16/04 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The recent surge of security incidents in Lebanon leaves no room for doubt: they mask a deliberate scheme aimed at destabilizing the country, and a conspiracy undermining civil peace, coexistence and national unity. The latest destabilizing incident was the kidnapping and killing of Pascal Sleiman, Lebanese Forces coordinator in the Jbeil ...
15/04 22:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi discussed various aspects of dealing with the situation of Syrian migrants in Lebanon, as recommended at the ministerial consultation meeting held on Monday morning. In an interview with Al-Hurra, Mawlawi stressed that the solution to the problem lies in "enabling the safe return of Syrians to their ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 15/04 21:30 - Reading : less than a minute
On the 49th anniversary of the Lebanese civil war, the NGO "Fighters for Peace" organized a march on Monday bringing together fighters who took part in the conflict. Made up of several stops, the march began at the National Museum and ended at Beit Beirut in the emblematic Sodeco district, which still bears the scars of the war that lasted from ...
15/04 20:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The American University of Beirut (AUB) has recorded its highest-ever ranking in the field of medicine, rising to 135th place (out of 1398 institutions analyzed) in the QS World University Ranking (WUR) by subject 2024. This ranking assessed AUB's performance in specific research and its reputation in its various faculties and schools. QS ...
15/04 20:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a recent meeting with Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi, MP Sethrida Geagea highlighted pressing concerns surrounding the murder of Pascal Sleiman and the issue of Syrian displacement in Lebanon. Geagea emphasized that Pascal Sleiman’s crime is political until proven otherwise and the investigation has not yet ...
15/04 18:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The southern front flared with artillery exchanges on Monday afternoon, after Hezbollah claimed that it had detonated "explosive devices" targeting Israeli soldiers who reportedly crossed into Lebanese territory. Hezbollah fighters "planted explosive devices in the Tal Ismail area" inside Lebanon, detonating them after Israeli soldiers "crossed ...
This Is Beirut 15/04 15:23 - Reading : less than a minute
As part of their mission to push the presidential election dossier forward, the ambassadors of the Quintet committee meetings, grouping the US, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, are set to resume on Tuesday, April 16 after a long vacation mid-April following Eid al-Fitr. The Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alaa Moussa, will host the ...
This Is Beirut 15/04 14:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati held a consultative meeting with ministers on Monday, devoted to addressing the security situation and the issue of Syrian displaced persons. At the beginning, Mikati pointed out that the meeting is an opportunity to address the security situation, notably in South Lebanon and the issue of displaced persons, ...
This Is Beirut 15/04 14:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesperson Andrea Tenenti denied media reports that some residents detained a UNIFIL vehicle in the Hay al-Sellom neighborhood in the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburb of Beirut “after it lost its way.” The vehicle does not belong to UNIFIL, Tenenti said, noting that “our cars have the ...
This Is Beirut 15/04 11:52 - Reading : less than a minute
Amid soaring tensions following Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, fire exchanges on southern Lebanon’s front went on Sunday night with an Israeli raid that targeted a house in the village of Siddiqin, in the Tyre region. Nine people were wounded and taken to nearby hospitals in the night raid which totally flattened ...
14/04 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Fadi Hanna, whose candidacy was backed by the Free Patriotic Movement and Hezbollah, was elected president of the Order of Engineers of Beirut on Sunday, succeeding to Aref Yassine. He beat his rival Pierre Geara, supported by the Future Movement, the Lebanese Forces and the Kataeb, by a margin of more than 500 votes: 4,634 votes for Fadi Hanna ...
14/04 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Education and Higher Education Abbas Halabi has announced the resumption of classes on Monday, April 15, after the Fitr holiday. Schools and institutes located in border villages in South Lebanon are however exempt from this measure. Halabi gave their directors the freedom to decide whether to resume classes or not, in ...