Johnny Kortbawi 2025-09-30 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah
There is no doubt that emotions among Hezbollah’s supporters remain raw on the first anniversary of the assassination of the militia’s Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah. He was regarded as both an inspiration and a leader, and it’s not surprising that many in the movement’s base approached him in ways that verge on sanctification or even ...
Philippe Abi-Akl 2025-09-30 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam Raouche rock
The uprising of Hezbollah’s “parallel state” against the rule of law dominated Lebanese discussions over the weekend, with sovereigntist forces seeing it as another May 7-style move against Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: a potential coup and a shift from coexistence to confrontation. As local appeasements failed to contain the fallout from ...
Liliane Mokbel 2025-09-29 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Central Bank of Lebanon Banks International Monetary Fund economy deposits BDL
At a luncheon debate hosted by the École supérieure des affaires (ESA), Karim Souhaid, the Governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank (BDL), presented his assessment of the country’s economic situation – “slowly but surely moving in the right direction” – to around 40 members of the Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF), currently on ...
Rayan Chami 2025-09-29 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
As autumn sets in, worry returns, as residents wonder whether Lebanon’s roads will withstand the coming rains. In Dbayeh, a symbol of recurring floods, authorities promise repairs, but Beirut citizens we spoke to fear yet another round of chaos.
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon UNIFIL Drone Airstrike
Southern Lebanon witnessed renewed Israeli drone strikes on Monday, killing two people and injuring one amid rising border tensions. An Israeli drone targeted the town of Aitaroun, wounding one civilian. In Shamsiyeh, a village in West Beqaa’s Sohmor region, another strike hit an excavator, killing its operator. In a third attack, a guided ...
Rayan Chami 2025-09-29 15:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon South Lebanon Olive Oil
In 2025, olive oil production is at risk due to drought and the war that devastated parts of South Lebanon, a region famed for its olive groves and high-quality oil.
Karine al-Kassis 2025-09-29 15:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Inkript is one of the most blatant examples of how a public institution can be hijacked and transformed into a private revenue stream. The company entered the Vehicle Registration Authority – al-Nafaa – under the banner of “digital progress and modernization.” But it did not stop at controlling the system; it also reached directly into the ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 14:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Lebanese Forces Amal Banque du Liban Parliament
The parliamentary session that convened at 11 AM on Monday was adjourned prematurely, with only 9 of the 17 scheduled agenda items addressed. The session was marred by political tensions, as several MPs withdrew in protest at the presidency’s refusal to include the issue of expatriate voting in the upcoming May 2026 legislative elections. Their ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon EDL Illegal Connections
In a statement issued Monday, Électricité du Liban (EDL) announced the launch of a large-scale campaign to dismantle illegal connections to the power grid. According to the statement, the initiative, set to be implemented nationwide, aims to “ensure equal rights and obligations for all citizens” and addresses the “urgent need to preserve ...
Katia Kahil 2025-09-28 15:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
In South Lebanon, life continues under the shadow of targeted Israeli strikes, and the future remains uncertain. Yet in Marjayoun and Hasbaya, daily life carries on. Amid the threat of renewed conflict and the slow, difficult return to their villages, residents hold fast to their traditions, especially the ancestral practice of Mouneh, the careful ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-28 14:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Saturday thanked Iran for its continued support to Lebanon and the “resistance” during a meeting with the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, which was also attended by Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Mojtaba Amani. During the meeting, Larijani reaffirmed Iran’s ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-28 13:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Gaza
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan opened his address at the United Nations General Assembly by praising Lebanon, saying, “We appreciate the Lebanese state's efforts to implement the Taif Agreement and restrict weapons.” He emphasized Riyadh’s support for Lebanon’s stability and sovereignty. Saudi Arabia maintains a firm ...