This Is Beirut 03/05 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon fell 21 places since last year, according to the 2024 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RWB) on Friday. Lebanon currently ranks 140 out of 180 countries. The report shows the deterioration of press freedom, accompanied by a worsening economic and political situation, in addition to increased restrictions ...
Maureen Décor 03/05 11:36 - Reading : less than a minute
On Thursday, May 2, at the Great Famine Memorial, intellectuals, historians and students gathered to pay tribute to the victims of this tragic chapter in Lebanese history.
This Is Beirut 03/05 10:48 - Reading : less than a minute
French President Emmanuel Macron stressed full French commitment to seek a solution to the Lebanese crisis which is weakening the country, during a meeting with former Minister and head of the Socialist Progressive Party (PSP), Walid Joumblatt. In a statement issued by the Élysée Palace on Friday, Macron reiterated his call on all Lebanese ...
This Is Beirut 02/05 23:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati affirmed that "the sum of one billion euros" announced by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to grant to Lebanon as financial support "is unconditional" and that it will benefit "Lebanon and the Lebanese." "It has not been provided with the condition of keeping Syrian migrants in ...
This Is Beirut 02/05 22:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against Mazen Hassan el-Zein, as well as four other individuals involved in financing Hezbollah. But who is Mazen el-Zein, and what relationship does he have with the pro-Iranian group? Known as the CEO and ...
This Is Beirut 02/05 22:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On Thursday, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against five people involved in financing Hezbollah. Adnan Mahmoud Youssef, Mazen Hassan al-Zein, Andriyah Samir Mushantaf, Bashir Ibrahim Mansur, and Firas Hasan Moukalled were designated for helping US-designated Hezbollah money ...
This Is Beirut 02/05 19:51 - Reading : less than a minute
The political developments in Lebanon and the region were at the heart of discussions held on Thursday in Maarab between the leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, and the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, Walid Boukhari. Throughout the meeting, which lasted for more than an hour and a half, significant attention was given to the ...
This Is Beirut 02/05 19:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, stated on Thursday that "Lebanon does not seek war," emphasizing the country's commitment to implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. During discussions with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides at Ain el-Tineh, Berri condemned ...
This Is Beirut 02/05 14:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Two individuals were arrested on Monday in an attempt to smuggle 40 kilograms of hashish concealed inside a piano. According to the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), the network was preparing to smuggle the hahish to Ecuador via Rafic Hariri International Airport. The two men, T.M. (born in 1990) and R.K. (born in 1964), ...
This Is Beirut 02/05 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, has announced a billion euros in financial support for Lebanon, extending until 2027, with the aim of “contributing to the social and economic stability of the country.” This announcement followed a meeting at the Governmental Palace with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, ...
Youssef Diab 02/05 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The security investigation conducted by the Cybercrime Bureau under the supervision of the competent judiciary has not, so far, fully grasped all the threads related to the child luring and rape crime committed by the "TikToker" gang, despite having crucial data and information that have so far led to the arrest of six suspects within the Beirut ...
This Is Beirut 02/05 10:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Strong Republic parliamentary bloc (Lebanese Forces-LF) has appealed to the Constitutional Council, challenging the law passed on April 25 that extends the mandates of municipal councils. "We will always oppose, through legal channels, the ruling authorities that attempt to undermine institutions and elections," asserted Georges Okaiss, a ...