This Is Beirut 2024-04-16 17:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The delegation of opposition MPs who headed to Washington for talks with US officials, legislators, and international financial authorities will be discussing an array of Lebanese concerns, including the developments in the south in light of Gaza’s persisting war, the presidential deadlock, and the issue of Syrian displacement to Lebanon. The ...
2024-04-16 16:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN Special Coordinator in Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, paid a farewell visit to the head of the Amel Foundation, Dr. Kamel Mhanna, on Tuesday, stressing the importance of humanitarian work under the current circumstances in Lebanon and the region. Wronecka, who will end her diplomatic mission in Lebanon soon, emphasized “the need of working ...
2024-04-16 16:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Renewal bloc MP Fouad Makhzoumi was optimistic after a meeting on Tuesday of several parliamentary blocs with the Quintet’s ambassadors at the Egyptian ambassador's residence, stressing that the initiative led by the five-nation group for ending the presidential deadlock is moving forward. Makhzoumi stressed that his bloc supports any initiative ...
2024-04-16 15:54 - Reading : less than a minute
Renewal Bloc MP Adib Abdel Massih said that his bloc proposed a “mid-way solution” to end the presidential vacancy, after a meeting on Tuesday of several parliamentary blocs with the Quintet’s ambassadors at the Egyptian ambassador's residence in Dohat Al Hoss.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-16 14:42 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi asserted that "security apparatuses are exerting greater efforts to uncover crimes as fast as possible." Mawlawi’s comments came after meeting Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian on Tuesday. "We are more and more imposing order in Beirut," he said. On Syrian displacement, Mawlawi revealed that ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-16 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Yasser el-Koukash, a resident of Azzouniyeh in the mountainous caza of Aley, was found dead on Tuesday morning after suspected Syrian assailants "tied him up and robbed his apartment." The spate of security incidents that have been taking place in the country for weeks has angered residents, some of whom attacked displaced Syrians and forced them ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-04-16 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The state of utter confusion the Lebanese were in last Saturday was not a first. In fact, since the birth of the State of Israel in 1948, the entire region has become prone to security threats and proxy wars between the great powers that have a direct impact on Lebanon. However, waiting for the Iranian drones, and then the constant expectation of ...
2024-04-16 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The recent surge of security incidents in Lebanon leaves no room for doubt: they mask a deliberate scheme aimed at destabilizing the country, and a conspiracy undermining civil peace, coexistence and national unity. The latest destabilizing incident was the kidnapping and killing of Pascal Sleiman, Lebanese Forces coordinator in the Jbeil ...
2024-04-15 22:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi discussed various aspects of dealing with the situation of Syrian migrants in Lebanon, as recommended at the ministerial consultation meeting held on Monday morning. In an interview with Al-Hurra, Mawlawi stressed that the solution to the problem lies in "enabling the safe return of Syrians to their ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-04-15 21:30 - Reading : less than a minute
On the 49th anniversary of the Lebanese civil war, the NGO "Fighters for Peace" organized a march on Monday bringing together fighters who took part in the conflict. Made up of several stops, the march began at the National Museum and ended at Beit Beirut in the emblematic Sodeco district, which still bears the scars of the war that lasted from ...
2024-04-15 20:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The American University of Beirut (AUB) has recorded its highest-ever ranking in the field of medicine, rising to 135th place (out of 1398 institutions analyzed) in the QS World University Ranking (WUR) by subject 2024. This ranking assessed AUB's performance in specific research and its reputation in its various faculties and schools. QS ...
2024-04-15 20:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a recent meeting with Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi, MP Sethrida Geagea highlighted pressing concerns surrounding the murder of Pascal Sleiman and the issue of Syrian displacement in Lebanon. Geagea emphasized that Pascal Sleiman’s crime is political until proven otherwise and the investigation has not yet ...