Lebanon

Audi: The Displaced Are Entitled to Dignity, but Not at the Expense of the Lebanese
Audi: The Displaced Are Entitled to Dignity, but Not at the Expense of the Lebanese

The Archbishop of Beirut, Elias Audi, believes that displaced Syrians in Lebanon have the right to live in dignity, "in their own country, and not at the expense of the Lebanese." "Lebanon's salvation can only be at the hands of leaders who will put the country's interests above all others, disregarding their egoism, their personal interests, and ...

MEA Announces Its Flight Schedules
MEA Announces Its Flight Schedules

Middle East Airlines (MEA) has announced, in a press release, its flight schedules for Sunday April 14 and early Monday April 15, to and from Beirut. These can be viewed at the following links: for flights from Beirut, for flights to Beirut. MEA also announced it updated flights schedule for Monday April 15.

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon: Strike Against Israel Is a Successful Punishment
Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon: Strike Against Israel Is a Successful Punishment

Iranian ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani hailed, on Sunday, his country’s drone and missile strikes against Israel as a successful act to “punish” the Hebrew state for attacking Tehran’s consulate in Damascus on April 1. “Iran has proved that it has succeeded in its move to punish Israel and is determined to defend itself,” Amani ...

Election of a New President to the Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut
Election of a New President to the Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut

An expected 40,000 voters are set to vote today in the Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut to a elect a new president, as well as five new members of the Council. Results are expected after the ballots close at 7:30 PM.   [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/244100"]

Hamiye: Beirut Airport to Resume Normal Operations by End of the Day
Hamiye: Beirut Airport to Resume Normal Operations by End of the Day

Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiye declared on Sunday morning that Lebanon "has reopened its airspace at 7 AM, and the airport will gradually resume normal operations today." "Operations should return to normal by the end of the day," he announced during a tour of the airport. Following the Iranian attack on Israel on ...

Rai: Failure to Elect a President 'Undermines the National Pact'
Rai: Failure to Elect a President 'Undermines the National Pact'

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai considered that "the obstinacy in preventing the election of a President of the Republic undermines the (national) pact and the 'culture of unity in diversity' because the President is the guarantor of national unity and his absence leads to the disintegration of the Lebanese family." In his Sunday sermon, Rai ...

The Lebanese Brace for Regional Escalation
The Lebanese Brace for Regional Escalation

After the escalations between Israel and Iran on Saturday night, Lebanese citizens immediately feared a spillover of the conflict to Lebanon, prompting them to brace for potential escalation.

Beirut International Airport Resumes Operations
Beirut International Airport Resumes Operations

Beirut International Airport resumed normal operations at 7:00 AM on Sunday. Lebanese airspace had been preventively closed from 1:00 AM until 7:00 AM, following Iran's attack on Israel. For its part, MEA had announced the postponement of its flights originally scheduled for Sunday, April 14 to dates that will be determined later. "Only five ...

Rush of Crowds at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport Amidst Regional Tensions
Rush of Crowds at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport Amidst Regional Tensions

Following the reopening of Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport at 7:00 am on Sunday, April 14, 2024, heavy traffic and crowds were observed. This influx occurred after Lebanese airspace had been temporarily closed from 1:00 am due to regional tensions following the escalations between Israel and Iran. Despite the closure, operations resumed ...

Iranian Attack on Israel: MEA Postpones Its Flights
Iranian Attack on Israel: MEA Postpones Its Flights

MEA has announced the postponement of its flights originally scheduled for Sunday April 14 to dates that will be determined later. Only five flights will be maintained, with departures scheduled for 9:00 AM: Paris (ME1209), Paris (ME211), Frankfurt (ME217), Rome (ME231), Düsseldorf (ME247). For further information, call the MEA call center on ...

Nicolas Chikhani Withdraws His Candidacy From the Order of Engineers Elections
Nicolas Chikhani Withdraws His Candidacy From the Order of Engineers Elections

Nicolas Chikhani, engineer and economist, announced on Saturday his decision to withdraw his candidacy from the Order of Engineers elections, to be held on Sunday. He said he will not take part in the elections "until all the conditions guaranteeing the democracy of the ballot are met and the rights of engineers are preserved. All our supporters ...

Geagea: Resolving the Issue of Displaced Syrians Is a Sovereign Decision
Geagea: Resolving the Issue of Displaced Syrians Is a Sovereign Decision

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea stressed that "resolving the issue of displaced Syrians lies solely in the hands of the Lebanese government." In a statement issued on Saturday, Geagea responded directly to the announcement made by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday, in which he stated that a government plan for resolving ...