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UNESCO Chief to Visit Beirut for Cultural and Urban Projects

This is Beirut, 01/09 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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UNESCO announced on Monday that Director-General Audrey Azoulay will visit Beirut on September 3 and 4 to review the organization’s work in Lebanon and unveil new initiatives for cultural and urban rehabilitation. Over the past five years, UNESCO has mobilized over $45 million, leading one of its largest urban recovery operations in the ...

Raggi: State Monopoly on Arms Is a “Historic Step” Toward Sovereignty

This is Beirut, 01/09 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon has reaffirmed its determination to strengthen ties with Gulf states and fully restore national sovereignty, Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said in an interview published Monday by the Emirati daily Al-Ittihad. He highlighted the government’s recent decision to grant the state exclusive control over weapons, describing it as a ...

EBML Announces Fee Relief and Installment Plans

This is Beirut, 01/09 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment (EBML) has called on all subscribers to settle their outstanding water fees for 2025 and previous years through authorized collectors, distribution office counters, POS machines, and money transfer centers. In a statement issued Monday, the establishment said online payments via its website are ...

Salloum Warns of Threat from Expired Medicines

This is Beirut, 01/09 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Expired medications piled up in pharmacies pose a significant threat to patient safety. This is what Dr. Joe Salloum, head of the Lebanese Pharmacists’ Syndicate, expressed, calling on the Ministries of Health and Environment to ensure that expired drugs are collected and destroyed outside Lebanon. He stressed that the risk they present is ...

Solomonic Judgment

Charles Chartouni, 01/09 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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International issues are pending, and nothing seems to move toward negotiated solutions across Ukraine and the wide arc of conflicts extending through the Middle East. None of the actors is interested in peacemaking; on the contrary, these zones of active conflict tend to work in the best interests of countries vying for imperial conquests and ...

Seeking Regional Leaders with Sadat’s Vision

Michel Touma, 01/09 08:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Clothes do not make the man – a saying that fits today’s leaders of Iran’s radical factions, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Tehran’s proxies in Iraq and Yemen. They issue routine inflammatory statements and adopt media stances that are often exaggerated, sometimes bordering on the absurd. In response to the upheavals sweeping the region, they ...

Budget 2026: Quick Taxes or Deep Reform?

Liliane Mokbel, 31/08 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For 2026, the Finance Minister has promised a deficit-free budget, with revenues and expenditures in balance. An attractive prospect, but at what cost to Lebanese households? Tax hikes and new levies could quickly turn that balance into a burden for taxpayers. The draft budget has been submitted to the General Secretariat of the Council of ...

Berri Reiterates Call for Dialogue, Defense Strategy

This is Beirut, 31/08 16:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri marked on Sunday the 47th anniversary of the disappearance of Imam Musa al-Sadr with a speech that emphasized time and his call for dialogue on a national defense strategy and the future of arms. This is a key demand of Hezbollah, which rejects the government’s plan to establish a state monopoly over weapons. His ...

Basketball U16: Lebanon Controls India and Kicks Off Its Competition

Makram Haddad, 31/08 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The FIBA U16 Asia Cup 2025 opened this Sunday at the Buyant Ukhaa Sport Complex in Mongolia. In Group A, two nations made a strong statement from day one: Australia, reigning champion and three-time titleholder, and Lebanon, the Middle Eastern representative and recent winner of the WABA Qualifiers in Amman. The Australian Crocs demolished ...

Army Intelligence Arrests Majdel Zoun Men Blocking UNIFIL Patrol

This is Beirut, 31/08 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Army intelligence arrested three young men from Majdel Zoun in the Tyre district on Sunday after they prevented a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol from passing through the town. Such obstructions have become increasingly common, often carried out by supporters of Hezbollah, complicating UNIFIL’s mission to monitor and ...

Fatah Reaffirms Commitment to Disarm All Palestinian Camps

This is Beirut, 31/08 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The official spokesman of the Palestinian Fatah movement, Abdel Fattah Dawla, reiterated on Sunday his group’s commitment, under the authority of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, to cooperate with Lebanese authorities in disarming Palestinian camps across Lebanon. “The delivery to the Lebanese government on Friday of a third batch of ...

Lebanon: Love at First Sight

Yara Germany, 31/08 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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What if you rediscovered Lebanon through the eyes of someone seeing it for the very first time? Barbara shares her journey – from the bustling souks of Tripoli, to the charm of Byblos and Batroun, to the breathtaking beauty of a land where sea meets mountains. She discovers the diversity of its villages and, above all, the warmth of a welcome ...

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