Lebanon

Displacement Crisis: Over 400 Evacuated from Beirut's Corniche

This is Beirut 2024-10-25 13:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Internal Security Forces displacement war

The Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities Judge Bassam Mawlawi, in efforts with Beirut Governor Judge Marwan Abboud and the Offrejoie Association, relocated displaced people living in tents on the Beirut Corniche to a shelter center in the Karantina area. In a statement, The Disaster and Crisis Management Room in Beirut ...

Mikati and Blinken in London Call for Ceasefire and Implementation of 1701

This is Beirut 2024-10-25 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Antony Blinken Lebanese Army Najib Mikati

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met Friday with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in London, to discuss Israel's strikes on the country as Washington presses the Beirut government to take charge against Hezbollah. This meeting follows Blinken’s Middle East tour and the Paris conference on Lebanon, where Mikati gave a ...

ChronicleWhat if Hezbollah Were to Return the Deposits?

Johnny Kortbawi 2024-10-25 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Free Patriotic Movement Ghada Aoun Gulf Palestine

Hezbollah's financial capacity is estimated to be around one and a half billion dollars, based on general assessments, as the true extent of its funds remains unknown. What is certain is that this money exists outside the banking system and is not part of any financial or economic framework affiliated with the Lebanese state. From these funds ...

SpotlightWhat Is the SPICE 2000 That Brought Down the Building in Tayouneh?

This is Beirut 2024-10-25 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United States bombing F-16 MK

Images of a missile that brought down the building in the Tayouneh area on Tuesday have recently spread on social media. It's uncommon to capture footage of a missile in flight just before it strikes. Equally remarkable were the scenes of the building collapsing straight down on itself. The missile in question is an MK-84, enhanced with wings ...

Three Journalists Killed in Hasbaya; Violent Night Raids in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs

This is Beirut 2024-10-25 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

South Lebanon Lebanon Journalists Press

An Israeli airstrike on a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon early Friday has killed three media staff members and injured several others, according to the National News Agency. The Beirut-based pan-Arab Al-Mayadeen TV reported that two of its staffers — camera operator Ghassan Najar and broadcast technician Mohammed Rida — ...

The Support Front in a Tight Grip!

Marc Saikali 2024-10-25 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Antony Blinken Hamas Middle East Palestine Tehran

The title of the nightmare could well be "Support Front." A major strategic mistake that will haunt generations of Lebanese for the next 50 years. How could the perception of events have become so distorted that the decision of a few ended up plunging an entire population into the abyss? For a whole year, the warnings were repetitive and clear: ...

Targeting the Army in the South Raises Questions

Bassam Abou Zeid 2024-10-24 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

South Lebanon Lebanese Army UNIFIL

Several questions arise regarding the targeting of the Lebanese soldiers deployed in the south by the Israeli army, despite assurances that the Lebanese regular troops are not a target in Israeli military operations. The Lebanese Army had evacuated its forward positions along the border to avoid any Israeli attacks. However, some of its units in ...

PoliticsBerri: 'An Agreement on a Final Ceasefire is Being Discussed'

This is Beirut 2024-10-24 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute

Amos Hochstein Ceasefire Lebanese Army

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced that “an agreement on a final ceasefire is currently being discussed,” revealing an agreement with United States envoy Amos Hochstein on the implementation of United Nations resolution 1701, “without any amendments.” “We will start working to elect a consensus president for Lebanon after the ...

ReportViolent Airstrikes at Night on the Southern Suburb of Beirut

This is Beirut 2024-10-24 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Baalbeck

The Israeli army conducted late at night, on Thursday, a series of airstrikes against Haret Hreik, Choueifate-Amroussieh, Burj Brajneh, and Hadeth in the southern suburb of Beirut, following and evacuation order issued by its spokesperson, Avichai Adraee. Durin the day, at least 15 people were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes on southern ...

PoliticsArdiel: 'Actions of Israel and Hezbollah Put Peacekeepers at Risk'

This is Beirut 2024-10-24 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United Nations

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)’s deputy spokesperson, Kandice Ardiel, warned again that “actions of the Israeli army and Hezbollah put peacekeepers at risk, whether through crossfire or deliberate acts.” Since the Israeli army’s incursions into Lebanon started on October 1, UNIFIL soldiers have documented about 20 ...

PoliticsBorrell: Make Full Use of UNIFIL

This is Beirut 2024-10-24 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Josep Borrell UNIFIL

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, emphasized that the United Nations Interim Force stationed in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) should be used to its maximum potential rather than having its mission altered. Speaking with reporters on the sidelines of the international conference on Lebanon which ...

Fires Erupt Across Various Lebanese Regions

This is Beirut 2024-10-24 15:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Fires

A series of devastating fires have erupted in Lebanon, leading to tragic losses and raising suspicions of arson as authorities investigate the incidents.