This is Beirut, 2024-12-26 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to Wissam Fattouh, the Secretary General of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB), Lebanon is set to enter a new phase aimed at restoring financial and monetary stability as the year 2025 approaches. In a recent statement, Fattouh emphasized that regaining confidence in the Lebanese pound is critical for achieving economic stability. This, he ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-26 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
On Thursday, the Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon, Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, underscored the urgent need for Lebanon to elect a president on January 9 during a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai at the patriarchal seat in Bkerke. The ambassador reiterated Qatar’s ongoing support for Lebanon across economic, political, and ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-26 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel Lebanon
The Israeli army claimed in a report published by Israeli media to have inflicted significant losses on Hezbollah during ongoing clashes in Lebanon, eliminating approximately 3,800 Hezbollah militants. According to the report, 2,762 militants were killed during a ground offensive launched in late September, with thousands more reportedly ...
Salam El Zaatari, 2024-12-26 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
After multiple incidents of Christmas tree burning in Syria and Lebanon, it’s impossible to ignore the troubling message behind these acts. Such actions go beyond the physical destruction of a festive decoration – they are calculated provocations meant to sow division, ignite sectarian tensions, and fracture communities that have long thrived ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-12-25 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut invites you to follow its special Christmas bulletin during the festive season. Here's what the newsroom has in store for you on Wednesday, December 25th. Don’t forget to check our website and discover today’s Christmas recipe; try it, send us a photo and we will share it on our page!
This is Beirut, 2024-12-25 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Bishop Elias Audi, led a Christmas mass sermon on Wednesday, focused on the need to elect “a president with whom the process of saving this country from decline will begin.” Audi also prayed for a president who will be a “shining star in the darkness of this country, lifting it from its stagnation, ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 19:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Catholic Armenians Lebanon Christmas
The Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, stressed the need to quickly elect a new President of the Republic, in a Christmas message on Tuesday. “The election of a President of the Republic is not a simple constitutional requirement“, but a sacred act that expresses a profound ...
Vanessa Kallas, 2024-12-24 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut invites you to follow its special Christmas bulletin during the festive season. Here's what the newsroom has in store for you on Tuesday, December 24. Don’t forget to check our website and discover today’s Christmas recipe; try it, send us a photo and we will share it on our page!
This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 16:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Turkey Lebanon Joumblatt Erdogan
Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday during an official visit to Turkey. The two figures reviewed the latest developments in the region, including the ongoing events in Syria. Joumblatt was received at the presidential compound, accompanied by the current head ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Internal Security Forces lebanon Fraud
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) is warning citizens not to fall victim to scam schemes they may encounter through social networks. These scams typically involve messages received from foreign numbers via the WhatsApp application, "offering remote work opportunities and promises of earning money," according to data ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia lebanon Bassam Maoulaoui
Caretaker Minister of Interior Judge Bassam Mawlawi said that the way for Lebanon to “overcome its serious and repeated crises is to return to legitimacy, the Taif Agreement and the law.” At a meeting with the Lebanese community in Riyadh, hosted by Fawzi Kabbara, Lebanon's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Mawlawi stressed “the need, in Lebanon, ...
Paul Guillot, 2024-12-23 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute