Parliamentary Committee Elections: What Is the FPM Up to?

2024-10-21 18:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil Lebanese Forces parliament

Assuming that the first meeting of the ordinary autumn parliamentary session takes place on Tuesday (October 22), the following question remains: what does the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) have in mind concerning the reappointment of its MPs at the head of parliamentary committees or to positions within the Bureau of the Chamber? On Friday, ...

Hochstein: Washington Wants to End the Conflict in South Lebanon for Good

This is Beirut 2024-10-21 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Ain el-Tineh Amos Hochstein Grand Serail US

United States envoy Amos Hochstein pleaded on Monday for a firm and transparent implementation of United Nations Resolution 1701 to put an end to the raging conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, though a ceasefire agreement remains complicated amid the surge in violence. Meeting with Berri After a meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain ...

Naim Qassem: Fugitive and Preacher of the Lebanese?

Roger Merheb 2024-10-21 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Tehran Naim Qassem Iran

On Sunday, October 20, several media outlets reported that Hezbollah's second-in-command, Naim Qassem, has been in Tehran since October 5. The Emirati media platform Erem News quoted an anonymous Iranian source holding reliable information, stating that Qassem left Beirut on an Iranian plane on Saturday, October 5, along with Iranian Foreign ...

Massive Destruction Following a Night of Violent Israeli Airstrikes

This is Beirut 2024-10-21 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Beqaa Beirut

Between Sunday night and Monday, Israeli forces carried out an exceptionally violent series of airstrikes targeting Beirut's southern suburbs, as well as various locations in southern Lebanon and Beqaa, causing deaths, injuries and widespread destruction.

VideosProtest in Hamra Against the Eviction of Displaced People

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Hochstein Pleads for Full and Transparent Application of 1701

This is Beirut 2024-10-21 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Ain el-Tineh Amos Hochstein UN Security Council White House

US envoy Amos Hochstein pleaded on Monday for a full and transparent implementation of UN Resolution 1701 to put an end to the raging conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, though a ceasefire agreement remains complicated amid the surge in violence. After a meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri, Hochstein said Washington wants to end the ...

SocialLebanese Rush to Buy Medications Amid Crisis

Nadia Hallak 2024-10-21 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Firas Abiad

As the sounds of war reached the doors of Beirut’s southern suburbs weeks ago, the Lebanese people’s concerns over their "medicine security" heightened, leading many to rush to stockpile as many medications as possible. They fear shortages or being unable to secure their needs if the war dragged on. The Lebanese people do not want to repeat ...

Aboul Gheit to Berri: 1701 Must Be Fully and Promptly Implemented

This is Beirut 2024-10-21 14:25 - Reading : less than a minute

Ain el-Tineh UN Security Council United Nations Lebanon

“UN Security Council Resolution 1701 must be fully and promptly implemented,” emphasized Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit during his visit to Ain al-Tineh on Monday. Following a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Aboul Gheit outlined the Arab League’s unwavering support for Lebanon amidst ongoing conflicts. “I ...

Israeli Incursion in Aita al-Shaab

This is Beirut 2024-10-21 14:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon

On Monday morning, the Israeli army raided the village of Aita al-Shaab in southern Lebanon. Four tanks crossed the border along Rmeish and made their way through the hills towards Aita al-Shaab. The pan-Arab channel al-Jazeera showed images of the tanks in the village. The National News Agency (ANI) reported that houses had been dynamited in ...

Iran Denies Mikati's Claims of Interference in Lebanon’s Affairs

This is Beirut 2024-10-21 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran rejected on Monday Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s accusations claiming that the Islamic Republic was interfering in Lebanon’s internal affairs, as stated by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf in an interview with Le Figaro. “Iran has never intended to interfere in Lebanon’s internal affairs and has never acted in such a ...

Six Killed in Baalbeck, Israeli Strikes Intensify in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-10-21 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Baalbeck South Lebanon United Nations

Six people were killed and eight others injured in an Israeli drone strike early Monday morning, targeting a building in the densely populated Nabi Inaam neighborhood of Baalbeck.   The Israeli army was targeting the home of Ali Abdo Othman. Among the victims were women and children.   In the early morning, rescue workers arrived at the ...

Ahead of Hochstein’s Visit, Israel Presents Demands to End Lebanon War

This is Beirut 2024-10-21 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Amos Hochstein Lebanese Army UN Security Council

Ahead of US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein’s visit to Beirut on Monday, Israel submitted a document last week to the US outlining its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Lebanon, according to US and Israeli officials who spoke to Axios. The document, sent by Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer to Hochstein ...