This is Beirut, 10/01 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
This year, 3.2 million children under the age of five are at risk of acute malnutrition in Sudan, an East African country devastated by a conflict between two warlords, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). "Among them, about 772,000 children are at risk of severe acute malnutrition," Eva Hinds, UNICEF Sudan's advocacy and ...
This is Beirut, 09/01 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Amos Hochstein Lebanese Forces United Nations Hezbollah
Reactions are pouring in following the election of General Joseph Aoun as President of the Republic on Thursday. Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, expressed his congratulations to Aoun on behalf of “the Lebanese nation and the Lebanese people,” underlining the critical circumstances that Lebanon is witnessing, particularly in the ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed optimism on Wednesday for a “lasting peace” as Israeli troops begin withdrawing from southern Lebanon. Speaking at a news conference in Paris, Blinken confirmed that the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, in place for nearly a month, continues to hold. “The ceasefire is ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The National Moderation Bloc has officially thrown its support behind General Joseph Aoun, the Army's Commander-in-Chief, for the upcoming presidential election set for Thursday. During a meeting at the bloc's headquarters in Saifi, MPs Walid Baarini, Mohammad Sleiman, Abdelaziz Samad, Sagih Atieh, Ahmad Rustom and Ahmad Kheir issued a statement ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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An awkward question remains five years after Covid-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic? The World Health Organization, which was at the heart of the pandemic response, has been galvanising efforts to determine where the next threat might come from and to ensure the planet is ready to face it. But while the ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Following the withdrawal of Israeli forces, the Lebanese Army (LAF) announced Monday that its units had started deploying to take up positions in towns in the western and central sectors, including Ras al-Naqoura, Alma al-Shaab, Tayr Harfa-Tyre, Beit Liv-Tyre, and Beit Liv-Bint Jbeil. “While the deployment is being completed in Naqoura, ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 15:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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US Envoy Amos Hochstein visited MP Fouad Makhzoumi's residence on Tuesday in the presence of Lebanese MPs from different parliamentary blocs. He stressed “the need for Lebanon and for the future President to commit to the full implementation of the Taif Agreement and to the implementation of the reforms necessary for the country's ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Lebanese army is preparing to take up position in Aita al-Shaab for the first time since the November 27 ceasefire was concluded between Hezbollah and Israel. Army tanks were stationed on Tuesday in the Bayada area, getting ready to deploy in Naqoura, along with a patrol from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Lebanese ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hans Grundberg, the United Nation's special envoy for war-torn Yemen, arrived Monday in the rebel-held capital in a bid to breathe life into peace talks, his office said. Grundberg last visited the capital Sanaa, controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis, in May 2023 for meetings with the rebels' leaders in an earlier effort to advance a roadmap for ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Lebanese-French Coordination Committee and the World Lebanese Cultural Union-France expressed grave concerns about Lebanon's presidential election on January 9, 2025, stressing that the outcome will shape the nation’s future. They emphasized the critical role of the new president and the subsequent government in establishing long-term peace ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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North Korea on Monday fired a missile as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea, where he warned Pyongyang was working ever closer with Russia on advanced space technology. Blinken visited as investigators were trying to arrest conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has entrenched himself in his residence after being ...
This is Beirut, 02/01 23:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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UN experts on Thursday denounced Israel's raid on an embattled hospital in northern Gaza, demanding an end to the "blatant assault" on health rights in the besieged Palestinian territory. Reiterating charges that Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza something the Israeli government strongly denies, two independent United Nations rights experts ...