This is Beirut 2024-10-22 16:08 - Reading : less than a minute
South Lebanon Lebanon CPI Beirut
The Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) reported on Monday that Lebanon’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 0.18% in September 2024 compared to August 2024, marking the first decrease in over a year. In contrast, record inflation was observed in 2023, with the CPI surging 33.27% in March and 5.35% in May. Despite the slight monthly ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-22 14:06 - Reading : less than a minute
A fire ignited yesterday around 3:30 PM in Rabweh, located in the Metn District, with the cause still under investigation. Firefighters initially managed to contain the blaze overnight; however, it reignited this morning and has since spread to nearby houses. Multiple buildings in the vicinity are experiencing power outages as a result of the ...
2024-10-22 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu has hit a major target—possibly his third or fourth in under a month—by eliminating Yahya Sinwar, following the earlier killings of Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah, and likely Hashem Safieddine. Sinwar’s assassination has reshaped the region’s political landscape, opening the door to new possibilities. The situation ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-21 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
New areas in Beirut's southern suburb were targeted by Israeli air strikes, including Ouzaï and Jnah. Following evacuation orders issued to residents of the Laylaké and Ouzaï neighborhoods, several Israeli air strikes targeted these neighborhoods, as well as the towns of Hadath, Jnah and Sainte Thérèse. A large number of injuries were ...
2024-10-21 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein Joseph Aoun Nabih Berri
As soon as Amos Hochstein, the Senior Advisor to the United States president, wrapped up his visit to Beirut, the Israeli army issued an assessment of its ongoing war against Hezbollah. The report highlighted a depletion in Hezbollah’s military strength and firepower, along with a lack of combat coordination between its units, concluding that ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-21 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli air attacks continued unabated on Monday, targeting several towns in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa in east Lebanon, causing more casualties. In the late afternoon, Israeli warplanes renewed airstrikes on Aita al-Shaab for the second time in less than two hours. A drone strike on a car near the army barracks in Tyre resulted in ...
2024-10-21 18:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil Lebanese Forces parliament
Assuming that the first meeting of the ordinary autumn parliamentary session takes place on Tuesday (October 22), the following question remains: what does the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) have in mind concerning the reappointment of its MPs at the head of parliamentary committees or to positions within the Bureau of the Chamber? On Friday, ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-21 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ain el-Tineh Amos Hochstein Grand Serail US
United States envoy Amos Hochstein pleaded on Monday for a firm and transparent implementation of United Nations Resolution 1701 to put an end to the raging conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, though a ceasefire agreement remains complicated amid the surge in violence. Meeting with Berri After a meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain ...
Roger Merheb 2024-10-21 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On Sunday, October 20, several media outlets reported that Hezbollah's second-in-command, Naim Qassem, has been in Tehran since October 5. The Emirati media platform Erem News quoted an anonymous Iranian source holding reliable information, stating that Qassem left Beirut on an Iranian plane on Saturday, October 5, along with Iranian Foreign ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-21 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Between Sunday night and Monday, Israeli forces carried out an exceptionally violent series of airstrikes targeting Beirut's southern suburbs, as well as various locations in southern Lebanon and Beqaa, causing deaths, injuries and widespread destruction.
This is Beirut 2024-10-21 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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Ain el-Tineh Amos Hochstein UN Security Council White House
US envoy Amos Hochstein pleaded on Monday for a full and transparent implementation of UN Resolution 1701 to put an end to the raging conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, though a ceasefire agreement remains complicated amid the surge in violence. After a meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri, Hochstein said Washington wants to end the ...