This Is Beirut 04/07 18:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In 2024, 26 out of 37 spots along the Lebanese coast were recommended for swimming, with low bacterial and organic pollution. Six sites were deemed cautionary to critical, with moderate levels of fecal bacteria, according to the National Center for Marine Sciences (CNRS). CNRS has been monitoring the bacteriological contamination of Lebanese ...
This Is Beirut 04/07 18:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A former minister believes that there is no judicious reason, even from Israel's perspective, for an imminent or inevitable open war against Lebanon at this stage of the confrontations with Hezbollah. According to a Western military expert, a distinction should be made between “a war without controls and ceilings,” as Hezbollah’s ...
This Is Beirut 04/07 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A delegation of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, led by MP Fadi Alameh, held talks with UNIFIL’s General Commander, Aroldo Lázaro on Thursday on the role and tasks of the UN Interim Forces in charge of monitoring violations along the Lebanese-Israeli border. As the meeting at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura was underway, sirens ...
This Is Beirut 04/07 12:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The escalation in the South intensified on Thursday after Israel killed a Hezbollah senior field commander the day before. Hadi Chreim, a member of Hezbollah, was killed on Thursday in an Israeli strike targeting a home in Houla. At the same time, Hezbollah announced having launched 20 drones and 200 missiles against Israel in the largest attack ...
This Is Beirut 04/07 12:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel stated that UNSCR Resolution 1559 is essential for Lebanon's salvation. In an LBCI interview, on Wednesday, he argued that Resolution 1559 calls for “the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias”. Adding that if 1559 had been implemented, Resolution 1701 wouldn't be necessary. He also ...
This Is Beirut 04/07 11:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi commended the efforts of the Lebanese army in the South. “We know that there is no salvation for the country except through its national army, whether in the South or elsewhere,” he said. In an interview with “Al-Joumhouria” on Thursday, the minister insisted on the safety of the security ...
03/07 18:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
The opposition forces’ actions and stances have been calling for an immediate ceasefire in southern Lebanon and the urgent election of a president, all while being in a state of anticipation. According to sources within the parliamentary opposition, Lebanon's ongoing war and the looming threat of its escalation require immediate parliamentary ...
This Is Beirut 03/07 14:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the international community to put an end to the “terrorist” attacks carried out by Israel against southern Lebanon. In a speech delivered on Wednesday, July 3, at a conference titled “Lebanon: Situation and Role in Light of Israeli Violations and International Covenants,” Mikati reiterated ...
This Is Beirut 03/07 13:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese Forces (LF) quickly responded to the “false statements” made against them by the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, stressing their role as an “impenetrable barrier” against attempts to change Lebanon's identity by imposing new norms that contradict the Constitution. LF MP Sethrida Geagea asserted on ...
This Is Beirut 03/07 11:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) tracked down a gang carrying out motorcycle thefts and armed robberies in several areas of Beirut and Mount Lebanon. On June 28, the branch's patrol apprehended the mastermind of the gang, A.Q., (Lebanese, born in 1999) with a history of theft, pickpocketing, drug and shooting incidents, in a qualitative ...
This Is Beirut 03/07 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Western diplomatic circles expect a breakthrough in the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington at the end of this month. United States President Joe Biden is expected to insist on adherence to his proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza on the eve of the upcoming US presidential ...
This Is Beirut 02/07 18:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Hossam Zaki's statement on Hezbollah's status, made on Saturday, stirred reactions and questions within both local and Arab circles. During a televised interview on Cairo's news channel, Zaki announced that the Arab League no longer classifies Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. He then asserted ...