This Is Beirut 27/05 11:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sleiman Frangieh, leader of the Marada movement and candidate in the presidential election stated that Lebanon's political balances remain unchanged and a president cannot be elected until a regional settlement occurs, positively impacting Lebanon. In an interview with local TV station Al Jadeed, Frangieh emphasized the need for a settlement to ...
Maureen Décor 27/05 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Since the decrease in UNICEF funding, wastewater management in Ersal has deteriorated, leading to the spread of diseases that local medical institutions are unable to contain.
This Is Beirut 26/05 21:49 - Reading : less than a minute
On the eve of the 8th Brussels Conference on "Supporting the future of Syria and the region," Abdallah Bou Habib, the caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, declared that there is "no trust in the UNHCR because they are trying to outsmart us," despite the agency's critical role in supporting refugees. In an interview with MTV, Bou Habib also ...
This Is Beirut 26/05 16:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Beirut Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elias Audi considered that "the ambitions of officials, rulers and leaders, and the ambitions of outsiders, have weakened Lebanon's immunity." In his Sunday homily, the archbishop mentioned that "leaders and rulers failed to fortify [Lebanon] against envy, hatred, greed and division, and against foreign ...
This Is Beirut 26/05 16:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sunday was marked by drone strikes on Naqoura, Aita al-Shaab, Yarun and Houla, killing at least six people. Mohammad Baydoun, a Hezbollah fighter, was killed on Sunday morning in an Israeli drone strike targeting a motorcycle in the Naqoura region, near the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The attack was ...
This Is Beirut 26/05 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A ship carrying 100 containers of highly flammable materials has arrived at the Port of Beirut. After unloading the ship, the State Security Port Office was informed of the matter, and upon investigation, it was found that, in case of a fire, these materials cannot be extinguished in Lebanon. It is Turkey that has the mechanism and materials to ...
This Is Beirut 26/05 15:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alaa Moussa, has confirmed that the Quintet's work is ongoing, with an approach tailored to the Lebanese reality, and that consultations with various political forces are underway. During an appearance on Naharkom Said on LBCI, Moussa emphasized that the committee's work is consistently progressing, even if in ...
26/05 12:58 - Reading : less than a minute
Over 20,000 people are expected at AUB's annual festival, Outdoors, held this year to raise funds for their financial aid programs.
This Is Beirut 26/05 11:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
According to Al-Jadeed media channel, sources within the Free Patriotic Movement announced that the head of the movement, MP Gebran Bassil, apologized for his inability to host the French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian next Wednesday due to a prior commitment to a foreign visit. It is worth mentioning that during Le Drian's last visit to ...
This Is Beirut 26/05 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Migrant workers from various countries find joy and camaraderie through a weekly cricket tournament in Beirut, offering a rare respite from their tough working conditions. In a Beirut car park, migrant workers cheer as their teams face off in a cricket tournament, a moment of respite in crisis-hit Lebanon, where working conditions are often ...
This Is Beirut 25/05 17:34 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Forces (LF) MP Ghassan Hasbani believes that “the international community is unwilling to tackle the issue of Syrian migrants seriously and find a comprehensive and radical solution to this existential problem.” Speaking on the Voice of Lebanon radio station, Hasbani warned against “the current status quo, which is content in ...
This Is Beirut 25/05 16:03 - Reading : less than a minute
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad did not attend the funeral ceremony of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their companions after the crash of the presidential helicopter returning from Azerbaijan. Assad's absence raised several questions, especially after his return to the Arab embrace, his ...