This Is Beirut 05/06 10:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese Army cordoned off the area around the US embassy in Awkar on Wednesday morning after it came under a gunfire attack by three assailants. One of the attackers was injured and taken to hospital. The Army said in a communique that “the embassy was attacked with gunfire and that Army members deployed in the area responded to the ...
This Is Beirut 04/06 21:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The awards ceremony for the Samir Kassir press freedom competition took place late on Tuesday. The winners of the 19th edition are: Aseel Saraih, Yemen: Best audiovisual news report Abdelrahman El Gendy, Egypt: Best opinion piece Hadel Arja, Syria: Best investigative article The prize, awarded since 2006 by the European Union and one of the ...
Aubin Eymard 04/06 20:44 - Reading : less than a minute
This 4th of June 2024 marks the start of a 46th month without justice for the families of the victims of the Beirut port explosion of August 2020. Almost four years after the tragedy, the pain and desire for justice remain unchanged.
This Is Beirut 04/06 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a recent crackdown on expired goods, authorities from the Regional Economy Department office in the South made a significant seizure of 16.5 tons of cocoa mass, a key ingredient in chocolate production, and 151 boxes of expired cornflakes, totaling approximately half a million dollars in value. This discovery was made in one of the large ...
This Is Beirut 04/06 18:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Judge Jamal Hajjar, Acting Attorney General at the Court of Cassation, is considering punitive measures against Ghada Aoun, Attorney General at the Court of Appeal, who was dismissed from her post in May 2023, following damaging behavior that tarnished the Lebanese judiciary. This was due to Aoun's refusal to comply with Hajjar's decisions and ...
This Is Beirut 04/06 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Samir Geagea is meeting a delegation from the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in Meerab. The delegation includes PSP leader MP Taymour Jumblatt and MPs Marwan Hamadeh, Akram Chehayeb and Wael Abu Faour, in the presence of MPs Ghassan Hasbani and Nazih Matta. Meanwhile, former minister Ghazi Aridi visited, ...
This Is Beirut 04/06 12:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Iran's acting foreign minister met Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. According to a statement by Hezbollah, they discussed “the latest political and security developments in the region, particularly on the Gaza and Lebanon fronts, and the proposed solutions.” In his first trip abroad since his temporary appointment following the ...
04/06 12:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The “initiatives” for the election of a new President of the Republic are multiplying. Following the “unsuccessful” venture of the National Moderation bloc, the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) starts their own today. The party's leader, Taymour Joumblatt, is due to hold talks in a while with the leader of the Lebanese Forces ...
This Is Beirut 04/06 12:32 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Tension mounted on Tuesday on the southern border, while Hezbollah and the Israeli army intensified their exchange of fire. The escalation, which has been ongoing since Sunday and has prompted some Israeli officials, to increase their threats against a country dragged into this war by Hezbollah, will be discussed at night by the Israeli war ...
This Is Beirut 04/06 11:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The annual renewal of the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) at the end of August is expected to be a cause of sharp wrangling between the permanent members of the UN Security Council. Based on information obtained by This is Beirut, certain UNSC members will be asking for the implementation of Resolution 1701 under ...
Johnny Kortbawi 04/06 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
No matter which formula is adopted, there will be no solution to the presidential deadlock in Lebanon without Iran’s involvement. This is the message that Tehran conveyed to whom it may concern, despite all the vain initiatives taken to give an impression of progress. Internally, after the botched initiative taken by the National ...
04/06 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Jean-Yves Le Drian’s warnings fell on deaf ears among Lebanese officials. Neither his 2020 visit following the Beirut port explosion, when he warned of Lebanon’s demise, nor the recent statement he made during his last visit to Lebanon, succeeded to instigate any changes amongst the obstructive political forces towards reviewing their ...