13/07 10:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
After a tense night on the southern borders, the Israeli Army announced on Saturday that “9 buildings in Metulla were damaged by rocket shelling from Lebanon on Friday afternoon.” In this context, Israeli Army spokesperson, Avichaee Adraee, stated that “two suspicious aerial targets were intercepted while they were heading to Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 13/07 07:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In an anticipatory move for the post-truce phase in Gaza, and the “Day After” plan for southern Lebanon, Britain tried to market an offer to Hezbollah and Israel under which it would erect advanced watchtowers along the Lebanese-Israeli border. The observation towers, which would be more sophisticated than those installed on the border with ...
This Is Beirut 12/07 21:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched “Discoveries Around Annaya” on Friday, a tourism route that connects 28 cultural and religious sites in Annaya, Jbeil. The program is part of the Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods (PSL) initiative, which seeks to attract tourists as a means of improving local ...
This Is Beirut 12/07 19:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The new public transport buses were vandalized between Dora and Karantina just one day after their inauguration on July 10. The incident caused swift responses from government officials and condemnation from consumer protection groups. The Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Bassam Mawlawi, directed the General Directorate of ...
This Is Beirut 12/07 19:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants submitted a complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on July 3 to address Israel’s attacks on the agricultural sector, farmers, and livestock breeders in border villages. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry said the complaint included “official statistics on the number of ...
This Is Beirut 12/07 18:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Media Office of the Lebanese Forces Party questioned, “Has it become abnormal to insist on electing a president by calling for open consecutive sessions? Is disrupting the presidential elections and setting unconstitutional conditions the right thing to do? Certainly not.” The Lebanese Forces statement is a response to the meeting held by ...
This Is Beirut 12/07 12:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi announced that “official exam results will be released shortly after the correction process resumes.” On Wednesday, grading was suspended in centers of the North, SaIda and Baalbeck due to uncertainty surrounding teachers' remuneration. During an interview with MTV on Thursday, Halabi praised the ...
This Is Beirut 12/07 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The recent visit of the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, reflected, in one of its aspects, the insistence of the Vatican, Washington, Paris, and Western and Arab capitals on “adhering to the Taif Agreement and the Constitution as a way out of the presidential deadlock.” Informed sources revealed that Parolin ...
This Is Beirut 11/07 20:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea considered that opening the southern front was not merely a “mistake” but a “major sin” against the Lebanese people as well as the Palestinian cause. He stressed that the situation in Lebanon cannot tolerate waiting for what will happen in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. “The Lebanese ...
This Is Beirut 11/07 18:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Pierre Bou Assi, a member of the “Strong Republic” parliamentary bloc (Lebanese Forces), considered that “Hezbollah is not a resistance but rather a scheme to seize power.” He pointed out that Naim Kassem, Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General, expressed this clearly by saying that “even if Jerusalem falls, we will not surrender our ...
This Is Beirut 11/07 15:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The military career of 118 officers, whose recruitment has been anticipated since August 2023, remains in limbo, awaiting the outcome of an expected mediation to be handled by the caretaker Minister of Culture, Mohammed Mortada, who is trying to resolve the dispute between the Minister of Defense, Maurice Slim, and Army Commander-in-Chief, Joseph ...
This Is Beirut 11/07 14:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Arab League’s Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki triggered the ire of more than one Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country following his recent visit to Beirut, during which he declared, “The League no longer classifies Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.” However, the Arab League does not have any established or official list ...