places great reliance on the institution's pivotal role and legitimacy as the sole and legal protector of the country, a sentiment shared by the majority of the Lebanese population. Diplomatic envoys have consistently advocated ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-01 16:06 - Reading : less than a minute
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel resumed on Friday afternoon following a precarious calm in the morning. Israeli raids targeted Aita al-Shaab, Marwahin and the outskirts of Jabal Blat on the Chihine and Ramya sides, as well as Hula and Wazzani in the Marjayoun caza. Hezbollah announced that it had shot down an Israeli drone in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-01 14:32 - Reading : less than a minute
Member of the Strong Lebanon bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan stated after a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai on Friday in Bkerke that the "state is required to make decisions about the ongoing war because the Lebanese people do not want war." Kanaan said that the purpose of his visit to the Patriarch is to highlight the fact that the Cabinet ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-01 12:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met on Friday with the Arab International Quintet Committee at the Grand Serail. The committee included Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Al-Bukhari, French Ambassador to Lebanon Hervé Magro, the Ambassador of Qatar, Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, the Ambassador of Egypt, Alaa Moussa, and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-01 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Kandice Ardiel emphasized that the “the freedom of UNIFIL’s movement is essential to the implementation of Resolution 1701.” “In addition to freedom of movement inside UNIFIL’s area of operations, peacekeepers have the freedom and authorization from the Lebanese Government to move throughout Lebanon for ...
Vanessa Kallas 2024-02-29 20:23 - Reading : less than a minute
The sun has finally shone in Lebanon, casting away the gloom of the storms that accompanied the winter.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-29 18:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Leader of the Independence Movement MP Michel Moawad hosted Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari at his residence in Baabda on Thursday. The discussions between the two officials covered critical issues affecting Lebanon and the broader region, including the raging conflicts in Gaza and South Lebanon, as well as the implementation ...