This Is Beirut 2024-09-23 15:08 - Reading : less than a minute
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, began an official visit to Israel today. She is set to meet with senior Israeli officials to discuss recent developments. The Special Coordinator underscores that there is no military solution that will make either side safer. With the well-being of civilians on both ...
2024-09-23 14:58 - Reading : less than a minute
On Monday, many residents of the Lebanese capital fled in haste following the unprecedented offensive launched by Israel in South Lebanon and the Bekaa earlier in the day.
Michel Touma 2024-09-23 12:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following the humiliating defeat of the Arab armies in the Six-Day War of June 1967, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser attributed the losses of Egypt, Jordan and Syria to Israel’s air supremacy. Since then, over the course of more than half a century, this air supremacy has grown exponentially, while Arab military capabilities have ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-23 11:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The office of the caretaker Minister of Culture, Judge Mohammad Mortada, received a call on Monday from a person speaking in formal Arabic, warning of the need to evacuate the office as it was being targeted. Additionally, the office of the caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, also received a voice threat from an automated message, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-23 11:05 - Reading : 15 minute(s)
The Israeli army issued a new warning on Monday, this time to the inhabitants of the Bekaa, in east Lebanon, urging them to leave areas close to where Hezbollah stores weapons. Its Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, gave them a two-hour ultimatum. He specified that this was “a targeted warning." The raids, as part of an open Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-22 18:27 - Reading : less than a minute
The Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Naim Kassem, declared that the party has entered a new phase in its struggle against Israel, describing it as an "open and decisive battle." He warned, "We will retaliate at the right time and place, when the Israelis least expect it." Kassem made these remarks on Sunday afternoon during the funeral of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-22 14:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had "landed a series of blows on Hezbollah" after a night of intense cross-border fire and attacks this week in Lebanon. "In recent days, we have landed a series of blows on Hezbollah that it could have never imagined. If Hezbollah did not get the message, I assure you it will ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-21 21:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stated that the risk of further escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli front is "acute" following the killing of senior Hezbollah leaders and the detonation of communication devices across Lebanon. But he suggested that the widescale attacks might actually dampen increasing tensions in the Middle ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-21 18:41 - Reading : less than a minute
44% of real estate transactions carried out by foreigners last May involved Syrians, indicating an increase in the proportion of Syrians acquiring property in Lebanon. A report for Houna Loubnan adapted by This Is Beirut.
Marc Saikali 2024-09-21 14:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In 2006, the famous "if I had known" excuse might have hinted at a sense of remorse after the devastation of South Lebanon, of Beirut suburbs, and the loss of thousands of lives. Gulf countries invested billions to rebuild the country at the time. Nineteen years later, the same players are on stage, making the same strategic blunders. ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-21 11:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
During his address to the Security Council session last night, Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Abdullah Bou Habib described the Israeli attacks on Lebanon as 'terrorist attacks.' He urged the Council to hold Israel accountable for its actions. Bou Habib demanded a “clear and explicit condemnation of Israel's terrorist ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-21 11:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah reportedly fell into a trap by smuggling "pager" devices through illegal crossings, according to ministerial sources. If these devices had gone through official channels, they would have faced strict monitoring and inspections. This could have revealed the explosives hidden inside. Instead, the pro-Iranian group chose routes that ...