Marilyne Jallad 07/07 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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At a time when global headlines are shaped by uncertainty, conflict, climate disruption, and political unrest, how are younger generations getting their news? And how do they make sense of the events shaking both their countries and the wider world? The voices of Generation Alpha and Gen Z—aged 11 to 16, living in Lebanon and abroad—offer a ...
This is Beirut 07/07 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack delivered a strong message to Lebanese leaders on Monday, urging them to “seize the opportunity” for peace and reform while the region is moving forward on the path of change and the United States remains engaged and supportive. His remarks to the press followed a meeting with President Joseph Aoun at ...
Chelsea Al Arif 07/07 14:15 - Reading : less than a minute
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After a pivotal hour of closed-door talks, US envoy Tom Barrack delivered a clear and urgent message: Lebanon must act swiftly—from within—or risk missing the region’s fast-moving train.
This is Beirut 07/07 12:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli warplanes carried out a wave of intense airstrikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa on Sunday evening, targeting multiple locations. The strikes come on the eve of US envoy Tom Barrack’s expected arrival in Beirut. Barrack is due to receive Lebanon’s formal response to Washington’s proposed roadmap aimed at resolving two major ...
This is Beirut 07/07 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Association of Francophone Supreme Judicial Courts (AHJUCAF) adopted the “Rabat Recommendations” on Monday, marking the first global framework to establish a Model Court for Francophone Supreme Judicial Courts. This initiative was originally proposed by Lebanon in 2020. The newly adopted Rabat Recommendations lay the foundation for a ...
This is Beirut 07/07 10:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) arrested around 20 people on Monday after raiding several regions across the country. According to a statement released by the LAF Command, military patrols, accompanied by intelligence units, conducted targeted operations in Choueifat, Bauchrieh, Shmestar and Tripoli. In Choueifat (Aley district), a Lebanese ...
Chelsea Al Arif 07/07 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
US envoy Tom Barrack is back in Beirut this Monday – his second visit in less than a month. His goal: to secure a clear response from Lebanese authorities on the US proposal to disarm Hezbollah by November. Barrack is expected to meet with President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Foreign Minister ...
Michel Touma 07/07 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In the aftermath of one of Hezbollah’s many aimless wars in recent years, a senior figure within the pro-Iranian party delivered a speech categorizing the Lebanese people into four groups: the “noblest” – party members and loyalists who, in his words, are “resisting the occupation,” those who “collaborate with the enemy,” those who ...
Charles Chartouni 07/07 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The destruction of the operational platforms of Iranian subversion politics in the Near East is not yet complete, as none of the concerned countries has been able to oversee a path to stabilization. Syria, with its overwhelming reconstruction and national reconciliation assignments, has a long way to go before steadying its course. Lebanon is ...
This is Beirut 06/07 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, has called on the government to take the lead in responding to a US roadmap aimed at helping Lebanon gradually resolve its border issue with Israel—which maintains a military presence at five points—and to tackle the issue of illegal weapons within its territory. In a statement released ...
This is Beirut 06/07 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem reaffirmed on Saturday the group’s unwavering stance on resisting Israel, declaring that Lebanon will remain in a “continuous struggle to defend its sovereignty and land against the Israeli enemy.” In his speech, Qassem stated that defending Lebanon is not a choice but a “duty,” and ...
This is Beirut 06/07 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reiterated on Sunday the need to fully implement the Taif Agreement, stressing that Lebanon’s failure to confine arms to the hands of the state remains a fundamental obstacle to national stability. “Arms must be confined to the hands of the state, and we have failed to fulfill this clause since the Taif ...