Marc Kaloustian 2024-11-22 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
November 20, 2024, I’m boarding the return flight from Dubai to Beirut. The news isn’t great, but I’m used to it — uncertainty clings to me like a second skin. I’m Lebanese. That imperceptible tension between the unparalleled joy of coming home and the unbearable insecurity of feeling trapped there is my daily reality. I accept it ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-11-22 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Refined comments pour in during the national holidays: Independence Day, Flag Day, the First Liberation Day, the Second and the Nineteenth. Yet, no one truly believes in the poetry written for these occasions. The mandate era is increasingly seen as more merciful than the independence we now endure, constantly violated by those surrounding ...
Michel Touma 2024-11-22 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Hezbollah Independance National Pact
For many years, the Lebanese have marked the anniversary of November 22 with a sense of disillusionment, reflecting on the advanced state of decline of Lebanon’s independence, proclaimed in 1943. This feeling of bitterness has been exacerbated by a series of regional interventions, which have fostered a chronic climate of instability and discord ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-22 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On the 81st Independence Day in Lebanon, well-wishes have been expressed by various political figures and foreign embassies. Locally, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai highlighted the dual grief felt by Lebanese citizens—amidst war and governance turmoil, emphasizing the need for collective will to face the nation's crises. He stressed that true ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-11-22 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese flag was raised, the national anthem was sung in all the sections, and there were artistic and educational workshops... A spectacular 81st Independence Day was celebrated at the Collège Sainte-Famille in Jounieh despite everything.
This is Beirut 2024-11-22 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Israeli army advanced further into southern Lebanon on Friday, establishing positions in Deir Mimas and the Beaufort Castle area. They moved closer to Naqoura while intensifying their strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Israeli checkpoints have been set up around Deir Mimas, where tanks have been deployed in the village and in the Hora ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-21 23:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Former chief of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Jumblatt called for ending Hezbollah’s so-called support front for Gaza and stopping Iran’s use of Lebanon as a battle ground to serve its own interests. “We cannot continue supporting Gaza. We have to separate Lebanon from the war going on in Gaza,” said Jumblatt, who was hosted ...
Marilyne Jallad 2024-11-21 22:47 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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One thing is for sure: Tel Aviv remains firmly focused on its goal of securing the return of displaced settlers to their homes in northern Israel. Consequently, ground fighting between the two sides has escalated, with Israel apparently opting for a military approach despite international calls for a diplomatic resolution. The objective is to ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-21 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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At least four series of Israeli strikes targeted the neighborhoods of Haret Hreik, Ghobeiri, Msharafieh and Hadath in Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday afternoon, leveling several buildings. Explosions echoed across the capital, while columns of smoke billowed over the targeted area, which was covered in a thick black cloud. The raids were ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-21 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) published a video on their telegram account on Thursday that depicted the massive destruction of towns and villages in southern Lebanon. The footage shows peacekeepers making their way through devastated towns near the Blue Line, as they try to deliver essentials to their bases to keep operations going. The ...
Nadia Hallak 2024-11-21 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese Red Cross Blood Hospitals
A single blood unit can be the lifeline a patient needs to survive, as timely access to it can be a matter of life or death. This is not a mere theory but a stark reality that we must acknowledge, especially considering the ongoing struggles patients face in securing blood and the rising costs that vary widely between hospitals. Blood has become ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-21 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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On Lebanon's Independence Day this year, the Coordinating Committee of Lebanese-Canadians (CCLC) issued a stark message about the country's dual occupations by Iran and Israel, calling for unity among opposition forces to reclaim Lebanon's sovereignty. With one third of the population displaced, widespread destruction in the South and Beqaa ...