Marc Saikali, 2024-11-27 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The entry into force of the ceasefire was marked by… celebratory gunfire and the distribution of Hezbollah flags in the southern suburb of Beirut. Some Lebanese have a rather astounding tendency to learn nothing from the country’s tragedies. Some 3,700 dead, $10 billion in damages, and yet… celebratory gunfire! The poor Jean-Yves Le Drian, ...
Liliane Mokbel, 2024-11-27 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Reinsurers are hesitant to renew reinsurance contracts with Lebanese insurance companies — an expected approach in view of the conflict sparked by Hezbollah’s front against Israel. As the year-end approaches, most annual reinsurance agreements for the 40 insurance companies operating in Lebanon are set to expire. Negotiations have been ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran welcomed the end of Israel's military operations in Lebanon, after a ceasefire came into force on Wednesday between Israel and Hezbollah. Hailing the news of the end of Israel's "aggression against Lebanon", foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei in a statement stressed Iran's "firm support for the Lebanese government, nation and ...
Vanessa Kallas, 2024-11-27 15:35 - Reading : less than a minute
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A calm atmosphere prevailed in Beirut on Wednesday, just hours after the ceasefire came into effect at dawn. Meanwhile, displaced individuals are preparing to return to their towns and villages.
This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hours after US President Joe Biden announced a proposal to end the “devastating” conflict, which has killed thousands of people over the course of nearly 14 months of cross-border fighting, the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect. Many local positions were issued after the truce, which started at 4 AM on ...
Michel Touma, 2024-11-27 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A keen observer, closely following the Middle Eastern conflict, once noted during the Lebanese war that Arab regimes were always “a truce behind.” In other words, at every critical turn in the regional crisis, they often accepted conditions or succumbed to situations they had rejected just a few years earlier. This unfortunate reality applies ...
Nisrine Merheb, 2024-11-27 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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We stayed silent for hours, days and months. We endured destruction, displacement and the sight of our homeland being devastated and betrayed. We bore the arrogance of some of you, the empty rhetoric of false (divine) victories and even your pride in our suffering. But now that the war has ended, it is time for you to listen, to apologize and to ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
As early as 4 a.m. on Wednesday, many residents began returning to their homes in the Bekaa following the implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Rayan Chami, 2024-11-27 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Cabinet met on Wednesday to discuss the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, which was proclaimed on Tuesday evening and came into force at 4 AM. Significantly, ministers of the Free Patriotic Movement who had previously boycotted the Council, arguing that ministerial meetings are unconstitutional in the absence of a President, ...
Christiane Tager, 2024-11-27 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanon finds itself once again at the heart of an exorbitantly costly conflict. The war between Israel and Hezbollah is not limited to military confrontation; it inflicts colossal damage on a country struggling to recover. Destroyed infrastructure, a paralyzed economy, and displaced populations — this conflict’s repercussions far exceed the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 09:45 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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World leaders have welcomed a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which came into force on Wednesday morning (0200 GMT). Here are key reactions from around the world. United States and France The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will protect Israel from the threat of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 08:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect at dawn on Wednesday after a night of extreme violence. In the city of Beirut, hit by bombardments and calls to evacuate, panicked residents “took refuge” in “safe” areas, while some spent the night in the open air in a desolate spectacle showing the result of ...