This Is Beirut 2024-03-19 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On the forty-sixth anniversary of its presence in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL’s leadership reiterated its call to all parties to lay down their arms, recommit to UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and work towards a political and diplomatic solution. "The implementation of Resolution 1701 has faced many challenges due to ongoing events, but it ...
2024-03-19 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to some information, a delegation from the Petroleum Sector Management Authority will convene with TotalEnergies officials in Paris on March 26. The agenda includes a thorough review and discussion of the drilling report in Block 9, which regrettably did not yield significant commercial oil and gas quantities. Moreover, based on this ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-18 21:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
Leader of the Kataeb party Sami Gemayel asserted that Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, whom he accuses of obstructing the presidential election, is attempting to balance his alliance with Hezbollah and his relations with the United States. "Berri cannot go against the Americans, as he has interests in the United States where members of his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-18 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Alaa Moussa declared on Monday that a “tangible breakthrough” in the deadlocked presidential election is evident, as the various political parties are convinced that consensus is needed to elect a head of state. In comments made after a meeting of the Quintet’s ambassadors with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-18 18:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On Monday afternoon, the Military Court Government Commissioner, Judge Fadi Akiki, ordered the release of political activist Makram Rabah. However, Rabah remains at the disposal of the investigators should they need to question him again. Rabah, who is also a professor at the History Department of the American University of Beirut and is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-18 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon called on the international community on Monday to intensify efforts in support of the UN agency that cares for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, to enable it to continue carrying out its humanitarian tasks towards Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and neighboring countries. A statement by the Foreign Ministry emphasized that there is no ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-18 13:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
While supporting Christian unity, the Lebanese Forces clearly stated on Monday that they will not engage with the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) unless it stops supporting Hezbollah. Responding to FPM chairman Gebran Bassil’s call on Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai to unify Christian ranks, the party said in a statement, "We see no reason for ...
Maureen Décor 2024-03-17 21:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Tripoli's Orthodox Christians paraded through the streets of Mina on Sunday in a festive atmosphere, a tradition that marks the last day before Lent.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-17 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
Leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Gebran Bassil attended two events organized by his party on Sunday. The first, "Gen to Gen," was attended by young people and FPM executives. During the ceremony, the FPM leader declared that he has no regrets about the Mar Mikhael agreement (signed between the FPM and Hezbollah in 2006), affirming ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-17 18:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Sunday, researcher and political activist Makram Rabah revealed in a post on his X account that he was notified yesterday that he needs to present himself at the General Security Security Investigation Department. تم تبليغي بالأمس ضرورة الحضور إلى دائرة التحقيق الأمني في الامن ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-17 17:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military continued its attacks overnight, conducting raids on the town of Khiam and launching artillery shells towards Sarda Hill and the town of Wazzani. Simultaneously, Israeli reconnaissance planes have been observed flying over Saida and its eastern areas since dawn on Sunday. Field sources reported a significant explosion heard ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-03-17 16:01 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
After addressing the scenario in which Lebanon has a President-in-Office, the second part of the article will look at negotiation prerogatives in the event of a presidential vacancy and a systematic institutional vacuum. In the current situation, in which Lebanon does not have a sitting President, and in the event of negotiations taking ...