Charbel Hneineh 2025-08-16 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
In a small, dusty shop in Hadath–Kfarchima, Ahmad still works every day. No pension, no social security, no rest. A lifetime of effort, stacked on shelves… in a country where growing old has become a silent struggle.
Johhny Kortbawi 2025-08-16 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah
A clear separation is emerging between Naim Qassem and Hezbollah, or even between various factions within the party and its wider base of supporters, following the absence of a central figure like Hassan Nasrallah, which has undermined decision-making and centralized authority. Historically, Qassem played a secondary role within Hezbollah, ...
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 18:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Weapons Government Hezbollah
Two former Lebanese presidents, Amin Gemayel and Michel Sleiman, along with three former prime ministers, Najib Mikati, Fouad Siniora and Tammam Salam, issued a joint statement on Friday backing the government’s position over the state’s exclusive control of weapons. The leaders praised the government’s efforts to restore full state ...
Marilyne Jallad 2025-08-15 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon culture Jean-Louis Mainguy
The Franco-Lebanese interior architect, born in Beirut on October 11, 1953, has never ceased to surprise and inspire those around him, skillfully balancing multiple professional and human roles. A scenographer and the Honorary President of the Union of French Abroad (UFE), an association he devoted himself to as president from 2004 to 2015 to ...
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria Sweida Aid Druze PSP Walid Jumblatt
The Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) called on Friday for an international investigation into the recent violence in Sweida, the Druze heartland of southern Syria, where hundreds were killed. Rejecting what it described as “rumors and claims” about its stance, the PSP reiterated its demands for justice, urgent relief for the embattled city ...
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
wildfires Akkar heat Firefighting
Firefighting teams in Lebanon’s northern Akkar governorate have been battling relentless wildfires for more than 48 hours, as blazes spread across multiple towns and draw dangerously close to residential areas. The fires, which broke out in the Qammoua, Kobayat and Bireh regions, have consumed large swathes of forest as well as olive, almond ...
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
bribery Vehicle Registration Department anti-corruption forgery
The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities announced on Friday the arrest of two employees and three transaction brokers on charges of bribery and forgery at the Vehicle and Motor Registration Department. The case began after the department’s administration received information that an employee, identified by his initials (A.M.), was allegedly ...
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 14:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s chief, Sheikh Naim Qassem, made unacceptable and controversial remarks, in which he threatened civil strife and linked the survival of Lebanon to the presence of their weapons. These remarks have triggered a wave of condemnations from political and institutional figures committed to defending Lebanese sovereignty. Minister ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-08-15 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Assumption Harissa Virgin Mary Celebration
Despite the heat and the hardships of daily life, thousands of faithful gathered on Thursday to pray, give thanks, nurture hope, and celebrate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. In Harissa, under the gaze of Our Lady of Lebanon, hearts come together.
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Bechara Rai Assumption State Law
Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai has called for a sustained effort to move beyond the politics of power-sharing, obstruction, and isolation, urging the adoption of a unifying national vision that brings people together rather than divides them. He emphasized that Lebanon remains a “durable project for a civil, just, capable, and effective state, ...
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Private schools teachers Retirees Teachers’ Syndicate
The Teachers’ Syndicate expressed strong dismay over the Cabinet’s failure to approve a financial allocation for the Compensation Fund of retired educators in private schools, despite a clear agreement reached nearly two months ago with Finance Minister Yassine Jaber. In a statement on Friday, the syndicate said it was “surprised” that the ...
Marc Saikali 2025-08-15 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Coup d’État
In Lebanon, some speeches go beyond conveying information, they amount to declarations of war. On Friday, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General delivered a statement so incendiary it pushed the nation to the edge. “The army is incapable of protecting the nation,” he declared. “The government is selling the country to Israel and the ...