40 Months of Seeking Justice
2023-12-04 23:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Forty months after the Beirut port explosion, families gather, clinging to hope and memories, united in their plea for justice for the Beirut tragedy victims.
Lebanon
Air Traffic Controllers: Army to Assist Ministry of Transport
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ali Hamiyé DGAC Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army
The military will assist the Ministry of Transport in addressing the issue of staff shortage among air traffic controllers. Fifteen officers from the air forces, specialized in this field, will reinforce the civilian team of air traffic controllers at the Beirut Airport. The caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamiye, and the ...
Geagea: We Are Still Waiting for Berri
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 20:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea stated on Monday that he is still waiting for Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to convene a parliamentary meeting to prevent the risk of a leadership vacuum at the helm of the army. This potential vacuum arises from the scheduled retirement of the army’s Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, on January ...
Saint Barbara's Feast Day: More than a Mask
2023-12-04 15:10 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut delved into the rich significance of Saint Barbara's Feast Day, where ancient traditions of defiance, faith, and familial joy come to life on December 4th.
ISF Foils Smuggling Operation of 38 Syrian Nationals by Sea
This Is Beirut 2023-12-03 19:20 - Reading : less than a minute
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) raided a building in the Wadi al-Rihan area in Akkar on Thursday, apprehending 38 individuals of Syrian nationality, including 5 minors. These individuals were hiding in the building, awaiting their smuggling to Europe via death boats when the ISF caught them, according to a statement by the General ...
Mikati and Sisi Discuss Regional Conflict, Total Energies Meeting
This Is Beirut 2023-12-03 19:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During the meeting, the two officials discussed the situation in Lebanon and Gaza, as well as Egyptian efforts to halt Israeli aggression in the region and achieve a ceasefire as ...
Israeli Soldiers Injured by Hezb Fires
This Is Beirut 2023-12-03 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli Army admitted that ten soldiers and one civilian were injured as a result of the firing of an anti-tank missile from Lebanon by Hezbollah. This comes after Hezbollah fired numerous missiles targeting the Israeli radar site in the Chebaa Farms, where the latter responded to the sources of fire with 155-caliber artillery shelling. They ...
Lebanon of Tomorrow Inaugurates its Christmas Market
2023-12-03 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Hundreds of people gathered in Sassine Square on Saturday evening for the opening of Lebanon of Tomorrow's Christmas market, organized for the fourth consecutive year.
Unifying Ideology or Plural History
2023-12-03 12:16 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Much has been written about Lebanon, often viewed as a crossroads between the East and the West. Hundreds of books have been penned and revised to reflect upon and redefine the history of this land, fluctuating between a nation, a province, and a mountain. The recent attempts that followed the establishment of Greater Lebanon in 1920 — ...
Al-Rai: Failing to Elect a President, Closing the Presidential Palace is a Crime
gdeveloper 2023-12-03 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rai believed that “failing to elect the president and closing the Presidential Palace is a crime that entails the demolition of constitutional institutions and public administrations, the spread of chaos and corruption, and the distortion of Lebanon's civilized face.” He stressed in his sermon during the ...
Matar: Necessities Dictate Extension for Joseph Aoun's Mandate
This Is Beirut 2023-12-02 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
General Joseph Aoun Ihab Matar
Independent Tripoli MP Ihab Matar underlined the need to "extend the mandate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, as well as that of the Director General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), General Imad Othman.” Matar argued on Saturday that “the very critical situation in Gaza, which reflects a real danger for ...
Audi: Our State Resigned from Its Duties Decades Ago
This Is Beirut 2023-12-02 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Metropolitan of Beirut and its Greek Orthodox affiliates, Bishop Elias Audi, said that “even electing a president for the country requires one and two years for us, and strenuous efforts, while in democratic countries it is a natural work, and even a duty, undertaken by representatives to ensure the progress of the country," in a sermon held ...