par This Is Beirut, 03/01 19:52 - Reading : less than a minute
Before visiting Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and the caretaker government led by Najib Mikati today, Army Commander General Joseph Aoun began his day in Bkerke and met with the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Boutros al-Rai. He extended his congratulations for the holidays and held a private meeting with Rai to discuss the security ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/02 16:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai denounced the persisting presidential deadlock, whose consequences revealed the real “intentions” of certain parties in power. He expressed concern that these parties are not upholding the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution, particularly undermining the judiciary. “In practice, Lebanon has ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/02 15:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Bechara al-Rai Constitution Council of Ministers
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai asserted on Friday that Lebanon is “facing a deliberate process aimed at excluding Maronites from the State.” During his sermon at the St. Maron’s Day mass, Archbishop Rai elucidated that this process involves “the non-election of a president, the closure of the presidential palace, and a return to the ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/02 12:17 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai affirmed on Sunday that “electing a president is the only and basic approach to resolving the political crisis that causes other crises.” In his sermon, he addressed officials by saying, “Enough of the violations of the constitution and the fatal violations of the state for the sake of individual, sectarian ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/02 20:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Political figures from various backgrounds continued to visit Beit al-Wasat, where former Prime Minister and leader of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, extended a welcome to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday. On the sidelines, Hariri received a phone call from Maronite Patriarch Archbishop Bechara al-Rai, during ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/03 14:32 - Reading : less than a minute
Member of the Strong Lebanon bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan stated after a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai on Friday in Bkerke that the "state is required to make decisions about the ongoing war because the Lebanese people do not want war." Kanaan said that the purpose of his visit to the Patriarch is to highlight the fact that the Cabinet ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/03 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Maronite bishop of Antelias, Antoine Abou Najem, explained that the Patriarchate's initiative would include everyone and would, therefore, take place in two stages. “The first stage will include Christian political forces, after which, in a second stage, the dialogue will be extended to all spiritual leaders, Lebanese political authorities, ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/03 11:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai accused the parliament, with its president and members, of “depriving Lebanon deliberately and without legal justification of a president.” Thus, violating the constitution in its preamble, which declares Lebanon a democratic parliamentary republic. It also violates the election process in Article 49, ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/04 22:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The funeral of Pascal Sleiman, the LF coordinator abducted and killed by suspected car thieves on Sunday, will take place tomorrow, Friday, at 1 PM, in the Cathedral of Saint Georges in Jbeil. The mass will be presided over by the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara al-Rai. The burial will take place in his native village, Mayfouq. Opposition MPs have ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/06 20:03 - Reading : less than a minute
The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara al-Rai, stated on Friday that "we have gone through more difficult circumstances than those we are experiencing today, but Lebanon remained and will not fall.” He considered that the Lebanese and the nation are at a crossroads. “Our Lebanon is ours; there is no compromise on its identity or its existence,” he ...
16/09 15:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Bukhari, and Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai held an hour-long meeting on Monday during which the envoy reaffirmed Riyadh's steadfast support for Lebanon and its commitment to help the country navigate its multifaceted crises. The talks held at the patriarch's summer residence in Diman touched on key ...
