Alissar Boulos 2024-02-12 08:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Nineteen years ago, on February 14, 2005, the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri set the course for turmoil within the Lebanese political landscape. His untimely and tragic death sparked a series of political and security events, but it also helped propel his son and political heir, Saad, to the forefront, establishing him as the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-11 15:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Traffic Management Authority and Vehicles Department – Vehicles Registration Service announced in a statement on Sunday a new schedule for receiving citizens over the next two months to complete the services that were previously announced in addition to providing new services, including: "- Returning a public or private vehicle to the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-11 14:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Metropolitan of Beirut, Elias Audi, insisted on Lebanon's need for a president. He also said that the president must commit himself and his government to strengthen institutions and appoint competent people to key posts, "without favoritism or nepotism so that each official can fulfill his duty in the general interest." During his homily, ...
Maxime Pluvinet 2024-02-11 14:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In 1923, the Beydoun family inaugurated Amlieh, the first school originating from the Lebanese Shiite community. In this narrative, This is Beirut delves into the history of this institution and engages with the family behind it. As early as the 19th century in Syria, the family viewed the mission of “educating the masses” as a “divine ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-11 12:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A five-storey building collapsed in Choueifat without causing casualties. According to relevant information, the building collapsed 10 minutes after it was evacuated, after its residents thought an earthquake was occurring. Commenting on the incident, the mayor of Choueifat, Chedid Hanna, said, "There were no injuries or victims in the building ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-11 12:17 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai affirmed on Sunday that “electing a president is the only and basic approach to resolving the political crisis that causes other crises.” In his sermon, he addressed officials by saying, “Enough of the violations of the constitution and the fatal violations of the state for the sake of individual, sectarian ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-11 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following a day that witnessed remarkable heat, the Israeli Army Radio announced “the transfer of one of the largest military divisions from the Gaza Strip to the outskirts of the Lebanese border.” Israel will witness massive missile attacks, reaching a rate of 2,500 to 3,000 missiles per day, if an official war breaks out between Israel and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-11 10:44 - Reading : less than a minute
Following the visit of Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Lebanon, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, on February 10, 2024, MP Ashraf Rifi addressed the latter through the X platform. Rifi wrote, “Lebanon’s security is not Iran’s security, and Lebanon will not be an arena for its influence while the Lebanese pay the price.” In a message ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-11 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Qatari envoy to Lebanon Jassim bin Fahd al-Thani (Abu Fahd) did not succeed in convincing the head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, to elect either Marada Party leader Sleiman Franjieh or Army Commander-in-chief General Joseph Aoun to the presidency. The envoy spent days in Lebanon during which he met with Franjieh, Bassil ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-10 19:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Saturday, "Developments in Gaza are now moving towards a political solution, while Netanyahu continues to consider war as a solution." The Israeli Prime Minister "seeks to take the White House hostage, and the White House must choose whether to remain hostage to Netanyahu or pursue a ...
2024-02-10 16:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Passed but not carried out in Lebanon since 2004, the death penalty remains stipulated in the Penal Code. Following the recent passing on February 9 of one of France’s foremost advocates for the abolition of the death penalty, Robert Badinter, a former French Minister of Justice, the question of whether to abolish the death penalty resurfaces ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-10 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In an exceptional session on Saturday, in the presence of sixteen ministers, the caretaker cabinet of Prime Minister Najib Mikati approved the increase in the transport allowance for the private sector to 450,000 Lebanese pounds, as well as the decree on electronic and personal transactions. However, the issue of compensation and allowances for ...