This is Beirut 2025-06-20 23:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Beirut Pulse of Life
President Joseph Aoun emphasized Beirut’s enduring vitality during the “Beirut, Pulse of Life” event held at Martyrs’ Square, celebrating the rehabilitation of Martyrs’ Square and the newly illuminated Nejmeh Square. In his speech, Aoun addressed concerns about launching such initiatives amid ongoing national challenges, saying the ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-20 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Nawaf Salam Council of Ministers Qlayaat Airport
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam chaired a cabinet session on Friday at the Grand Serail, during which ministers discussed 15 agenda items. Chief among them was the rehabilitation and development of the René Mouawad Airport in Kleiate, Akkar. Despite media reports suggesting the matter had been delayed, Minister of Information Paul Morcos clarified ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-06-20 15:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Iran Israël Tom Barrack Joseph Aoun
When the Israeli-Iranian war comes to an end and negotiations begin, the fate of Iran’s regional proxies—chief among them Hezbollah—is expected to be decisively addressed. That war’s outcome will likely establish a new strategic equation: a non-nuclear Iran, stripped of its ballistic missile capabilities and its network of armed proxies. ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-06-20 13:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Iran Naim Qassem war
As the world holds its breath over the escalating Iran-Israel conflict, global powers are urging de-escalation, hoping to prevent a broader war with potentially nuclear consequences. In this tense context, Naim Qassem stands out for his defiance of caution. Even the United States—Israel’s closest ally—is proceeding carefully, wary of being ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-20 11:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Beirut International Airport Middle East Beirut Port Fayez Rasamny
Minister of Public Works and Transport Fayez Rasamny announced on Friday that several airlines, including Cyprus Airways, have begun gradually resuming flights to and from Lebanon, following a government-approved strategy to keep the country’s airspace open despite heightened regional tensions. The announcement comes in the aftermath of a ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-20 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam South Lebanon Lebanese Army Hezbollah
The Israeli army announced that it had struck several Hezbollah military sites in southern Lebanon late Friday afternoon. According to a statement, the targets included rocket launchers, missile launch pads, and weapons depots. The Israeli army claims that Hezbollah was attempting to reactivate its military activities in these areas, in flagrant ...
Hala Abdallah 2025-06-19 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute
restaurants summer expats tourism
Between hope and uncertainty, Lebanese restaurants have kicked off the summer season amid a tense regional climate. While some fear a disappointing season, others are encouraging expats and tourists to come and enjoy summer in Lebanon.
Tara B. Moussallem 2025-06-19 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Casino du Liban Economy Free Patriotic Movement FPM
It was an operation that took everyone by surprise and deserves to be loudly applauded: Lebanese security forces, in coordination with financial judiciary authorities, carried out raids on the 18th of June at Casino du Liban—seizing computers and servers—and at a branch of OMT, a money transfer company. This is a rare assertion of ...
Marc Saikali 2025-06-19 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Iran
While Iran and Israel hurl drones, missiles and threats back and forth, while diplomats scramble to respond, analysts raise alarms and psychological warfare escalates, a small Mediterranean country keeps doing what it does best: nothing. Lebanon, fractured and barely governed, seems oblivious to the fact that it’s sitting on a powder keg with ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-19 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon UNHCR Syrians Displaced Refugees Filippo Grandi Youssef Rajji
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji met with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to discuss the issue of war-displaced Syrians in Lebanon and their gradual return to Syria. During his official visit to Lebanon, Grandi – accompanied by a UNHCR delegation – expressed full understanding of the heavy ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-19 13:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Amin Salam judiciary arrest warrant
Beirut’s First Investigative Judge, Bilal Halawi, has issued an arrest warrant in absentia against former Economy Minister Amin Salam. The decision is based on Articles 359 and 363 of the Lebanese Penal Code, relating to embezzlement and misuse of public funds, forgery, and accepting bribes. On June 11, 2025, Salam and his brother Karim were ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-19 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Iran Thomas Barrack
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed to visiting US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack Lebanon’s commitment to staying out of regional conflicts during their meeting on Thursday. In the talks, held amid an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, Salam emphasized the country’s “keenness not to get ...