War Diary: Day 387
This is Beirut, 2024-10-27 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 27, 2024.
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Saudi and Pakistani Relief Flights Arrive in Lebanon
This is Beirut, 2024-10-27 15:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In a continuing show of international support, Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport received Saudi and Pakistani relief planes loaded with essential humanitarian supplies on Sunday. The fourteenth Saudi aid plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, thus reinforcing ...
War Diary: Day 386
This is Beirut, 2024-10-26 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 26, 2024.
Basketball: Uncertainty Surrounds Lebanon's Participation in the Qualifiers
This is Beirut, 2024-10-26 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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As the Lebanese basketball team prepares for the "second window" of the Asian Cup qualifiers, the shadow of the war ravaging the Land of the Cedars complicates its participation. The matches against the United Arab Emirates on November 22 and Syria on November 25 are threatened by the current instability. The squad will be led by a talented ...
In Their Own Words, Journalists Testimonies in Times of War
Joanne Naoum, 2024-10-26 09:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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By a razor thin margin with danger, journalists are covering the war in Lebanon. Their courage cannot be summed up in words. Days on nights of reporting to deliver the story, convey the message and the image, and echo the voices. A wholehearted tribute to fellow journalists, some of whom share their stories and personal testimonies from times of ...
Endless Parade of Iranian Officials in Beirut
This is Beirut, 2024-10-25 22:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iranian officials have never appeared in Lebanon as frequently as they do now, treating this country, long regarded by them as a “province” under Hezbollah’s influence, as a key outpost. Since Israel launched its extensive offensive against Lebanon on September 23, dismantling Hezbollah’s leadership, an uninterrupted procession of Iranian ...
More than 500,000 fled to Syria in Israel-Hezbollah war
This is Beirut, 2024-10-25 20:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese authorities said Friday that more than half a million people, mostly Syrians, had crossed into Syrian territory since Israel began heavily striking Lebanon late last month in an all-out war with Hezbollah. Since September 23, Lebanon has "recorded the crossing of 348,237 Syrian citizens and 156,505 Lebanese citizens into Syrian ...
Lebanon's Grey List Status: No Reason to Panic!
Liliane Mokbel, 2024-10-25 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Lebanon has been officially placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, as announced on Friday. This expected decision came as no surprise. “Of course, we are aware of the extremely dramatic situation in Lebanon, currently,” said Mexican Gafi President Elisa de Anda Madrazo, following the FATF meeting in Paris. “I would like ...
War Diary: Day 385
Vanessa Kallas, 2024-10-25 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 25, 2024.
Israel Strikes Qaa Border Crossing on Lebanon-Syria Border
This is Beirut, 2024-10-25 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli raid targeting the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon on Friday morning cut off a border crossing between the two countries, caretaker Transport Minister Ali Hamiye told AFP. This was the second main crossing point to be blocked, out of a total of three. The crossing, known as Qaa on the Lebanese side, is the second such gateway ...
Increasing Casualties in the South as UNIFIL Reports Attacks on Peacekeepers
This is Beirut, 2024-10-25 18:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
On Friday evening, the Israeli army carried out a series of airstrikes against two neighborhoods in Bourj Brajneh and Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, after calling on their inhabitants to leave the area half an hour earlier. The warning had been issued, as it had been practically every evening since September 23, by the Israeli ...
Amidst the War: A Resilient Saida
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-10-25 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute
As a door from and to the south, Saida is home to a lot of displaced persons. This is Beirut tours Saida and reflects the reality from there.