Rayan Chami 2025-05-01 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Beirut Souks Downtown Beirut
After years of closure, Beirut Souks is welcoming back shoppers and international brands, marking a step toward reviving the city’s commercial and social scene. Come discover the capital’s latest!
This Is Beirut 2025-05-01 16:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Ahmad Hajjar municipal elections silence period
The Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ahmad Hajjar, has announced the schedule for the electoral silence periods to be observed during the upcoming municipal and mokhtar elections. In accordance with current electoral legislation, electoral silence begins 24 hours before polling starts and ends at the closure of the polls. During this ...
This Is Beirut 2025-05-01 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam south lebanon Strike Hezbollah Joseph Aoun
Israeli drone strikes on Thursday in the southern Lebanese town of Mays al-Jabal killed two people, including a Hezbollah operative and a Lebanese Civil Defense volunteer, according to Israeli and Lebanese sources. In a post on X, Israeli army Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee stated that the Israeli forces killed a member of Hezbollah’s ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-05-01 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Hezbollah municipal elections Jounieh
Jounieh’s upcoming municipal elections, scheduled for May 4, are shaping up to be a decisive political showdown. A broad coalition has formed to challenge the outgoing municipal council, which is closely aligned with the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM). The stakes are high in Jounieh, once hailed as the “pearl of the Mediterranean” and one of ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon UAE Joseph Aoun bilateral relations economic cooperation Diplomatic ties
Lebanese President General Joseph Aoun's official visit to the United Arab Emirates concluded positively on Thursday, marked by key bilateral agreements and a pledge of increased support from Abu Dhabi to Beirut. During his visit, President Aoun was received at the Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi by Emirati President Mohammad bin Zayed Al ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Retired military personnel Council of Ministers Protest
Retired military personnel have announced a series of planned road closures and blockades for Friday, May 2, from 7:00 to 9:00 AM, to protest the government’s failure to address their social and salary-related demands. In a statement issued Thursday, the group described this protest as “the first wave of anger” and warned that it would be ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Gold Coin
Since the assassination of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, a gold rush of sorts has swept through Beirut’s southern suburb, with a surge in demand for items bearing his image. Books, medallions, and even gold coins and bars are flying off the shelves. According to information obtained by This is Beirut, local ...
Nisrine Merheb 2025-05-01 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Women municipal elections
Women's participation in Lebanese politics remains strikingly low, both in municipal and parliamentary elections. In the 2022 elections, only eight women were elected out of 115 candidates. Misogynistic rhetoric continues to plague women in politics, reflecting a persistent societal resistance to female leadership. During the 2016 municipal ...
Marc Saikali 2025-05-01 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Disarmament
There was a time when the “army, people, resistance” triptych formula served as little more than a fig leaf, masking Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanon and its role as a proxy for Iran and its now shattered expansionist ambitions. This illusion has collapsed: the militia has lost the war. For years, Hezbollah claimed that its weapons were meant ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-30 21:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Arab Emirates Hezbollah Joseph Aoun South Lebanon
President Joseph Aoun and Emirati President Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also the Emir of Abu Dhabi, agreed to deepen and expand bilateral relations during a summit held on Wednesday in the UAE capital. Aoun arrived in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday to begin a two-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates. Upon his arrival, he held a ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-30 21:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Ministry of Public Health announced on Tuesday the immediate closure of a nursery in the Keserwan region following the tragic death of a four-month-old infant. In an official statement, the ministry said that a delegation from its Mother and Child Department, along with the Keserwan District Medical Clinic, visited the nursery, shortly after ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-30 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon South Lebanon Lebanese army Hezbollah
The Lebanese army has dismantled “over 90%” of Hezbollah's infrastructure near the border with Israel since the November ceasefire, a Lebanese security official said on Wednesday. “We have dismantled over 90% of the infrastructure in the area south of the Litani,” the official, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, ...