This is Beirut, 25/06 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel South Lebanon Funds Compensation
In the villages of southern Lebanon, a fragile calm masks deep anger. In Blat, Khiam, Kfarchouba and Marjayoun, homes remain gutted, shops shuttered and families shattered. Months after the bombings, reconstruction stalls, suffocated by Hezbollah’s failure to deliver on its grand promises to its people. Where the state was absent, the Shia ...
This is Beirut, 16/06 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations on Monday said it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the "deepest funding cuts ever". The UN's humanitarian agency said in a statement that it was seeking $29 billion in funding compared to $44 billion requested in December, in a "hyper-prioritized" appeal. Under President Donald Trump, who ...
This is Beirut, 28/02 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah Beirut Airport Funds
The Finance Ministry announced on Friday that the Passenger and Duty-Free Department of the Lebanese Customs Authority seized $2.5 million from a traveler arriving from Turkey at Beirut International Airport (BIA). According to Reuters, the funds were destined for Hezbollah. On the advice of the prosecutor of the Cassation Court, the passenger ...