Chelsea Al Arif 04/07 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
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4 years and 11 months have passed, but the fight for truth and justice continues. The families of the victims, holding the pictures of their loved ones, stand strong at the Statue of the Immigrant, demanding answers for the explosion that changed everything.
Bassam Abou Zeid 04/07 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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According to Lebanese sources, the anticipated response to the message conveyed by US envoy Tom Barrack regarding the disarmament of Hezbollah is expected to align with what Barrack stated in an interview with The New York Times, specifically the application of a carrot-and-stick approach toward the group. Lebanon's official response, however, ...
This is Beirut 04/07 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In an interview with The New York Times, Donald Trump’s special envoy for Syria and US ambassador to Turkey, Thomas J. Barrack Jr., revealed that he had recently presented a proposal to the Lebanese government aimed at disarming Hezbollah and reviving the country’s economy. The plan, delivered in June and attributed to Secretary of State ...
Pierre Nahas 04/07 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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There was a time when the idea of Syria normalizing ties with Israel would’ve been laughed out of every Arab capital. Not anymore. Damascus is reportedly engaged in serious discussions to join the Abraham Accords. Once-controversial deals, the Accords now seem like the Middle East’s new baseline. That Syria, of all countries, is entertaining ...
This is Beirut 04/07 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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According to a detailed Reuters report published on July 4, Hezbollah has begun internal discussions over potentially scaling back its military role without fully disarming, a significant strategic reconsideration in the aftermath of its devastating war with Israel. Citing three sources familiar with the ongoing, unfinalized deliberations, the ...
This is Beirut 04/07 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
NSSF Mohammad Karaki Hospitals Lebanon
Mohammad Karaki, Director General of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), issued an administrative circular (No. 1641) dated July 2, 2025. The new directive aims to standardize the criteria used by accredited hospitals in determining the discharge date of newborns in childbirth cases. The goal is to streamline hospitalization procedures and ...
This is Beirut 04/07 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A wave of Israeli attacks struck southern Lebanon on Friday, beginning with a dawn incursion into the village of Mays al-Jabal, in the Bint Jbeil district. An Israeli patrol crossed the border and destroyed a textile factory that had recently been refurbished after a previous strike. The facility had just resumed operations. Also on Friday ...
This is Beirut 04/07 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Ministry of Justice
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the Ministry of Justice in Beirut this morning to assess the state of the judicial sector amid the country’s ongoing challenges. During his tour, President Aoun addressed judges directly, urging them to uphold fairness and resist external influence. “Judge fairly and per the law; do not acquit a ...
This is Beirut 03/07 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday against seven individuals linked to al-Qard al-Hassan (AQAH), Hezbollah’s illicit financial institution, the US Treasury Department announced in a statement. Sanctions also targeted a commercial network involved in smuggling Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi. The seven individuals sanctioned for ...
This is Beirut 03/07 20:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon on Thursday afternoon, targeting suspected Hezbollah positions, according to the Israeli army. The main strikes hit areas near the Litani River, between Deir Siryan and Zawtar al-Sharqiya, as well as Aishiyeh, Mahmoudiyeh and Jarmaq, northeast of Nabatieh. ...
Yara Germany 03/07 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Partying while missiles cross the sky. Carrying on as if nothing were happening… In Lebanon, this way of living fascinates, raises questions, and sometimes unsettles. Resilience, denial, or a deep attachment to life? The full report has the answer.
This is Beirut 03/07 18:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun met on Thursday with Saudi Arabia’s special envoy for Lebanon, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, at Baabda Palace. The Saudi envoy’s visit precedes the arrival in Beirut of United States envoy Tom Barrack, who gave Lebanese officials a one-week deadline to respond to the US roadmap for Lebanon – which aims, among other things, ...