Pierre Daccache 2024-12-13 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute
caption : Seven months before the 2025 Asia Cup, the women's national basketball team is preparing with determination to take on this new challenge. This is Beirut followed the team's preparations closely during a training session.
This is Beirut 2024-12-13 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Pope Francis US Secretary of State
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed to Pope Francis his attachment “to coexistence and to Lebanon’s role as a message in the region, as well as to the Christian presence, which is a guarantee for the unity of Lebanon, land and people.” Mikati and the Pontiff also tackled a number of current topics pertaining to Lebanon and the ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-13 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia hosted a high-profile event on Thursday evening to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Lebanon and explore pathways for reconstruction and sustainable economic development, with the participation of Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock. Lebanon, a country deeply affected by ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-13 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel South Lebanon
An Israeli raid targeted the town of Naqoura early on Friday morning, and the town of Khiam was also targeted on Thursday, which resulted in one killed and one injured, according to the Ministry of Health. In this context, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers condemned the attack, which occurred "less than 24 hours after the army’s ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-12 23:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese detainees in Syria Government
Both issues of people reported missing during the war and Lebanese detainees in Syria will be on the agenda of the next government meeting. No date has yet been set for the meeting, which is due to take place next week, but a 35-point agenda has already been distributed to the ministers. The agenda includes two items related to the issue of ...
Katia Kahil 2024-12-12 22:11 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Khiam Israel Lebanese army Ceasefire
On the night of Tuesday, December 10, a powerful explosion rocked the Marjayoun region, leaving residents in uncertainty as its cause remained unclear. By morning, it appeared that a family had attempted to discreetly return to their home in Khiam, defying Israeli army restrictions on approaching its positions along the border. Shortly after the ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-12 21:59 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel Joseph Aoun United Nations
Army Commander General Joseph Aoun met in Yarzeh on Thursday with Major General Patrick Gauchat, the Head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO). Discussions reportedly focused on Lebanon and the region, particularly on the efforts to implement the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and ...
Shirine Abdallah 2024-12-12 18:14 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Four days before the 19th anniversary of your assassination, the region finally witnessed an incredible upheaval. This long-awaited, long-hoped-for event, this old dream cherished by generations of Lebanese since 1976, this hope you yourself never ceased to nurture — first for your children, then for your compatriots, humiliated yet so ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-12 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Presidential Elections Neemat Frem
MP Neemat Frem officially announced on Thursday his candidacy to the presidency. “I hereby officially announce, on behalf of the "Project Watan,” (the movement he leads) my candidacy for the Lebanese presidency and my readiness to undertake this national responsibility,” he said during a press conference. Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berry ...
Maurice Matta 2024-12-12 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Banks Beirut Port Damascus Hezbollah Middle East
Syrian presence in Lebanon dates back to 1976, a year after the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war. Syrian forces entered Lebanon as part of the Arab Deterrent Forces, and the Syrian government successfully cemented its presence. This was later consolidated by the Arab League mandate under the Taif Agreement, signed on October 22, 1989, which ...
Salam Zaatari 2024-12-12 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Michel Aoun Hezbollah
In the tragic annals of Lebanese history, Michel Aoun’s presidency stands out not merely as a disappointment but as a catastrophe of Shakespearean proportions. The man who once promised to rid Lebanon of Syrian influence and champion sovereignty ended his career as the very embodiment of everything he claimed to oppose. To understand how ...
Rayan Chami 2024-12-12 00:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Syria Prisons Detainees Kidnapped
Souheil Hamawi recounts his 32-year ordeal in Syrian prisons, a journey of unimaginable suffering, resilience, and eventual liberation. From his abduction in 1992 to his emotional return in 2024, his story sheds light on the horrors he endured and the hope he ultimately reclaimed.