Séjourné: French Roadmap Guarantees Implementation of 1701
30/04 23:31 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon
In Lebanon Roads Turn Into Rivers
30/04 23:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon continues to experience rain and floods for the second consecutive day. On Tuesday, heavy rainfall particularly affected the Keserwan region, where roads turned into rivers due to the flooding. In Jounieh, water flooded the entrances of several buildings, including that of Notre-Dame Hospital. According to videos widely shared on social ...
Inauguration of the Naameh Water Pumping Station
30/04 22:43 - Reading : less than a minute
The newly rehabilitated Naameh Water Pumping Station was inaugurated on Tuesday thanks to a grant from the European Union (EU) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) during a ceremony organized by the Ministry of Energy and Water, together with the Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment, the EU, the AFD and UNICEF. The Naameh ...
Children in Lebanon Pay Heavy Price for Conflict According to UNICEF
30/04 22:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel has “taken a devastating toll” on the well-being of thousands of children in southern Lebanon, where over 70 schools have closed, according to a new report from UNICEF, which calls for an “immediate ceasefire.” According to the report titled “Caught in the Crossfire: The Impact of Six Months of ...
Poland Probes State Refiner's Reported Hezbollah Links
30/04 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Polish prosecutors said on Tuesday that they were investigating the Swiss unit of state-controlled refiner PKN Orlen for reported links with Hezbollah. The announcement came a day after Polish media reported that the former head of Orlen Trading Switzerland (OTS), Samer A., was connected to the Iran-backed movement – accusations he ...
Explosion in a Beirut Restaurant, Owner Arrested
30/04 19:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The public prosecutor at the Court of Appeals in Beirut, Judge Zaher Hamadeh, ordered on Tuesday evening, the arrest of the owner of Pizza Secret restaurant, where nine people died by asphyxiation in a fire caused by the explosion resulting from a gas leak. Two other people were injured, according to a statement from the Civil Defense. “A unit ...
Brevet Exam Cancelled, Secondary School Exams Adjusted
30/04 18:16 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi announced on Tuesday the cancellation of the nationwide Brevet exam. Instead of Brevet, students will rely on school-assigned grades. During a press conference, Halabi also announced that the Secondary School Diploma exams will be held within the framework of a program taking into account the situation ...
Municipal Elections: Extension Is yet Another Forced Slaughter of Democracy
Johnny Kortbawi 30/04 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The extension of municipal councils and mukhtars’ mandates for just one year, under the pretext of the country's political circumstances, implies that the current councils are nearing their tenth year in office, portraying an authoritarian regime that has no consideration to democracy. While security conditions in the South prevent holding ...
Israel Strikes 'Hermes 450' Shooter
This Is Beirut 30/04 14:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel was able to kill the Hezbollah member, Abou Ali, who shot down the “Hermes 450,” a drone which the Israeli army relies on a lot, especially in Lebanese territory. March 8 political sources revealed that this member, who was killed in Adloun, is accused by Israeli authorities of being “the one who shot down the Hermes 450 over South ...
Spring Storms: Hail, Flooding, Mudslides, Deadly Road Accidents
This Is Beirut 29/04 23:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On Monday, many Lebanese lived to the rhythm of torrential rain, thunderstorms, floods and even hail that affected several regions of the country, notably North Lebanon, Hermel and the Beqaa, causing several road accidents. Due to the strong atmospheric depression affecting Lebanon and the region, Dahr el-Baydar was covered in a white coat for a ...
Mikati Holds Two Meetings on the Illegal Syrian Presence
This Is Beirut 29/04 22:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati held two meetings on Monday at the Grand Serail, both focusing on the Syrian refugee crisis. The first meeting was attended by Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities Judge Bassam Mawlawi, Acting Director of General Security Elias Baissari, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Imran ...
Von der Leyen and Christodoulides in Beirut on Thursday
This Is Beirut 29/04 16:23 - Reading : less than a minute
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will visit Beirut on Thursday, May 2, accompanied by Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. They will meet with caretaker Prime Minster Najib Mikati at the Grand Serail, then proceed to Ain el-Tineh for talks with Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri.