This is Beirut 2024-12-29 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Ceasefire Israel Lebanon UNIFIL
The Israeli Army is continuing its ground incursions into southern Lebanon, in violation of the increasingly precarious ceasefire agreement which came into force on November 27. Israeli soldiers positioned themselves in the area between Taybeh and Deir Syrian on Sunday, near the former Civil Defense center. In this context, Kandice Ardiel, ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-29 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syrian Army Tripoli Lebanese Army
A Lebanese Army unit arrested several officers and soldiers on Sunday who had fled the former Syrian Army in the Mallouleh area of Tripoli. The suspicious group, traveling on a bus, was stopped to verify the passengers' identities. According to local sources, the detainees are currently being investigated to determine the details of their escape ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-29 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Rai Presidential Election Lebanon Maronite Patriarch
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai strongly condemned any attempts to delay Lebanon's presidential election scheduled for January 9, calling it “unacceptable” and a “great shame” for the country. During his Sunday service, Rai warned against “tampering with this crucial date” and emphasized the urgent need for Lebanon to regain political ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-28 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Army entered the town of Al-Qantara in southern Lebanon on Saturday to protect its residents following an incursion by Israeli troops. Israeli forces reportedly raided homes and set them ablaze, sparking a wave of displacement from the area. The incursion coincided with extensive operations targeting neighborhoods in Taybeh, ...
Rayan Chami 2024-12-28 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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Roger Merheb 2024-12-28 16:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
One might think that Hezbollah has a short memory. But no. It resorts to manipulation and counts on the very short memory of certain Lebanese who still see it as a protective shield because they do not want to – or dare not – face reality. They refuse to admit that if part of Lebanon is destroyed and if the Israeli army is present in certain ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-28 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Joseph Aoun Lebanese Forces
During the Lebanese Forces (LF) annual dinner in Aley, Samir Geagea, the head of the party, criticized Lebanon’s political system, accusing it of perpetuating the status quo despite the country’s ongoing crises. Geagea explained how he learned through his contacts that the “system” still operates as if nothing had changed. “The ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-28 14:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Rifaat al-Assad Forged Syrian Passports Lebanon Syrian Embassy
The Syrian Foreign Ministry suspended consular services at its embassy in Beirut until further notice, following reports that it had issued forged passports held by Rifaat al-Assad's granddaughter and her mother. Security sources confirmed to Houna Loubnan that Lebanese General Security is still holding Assad's granddaughter and daughter-in-law ...
Liliane Mokbel 2024-12-28 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Banks prices inflation crisis world bank
In Lebanon, prices in dollars rose by 4.9% between September 2019 and September 2024, according to the World Bank. Meanwhile, the Central Directorate of Statistics reports a staggering 5970% increase in prices in Lebanese pounds over the same period.
This is Beirut 2024-12-28 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Damascus Rifaat al-Assad Lebanon Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport
A Lebanese security source confirmed on Saturday that Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, left Lebanon via Beirut airport about a week ago, following the ousting of his nephew. Rifaat al-Assad, 87, is facing charges by Swiss prosecutors for a series of crimes, including ordering "murders, acts of torture, inhumane ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-27 21:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Internal Security Forces Syrians
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) on Friday said that they had intercepted a truck carrying 67 Syrians who had entered Lebanon illegally at midnight on Thursday. A team from the Jbeil ISF station stopped and searched a truck that was thought to be suspicious after working with the Barbara municipality, according to an ISF press ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-27 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel New York United Nations
Israeli forces detonated houses in Naqoura, causing explosions that were heard in Tyre and the adjacent area in the western sector early Friday evening. Alarm sirens had already sounded in the UNIFIL headquarters of Ras Naqoura and Naqoura. The Israeli army also bombarded the towns of Aita al-Shaab and Yaroun, highlighting the ceasefire’s ...