Lebanon

This Is Holidays: Day 5
This Is Holidays: Day 5

This is Beirut invites you to follow its special Christmas bulletin during the festive season. Here's what the newsroom has in store for you on Friday, December 20.  

Sip, Savor, Celebrate: The 2024 Christmas Wine & Spirit Fair
Sip, Savor, Celebrate: The 2024 Christmas Wine & Spirit Fair

The Christmas Wine and Spirit Fair at ABC Ashrafieh, organized by Vinifest, is a festive gathering of over 20 exhibitors showcasing wines, spirits and seasonal treats until January 2. The event offers a much-needed opportunity for local producers to promote their businesses during a challenging time. It also provides a heartwarming space for ...

General J. Aoun to New Army Cadets: 'Your Mission Is Sacred'
General J. Aoun to New Army Cadets: 'Your Mission Is Sacred'

Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun on Friday congratulated cadets admitted in the Military Academy for joining the “institution of honor, sacrifice and loyalty.” “Armies are built for times of adversity, sacrifice is our destiny, even martyrdom if duty calls,” Aoun told the new cadets. “Let your party be Lebanon and your sect ...

Beirut's Humiliating Street Names
Beirut's Humiliating Street Names

In Beirut, there is a specific mechanism for naming streets, involving the municipality and the Ministry of Interior, as well as third parties proposing names, provided they are approved by the concerned official authorities. Beirut’s streets carry various names, ranging from those of intellectuals and artists to individuals celebrated for ...

UN Envoy Reflects on Lebanon's Challenges and Hope for 2025
UN Envoy Reflects on Lebanon's Challenges and Hope for 2025

The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, described 2024 as “a year of immense suffering” for Lebanon, marked by significant loss of life, widespread trauma and extensive destruction. “The challenging journey of recovery, healing, and rebuilding has only just begun,” she stated, emphasizing the need for ...

New Warning From Adraee and Continued Israeli Operations in Naqoura
New Warning From Adraee and Continued Israeli Operations in Naqoura

Three Lebanese citizens were kidnapped on Thursday evening by the Israeli army in Wadi Houjeir (Marjeyoun) in south Lebanon. They have been identified as Mahdi Chammout, Fouad Qataya and Ali Younes, according to several media reports.  In yet another warning from the Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, residents of ...

Tyre Post-War: Between Reconstruction and Compensation
VideosTyre Post-War: Between Reconstruction and Compensation

In Tyre, while some areas show signs of recovery from the war, others still grapple with the effects of destruction. On the third week of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, This Is Beirut documents the reality of life in this coastal city.

Gabriel and Schenker Call on the Lebanese to Elect a Strong President
Gabriel and Schenker Call on the Lebanese to Elect a Strong President

Former ambassador and President of the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL), Edward Gabriel, expressed hope and confidence that Lebanon would have a new president of the republic on January 9, ending a two-year presidential deadlock. “We are excited about the dialogue taking place between the opposition parties, and between various political ...

US Senators Introduce Law to Assist Lebanon
US Senators Introduce Law to Assist Lebanon

US Senators introduced on Wednesday the ‘Preventing the Undermining of Lebanon’s Sovereignty and Economy (PULSE) Act’ that authorizes strong US assistance to the Lebanese people, its army and its economy, according to a press statement by the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee. The PULSE Act was introduced by Senators ...

Palestinian Disarmament in the Context of Resolution 1701 Implementation
Palestinian Disarmament in the Context of Resolution 1701 Implementation

In the context of the ceasefire agreement and the implementation of Resolution 1701, as well as previous resolutions such as 1559 and 1680, there is no mention of Palestinian weapons in Lebanon and the need to remove them, in line with international resolutions. And even though the National Dialogue held in March 2006 agreed on the need to ...

This Is Holidays: Day 4
This Is Holidays: Day 4

This Is Beirut invites you to follow its special Christmas bulletin during the festive season. Here's what the newsroom has in store for you on Thursday, December 19.

Mawlawi: Beirut Airport Security Operations Not Affected
Mawlawi: Beirut Airport Security Operations Not Affected

Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi toured Beirut International Airport (BIA) on Thursday and examined security protocols and plans that are being implemented ahead of the holiday season. “The airport has not been affected by security worries,” he said, affirming that “security operations are going on very well.” He also ...