Lebanon

Lebanon Receives First Shipment of French Humanitarian Aid

This is Beirut 2024-11-01 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Beirut International Airport humanitarian aid France

Lebanon received its first shipment of humanitarian aid from France on Friday as part of the assistance pledged during the international conference to support Lebanon held in Paris on October 24. This aid is intended for displaced people who were forced to flee their homes due to the raging conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. French ...

Op-edDemographic Shifts Amid the Roar of Rockets

Johnny Kortbawi 2024-11-01 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Demographics Shiite Christian

Lebanon's demographic landscape has undergone continuous transformation since the country’s independence, up to the present date. For instance, a large number of Christian residents from the south gradually migrated over the years, driven by various occupations and conflicts. Many formally changed their civil registrations to new areas, ...

WHO Deeply Concerned About Rising Attacks on Healthcare in Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-11-01 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

WHO Lebanon

The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed deep concern on Friday regarding the increasing attacks on healthcare workers and facilities in Lebanon amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. “We’re deeply concerned about the rising attacks on health workers and facilities in Lebanon. The numbers are quite shocking. There have ...

Lebanon Plagued by Fires: The latest in Roumieh Forest Brought Under Control

This is Beirut 2024-11-01 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Civil Defense announced that it had controlled the fire that broke out in the Roumieh forest on Thursday night. In a statement issued on Friday, the Civil Defense reported that its members were dispatched to the scene immediately and worked to prevent the fire from spreading. Surveillance cameras detected the presence of a car parked at the ...

Mikati Denies Media Claims of a Unilateral Ceasefire

This is Beirut 2024-11-01 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Najib Mikati ceasefire Amos Hochstein

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati denied statements reported by Reuters, which cited a Lebanese political source and a diplomat claiming that US envoy Amos Hochstein had requested Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire with Israel. On Friday morning, Mikati stated that “the Israeli statements and diplomatic indications received by ...

Mikati to UNIFIL Commander: Israel Rejects All Ceasefire Efforts

This is Beirut 2024-11-01 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ceasefire UNIFIL Najib Mikati

Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz, the Commander-in-Chief of The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), on Friday to address the ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the challenges faced by the international forces in the region. During the meeting, Mikati highlighted the recent escalation of Israeli ...

Behind the ScenesNo Solution in Sight for Retired Teachers’ Wages

Maurice Matta 2024-11-01 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Abbas Halabi teachers wages

For the second consecutive month, retired teachers in Lebanon have not received any increase in their salaries in Lebanese pounds, which has lost substantial value since the currency's collapse in 2019. Unlike other sectors, retired teachers have not received any salary adjustments, except for a few months under a protocol signed between the ...

Renewed Israeli Airstrikes on Beirut's Southern Suburbs After a Calm Week

This is Beirut 2024-11-01 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A new wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs and the town of Qmatiyeh at dawn on Friday, ending a week of relative calm in the capital. The strikes came shortly after Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee warned residents of Ghobeiry, Haret Hreik, and Burj al-Barajneh to evacuate. Following this alert, Israeli jets ...

Archaeological Heritage: Open Letter from the Baalbeck International Festival

This is Beirut 2024-11-01 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Baalbeck Heritage Lebanon Culture Unesco

We urgently appeal to the heads of diplomatic missions, international organizations, heritage specialists, and all influential stakeholders to intervene and halt the relentless assaults on the city of Baalbeck and its archaeological complex, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984. Recent aggressions near the Acropolis have inflicted ...

Baalbeck Sites Endangered by Israeli Strikes: An Update from Governor Bachir Khodr

Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-10-31 20:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Baalbeck israel heritage Roman Temple

Following repeated evacuation orders directed at the residents of Baalbeck by Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-speaking spokesperson of the Israeli army, the Lebanese are anxious, fearing the potential destruction of the historic city. They are deeply concerned about the tragic fate of tens of thousands of people ordered to evacuate their towns and ...

Equitable Distribution of Humanitarian Aid: A Strategy for Lebanon?

Natasha Metni Torbey 2024-10-31 18:25 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Humanitarian Aid UN EU

Since the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensified on September 23, Lebanon has been facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Massive destruction of neighborhoods and residential areas, with more than 1.2 million people internally displaced… According to the latest human toll, dated October 30, 2024, 2,792 people have been killed ...

Rising Casualties Amid New Wave of Israeli Raids

This is Beirut 2024-10-31 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Amid concentrated shelling on southern Lebanese towns, the district of Baalbeck and the western Beqaa, violence continued to rise between Israel and Hezbollah on Thursday, coupled with an increasing death toll. The Israeli Channel 12 had revealed that the Israeli army is preparing to expand its ground operations in Lebanon, “because ...