08/07 12:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s initial proposal to break the presidential deadlock is to convene an open parliamentary session with consecutive rounds, preceded by a week-long dialogue chaired by himself. However, the sovereigntist MPs are against this idea, stating that such dialogue violates constitutional principles, and that the role of ...
08/07 10:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The upsurge in violence on the southern border is still ongoing on Monday morning following Sunday’s escalation. An Israeli strike on Al-Qulaylah, south of Tyre, killed one person and injured others. Moreover, the Israeli army conducted three strikes before dawn on Monday on Jabal Toura in the Jezzine area, leading to the destruction of a goat ...
Fady Noun 08/07 10:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
"The Maronite Patriarch shouldn’t apologize," asserts the Maronite Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut, Boulos Matar. The Shiite duo (Amal-Hezbollah) wants an apology from Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai for saying in one of his homilies that he refuses to let southern Lebanon become a launching pad for "terrorist" actions. However, Boulos Matar ...
07/07 14:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An assessment of the situation of Christians in Lebanon, clearly points to divergence in visions between the Vatican and Lebanese political Christian forces, leading to the conclusion that the Christian presence in Lebanon is on the line. Sources monitoring the Vatican's move towards Lebanon assert that the Holy See finds itself limited in its ...
This Is Beirut 07/07 13:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Elias Audi, stressed that the country cannot be led without a head and that if MPs are not able to fulfill their duty in electing a president of the republic, they should make way for others. “Electing a president is the first essential step. If they (MPs) are unable to perform their role or have ...
This Is Beirut 07/07 12:27 - Reading : less than a minute
The Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai indicated that “we are living a crisis of truth in Lebanon, to which we must return so that the Parliament elects a President of the Republic in accordance with the clear and explicit terms of the constitution.” Rai warned that “we cannot remain outside the framework of truth, living in deception with one ...
This Is Beirut 07/07 11:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The southern front ignited from the early hours of Sunday, with Israeli artillery shelling the outskirts of Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras in southern Lebanon. A drone strike targeted in the afternoon a house in the Dahr al-Sayyid area in the town of Maaroub in the Tyre district. Another strike was reported on the town of Aita al-Shaab, and another ...
David Sahyoun 06/07 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Despite a troubled daily life, the Lebanese dance, celebrate, and sunbathe. How can we explain this paradox? What psychological mechanisms are at play behind this apparent carefreeness? Does this dissociation actually mask a very real suffering? Let’s try to dissect this behavior through psychoanalysis. Regularly, national and especially ...
This Is Beirut 06/07 16:28 - Reading : less than a minute
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin addressed the situation in Lebanon and stressed "the importance of electing a new president of the Republic," expressing hope that "the Christian component will play an active role in this regard." Parolin's remarks were made during a ceremony awarding the literary prize to ambassadors accredited ...
This Is Beirut 06/07 13:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Lebanon, Sheikh Akl Sami Abi el-Mona, has called on Lebanese leaders to awaken their conscience, in the context of "events and persistent Israeli aggression in the region". Speaking on the occasion of the Hijri New Year holiday on Saturday, Akl said that "discord dashes hopes", while "understanding ...
This Is Beirut 06/07 13:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) General Directorate carried out a raid on the apartment of a 34-year-old Syrian woman, N.R., in the Sahara Choueifat area, arresting her for drug trafficking and distribution. In a statement, the ISF reported that information was received about unknown individuals storing drugs in an apartment in the Sahara ...
This Is Beirut 06/07 13:34 - Reading : less than a minute
During his last visit to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein asked Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri to relay a message to Hezbollah, urging the party to convince Hamas to accept President Joe Biden's proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. Hochstein also requested caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to intervene and persuade Hezbollah to convince Hamas of the ...