This is Beirut 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Joseph Aoun Morgan Ortagus Nabih Berri
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri described the discussions with the US President's Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, as “positive.” Following his meeting on Monday with President of the Republic Joseph Aoun, the head of the parliament assured that normalization with Israel had not been raised in any way during the ...
This is Beirut 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea Municipal Elections Popular Block Myriam Skaff
The Lebanese Forces will join forces with the Popular Bloc, led by Myriam Skaff, to run for municipal elections in the city of Zahle, according to a communique published on Monday. The two parties agreed to run on a unified list and called on the people of Zahle to turn out to vote in big numbers. They also rejected any postponement of the ...
This is Beirut 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading authority in project management, dedicated to guiding the way to project success, is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), a NECHE-accredited prestigious institution renowned for its commitment to academic excellence ...
This is Beirut 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Olive oil The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition
The olive oil brand, Solar, won the gold medal at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, one of the most prestigious awards in the industry. This marks the third distinction for this Lebanese olive oil, which won a gold medal in 2022, and then a silver one in 2023. Amid challenges in Lebanon, this award holds particular significance for the ...
This is Beirut 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ahmad Hajjar Interior Ministry Municipal Elections Mount Lebanon Lebanon
On Monday, Minister of Interior Ahmad al-Hajjar announced the procedures for filing and withdrawing candidacies for the municipal and mukhtar elections, which will be held on May 4 in the mohafaza of Mount Lebanon. Anyone wishing to run as a candidate must submit a notarized declaration of candidacy, along with the following documents: an ...
This is Beirut 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Baalbeck Hezbollah South Lebanon Israel
The owner of a tire store was killed in an Israeli drone strike on Monday morning in Taybeh, a Marjayoun locality. An Israeli drone strike kills one in Taybeh, south Lebanon. Meanwhile, jets flew at low altitudes over the Beqaa Valley. pic.twitter.com/tuVlpSAcgp— This is Beirut (@ThisIsBeirut_) April 7, 2025 The shop caught ...
Michel Touma 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon United States Morgan Ortagus
Let’s be clear—no more avoiding the issue or making compromises. The time for indulgence and indecisiveness has passed, and it must never return. Complacency and weakness are no longer acceptable, nor should they ever be again. For the past 20 years—since 2005, when Hezbollah seized control of the local political scene—and more broadly ...
Charles Chartouni 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Monitoring the Lebanese political scene is quite disturbing since the hypothetical new political era seems to be bungling. The new incumbents, who came into power incidentally, were unlikely to be co-opted if it were not for the military and political upheaval induced by the Israeli destruction of the operational platforms weaved by the Iranian ...
This is Beirut 06/04 23:40 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli air force carried out a number of raids on Naqoura in Southern Lebanon on Sunday evening and dropped sound bombs on Aita al-Shab. It then carried out an airstrike on this village. An Apache helicopter swept over the village of Naqoura before launching a raid on prefabricated houses located near a Lebanese army post. Later, it carried ...
This is Beirut 06/04 22:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon United States Hezbollah Morgan Ortagus
Lebanon is at a crossroads: disarm Hezbollah "as soon as possible," implement the ceasefire agreement with Israel, and carry out essential reforms, or face isolation. This was made clear by Morgan Ortagus, the US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, during an interview with LBCI on Sunday evening. While expressing optimism about the new ...
This is Beirut 06/04 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon fire Civil Defense army Remhala
A large wildfire broke out on Sunday morning in the forested valleys of Remhala, in the caza of Aley, prompting an urgent response from Lebanon’s Civil Defense units and the Lebanese Army, as the flames threatened to reach nearby residential areas. According to a statement from the Directorate of Media and Public Relations at the General ...
This is Beirut 06/04 13:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Morgan Ortagus Economic reforms Central Bank
A meeting was held this morning between Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber, Minister of Economy Amer Bisat and Governor of the Central Bank Karim Souhaid with US envoy Morgan Ortagus. The discussion focused on the reform process launched by the Lebanese government. The officials presented the reform laws that have already been passed and are in ...