09/04 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) MP Georges Okais held the state responsible for any harm befalling any LF and Kataeb Party officials and their partisans following threats against them made by Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah on Monday. Nasrallah lashed out at the LF and the Kataeb for allegedly accusing the Iranian-backed party of orchestrating the ...
Johnny Kortbawi 09/04 12:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
It's been a while since a TV series or a drama managed to generate such a sizeable social buzz and garner such a volume of comments and interactions across numerous countries. A’ Amal managed to do all the above due to many factors, notably its tightly woven script and the gripping storyline that expertly applies the plot device known as ...
09/04 11:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai condemned the muder of Lebanese Forces coordinator in Jbeil Pascal Sleiman. He called on citizens "to show calm and self-restraint in this delicate and tense political, security and social situation." In a statement issued on Tuesday, Rai also urged "the judiciary and the security forces to do their duty by ...
09/04 08:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The region is on a tightrope, torn between the push for a diplomatic resolution and the prospect of a full-scale regional conflict. In other words, it is a race against the clock and the outcomes are still unclear. In this context, the prevailing outlooks that lean towards the former scenario are based on a series of related and pertinent ...
08/04 23:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Media Department of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Party declared on Monday evening that the murder of Pascal Sleiman was “a deliberate, intentional, and premeditated murder, and a political crime until proven otherwise.” The LF party considered the information leaked about the murder “inconsistent with the truth of the matter” and called ...
08/04 22:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the murder of the Lebanese Forces Jbeil Coordinator, Pascal Sleiman, qualifying it as “a criminal act.” The PM emphasized that “investigations will persist in uncovering the full circumstances behind the kidnapping, as well as those involved in the assassination of Sleiman, to bring them to ...
Hala Abdallah 08/04 22:43 - Reading : less than a minute
Tensions escalate in Jbeil following the tragic news of Pascal Sleiman's death in Syria. The Lebanese Forces Coordinator was abducted on Sunday and found dead on Monday night. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/243160"]
08/04 20:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tensions persist on the southern front between Hezbollah and Israel. On Sunday night, two Hezbollah members were killed in an Israeli raid on the village of Sultaniyeh (Bint Jbeil district), including a field commander of the al-Radwan forces, according to information obtained by the Reuters news agency from security sources. The raid targeted a ...
08/04 19:47 - Reading : less than a minute
Following the kidnapping of Pascal Sleiman, LF coordinator in Jbeil on Sunday, Lebanese Forces MP Chawki Daccache called for state-building, saying they would no longer "accept such behavior."
08/04 19:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Forces MP Fadi Karam said to This is Beirut that "the Moumanaa axis is to be blamed for weakening the country and paving the way for terrorism and terrorist acts." He joined LF protestes in Jbeil in solidarity with Pascal Sleiman, who was abducted on Sunday.
08/04 19:11 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Forces MP Nazih Matta assured This is Beirut that political pressure must be maintained to ensure the safe return of Pascal Sleiman, the party's Jbeil coordinator who was kidnapped on Sunday.
08/04 19:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In a second public appearance within days to mark one week since the deadly Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah took the opportunity to serve a direct warning against "those who accused Hezbollah" of orchestrating the kidnapping of Lebanese Forces coordinator in Jbeil District, ...