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 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-17 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces
A former official says that there is no breakthrough on the presidential deadline and no consensus on a candidate. The Amal-Hezbollah duopoly continues to back its candidate, Marada leader Sleiman Frangieh, "to the hilt," as Hezbollah has asserted. Meanwhile, members of the opposition and the Free Patriotic Movement continue to support the ...
2024-03-17 13:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
During their Sunday sermons, the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara al-Rai, and the Metropolitan Archbishop of Beirut, Elias Audi, referred to the August 4 Beirut port blast. Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai demanded justice for the mothers of the victims of the Beirut port blast, while several of them attended the mass. “As long as people still ...
2024-03-17 11:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Party chief of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Samir Geagea had some strong words regarding the memorandum sent by the Syrian government to Lebanon in protest of the construction of border control towers. The Syrians claimed that these towers posed “a threat to their national security.” “Lebanon has every right to erect towers for monitoring and ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-03-17 10:23 - Reading : less than a minute
The Infinity Glove, developed by Samir Elias and Wassim Omran, is a groundbreaking assistive device bridging communication barriers for individuals with hearing and speech impairments. It facilitates sign language translation to spoken words via a smartphone app, emphasizing inclusivity and envisioning a future of seamless integration of assistive ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-03-16 20:09 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In the context of the ongoing war in southern Lebanon and the ensuing diplomatic activity, one essential element seems to be missing. It is, in the absence of a President of the Republic, the ability to negotiate on Lebanon’s behalf about border demarcation and the application of UNSCR 1701. For this article, we will address negotiation ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 17:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat emphasized that Israel does not want to engage in war with Lebanon. "Since Hezbollah began its attacks, we have declared and stated more than once that we do not want to expand the circle of war from Gaza to Lebanon," Haiat said. "Our only demand is the implementation of UN Resolution 1701, and we ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
“The alliance is broken, and the lovers have parted ways,” presumably stated a Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) official regarding their party's relations with Hezbollah. According to the source, the meeting that took place in Rabieh between President Michel Aoun and a Hezbollah delegation, presided over by the party chief of the Loyalty of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 13:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A symbolic procession was held in Moukhtara on Saturday to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Kamal Joumblatt, the founder of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP). Crowds gathered in the Chouf town to lay roses on his grave to recall his memory. Teymour Joumblatt, Kamal Joumblatt's grandson and current leader of the PSP, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Samir Geagea, Lebanese Forces (LF) chief, argued on Saturday that “Lebanon is at serious risk of war, five months in.” “This is why I’ve said that no one should tamper with the balances that have existed in southern Lebanon since the adoption of Resolution 1701 in August 2006, especially since the ongoing confrontations in the south have ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-03-15 19:03 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday, March 15th, and the 161st day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s edition, the security situation in southern Lebanon escalates, the World Bank introduces its Country Climate and Development Report, and Lebanon commemorates March 14th. In international news, Gaza faces the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-15 16:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The René Moawad Foundation launched on Friday the “Sadder Sustainable Agriculture Development to Diversity and Export Regionally” project, funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented across Lebanon. The project, running until July 2027, aims to support the Lebanese economy through the agricultural sector by assisting all ...