This Is Beirut, 2024-04-12 10:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Popular rallies are being organized in several areas of Beirut and its eastern suburbs ahead of the funeral of Pascal Sleiman, the Lebanese Forces (LF) coordinator for the Jbeil region who was abducted and killed by suspected car thieves on Sunday. The funeral is scheduled for Friday at 1 PM in the Saint-Georges Cathedral in Jbeil. The mass at the ...
Elie Ziadé, 2024-04-12 10:14 - Reading : less than a minute
Supporters of the Lebanese Forces are beginning to gather in several regions of Lebanon.Thousands of people are expected at the funeral of Pascal Sleiman, the coordinator of the Lebanese Forces in Jbeil, who was killed last Sunday. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/244279"]
Michel Touma, 2024-04-10 11:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sketchy scenarios… The endless series of political assassinations that have been plaguing and destabilizing the country for many years are often coupled by far-fetched narratives, stemming from a woefully barren imagination. These narratives usually serve to divert attention for some unavowable purpose, or to conceal the true masterminds of the ...
2024-04-09 18:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The available data and evidence gathered by military intelligence support the claim that the incident involving Pascal Sleiman, the coordinator of the Lebanese Forces (FL) in Jbeil, was indeed an attempted car theft that took a dramatic turn, ultimately leading to Sleiman’s death. Based on information from security sources, the four ...
2024-04-08 22:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the murder of the Lebanese Forces Jbeil Coordinator, Pascal Sleiman, qualifying it as “a criminal act.” The PM emphasized that “investigations will persist in uncovering the full circumstances behind the kidnapping, as well as those involved in the assassination of Sleiman, to bring them to ...
2024-04-08 19:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In a second public appearance within days to mark one week since the deadly Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah took the opportunity to serve a direct warning against "those who accused Hezbollah" of orchestrating the kidnapping of Lebanese Forces coordinator in Jbeil District, ...
Hala Abdallah, 2024-04-08 11:43 - Reading : less than a minute
Members and supporters of the Lebanese Forces are currently protesting in Jbeil following the abduction of LF coordinator Pascal Sleiman on Sunday.
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-07 20:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The various Lebanese security services were mobilized on Sunday to find Pascal Sleiman, the Lebanese Forces coordinator in Jbeil, who had been kidnapped earlier in the day near the village of Hakel, in this caza. Sleiman was on his way from Khrabeh, where he was offering condolences to acquaintances, to his own village, Mayfouk, when four armed ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-25 14:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces MP Fadi Karam sounded the alarm over the growing dangers of illegal Syrian presence in Lebanon, which is increasingly “threatening the country’s mere structure.” Speaking at an LF-organized workshop on "Illegal Syrian Presence" held in Amioun, in North Lebanon’s district of Koura, Karam said that the Union of ...
2024-03-21 21:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Discussions among Christian factions in Bkerke are making headway toward a national framework addressing Lebanon's core issues. At the forefront are matters such as state-building, institutional integrity, disarmament and the delegation of war and peace decisions. The forthcoming period is expected to witness intensified meetings aimed at ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-20 19:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri insists that agreement on a candidate must be reached ahead of any parliamentary session to elect a president. According to sources who visited him on Wednesday, Berri “renewed his call for consultations and agreement among all parties involved.” He emphasized that “only consultations can guarantee ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-18 13:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
While supporting Christian unity, the Lebanese Forces clearly stated on Monday that they will not engage with the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) unless it stops supporting Hezbollah. Responding to FPM chairman Gebran Bassil’s call on Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai to unify Christian ranks, the party said in a statement, "We see no reason for ...