Lebanon

Al-Hassan: Over 300,000 Arrivals Recorded in June
Al-Hassan: Over 300,000 Arrivals Recorded in June

The Director General of Civil Aviation, Fadi al-Hassan, said in an interview with the Sputnik agency on Monday that more than 300,000 people arrived at Beirut International Airport in June, even though "we're not yet in the peak season." Commenting on the issue of Israeli jamming of the GPS system since last March, he assured that "planes land at ...

Presence of Hezb Weapons at BIA Denied: Press Conference and Media Tour
Presence of Hezb Weapons at BIA Denied: Press Conference and Media Tour

The tour of Beirut International Airport, carried out on Monday in the presence of diplomats and journalists on the initiative of Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamieh, was chaotic.  The latter once again denied reports in the British daily, The Telegraph, which, on Sunday, accused Hezbollah of stockpiling Iranian weapons, ...

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"Fateh" Leader Murdered in Ain el-Hilweh

“Fateh” security executive, Yassine Akl, was killed on Monday in Ain el-Hilweh camp, eyewitness sources told This is Beirut. Circumstances of the murder haven’t yet been determined, as he is believed to have been killed by Islamists. “Fateh” movement is currently on alert, in the Tira neighborhood of the camp, with residents displaced ...

BIA: Chaos During Inspection Visit
BIA: Chaos During Inspection Visit

Beirut International Airport witnessed on Monday a chaotic morning during the inspection visit organized by caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamiye, in the presence of Beirut ambassadors and local, Arab and international media. Hamiye’s invitation came after allegations of the British newspaper The Telegraph saying that Hezbollah was ...

Journalist Faces Life-Threatening Campaign by Hezbollah Partisans
Journalist Faces Life-Threatening Campaign by Hezbollah Partisans

Youssef Diab, veteran journalist and member of the “Media for Freedom” administrative body, said on Monday that he is placing the campaign of intimidation and threats that he has been subjected to by Hezbollah’s electronic army “in the hands of the Lebanese judiciary.” In a statement, Diab described the campaign “calling for personal ...

Pentagon Fears Iranian Reaction to Israeli Attack on Lebanon
Pentagon Fears Iranian Reaction to Israeli Attack on Lebanon

US Military Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown warned on Sunday that an Israeli offensive in Lebanon would risk Tehran's response in support of Hezbollah, turning the ongoing conflict into a regional war, according to the Associated Press (AP). He added that Iran would provide far more support for Hezbollah than it had for Hamas, ...

Abeer Kurdi, New President of Lebanese Nurses Syndicate
Abeer Kurdi, New President of Lebanese Nurses Syndicate

Abeer Souhail Kurdi has been elected as the new President of the Nurses Syndicate on Sunday. Alongside her, Dareen Youssef Suleiman, Kamel Adnan Hamaidan and Ghina Daher Raad were elected as board members for a three-year term. The election process saw active participation, with 1,694 nurses casting their votes. The process was held during the ...

King Abdullah II Met Joumblatt and Emphasized the Importance of Lebanon's Stability
King Abdullah II Met Joumblatt and Emphasized the Importance of Lebanon's Stability

King Abdullah II of Jordan received former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt at Al-Husseiniya Palace on Sunday for a meeting during which they discussed regional developments. According to the Jordanian royal, both men stressed the importance of an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. King Abdullah also emphasized the ...

Hamiye Denies 'Ridiculous' Claims of Hezb Storing Weapons at BIA
Hamiye Denies 'Ridiculous' Claims of Hezb Storing Weapons at BIA

Hezbollah is reportedly storing a large quantity of Iranian weapons, missiles and explosives at Beirut International Airport (BIA), according to British daily newspaper The Telegraph, which quotes whistleblowers who work at the airport. This information has sparked strong reactions in Lebanon, where Caretaker Minister of Public Works ...

Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin Arrives in Beirut
Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin Arrives in Beirut

Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, arrived in Lebanon on Sunday afternoon for a four-day “friendship and trust” visit at the invitation of the president of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta, Marwan Sehnaoui. He was welcomed upon his arrival by the outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Bou Habib, ...

Audi Accuses Politicians of Disintegrating the State
Audi Accuses Politicians of Disintegrating the State

Metropolitan Elias Audi emphasized the need for reforms “that start at the top of the state,” thus highlighting the importance of electing a president “whose sole concern is to save Lebanon” and who, “in collaboration with his government, will have to ensure the application of laws, hold accountable those who must answer for their ...