08/05 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The seat of the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke is expected to witness on Friday (May 10) the final review of the draft of a national document that has been the subject of intense discussions among the Lebanese Forces (LF), the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), the Kataeb Party and other Christian groups, under the auspices of the Patriarchate. All ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 07/05 22:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The President of the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and Justice, Georges Adwan, announced that a draft law on organizing the presence of Syrians in Lebanon and the modalities of their repatriation will be presented to Parliament. During a press conference he held on Tuesday at Place de l'Étoile, Adwan called for "sending back ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri called for a parliamentary session on May 15 to discuss the one billion Euro donation made by the European Union (EU) to Lebanon. The donation aims to alleviate the burden of the significant presence of displaced Syrians in the country and, most importantly, to prevent migrant flows to Cyprus. Extending until ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 17:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MPs from the Kataeb party, the Renewal Bloc and the Coalition for Change have lodged appeals against the law extending the terms of office of municipal councils, following in the Lebanese Forces’ footsteps. In their submission to the Constitutional Council, the MPs emphasized “the flagrant violation of the Constitution’s introduction, as ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 17:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Three people were apprehended on Tuesday, bringing to nine the number of suspects arrested since the start of the investigation into the Tik Tok pedophile ring. A lawyer, member of Tripoli’s Bar Association, a police officer assigned to the municipality of Bourj Hammoud and responsible for facilitating traffic in front of the United Armenian ...
Johnny Kortbawi 07/05 14:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The outraged response from Lebanese society to the revelation of a human trafficking network exploiting children via TikTok is both understandable and logical. No matter the extent of the lack of morality, there's no justification for abusing and exploiting children in this manner. While some may justify theft due to poverty or murder as ...
This Is Beirut 06/05 19:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Head of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea asserted on Monday that the LF will continue everything they are doing "until the last illegal immigrant is removed from Lebanon." In a statement, Geagea emphasized, "Neither international wishes nor UN Billions will stop what we started, because no priority is above our Lebanese identity, ...
Joanne Naoum 06/05 19:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amid a national outcry about the protracted presence of displaced Syrians, compounded by calls to tighten control on their illegal residence, the rise in criminality in recent weeks involving Syrians is increasing tensions with their Lebanese hosts. The latest of these crimes occurred on Saturday (May 4) at Universal residence in Beirut, ...
Michel Touma 06/05 12:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The annual commemoration of the Lebanese Press Martyrs' Day, on May 6th, serves as a solemn tribute to our fallen colleagues who courageously defended the principles of freedom of expression and the duty to inform. Beyond its symbolic significance, this occasion presents a chance to engage the public and media circles in a meaningful dialogue ...
This Is Beirut 05/05 15:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Shiite religious authority Ali al-Amin emphasized that Hezbollah cannot represent all Shiites and underscored the harm its policies have inflicted on both Shiites and Lebanon, in an interview with Independent Arabia. He also touched upon the desires of Lebanese Shiites to create a fair and equitable state. On his opposition to the relationship ...
05/05 14:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai called for unity on "the issue of securing the safe return of displaced Syrians and refugees to their homeland, and resisting European and international pressures and their seductive tactics aimed at preventing their return and keeping them in Lebanon for political purposes that are neither in their favor nor in ...
05/05 12:56 - Reading : less than a minute
The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Bishop Elias Audi, emphasized the need to elect a president during his Easter Mass at St. George's Cathedral in Downtown's Nejmeh Square. "Our country requires officials who work for it and not for their interests, and the first duty of parliamentarians is to meet within the constitutional deadline to ...