Lebanon

Intersecting Factors Obstruct Presidential Election Again: From Ceasefire to Iran’s Plan
ExplainerIntersecting Factors Obstruct Presidential Election Again: From Ceasefire to Iran’s Plan

Philippe Abi Akl 2024-12-31 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Although the Lebanese presidential election is – or should be – a purely internal matter, observers of the issue agree that it has become organically linked to changes in the region. These include everything from Israel’s war on Hezbollah and its repercussions to the peaceful coup in Syria. While it is true that Iran – through its arm in ...

The Century's Most Pivotal Year
Op-edThe Century's Most Pivotal Year

Johnny Kortbawi 2024-12-31 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon

Since Lebanon’s founding in 1920, no year has been as defining as the one we’ve just experienced. While our history is marked by critical turning points, this year eclipses them all. From the outbreak of the Civil War in 1975 to the 1982 departure of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the assassination of Bachir Gemayel; from the ...

At Least 20 Lebanese Towns Still Under Israeli Control
At Least 20 Lebanese Towns Still Under Israeli Control

Natasha Metni Torbey 2024-12-31 08:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Halfway through the 60-day ceasefire initiated on November 27, nearly 800 Israeli violations have been recorded in just 33 days. Strikes targeting Lebanese towns and villages during this period have claimed over 30 lives. Observers warn that these alarming developments cast serious doubt on the viability of the truce agreement between Hezbollah ...

This Is Holidays: Day 15
This Is Holidays: Day 15

Rayan Chami 2024-12-30 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Christmas Holidays

This Is Beirut invites you to follow its special Christmas bulletin during the festive season. Here's what the newsroom has in store for you on Monday, December 30th. Don’t forget to check our website and discover today’s Christmas recipe; try it, send us a photo and we will share it on our page!  

Could 2025 Be a Turning Point for Christians in Lebanon?
Could 2025 Be a Turning Point for Christians in Lebanon?

Tarek Karam 2024-12-30 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Christians Hezbollah State

The notion that the Assad regime ever protected Syrian Christians – and previously, the Christians of Lebanon – is entirely unfounded. Equally baseless is the notion that Ahmad al-Sharaa, regardless of his background and representation, serves as a guarantee for the Christians of Syria and Lebanon. What is clear, however, is that Lebanese ...

Will There Be War Again?
Will There Be War Again?

Marc Saikali 2024-12-30 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Dominated by the Shiite duo, signatories of the ceasefire agreement and its secret annex, the government is fully aware that it agreed to grant freedom of action to the Israeli army in the south, but pretends to be outraged by these same actions. For its part, Hezbollah manipulates the interpretation of the agreement’s terms and adamantly claims ...

Decades of Israeli Intelligence to Dismantle Hezbollah
Decades of Israeli Intelligence to Dismantle Hezbollah

This is Beirut 2024-12-30 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Hamas Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel deeply infiltrated Hezbollah, closely monitored its leaders and ultimately killed its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, according to a New York Times (NYT) investigation. Because he thought Israel had no interest in a full-scale conflict, Nasrallah did not think Israel would murder him. For years, Israeli espionage services had been monitoring his ...

Choueifat Municipality: Dumping Rubble at Costa Brava Requires Environmental Impact Study
Choueifat Municipality: Dumping Rubble at Costa Brava Requires Environmental Impact Study

This is Beirut 2024-12-30 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Environement Government Costa Brava

In a press release issued on Monday, the municipality of Choueifat expressed its reservations about the Cabinet's decision to dump war rubble at the Costa Brava landfill site, stressing “the need for the state, the government and all parties concerned to respect international environmental standards and all conventions in force”. The ...

Mawlawi from Bkerke: Syrians Entering Lebanon Illegally Are Arrested
Mawlawi from Bkerke: Syrians Entering Lebanon Illegally Are Arrested

This is Beirut 2024-12-30 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Bechara Rai Lebanese Army

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai met with the caretaker Minister of the Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, and the former Minister of Finance and current Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund, Jihad Azour. Upon discussing the issue of the presidential election, Mawlawi stressed that “the election of the ...

Bukhari Meets Berri to Facilitate Presidential Agreement
Bukhari Meets Berri to Facilitate Presidential Agreement

This is Beirut 2024-12-30 11:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Joseph Aoun Lebanese Forces Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is poised to spearhead the most significant presidential initiatives to date through a delegation scheduled to visit Beirut at the start of the new year. Led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faysal ben Farhane, this visit, as reported by the MTV channel, will signify the highest-level Saudi visit to Lebanon in 14 years. MTV ...

Chaos or Restructuring?
AnalysisChaos or Restructuring?

Charles Chartouni 2024-12-30 10:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The regional landscape is far from reassuring; none of the political and military events have come to a closure, and none of the geostrategic and political issues have found a way to deliberation. The situation in Syria is under the pull and sway of strident political factionalism, clashing regional power politics and endemic instability. Lebanon ...

Halevi: We Achieved a Clear Military Victory Over Hezbollah
Halevi: We Achieved a Clear Military Victory Over Hezbollah

This is Beirut 2024-12-29 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hezbollah

Chief of Staff General Herzi Halevi claimed to have achieved "a clear military victory over Hezbollah," according to Avichay Adraee, the Arabic Spokesperson for the Israeli Army. #عاجل رئيس الأركان من لبنان: انتصرنا عسكريا على حزب الله وبشكل واضح والانتصار على المدى ...

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