Lebanon

Kataeb: Army Monopoly on Weapons, 'Only Solution to Lebanon Crisis'
Kataeb: Army Monopoly on Weapons, 'Only Solution to Lebanon Crisis'

The Kataeb party reiterated on Thursday its “total support” for the mission led by the five-nation group known as the Quintet (United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar) aimed at breaking the presidential deadlock that has persisted since October 2022 and that is “affecting all the state’s institutions.” “A rapid solution ...

Geagea on Municipal Extension: FPM, Pro-Hezbollah Blocs 'Stabbed Democracy'
Geagea on Municipal Extension: FPM, Pro-Hezbollah Blocs 'Stabbed Democracy'

Leader of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea claimed on Thursday that the pro-Hezbollah “Moumanaa axis” and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) “are once again stabbing democracy, the right of people to choose their representatives and the establishment of public institutions.” Geagea wrote on his X account, “The flimsy argument used by ...

Evacuation of Illegal Syrians in North Lebanon Starts
Evacuation of Illegal Syrians in North Lebanon Starts

Illegal Syrian migrants living in North Lebanon have been notified on Thursday to vacate their premises. The General Directorate of State Security announced, in a statement, that “its patrols have implemented the decision of the Governor of North Lebanon, Ramzi Nohra, asking Syrian migrants who do not have displaced status, running businesses, ...

Israeli Raids Extend to North Bekaa
Israeli Raids Extend to North Bekaa

A tanker truck was the target of an Israeli drone attack in Doures-Baalbek on Thursday, which resulted in damaging the vehicle and injuring the driver. Momentum has been increasing since yesterday night as the Israeli warplanes launched three consecutive raids on Maroun el Ras, causing property and infrastructure damage in electricity and water ...

Parliament Extends Municipal Councils’ Mandate
Parliament Extends Municipal Councils’ Mandate

Parliament extended, on Thursday, the mandate of municipal and “mukhtar” councils until May 31, 2025, for the third year in a row, thus imposing a detrimental vacancy in several Lebanese towns and villages. The Parliament also approved the tenure of Civil Defense volunteers. The legislative session was convened by Parliament Speaker Nabih ...

Project Lebanon 2024: Rebuilding Bonds, Reviving Markets
Project Lebanon 2024: Rebuilding Bonds, Reviving Markets

Project Lebanon rekindles connections emerging from the crisis, offering a platform for global collaboration and market insights, signaling a promising era of industry resurgence.

New US and European Sanctions in the Loop
New US and European Sanctions in the Loop

There is a lot of talk in the corridors of decision-making in Washington about new sanctions that the US Treasury may take, targeting Palestinian, Iranian, and Lebanese institutions and financial companies, as well as individuals, including Lebanese politicians and businessmen. According to political sources, the sanctions will be imposed on ...

Yassin Reiterates the Measures Taken to Limit Pollution
Yassin Reiterates the Measures Taken to Limit Pollution

On Wednesday, caretaker Minister of Environment Nasser Yassin reiterated the measures his ministry had taken to limit pollution in the capital, which included "equipping generators with powerful filters and requiring owners of large and medium-sized generators to fit them with systems capable of instantly treating smoke from exhausts." Yassin's ...

Mawlawi: Patrols on the BIA Road Will Be Stepped Up
Mawlawi: Patrols on the BIA Road Will Be Stepped Up

Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi affirmed that "patrols on the Beirut airport road will be intensified, in cooperation with the police station in the southern suburbs." Following a meeting he chaired on Wednesday to discuss the security situation in the capital, Mawlawi stressed that "the security services are stepping up arrests and ...

French Foreign Minister Expected in Beirut on Saturday
French Foreign Minister Expected in Beirut on Saturday

French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne is expected to arrive in Beirut on Saturday, at the start of a Middle East tour during which he will discuss the instability in southern Lebanon and the situation in Gaza, sources in his entourage said on Wednesday. This will be Sejourne's second visit to the region, after the one he made in early ...