This Is Beirut 2024-05-20 10:37 - Reading : less than a minute
The Council of Ministers issued on Monday an administrative memorandum declaring a national mourning following the death of the President of the Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi. The memorandum stated that flags are to be flown at half-mast in all public administrations and municipalities for the next three days. Media stations are also to adjust ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-20 10:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon's Tehran-backed Hezbollah group mourned on Monday the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in a helicopter crash, praising him as a "protector" of anti-Israel groups in the region. "Hezbollah in Lebanon extends its deepest condolences," the group said in a statement, adding that they knew Raisi "closely for a long ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-19 21:58 - Reading : less than a minute
On Sunday afternoon, unidentified gunmen on board of a 4x4 opened fire at the central headquarters of the Kataeb party in Saifi, downtown Beirut. A party spokesman confirmed the shooting to This Is Beirut but declined to comment further. An investigation is underway.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-19 17:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The list made up of members of Hezbollah, the Amal Movement, the Free Patriotic Movement and independents won the partial election of the Lebanese Order of Physicians in Beirut. The elections took place on Sunday at the headquarters of the Order, under the supervision of its president, Dr. Youssef Bakhache, and the representative of the Ministry ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-19 17:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
General Security (GS) recently shut down dozens of restaurants, factories and stores in the Beqaa region after uncovering an illegal network of Syrian nationals managing, producing and marketing counterfeit food products that fail to meet even the most basic food safety standards. GS agents discovered establishments run by Syrian investors ...
2024-05-19 15:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai emphasized that there was no “justifiable reason not to elect a president of the Republic who will abide by the Constitution and reorganize constitutional institutions.” During his Sunday sermon, Rai underscored the necessity of “electing a president who can sit at the negotiating table” should an ...
2024-05-19 10:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The quintet ambassadors—comprising the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt—are exploring a consultation mechanism. They aim to ascertain if a consensus can be reached on a presidential candidate, or if a presidential election can be organized with a limited list of contenders. However, as of yet, these ambassadors have not ...
2024-05-19 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
The Vehicle Registration Center announced that its Dekwaneh center will be open on Sunday, May 19, and throughout the following week to process applications for the release of all types of vehicles and motorcycles from seizure.
2024-05-18 20:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A group of motorcyclists protested outside Al-Mreijeh Police Station in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Saturday afternoon. The protest comes a day after security forces apprehended several bikes in the region for non-compliance with the law. The protest, involving mostly young men, escalated when the group attacked the police station, ...
2024-05-18 19:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel intensified on Saturday afternoon. Hezbollah escalated its attacks against Israel after the latter carried out a raid on Naqoura, wounding a fisherman. He was taken to a hospital and is reportedly in stable condition. In a series of press releases, the pro-Iranian group claimed responsibility for ...
Youssef Diab 2024-05-18 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
"Old habits die hard." This proverb is fitting to Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun’s situation, as she seems unwilling to change her behavior or reciprocate the conciliatory efforts of Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Jamal Hajjar. True to the saying "Nature prevails over nurture," Aoun has once again defied Hajjar's ...
2024-05-18 17:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea met with French Ambassador to Lebanon Hervé Magro in Meerab on Saturday. They were joined by the French Embassy’s political affairs advisors, Quentin Jeantet and Romain Calvary. The meeting focused on the French initiative to end the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, where ...