18/01 13:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A report published by Reuters revealed that Iran-backed Hezbollah has rebuffed Washington's initial ideas for cooling tit-for-tat fighting with Israel, such as pulling its fighters further from the border, but remains open to US diplomacy to avoid a ruinous war. Mediation The report recalled that US envoy Amos Hochstein has been leading a ...
This Is Beirut 17/01 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
As part of the open-door policy that he initiated at the end of last year with various political factions, head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) MP Teymour Jumblatt led a party delegation on Wednesday at a meeting with Talal Arslan, leader of the Lebanese Democratic Party. The two men agreed on the need to preserve stability in Lebanon ...
Nada Merhi 17/01 20:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
According to several specialists, the reported flu cases in Lebanon are not more numerous or more severe than usual. In the waiting room of an eye doctor’s office, a woman blows her nose loudly. She throws her tissue into an already cluttered bin, disinfects her hands, wipes her eyes, adjusts her mask and remarks to the waiting patients, "I ...
17/01 20:02 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The sudden reopening of the investigation into the August 4, 2020 explosion at the Beirut port might seem trivial at first glance. However, according to some judicial sources, this move is intricately tied to the imminent February 22 retirement of the Attorney General at the Court of Cassation, Ghassan Oueidat. Additionally, it seems to be ...
This Is Beirut 17/01 19:13 - Reading : less than a minute
Commander-in-Chief of the Army General Joseph Aoun received the new US Ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa A. Johnson, on Wednesday, in a first official introductory visit after assuming her post. General Aoun is among the first Lebanese officials to meet the US ambassador, who arrived in Beirut on January 11 to take up her post, succeeding Dorothy Shea.
16/01 22:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A consensus has been reached between private educational institutions and the Teachers' Union in a meeting presided over by the Caretaker Minister of Education, Abbas Halabi, on Tuesday. The union has called off the planned strike, and Wednesday will proceed as a regular school day. On Tuesday evening, the Teachers' Union for Private Schools ...
This Is Beirut 16/01 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The office of the Advocate General at the Court of Cassation, Judge Sabouh Sleiman, has addressed the investigations office of the Directorate General of Internal Security, requesting the revocation of the arrest warrant in absentia issued on September 16, 2020, against former Minister Youssef Fenianos for his alleged involvement in the Beirut ...
Lyne Sammouri 16/01 20:24 - Reading : less than a minute
The ski resort in Mzaar is getting ready to gradually open starting Wednesday, January 17. Ski enthusiasts are anticipating this opening, while, at the same time, hotels, restaurants, and business owners are counting on a season in their favor.
This Is Beirut 16/01 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces MP Razi el-Hage announced on Tuesday the results of the survey conducted by his office in collaboration with municipalities in the Metn district regarding the implementation of procedures and measures against the illegal Syrian presence in the villages and towns of Metn. This announcement was based on the letter sent by el-Hage to ...
gdeveloper 16/01 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Chouf MP and member of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) parliamentary group Bilal Abdallah affirmed on Tuesday that "we must take advantage of the danger on Lebanon due to regional changes and the war on Gaza to elect a president for the republic and form a government." He considered that "linking the presidential deadline to the crisis in ...
This Is Beirut 15/01 21:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The general assembly convened on Monday by the Private School Teachers Union to vote on whether to observe a general strike instructed the union's Executive Council to decide on the course of action to be taken. This decision will be made in light of the outcome of Tuesday's meeting with caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi. The Private ...
This Is Beirut 15/01 21:33 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
On Monday, Sleiman Frangieh, former MP and Minister, paid a visit to the Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, offering heartfelt condolences on the passing of the General's mother. During the evening, Frangieh, accompanied by his wife, Rima, and his son, MP Tony Frangieh, was welcomed to a dinner hosted by the former leader of the Progressive ...