David Sahyoun 2024-10-30 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Traumatism Psychoanalysis Lebanon War
As we wrote in our previous article, trauma causes a psychic collapse, a shock that leaves a person unsteady, defenseless against the seismic breach and the abrupt rupture in their sense of continuity of existence. Lebanese people have been living for far too long in a trauma-inducing environment. The repeated situations of hot and cold wars, ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Naim Qassem Iran
In his first address as Hezbollah’s new Secretary General, Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that he will follow in the footsteps of his slain predecessor Hassan Nasrallah by pursuing the same policy of supporting Gaza through the south Lebanon front. “My program (as new secretary general) will be a perpetuation of Nasrallah’s work in all ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 17:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Around 15 Israeli strikes have targeted Baalbeck and its surroundings, prompting residents to flee the area following evacuation orders.
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-10-30 16:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Baalbeck Tyre Lebanon War World Heritage
Tyre and Baalbeck, Lebanon’s ancient gems, are shaken by the relentless bombardment. Recent Israeli airstrikes near these UNESCO World Heritage sites jeopardize an irreplaceable cultural legacy. An evacuation order for Baalbeck has foreshadowed potential strikes with unpredictable consequences for the site. This relentless cycle of conflict ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Baalbeck israel heritage UNESCO
Israeli warplanes carried out more than 20 raids targeting the ancient city of Baalbeck within a period of half an hour on Monday afternoon, coinciding with Naim Qassem’s first address as Hezbollah’s new secretary general, succeeding the group’s slain chief Hassan Nasrallah. Ahead of the raids, an evacuation order issued by ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 14:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli airstrikes hit residential Haret Saida Tuesday night, causing mass destruction and killing 9 people.
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Lebanese community
Former President Donald Trump addressed the Lebanese American community in a letter that emphasized themes of unity and peace amid ongoing regional challenges. In his correspondence, Trump expressed his deep appreciation for the resilience and contributions of Lebanese Americans, underscoring their vital role in shaping both the cultural and ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden’s advisors, Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk, will visit Israel on Thursday to attempt to negotiate a ceasefire that would enable displaced civilians on both sides of the border to return home, according to US media Axios. If successful, this would significantly de-escalate the regional war in the Middle East for the first ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The bombing of AC Flight 901 in 1994 has been attributed to Hezbollah by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, according to a media note issued by the Department of State on Tuesday. The US Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that leads to the ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 10:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Wednesday morning, a car was targeted in Bchamoun near Al-Tabsh Mosque and another on the Kahaleh road near Araya. Kahaleh A Lebanese security official told AFP that an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah van carrying munitions, in Kahaleh, near Beirut killed the driver. "A van belonging to Hezbollah was targeted in an Israeli strike on the Kahaleh ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 2024-10-29 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hamas Hassan Nasrallah Palestine
The appointment of Sheikh Naim Qassem as Secretary-General of Hezbollah was not a surprising political shift; rather, it was a predictable outcome of the party's internal circumstances. Following the assassination of Hashem Safieddine, Hassan Nasrallah’s potential successor, Qassem stands as the only viable candidate for this position. As the ...
Marc Saikali 2024-10-29 18:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
When the concept known as “support front” was first implemented, there was hardly a week that went by without some Palestinian militia claiming responsibility for rocket fire from Lebanon against Israel in support of Gaza. For the past few weeks, that has come to an end. Hamas, Islamic Jihad, al-Aqsa Brigades... the entire Palestinian armed ...