Elie Ziadé 2025-05-16 20:55 - Reading : 18 minute(s)
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Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-05-16 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Since the ceasefire took effect in Lebanon on November 27, UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) peacekeepers stationed south of the Litani River have come under multiple attacks, attributed to Hezbollah-affiliated groups. These incidents represent a direct violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 and undermine ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-16 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Energy Water Infrastructure Loan World Bank
Lebanon is advancing efforts to tackle its energy and water crises by activating two major loans from the World Bank. Finance Minister Yassine Jaber announced that the Council of Ministers has approved Decree No. 217, tied to a $250 million loan to develop renewable energy and strengthen the national power grid. The project, prepared on an urgent ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-16 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Interior Ministry Ahmad Hajjar Municipality Municipal Elections 2025
In preparation for the municipal and elective local elections scheduled for later this month, the minister of Interior and Municipalities issued an official circular on Friday reinforcing security measures around polling stations and prohibiting any form of electoral campaigning within a designated perimeter. The circular, based on Article 91 of ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-16 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Donald Trump Saudi Arabia Iraq Nawaf Salam Syria
On the eve of his departure for Baghdad to lead the Lebanese delegation at the Arab summit, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam issued a firm message outlining his government’s intentions to reestablish Lebanon’s standing in the region. “Lebanon intends to fully reconnect with its Arab environment and regain its place on the regional scene,” Salam ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-16 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Baalbeck Lebanese Army Hermel Beirut Municipal Elections
The Lebanese Army (LAF) announced on Friday that it is ramping up security operations and conducting targeted raids to apprehend individuals involved in gunfire incidents tied to the ongoing municipal elections. In an official statement, the LAF confirmed the arrest of 86 individuals and the seizure of weapons and ammunition found in their ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-16 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Army South Lebanon United Nations
Tensions escalated on Friday in the southern Lebanese village of Jmaijmeh (Bint Jbeil) when a patrol from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was stopped by residents while attempting to enter private property without being accompanied by the Lebanese Army. According to local sources, villagers and landowners confronted the UN ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-16 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon United States Syria Energy Power
Minister of Energy Joe Saddi expressed cautious optimism on Friday following the United States’ surprise decision to lift certain sanctions on Syria, suggesting the move could breathe new life into long-stalled regional energy projects vital to Lebanon’s power sector. Speaking to the Markazia news agency, Saddi said the US initiative may ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-16 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Baalbeck Hermel Beirut Civil Defense Municipal Elections
The General Directorate of Civil Defense announced on Friday a full state of alert and operational readiness from Saturday, May 17, at 8:00 AM until Monday, May 19, at 8:00 AM, in anticipation of the third phase of Lebanon’s municipal elections. Acting Director General Brigadier General Nabil Farah has ordered all operational units to be fully ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 20:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Deputy United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus delivered a strong message on Thursday, declaring that the path to peace and prosperity lies in the full disarmament of Hezbollah, not just in southern Lebanon, but across the entire country. In an interview with LBCI, Ortagus emphasized the unified stance of the US, Saudi ...
This Is Beirut 2025-05-15 19:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
One person was killed Thursday in an Israeli drone strike in the plain of Yohmor al-Shaqif, in the Nabatiyeh district (caza), the Ministry of Public Health announced. According to available information, the strike targeted a bulldozer believed to be operated by Hezbollah member Mohammad Marouni. The deadly attack was part of a wider escalation ...
This Is Beirut 2025-05-15 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah US Treasury Washington
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on two senior Hezbollah officials and two financial facilitators based in Lebanon and Iran for coordinating funding to support the group’s “terrorist activities.” According to a press release issued by the Department of the Treasury on ...