Lebanon

Bekaa Farmers Urge Saudi Arabia to Reopen Agricultural Markets

This is Beirut 23/06 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Saudi Arabia Agriculture Bekaa Export Potatoes

The head of the Bekaa Wheat and Grains Farmers’ Union and member of the Potato Growers’ Syndicate, Najib Fares, has made an urgent appeal to Saudi Arabia’s leadership on behalf of Lebanese farmers. Addressing King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and the Saudi authorities, Fares called for the reopening of Saudi markets to Lebanese ...

Interceptor Debris Sparks Fire in Bint Jbeil

This is Beirut 23/06 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Missiles War Syria

A fire broke out Monday morning between Majdal Selm and Khirbet Selm, in the Bint Jbeil district of South Lebanon, after debris from an interceptor missile fell in the area. The blast was felt in several towns across the region, with residents reporting loud explosions that fueled fears among the population. Such incidents have become ...

Aoun Condemns Damascus Church Bombing

This is Beirut 22/06 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Damascus Joseph Aoun Nabih Berry Syria

President Joseph Aoun on Sunday expressed his strong condemnation of the terrorist bombing that struck the St. Elias Greek Orthodox Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus, offering his condolences to the Greek Orthodox Church and the families of the victims. In a statement following the attack, Aoun extended his wishes for a swift recovery ...

Hezbollah Reiterates Solidarity with Iran

This is Beirut 22/06 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Iran United States

Hezbollah stated in a communiqué that “the U.S. administration sought, through this criminal aggression, to achieve what the Hebrew State failed to accomplish in their ongoing attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran and to compensate for their resounding failure in achieving its goals and in confronting Iran’s painful and ...

US Orders Departure of Personnel from Lebanon Amid Security Concerns

This is Beirut 22/06 18:40 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon US Department of State United States

On Sunday, the US Department of State ordered the departure of family members and non-emergency US government personnel from Lebanon due to the volatile and unpredictable security situation in the region. The US Embassy urged American citizens in Lebanon to exercise caution and monitor the news for breaking developments. While some airlines have ...

PoliticsClear Fire and Political Warnings to Hezbollah

Bassam Abou Zeid 22/06 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Iran Hezbollah United States

Lebanese officials are closely monitoring the rapidly escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, particularly following the United States’ entry into the hostilities. Washington remains concerned that Hezbollah may be drawn into the confrontation, given its longstanding military, political and ideological alignment with the Islamic Republic of ...

Israeli Airstrike Destroys Broadcast Site in West Beqaa, Interceptor Falls Near Hospital

This is Beirut 22/06 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam South Lebanon Bekaa

An Israeli airstrike targeted the Tumat Niha Heights, which overlook the Western Beqaa and Iqlim al-Tuffah regions. The strike hit a transmission building used by several television stations and mobile communication networks as a broadcasting and coverage point, among them Al-Manar TV, leading to its complete destruction. In a related ...

US Strikes: Strong Concerns from the Lebanese State

This is Beirut 22/06 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Joseph Aoun

Following US airstrikes on several Iranian nuclear sites, Lebanese leaders expressed deep concern over the escalating military tensions in the region and reaffirmed Lebanon’s commitment to neutrality in regional conflicts. President Joseph Aoun highlighted the heavy toll Lebanon has already paid, stating, “Lebanon is today more aware than ...

AnalysisThe Enemy

Amine Jules Iskandar 22/06 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah

In 1915, in the aftermath of the great genocide of Eastern Christians, Jamal Pasha introduced the concept of the enemy—an invention that proved devastatingly effective in silencing free thought, and with it, existence itself. If, as René Descartes wrote, “I think, therefore I am,” then erasing our existence first required stopping our ...

Lammy Reaffirms UK Support to Raggi, Urges Lebanese Neutrality

This is Beirut 21/06 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam United Kingdom

Lebanon’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Raggi received a phone call this afternoon from British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Lammy expressed the United Kingdom’s and the broader European community’s support for Lebanon, stressing the importance of the country staying out of the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. ...

Ex-Bodyguard of Nasrallah Killed in Israeli Strike in Iran

This is Beirut 21/06 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Tehran

A former bodyguard for Hassan Nasrallah, the slain leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, was killed Saturday in an Israeli strike in Iran, according to an official from the Tehran-backed militant group. Hussein Khalil, commonly known as Abu Ali and nicknamed Nasrallah’s “shield”, was killed in Iran near the Iraqi border, the ...

Emirates to Resume Flights to and from Lebanon Starting Monday

This is Beirut 21/06 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam United Arab Emirates Gulf Joseph Aoun

Emirates will resume operating flights to and from Lebanon, according to information obtained by This is Beirut from the Ministry of Transport. LBCI confirmed that the resumption will start on Monday, June 23. Gulf airlines canceled several flights starting Friday, June 13, 2025, to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and Syria. The day after ...