Lebanon

Lebanon Among Top 10 Arab Countries in UN Human Development Ranking

This is Beirut 21/05 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

In its 33rd Human Development Report, titled “Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarized World,” the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) ranks Lebanon among countries with high human development, assigning it a Human Development Index (HDI) score of 0.752 for the year 2023. Lebanon ranks 102nd out of 193 globally and ...

Weapons Smuggling to Lebanon Foiled at Iraq-Syria Border

This is Beirut 21/05 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Syria Lebanon Weapons Smuggling Border Iraq

A significant cache of weapons destined for Lebanon has been seized by Syrian security forces in the border region of Al-Boukamal, east of Deir Al-Zor, according to local sources cited by Houna Loubnan. The arms reportedly originated from Iraq. The seizure was the result of a large-scale security operation targeting an arms trafficking network ...

Ortagus: Lebanon Must Do More to Disarm Hezbollah, Offers Alternative to IMF-Led Recovery Plan

This is Beirut 21/05 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Israel conflict Qatar

Lebanon still has "more" to do in disarming Hezbollah following the war between the Iran-backed group and Israel, Deputy US Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus said Tuesday. As part of a deal agreed to end 14 months of fighting last November, Hezbollah was to withdraw its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River, while Israel was to pull all ...

Three Killed in Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 21/05 10:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Hezbollah Israel Lebanon drone strike Tyre

An Israeli drone strike in the southern Lebanese town of Aitaroun on Wednesday targeted a motorcycle, killing one person, in what marks the third fatality from Israeli attacks in the region that day. The Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya television reported that the victim was a member of Hezbollah. Shortly afterwards, the Public Health ministry announced ...

Acting Hermel Caimacam Arrested Over Disappearance of Election Accreditations

This is Beirut 20/05 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Baalbeck Hezbollah Hermel Municipal Elections Bashir Khodr State Security

The Acting Qaimaqam of Hermel, Talal Kataya, was arrested on Tuesday by Lebanon’s State Security Service for his suspected role in the disappearance of nearly 500 official election accreditations designated for polling delegates in the Baalbeck-Hermel district. The arrest was carried out under orders from the judicial authorities in the Beqaa, ...

Government to Tighten Control Over Weapons as Part of National Reform Plan, insists Salam

This is Beirut 20/05 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Weapons

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam confirmed on Tuesday that the government is committed to ensuring that all weapons in the country remain solely in the hands of the state, as part of broader efforts to restore national sovereignty, stability, and international trust. The statement was made during the opening of the first edition of “Beirut ...

Electoral Law in Committees: Bou Saab Stresses Need for Political Consensus First

This is Beirut 20/05 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanese Red Cross Elias Bou Saab Nabih Berry Lebanon Orthodox law

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for a second joint session of several key parliamentary committees on Thursday to continue deliberations on a set of legislative proposals, including three electoral bills and major public health reforms. The joint meeting will bring together members of the Finance and Budget, Administration and Justice, ...

Aoun and Salam Discuss Final Phase of Municipal Elections

This is Beirut 20/05 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam Lebanon Municipal Elections Cairo Rome

Preparations for the fourth and final phase of the municipal process, set to take place in the South and Nabatiyeh governorates next Saturday, topped the agenda of a high-level meeting held on Tuesday at Baabda Palace. President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun received Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. The two leaders reviewed the course of the ...

Op-edLebanon Should Take a Cue from al-Sharaa - and Talk to Israel

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 20/05 16:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Israel Syria United States Donald Trump

A joke has it that Syria’s self-proclaimed president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, offered to build a Trump Tower in Damascus to make up for the two New York towers that Al-Qaeda, al-Sharaa former organization, destroyed on 9/11, killing 2,753 Americans. Times are changing. Since October 7, Iran has been begging America for a nuclear deal that ...

Op-edLebanon Reduced to the Scale of a Mukhtar

Johnny Kortbawi 20/05 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Donald Trump Hezbollah Israel Joseph Aoun Saudi Arabia

While Saudi Arabia was signing investment deals with the United States worth over $600 billion, and President Donald Trump was pursuing economic ventures exceeding $4 trillion to boost the global economy and forge new alliances, Lebanon was engaging in international politics on the scale of a mukhtar, a village chief. As developments began to ...

Constitutional Council Accepts President Aoun’s Appeal Against Teaching Body Organization Law

This is Beirut 20/05 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Joseph Aoun Constitutional Council Private Schools

In a unanimous decision, the Constitutional Council accepted President Joseph Aoun's appeal against the law on the organization of teaching staff in private schools and the management of their budgets. Per the constitutional provisions, the law has now been declared inapplicable. The appeal, lodged by the presidency shortly after the law's ...

HighlightPalestinian Arms Top the Agenda in Abbas’s Beirut Visit

Bassam Abou Zeid 20/05 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hamas Lebanese Army Palestine Weapons Disarm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to arrive in Beirut amid pointed remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on the issue of Palestinian weapons. Aoun emphasized that Palestinian arms in Lebanon have not served the cause of liberating Palestine, but instead fueled internal Palestinian strife as well as Lebanese-Palestinian ...