Michael al-Andary 06/11 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Beneath the ruins of a Christmas tree dating back to the days of feasts and prosperity in Lebanon resides a displaced family in Martyrs’ Square, Downtown Beirut. “God bless the Christian hands that put this tree here,” shouts an old man, most likely a member of the family living under the “iron bars.” “If this tree were not here, we ...
This is Beirut 06/11 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Tensions continue to escalate between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, while strikes also continue to target the Beqaa and extend to other areas. Attacks on the Beqaa For the first time, an Israeli balloon, accompanied by an active drone presence in the Beqaa region, flew over the villages of Baalbeck in the eastern Lebanon mountain ...
Rami Rayess 06/11 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The day will come when the war ends, and the people will try to heal their wounds and seek a way to rebuild what was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, which leveled some villages to the ground, particularly along the border, and will need reconstruction from scratch. One day, all these tragic events will become mere painful memories, but the wounds ...
This is Beirut 05/11 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A preliminary probe found that Israeli commandos used a speedboat equipped with radar-jamming devices to abduct a Lebanese man accused of being a Hezbollah operative, a Lebanese judicial official told AFP Tuesday. The initial findings suggest that "the Israeli army used a high-speed vessel equipped with advanced devices capable of jamming radars" ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 05/11 19:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Gebran Bassil Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army Nabih Berri Mandate
With only two months left until the expiration of Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun's mandate, the same question that surfaced at the end of 2023 is once again looming: can Lebanon avoid a vacancy at the helm of its military, the sole fully operational institution in a country where others remain paralyzed amid a profound security, ...
Liliane Mokbel 05/11 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amal Central Bank of Lebanon Displaced
The Shiite duo (Amal-Hezbollah) reportedly has its sights set on the funds in Lebanon's Treasury Account 36 to support the displaced. This account comprises funds collected by the Lebanese state, primarily from taxes, customs duties, donations and other sources of public revenue. Recently, Hezbollah and Amal MPs and ministers, including Hussein ...
This is Beirut 05/11 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On Tuesday evening, an Israeli raid targeted an apartment in a residential building near Barja High School in the town of Barja in Iqlim el-Kharroub (Shouf), where 600 displaced people from the south are sheltering. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the ministry of Public Health issued a statement announcing that the Israeli raid ...
This is Beirut 05/11 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Palestine Saudi Arabia Lebanon
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received an invitation from the Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz, to participate in the joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will take place on November 11th in Riyadh. The invitation was delivered by the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Beirut, Walid Boukhari, during a visit on Tuesday to the Grand ...
This is Beirut 05/11 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Firas Abiad Russia Aid Humanitarian
A Russian plane carrying 20 tons of medical aid arrived on Tuesday morning at the military base of Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport. The aid was received by the caretaker Minister of Public Health, Firas Abiad, in the presence of Russian Ambassador Alexander Rodakov and the chairman of the parliamentary Health Committee, MP Bilal ...
Johnny Kortbawi 05/11 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Lebanon Elections Democracy
For anyone involved in US politics, either directly or indirectly, the nation's democracy stands out as one of the most dynamic globally. Its freedoms extend far and wide, allowing for robust criticism of presidential candidates and the president himself. American elections carry substantial weight and serve as a profound lesson in democracy for ...
This is Beirut 05/11 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The National News Agency (NNA) reported on Tuesday that Israeli military actions have led to the destruction of 37 towns and over 40,000 housing units in an area extending 3km deep from Naqoura to Khiam. Bombing intensified on Tuesday morning in several localities in southern Lebanon, as the death toll from Israeli strikes keeps on ...
Katia Kahil 05/11 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
A viral video by Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army, is astonishing. He claims that Lebanese farmers have crossed the border to participate in the olive harvest in Israel, even calling it “a sign of brotherhood,” while those farmers can’t even access their own lands. It seems surreal, especially since a few ...