This Is Beirut 2024-09-20 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The target of the Israeli airstrike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut Friday afternoon was Ibrahim Aqil, according to security sources. Aqil is chief of the Radwan forces, Hezbollah’s top military body. As shown on the Department of State’s website, on April 18, 2023 (the anniversary of Hezbollah’s bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut), the US ...
Antoine Saadé 2024-09-20 15:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A virtual meeting was conducted via Zoom between the Ministry of Health and hospital administrations, where it was agreed that all injured individuals would receive treatment at the ministry’s expense. The ministry committed to promptly reimbursing the hospitals upon receiving reports on the number of injuries and their conditions. ...
2024-09-20 12:58 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
French President Emmanuel Macron shared a message of support to the Lebanese on X (formerly Twitter) after the country was hit by an unprecedented technological attack that resulted in dozens of deaths and thousands of injuries. On Thursday, September 19, Macron posted a video on his X account, reiterating the urgent need for Lebanon to elect a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 20:33 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Directorate General of Civil Aviation has barred “all airlines operating at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport from transporting any pagers or walkie-talkies.” They asked all airlines to notify departing customers that “it is forbidden, until further notice, to transport any pager or walkie-talkie device on board of an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 17:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged the UN Security Council to “adopt a firm stance towards Israel to halt its technological war against Lebanon.” He condemned the two days of fatal explosives that targeted Hezbollah members’ walkie-talkies and pagers, killing tens and injuring thousands. “Since it affects not just Lebanon but ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-09-19 16:39 - Reading : less than a minute
This school year, new security challenges are being added to the economic and financial crisis that has been ongoing since 2019. This Is Beirut takes you to the Sacred Heart College – Gemmayzeh to see how the start of the school year is going.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 13:51 - Reading : less than a minute
A new hearing in the case of former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh was held on Thursday before Beirut’s First Investigating Judge, Bilal Halawi. Lawyers Marwan Issa el-Khoury and Michel Tueni were present at the session. Salameh’s attorney, Marc Habka, submitted a request for his client’s release. The request is pending the opinion of ...
2024-09-19 11:07 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Once again, Lebanon was rocked by a wave of explosions that struck multiple regions on Wednesday afternoon. This time, the blasts were caused by Hezbollah walkie-talkies, specifically the Icom IC-F2100DT VHF model, reportedly manufactured by Icom Inc. (Aikomu Kabushiki-gaisha), a Japanese company specializing in radio communication ...
Salam Zaatari 2024-09-19 08:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Never in the history of modern warfare have we witnessed such an attack. On Tuesday, Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers, killing 25 people, including two children, and injuring more than 3,000. This attack targeted Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria. Codenamed “Below the Belt,” the operation caused injuries ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 23:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On September 17, Israel launched an unprecedented cyber-attack targeting Hezbollah members throughout Lebanon. The Hebrew state detonated the beepers worn by members of the militant group... without the knowledge of the United States, Israel's greatest ally. What does the Western press have to say about this shocking and highly revealing ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-09-18 20:38 - Reading : less than a minute
A new wave of explosions involving communication devices belonging to Hezbollah occurred on Wednesday. These icom v82 devices exploded in various regions across Lebanese territory. Our reporters provide an update from the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Hamra.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 20:14 - Reading : less than a minute
Youths attacked UNIFIL’s Malaysian Battalion vehicles in Tyre’s al-Hosh district on Wednesday afternoon, causing damage to some of the vehicles and the destruction of others. The youngsters were forced to retreat after the Lebanese Army and Intelligence interfered to break up the attack, and the patrol members were then taken out of the ...