This is Beirut 2025-04-29 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Bent Jbeil South Israel UNIFIL
A UNIFIL patrol was intercepted on Tuesday by residents of Bint Jbeil after entering the town without an escort from the Lebanese Army. A #UNIFIL patrol was intercepted by residents of #BintJbeil. pic.twitter.com/8joFllMnAM— This is Beirut (@ThisIsBeirut_) April 29, 2025 This marks the second such incident in southern Lebanon in less ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-29 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria displacement Syrians Alawites Akkar
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8 did not defuse the Syrian displacement crisis in Lebanon. Since March 10, 24,975 Syrians (or 5,188 families) have fled Syria’s coastal areas to seek refuge in northern Lebanon. These displaced people are spread across about thirty border towns and villages, particularly in Akkar, along the ...
Hala Abdallah 2025-04-29 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Southern suburbs Hezbollah Amal Municipal elections
As Lebanon prepares for its first municipal elections since the October 2023 war with Israel, attention is turning to the southern suburbs of Beirut, or Dahyeh—a bastion of Hezbollah. The Shiite-majority area has long been under the political influence of Hezbollah and its ally, the Amal Movement. But this year’s vote carries significance far ...
Philippe Abi-Akl 2025-04-29 08:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Washington Donald Trump UN Security Council Iran
Washington and Tehran are moving on starkly opposing trajectories in the Middle East. Under President Donald Trump, the United States has prioritized dismantling any armed presence operating outside the framework of state legitimacy and eradicating terrorism from the region. This approach is part of a broader strategy to prepare the ground for a ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Naim Kassem
In a televised speech broadcast by Al-Manar on Monday, Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem outlined three major priorities he said were essential for Lebanon’s stability, recovery and development as the country prepares for upcoming municipal elections. Qassem emphasized that the first priority is ending Israeli aggression. He called for ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Lebanese Army (LAF) navy patrol successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle 27 Syrians illegally across the sea, off the coast of Arida (northern Lebanon), the Army’s Directorate of Orientation announced on Monday. The statement also detailed a series of coordinated raids carried out by army units, supported by the Intelligence ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon military retirees Military Retirees Movement government
Amid growing frustration over deteriorating living conditions, the Military Retirees Movement announced a shift to a new phase of confrontation, warning of wide-ranging protests if the government fails to meet their demands. “After exhausting all means of dialogue and peaceful expression, and facing deafening silence and humiliating disregard ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army Israël Syria France
President Joseph Aoun underscored the urgent need for Israeli forces to withdraw from five strategic points in southern Lebanon to facilitate the full deployment of the Lebanese Army (LAF) along the border. “This withdrawal is essential to enable the state to assume full responsibility for border security,” Aoun stated. Following the ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Nawaf Salam Ahmed Hajjar Interior Ministry Taif Accord
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reaffirmed on Monday that municipal elections will be held as scheduled, calling the vote a “democratic constitutional entitlement” and a promise the government is determined to fulfill. Speaking from the Ministry of Interior during the launch of the central operations room dedicated to overseeing the elections, ...
Charles Chartouni 2025-04-28 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Pope Francis Donald Trump Hezbollah Middle East Iran
The past week was replete with events that cannot be overlooked if we are to address critical conflicts around the world: the death of Pope Francis and its reverberations ; the evolutions of the Ukraine war ; the ultimate scope of the US-Iranian negotiations; the shifting facades of Turkey’s Islamic authoritarianism; and the normalization ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-27 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Samy Gemayel Decentralization Kataëb
After 76 sessions and nearly 200 hours of work, Kataeb Party leader Samy Gemayel announced that the draft law on decentralization is practically finalized and now only awaits political will for its adoption. Speaking at the third Tajaddod Lel Watan participatory conference, titled “Decentralization: The Time Has Come,” Gemayel urged ...
Yara Germany 2025-04-27 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Exclusive – This is Beirut boards MEA’s cockpit. Pilots and cabin crew open their doors to us, share their passion, and recount how they kept Lebanon flying — even in times of war. Between sky and ground, an immersive report.