This is Beirut, 26/09 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Banks Beirut Port lebanon World Bank
The Port of Beirut has registered a major leap in the World Bank’s Container Port Performance Index 2024, published on Friday. It ranked 54th worldwide, consolidating its role as a key regional hub for logistics and trade. The rise marks a sharp improvement from 81st place in 2023 and 323rd in 2022, reflecting the port’s modernization ...
Moncef Ait-Kaci, 17/09 21:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Beirut Port Lebanon Rhosus Justice Family of the victims
The Rhosus was far from an ordinary ship. Decrepit, burdened with debt, and repeatedly banned from sailing, it was carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in 2013 – a chemical classified as explosive under Lebanese law when its nitrogen concentration exceeds 33.5%. During an unscheduled stop in Beirut, the cargo ship was detained and ...
This is Beirut, 16/09 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah lebanon Syria August 4 Beirut Port Cyprus Russia
Igor Grechushkin was arrested on September 5 at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria, after arriving from Paphos, Cyprus, on the basis of an Interpol red notice. The news was reported by AFP, citing a Bulgarian judicial source on condition of anonymity. A 48-year-old Russian-Cypriot national, Grechushkin had been identified by the ship’s former ...
This is Beirut, 15/09 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar announced Monday that Lebanese authorities had thwarted a large-scale drug smuggling attempt involving 6.5 million Captagon pills and 700 kilograms of hashish, destined for Saudi Arabia via Beirut Port. Speaking during a visit to the Internal Security Forces’ (ISF) Information Branch headquarters in Sahet al-Abed, ...
Soumia Benmerzoug, 27/08 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hezbollah Beirut Port Damascus Israel Joseph Aoun
In the Beqaa Valley, once bustling with heavily loaded night convoys, silence now reigns. The routes that Unit 4400 used to transport weapons, drones and spare parts from Iran via Iraq and Syria are currently heavily monitored, relentlessly targeted by Israeli airstrikes and patrolled by the Lebanese Army. Once hailed as the backbone of ...
Christiane Tager, 25/08 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Kuwait Beirut Port EDL Gulf Hezbollah
Even a small relief can feel like a breath of fresh air in the daily lives of Lebanese families. But this shipment is more than just a tank of fuel: it represents a political gesture, much-needed financial support and a symbol of warming diplomatic ties with the Gulf monarchies. In a country where electricity has become a luxury and every hour of ...
This is Beirut, 19/08 09:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Beirut Port Israel Imports Traffic Results
Despite Israel’s military escalation in Gaza and southern Lebanon, as well as Lebanon’s ongoing political, financial and social turmoil, the Port of Beirut continued to deliver strong results in the first half of 2025. According to Elie Zakhour, vice-president of the Arab Union of Maritime Navigation Chambers and former head of the ...
This is Beirut, 18/08 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Beirut Port Hezbollah Israel lebanon August 4 William Noun
The families of the Beirut Port explosion victims denounced on Monday “certain paid voices affiliated with parties that have already threatened and obstructed the investigation.” They accused these groups of targeting William Noun, brother of firefighter Joe Noun, who was killed in the August 4 blast, with allegations of “collaboration with ...
This is Beirut, 16/08 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Central Criminal Investigations Department has summoned activist William Noun for questioning after a complaint was filed against him on charges of inciting sectarian strife and violating the law on dealings with Israel. In an interview, William Noun expressed surprise at being summoned based on a lawsuit filed by lawyer Hassan Ibrahim, known ...
This is Beirut, 14/08 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Beirut Port EDL lebanon Beirut
In a statement released Thursday, Electricité du Liban (EDL) said Lebanon’s electricity network continues to struggle after years of neglect and chronic underinvestment, with key infrastructure destroyed in the 2020 Beirut Port explosion still unreplaced. EDL identified three main causes for the recurring power cuts: production capacity at ...
This is Beirut, 04/08 21:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Beirut Port Lebanese Army lebanon William Noun
William Noun, brother of firefighter and August 4 victim Joe Noun, was assaulted on Monday following a gathering commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. A video circulating on social media showed an armed individual confronting and attacking Noun shortly after the memorial. The assailant was later arrested, along with ...
This is Beirut, 04/08 19:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces Beirut Port Hezbollah Lebanese Army United Nations August 4
On Monday evening, the fifth anniversary of the devastating Beirut port explosion, families of the victims led a solemn march, reaffirming their calls for truth, justice and accountability. Two groups set off from Martyrs’ Square and the Karantina Fire Station, converging at the Statue of the Emigrant near the blast site, carrying portraits of ...