13/03 12:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Marwan Hamadeh, member of the Democratic Gathering bloc, reacted on Wednesday to the escalation of tensions initiated by Israel and the spread of the conflict, stressing that the so-called "rules of engagement" have gotten out of hand. In an interview with "The Voice of Lebanon," Hamadeh said that Israel's decision is clear, "a war against ...
Michel Touma 13/03 12:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A pivotal moment in history... Such is the characterization one could give to the monumental gathering that took place at Martyrs' Square and its surrounding streets in downtown Beirut on March 14, 2005. This date will forever be etched in Lebanon's annals, as several hundred thousand individuals (over a million, as per various sources) converged ...
13/03 11:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon will file a complaint against Israel before the UN Security Council following the Hebrew state’s series of attacks on residential areas around the city of Baalbeck and in neighboring villages, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. “In accordance with the directives of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou ...
13/03 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel further expanded its attacks on Lebanese territory on Wednesday morning, targeting for the first time the main city of Tyre, hours after a series of strikes hit the region of Baalbeck in eastern Lebanon. An Israeli drone fired rockets at a car on the Al-Hawsh road south of the city, killing two persons and injuring one, according to This ...
This Is Beirut 12/03 22:34 - Reading : less than a minute
Cypriot police announced on Tuesday that the Cyprus Coast Guard had intercepted six boats carrying 458 migrants who departed from Lebanon. A spokesperson for the Cypriot police said that the migrants included minors without parents, were almost all from Syria and Lebanon and were all rescued within the past 24 hours. Additionally, all 458 ...
This Is Beirut 12/03 21:17 - Reading : less than a minute
A cooperation protocol was signed on Tuesday between Army Director of Military Medicine General Dani Bechrawi and French Armed Forces' Director General of Health Services Major Jacques Margery in Yarzeh, in the presence of the Army's Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, and French ambassador to Lebanon Hervé Magro. The protocol aims ...
This Is Beirut 12/03 19:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The multilayered crisis that Lebanon has been enduring since 2019 has, among other manifestations, translated into a rapid proliferation of harsh hate speech across social, digital and mainstream Lebanese media, which no longer inspire confidence in a large majority of their audience. According to the findings of a study conducted by the Samir ...
This Is Beirut 12/03 17:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib met his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos today at the Foreign Ministry in downtown Beirut. According to their joint press conference, the issue of refugee’s passage to Cyprus was discussed, in addition to bilateral relations between the two countries. It was expected that the Syrian ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 12/03 09:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Many Muslims flocked to the stores on Monday to buy supplies for iftar on the first day of Ramadan. However, they encountered a significant increase in prices compared to last year.
Joanne Naoum 11/03 20:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The initiative that MPs of the National Moderation Bloc have been trying to sell to opposing political parties in an attempt to pave the way for the long-delayed presidential election is still under scrutiny, despite the urgency of filling the state’s top post amid Lebanon’s multiple crises. Bloc member MP Walid Baarini is hopeful ...
This Is Beirut 11/03 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced that he will call for a Cabinet session at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 19, with an agenda that will be distributed later. Mikati sent a message to the ministers to confirm their presence in Lebanon and attend on the mentioned date in preparation for the official invitation in case the quorum is ...
Hala Abdallah 11/03 16:49 - Reading : less than a minute
The spirit of Ramadan is alive at Beirut Souks, where @Fanoussy is organizing a wide range of activities to bring people together during the holy month.