Ode to Lebanese Mothers

Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-03-21 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute

On the occasion of Mother's Day, some Lebanese paid tribute to the Lebanese mother and to their own mothers in particular.

Mikati: Dialogue Is Lebanon’s Only Option

This Is Beirut 2024-03-20 21:24 - Reading : less than a minute

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called for dialogue for Lebanon to recover from its crises. “As Michel Chiha put it, Lebanon, unique in its pluralism and its representation of diverse political ideologies and communities, has no choice but to follow the path of constructive dialogue, mutual respect and tolerance. This represents harmony ...

Berri Insists on Dialogue Before Presidential Election

This Is Beirut 2024-03-20 19:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanese Forces

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri insists that agreement on a candidate must be reached ahead of any parliamentary session to elect a president. According to sources who visited him on Wednesday, Berri “renewed his call for consultations and agreement among all parties involved.” He emphasized that “only consultations can guarantee ...

Successful Aortic Valve Replacement for Hariri

This Is Beirut 2024-03-20 14:41 - Reading : less than a minute

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri underwent an aortic valve replacement surgery in Paris, his press office announced on Wednesday, adding that the operation, which was scheduled in advance, was successful. According to Hariri’s press office, he is currently recovering acnd is expected to return to Abu Dhabi in a few days.

Egyptian Ambassador Comments on Quintet's Meetings With Berri

This Is Beirut 2024-03-20 14:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

As part of their mission to push forward the presidential election dossier, the ambassadors of the Quintet committee, grouping the US, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, visited several Lebanese officials in the past couple of days, including Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea ...

World Happiness Report 2023: Lebanon Remains at the Bottom

This Is Beirut 2024-03-20 11:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The World Happiness report for the year 2023 has been published on Wednesday, and what unfortunately comes as no surprise is Lebanon’s ranking at the bottom as the least happy in a list of 137 countries around the world. Lebanon ranked 136th, just ahead of Afghanistan, while Finland ranked first as the happiest country with Denmark, Iceland and ...

Southern Lebanon: Wronecka Appeals to Security Council for a Political Solution Based on 1701

This Is Beirut 2024-03-20 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed the Security Council on Tuesday on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006). The Security Council was meeting in closed consultations to discuss the latest report of ...

Diplomatic Precautions for Fear of a Lebanese-Israeli War

This Is Beirut 2024-03-20 08:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

A number of Arab and Western embassies in Beirut have drawn up plans to evacuate their nationals in the event of a large-scale Israeli military operation against Lebanon. The decision, taken as a precautionary measure, was prompted by fears that Israel would carry out its threats against Lebanon if diplomatic efforts to restore calm on the ...

Roundtable at USJ: A Third Independence for Lebanon?

This Is Beirut 2024-03-19 20:20 - Reading : less than a minute

The Faculty of History and International Relations at USJ organized a roundtable discussion, moderated by journalist Marianne Zouein, around a documentary broadcast by the Lebanese TV channel MTV on the struggle of the Lebanese between the years 2000 and 2005 until the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon. The discussion focused on a debate ...

Wafiq Safa Arrives in UAE for Negotiations on Lebanese Detainees

This Is Beirut 2024-03-19 19:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Wafiq Safa, Head of the Coordination Unit within Hezbollah, embarked on a trip to the Emirates on Monday night. "Wafiq Safa is attempting to reach an agreement for the release of several Lebanese detainees currently held in Emirati prisons due to their alleged ties with Hezbollah," stated a Hezbollah spokesperson to Lebanese media. According to ...

International Diplomacy on Lebanon: Multiple Initiatives, Same Objective

Samar Kadi 2024-03-19 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon has been the scene of a flurry of foreign and Arab diplomatic moves that gained significant momentum in the past months after Hezbollah opened its so-called “support front” for Gaza on the southern border with Israel on October 8. In June last year, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed his former Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le ...

Quintet Ambassadors Meet With Geagea and Aoun

This Is Beirut 2024-03-19 18:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

During their mission to engage Lebanese officials and propel forward the presidential election dossier, ambassadors from the Quintet countries, the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, convened on Tuesday with Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces, at his residence in Maarab. After the meeting, Geagea highlighted the core ...