This Is Beirut 22/05 14:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Turkish pistols which were seized in two trucks, after being loaded at the port of Tripoli earlier this week, are being converted into military weapons, according to a security source who spoke to This is Beirut on condition of anonymity. The weapon-laden trucks were intercepted in less than 24 hours on Monday afternoon and on Tuesday in the ...
Michel Touma 22/05 13:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
At the end of October 2023, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland decided to strengthen their cooperation to deport migrants residing illegally in their respective countries. French daily newspaper Le Figaro then quoted Danish Minister of Migration Kaare Dybvad Bek as stressing the collective interest of the Nordic countries in ...
This Is Beirut 22/05 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is set to lead a Lebanese delegation on Wednesday to participate in the funeral of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter accident on Sunday, May 19. In related events, Hezbollah announced that a ceremony will be held on Friday in honor of the late Iranian president, Foreign Minister ...
This Is Beirut 22/05 09:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued on Wednesday on the southern front. Two Hezbollah fighters were killed in a drone attack in Odaisseh on Tuesday night. For its part, Hezbollah announced in two statements on Wednesday that two of its fighters had been killed, Mohammad Ali Bou Taama and Ali Hassan Sultan. The Israeli air ...
21/05 22:22 - Reading : less than a minute
A vehicle of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was intercepted near the Ain al-Dalba intersection in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday evening. Residents in the Hezbollah-controlled area stopped the vehicle, considering that the route is "outside UNIFIL's zone of operations."
Fady Noun 21/05 19:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawraj sets up a crisis cell comprising architects and agronomists, led by Jean Chamoun. In the absence of any clear prospect for an end to hostilities in southern Lebanon, the Nawraj association, led by Fouad Abounader, has decided to take action and start assessing the losses and needs of the localities subjected to Israeli bombardments. In a ...
Lyne Sammouri 21/05 19:56 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawraj NGO and the mayors of the border strip municipalities held a press conference at the Catholic Information Center, during which they launched an appeal for help and support to the people in the South.
21/05 19:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In less than 24 hours, the army seized two trucks loaded with weapons in northern Lebanon. The first truck was intercepted Monday afternoon in the Batroun district, and the second on Tuesday afternoon in Tripoli. This immediately raises critical questions: How many similar trucks are circulating freely in the country, and more importantly, to whom ...
21/05 18:53 - Reading : less than a minute
Tensions continued on Tuesday in the border regions of southern Lebanon. The Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, announced on Tuesday morning that Israel eliminated the commander of Hezbollah’s missile unit in the Tyre region, Kassem Saklawi. On the platform X, Adraee specified that Saklawi was "in charge of planning ...
21/05 18:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), Walid Joumblatt, said from Doha on Tuesday that it is “inevitable for the (Lebanese) political forces to agree, with the help of the Quintet (USA, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar) to elect a president on the basis of dialogue and consensus.” Joumblatt made his remarks during a ...
Johnny Kortbawi 21/05 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A few months ago, when conditions could lead to the election of a president of the republic, the obstinacy of the political parties in Lebanon sabotaged the opportunity. Each faction adamantly stuck to its candidate, rejecting any negotiations or changes in its position. With time, and with the eruption of the crisis in Gaza on October 7 and its ...
21/05 17:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Some 304 Turkish-made handguns were found in a truck filled with goods sent by sea from Turkey to the port of Tripoli. According to information shared by the security forces, the weapons were concealed on both sides of the truck’s engine whose heat set fire to the handguns as the handles are made of plastic. Empty gun magazines were also ...