This Is Beirut 29/06 10:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States has requested Qatar to mediate the escalating war between Hezbollah and Israel, according to sources cited by The Washington Post. The Biden administration is seeking Qatar's assistance due to its previous successful mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, particularly in brokering a truce in the Gaza Strip. Qatar's role is ...
This Is Beirut 29/06 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In the context of the dire situation in Lebanon and the rising fears of a full-scale war in Lebanon, and based on its continuous communication with the U.S. administration and the active Lebanese diaspora in the United States and around the world, the Lebanese-American Coordinating Committee (LACC) emphasizes the following: 1. Lebanon is ...
This Is Beirut 28/06 18:43 - Reading : less than a minute
“In light of the ongoing developments in the region and in the interest of ensuring the safety of Jordanian citizens abroad,” the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates urged Jordanian citizens to avoid traveling to Lebanon at this time. The ministry's spokesperson, Ambassador Sufian Qudah, emphasized that this recommendation ...
This Is Beirut 28/06 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Iranian embassy in Beirut opened its doors at 8:30 AM on Friday for Iranian citizens in Lebanon to cast their votes in the presidential election. The four candidates competing for the position, which was left vacant after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, are Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Saeed Jalili, Massoud Pezeshkian ...
This Is Beirut 28/06 17:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday, 308 to 103, against a bill to prevent future funding for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The military assistance program had been under fire for a while because of some US representatives who reportedly perceived a “conciliatory relationship” between the LAF and Hezbollah. During remarks on the ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 28/06 16:32 - Reading : less than a minute
Summer is looking promising in Byblos, where the ninth edition of the “Byblos en blanc et rosé” festival kicked off on Thursday at the city's historic port. Organized by Eventions, in partnership with the municipality of Byblos, the event will keep the Phoenician town buzzing until Saturday, June 29.
28/06 14:24 - Reading : less than a minute
Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Hussam Zaki stressed on Friday “the need to break the presidential deadlock in Lebanon,” calling on all sides to “prioritize national interest above other considerations and open the way for the resumption of the constitutional path in electing a new president of the republic.” After meeting ...
28/06 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
After a relatively calm night, repeated fire exchange took over the southern border on Friday morning, as Israeli artillery shelled forests on the outskirts of Kfar Kila and Khiam. In response, direct fire was reported from Lebanon towards an Israeli military target in the vicinity of Arab Aramsha. Sirens sounded repeatedly in Zarit, Shomera and ...
Alissar Boulos 27/06 23:03 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The National Mental Health Program (NMHP), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Lebanon and with support from the French Development Agency (AFD), officially launched Lebanon's National Mental Health Strategy for 2024-2030 on Thursday. The event was held at ESA Business School in Beirut. The first national mental health ...
27/06 21:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamieh announced Thursday during a press conference at the Beirut port the beginning of the clearing and sale of metal and scrap waste resulting from the explosion of August 4, 2020. He explained that a call for tenders had been launched for this purpose and that the sale would generate ...
27/06 19:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
As part of the escalating violence raging in south Lebanon, four people were killed, including a Hezbollah member, and two injured in Israeli strikes on Thursday in the Bekaa and south Lebanon. The pro-Iranian party announced the death of one of its combatants identified as Ali Ahmad Alaeddine, who was killed in an Israeli raid that targeted his ...
27/06 18:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
France urged on Thursday "all parties to exercise the utmost restraint," saying it was "extremely concerned by the gravity of the situation in Lebanon" following the "dramatic" intensification of violence on the border with Israel. Christophe Lemoine, deputy spokesman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressed that France calls for "the ...