2024-03-24 11:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On this Palm Sunday, Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai mentioned in his sermon the “political sins” in Lebanon, the “suffering of the children of Gaza,” and the victims of the latest incident in Moscow. “Our sins in Lebanon have accumulated to the extent that we live against the sanctity of the self, others, and spiritual, social, and ...
2024-03-24 10:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli warplanes raided a four-story building in Baalbeck late on Saturday night in the Al-Asseera neighborhood, close to the house of Hezbollah leader Hassan al-Lakkis. As ambulances rushed to the scene, preliminary information indicated that three people were wounded in the raid. Baalbeck-Hermel Governor Bashir Khodor urged citizens to be ...
2024-03-24 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Until April 9, Muslims around the globe are engaging in daytime fasting for the sacred month of Ramadan. What are the effects of this practice on the body?
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 20:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued on Saturday at Lebanon's southern border. Israeli aircraft targeted the Syrian Nationalist Socialist Party office in Kfar Kila. The head of the party's information department, Maan Hamiyeh, said the office was totally destroyed in the raid, with no injuries. In Aita al-Shaab, the air ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 17:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday evening, killing over 100 people and injuring many more. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry declared "Lebanon's solidarity with Russia," stressing "the importance of bringing the assailants to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 14:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
ABAAD, the non-profit organization and Resource Centre for Gender Equality, said on Saturday that the rate of femicide in Lebanon in 2023 increased by 300%. In a statement, ABAAD mentioned that according to the figures obtained from the Internal Security Forces (ISF), "the frequency of violence against women and girls in Lebanon increased in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 13:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Director-General of Electricité du Liban (EDL), Kamal Hayek, called the head of the Public Procurement Authority, Jean El Ellieh, to inform him that he had received a notice from the Public Prosecution to ship the explosive chemicals out of the Zouk power plant. According to An-Nahar Daily, El Ellieh assured him of the need to start ...
2024-03-23 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Retired from the Internal Security Force, Salim Abu Zaki and Hicham Yahya tell us about their impossible daily lives on $160 per month in a country that abandoned them after decades of dedication.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Health, Firas Abiad, assured on Friday that the new Finance Law has made it possible to increase the rates of medical tariffs insured by the Ministry. “These tariffs are approaching 80% to 100% of those that prevailed before the economic and financial crisis (of 2019),” said the minister at a press conference, adding ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 21:10 - Reading : less than a minute
“A Risso’s dolphin was found dead on a beach in Akkar, in the north of the country, near Kleiat Airport,” said the Akkar Trail Association in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the animal’s remains were to be transported by “a team from the National Center for Marine Sciences (NCMS), in coordination with the Ministry of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Maronite bishop of Antelias, Antoine Abou Najem, explained that the Patriarchate's initiative would include everyone and would, therefore, take place in two stages. “The first stage will include Christian political forces, after which, in a second stage, the dialogue will be extended to all spiritual leaders, Lebanese political authorities, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 19:52 - Reading : less than a minute
EU commissioner Margaritis Schinas said on Friday that the European Union could strike a deal with Lebanon to stem arrivals of migrants, according to local agency Al-Markaziya, quoting Reuters. Schinas talked about this possible agreement during a visit to Cyprus. Officials on the island complained it was being inundated by a surge in arrivals ...