2024-05-03 18:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
“He went straight for the jugular.” That is how one can summarize the position of caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, following his meeting with the Cypriot President and the President of the European Commission on Thursday. Mikati is seemingly preparing a deal to sell Lebanon off for a billion euros “at the expense of the Lebanese.” ...
gdeveloper 2024-05-03 16:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli army spokesperson, Avichae Adraee, revealed on Friday that “the 282nd Brigade carried out a surprise exercise to simulate an offensive operation on the northern front”. In a tweet on X, Adraee indicated that troops of the brigade have been conducting offensive and defensive missions on the Lebanese borders for the past three ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-05-03 14:57 - Reading : less than a minute
MP Najat Aoun Saliba's study at the American University of Beirut confirmed cancer-causing agents from diesel generator emissions on three streets. Amidst a polluted and densely populated Beirut, questions of accountability arise as some generator owners seek solutions while government reliance on private generators increases due to energy ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-03 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon fell 21 places since last year, according to the 2024 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RWB) on Friday. Lebanon currently ranks 140 out of 180 countries. The report shows the deterioration of press freedom, accompanied by a worsening economic and political situation, in addition to increased restrictions ...
Maureen Décor 2024-05-03 11:36 - Reading : less than a minute
On Thursday, May 2, at the Great Famine Memorial, intellectuals, historians and students gathered to pay tribute to the victims of this tragic chapter in Lebanese history.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-03 10:48 - Reading : less than a minute
French President Emmanuel Macron stressed full French commitment to seek a solution to the Lebanese crisis which is weakening the country, during a meeting with former Minister and head of the Socialist Progressive Party (PSP), Walid Joumblatt. In a statement issued by the Élysée Palace on Friday, Macron reiterated his call on all Lebanese ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 23:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati affirmed that "the sum of one billion euros" announced by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to grant to Lebanon as financial support "is unconditional" and that it will benefit "Lebanon and the Lebanese." "It has not been provided with the condition of keeping Syrian migrants in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 22:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against Mazen Hassan el-Zein, as well as four other individuals involved in financing Hezbollah. But who is Mazen el-Zein, and what relationship does he have with the pro-Iranian group? Known as the CEO and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 22:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On Thursday, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against five people involved in financing Hezbollah. Adnan Mahmoud Youssef, Mazen Hassan al-Zein, Andriyah Samir Mushantaf, Bashir Ibrahim Mansur, and Firas Hasan Moukalled were designated for helping US-designated Hezbollah money ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 19:51 - Reading : less than a minute
The political developments in Lebanon and the region were at the heart of discussions held on Thursday in Maarab between the leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, and the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, Walid Boukhari. Throughout the meeting, which lasted for more than an hour and a half, significant attention was given to the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 19:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, stated on Thursday that "Lebanon does not seek war," emphasizing the country's commitment to implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. During discussions with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides at Ain el-Tineh, Berri condemned ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 14:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Two individuals were arrested on Monday in an attempt to smuggle 40 kilograms of hashish concealed inside a piano. According to the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), the network was preparing to smuggle the hahish to Ecuador via Rafic Hariri International Airport. The two men, T.M. (born in 1990) and R.K. (born in 1964), ...