This is Beirut 23/08 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
The General Directorate of State Security announced that the Mount Lebanon Regional Directorate, Keserwan Office, arrested on August 20, 2025, a customs employee identified as (D. B.) in the town of Ghbaleh, on charges of stealing electricity from the Electricité du Liban (EDL) network for about five years. According to the statement, the ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 23/08 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Fatah Lebanese Army Tom Barrack Morgan Ortagus
Lebanese official sources said that US envoy Tom Barrack and US official Morgan Ortagus will return to Beirut on Tuesday, bringing Israel’s response on withdrawals, the cessation of attacks and assassinations, and the release of prisoners, along with a US proposal on renewing UNIFIL’s mandate. According to these sources, the Presidency and ...
This is Beirut 23/08 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Nadim Gemayel Bashir Gemayel
Marking 43 years since Bashir Gemayel’s election as president, MP Nadim Gemayel said his father’s vision for a strong Lebanese state “has not died and will be achieved despite all challenges.” Speaking to Voice of Lebanon, he described the recent removal of weapons from Burj al-Barajneh camp as “the first step toward ...
Elise Quéau-Boukhari 23/08 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute
In the age of instant streaming, an increasing number of Lebanese are rediscovering vinyl, now considered an intriguing relic of the past. Between nostalgia, the pursuit of sound quality and the need for human connection, vinyl captivates with its materiality, its ritual and its slowness. It’s no longer just about listening to music; it’s a ...
This is Beirut 23/08 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Deputy Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, said that his visit to Beirut comes within the framework of the Arab League's support for the Lebanese state's efforts to extend its sovereignty over all its territories and place all weapons under its control. During a special interview with a Cairo News correspondent in ...
This is Beirut 22/08 21:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Captagon Beirut Airport ISF Security
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) thwarted a drug smuggling attempt at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on Friday, confiscating about 20 kilograms of Captagon pills. According to an ISF statement, the narcotics were discovered with four Turkish nationals preparing to travel to Kuwait. The drugs had been strapped to their bodies with ...
Mario Chartouni 22/08 20:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam UN Security Council Fatah Hamas Hezbollah
On Thursday, August 21, the long-delayed disarmament of Lebanon’s Palestinian camps finally began. This milestone marks the first tangible step stemming from agreements reached last May between President Joseph Aoun and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas. After decades of stalled efforts, the move immediately raises a pressing question: ...
Johnny Kortbawi 22/08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Lebanese Army Washington Palestinian camps
The handover of Palestinian weapons from the camps to the Lebanese state marks the beginning of a historic shift: the effort to confine all arms within Lebanon and close a chapter that has weighed on the country for nearly six decades – the use of Lebanese soil as a battlefield for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It is evident to all regional ...
This is Beirut 22/08 17:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Syria borders army
President Joseph Aoun affirmed on Friday that the Lebanese-Syrian borders are fully secured, stressing that the army “remains on high alert and carries out its duties with competence and diligence to ensure calm and security for citizens.” “The situation at the border is under control, and the current climate is encouraging with respect to ...
This is Beirut 22/08 16:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Bachir Gemayel Sovereignty Militias state
At Sassine Square in Achrafieh, a portrait of Bachir Gemayel was unveiled on the 43rd anniversary of his election as President of the Republic. A powerful symbol, on which is written “we are the saints of this East and its devils” in Arabic, at a time when the country is disarming militias and reinstating state control and sovereignty.
Élie-Joe Kamel 22/08 16:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Back-to-School 2025 Rising Costs Registration Education
Once again, back-to-school season means hardship for Lebanese parents. Supplies, textbooks, registration… everything is more expensive, and opportunities to ease the financial burden are scarce.
This is Beirut 22/08 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Disarmament Nabih Berri
President Joseph Aoun’s advisor, Brigadier General Andre Rahal, met Friday with the head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, MP Mohammad Raad, in an implicit attempt to reassure Hezbollah amid heightened tensions over the government’s decision to disarm non-state actors, particularly the Iran-backed group. According to the National News ...