Lyne Sammouri 2024-01-20 10:22 - Reading : less than a minute
President of ALISEP Unveils the Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Lebanon In an interview with the president of ALISEP Jane Khairallah Koussa, This Is Beirut delved into the pressing issue of the challenges faced by multiple sclerosis patients in Lebanon. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/218623"]
2024-01-19 21:58 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
While private school teachers were hoping for a resolution to the issue of pensions for retired teachers, the Union of Private Educational Institutions failed to meet Thursday's deadline to finalize the agreement reached on Tuesday during a meeting at the Ministry of Education with Caretaker Minister Abbas Halabi. According to Father Youssef ...
Carole Salloum 2024-01-19 19:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The power to review laws is exclusive to the president of the Republic and can in no way be transmitted to the Cabinet, with the president being the protector of the Constitution. The Cabinet adjudicating on files that are exclusive to the president of the Republic remains a polemic topic. In fact, the government, which, according to the ...
2024-01-19 19:23 - Reading : less than a minute
The administration of the "Jeita Touristic Site" stated on Friday that the Jeita Grotto will be closed from January 22 until February 8 for the annual vacation leave and for regular maintenance.
Alissar Boulos 2024-01-19 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. In tonight’s episode: The situation at the southern border is at the forefront. The Beirut port explosion investigation undergoes a significant development. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/217725"] Extreme weather conditions create havoc. [readmore ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-19 18:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Social Affairs, Hector Hajjar, said that "stopping the aid given to the poorest families in Lebanon as part of the national support program constitutes a threat to the social security of citizens." Noting that "the situation in Lebanon has worsened and the number of people living below the poverty line has increased," Hajjar ...
2024-01-19 18:19 - Reading : less than a minute
A major exhibition revisiting the long history of the Committee for the Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons in Lebanon opened on Thursday at Beit Beirut, located on a former demarcation line in the emblematic Sodeco district. Forty years of struggle to shed light on the fate of more than 17,000 victims unfold in a timeline featuring 150 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-19 17:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amnesty International denounced on Friday the decision taken by Lebanon’s Cassation Court to suspend the arrest warrant against former Minister of Public Works, Youssef Fenianos, who was charged in September 2021 with homicide and criminal negligence by the lead investigator of the Beirut Blast. “The suspension of the arrest warrant against ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-19 15:18 - Reading : less than a minute
The Internal Security Forces Inspection unit successfully thwarted, on Thursday night, an attempt to smuggle a quantity of cannabis estimated at 20 kilograms at Beirut's International Airport. Two Lebanese women were caught trying to smuggle the drugs, disguised as food items, to Istanbul.
This Is Beirut 2024-01-19 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In a day of holiness and prayer, Lebanon's bells echoed joyfully from Lebanon to the Vatican in honor of Saint Charbel on Friday morning. Worshipers gathered in prayer around the Saint Charbel Annaya church and places of worship across Lebanon, as Church bells rang for 5 minutes at 10:30 Beirut time, simultaneously with the installation of a ...
Fady Noun 2024-01-19 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Starting Friday morning, a mosaic featuring Saint Charbel will adorn one of the walls surrounding the tomb of Saint Paul VI in the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome. The moment promises to be both poignant and solemn. Following the installment of the statue of Saint Maron in one of its exterior niches in 2011, the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-18 23:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Private School Teachers' Union has announced an open strike starting Tuesday, January 23. This decision comes after the Union of Private Educational Institutions in Lebanon failed to fulfill an agreement reached 48 hours earlier during a meeting at the Ministry of Education with caretaker Minister Abbas Halabi. During this meeting, it was ...