This Is Beirut 12/01 08:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Western diplomatic sources revealed to This Is Beirut that the Minister in the Saudi Royal Court responsible for the Lebanon dossier, Nizar Al-Aloula, will visit Paris mid-January and meet with French officials in the “Lebanon Cell” in the Elysee, following changes and new appointments among its members. Cooperation with French ...
This Is Beirut 11/01 19:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
New US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson arrived in Beirut to take up her post, replacing Dorothy Shea, the US Embassy in Beirut announced on Thursday. Upon her arrival, Johnson expressed her pleasure to return to Lebanon, where she previously served from 2002 to 2004, to lead the US Embassy in Beirut, an embassy communique said. "This is a ...
This Is Beirut 11/01 19:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A new episode in the tragedy of the massive August 4, 2020 explosion at the port of Beirut took place on Thursday, as the families of the Civil Defense victims denounced the tribute made by the Beirut fire department command to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Berri had received, on Wednesday, a delegation of officers from the Beirut fire ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 11/01 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As the US envoy Amos Hochstein is set to arrive in Lebanon, the issue of implementing UN Resolution 1701 comes to the forefront. The key question is to understand the conditions of the resolution’s implementation, concurrently with addressing the terrestrial demarcation of the borders between Lebanon and Israel. Notably, both parties had ...
This Is Beirut 10/01 23:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ridicule won't kill Gebran Bassil any time soon. Between lies, half-truths, and fabrications, Batroun’s MP is willing to say anything and everything to make himself interesting and relevant. During a televised interview on OTV on Wednesday, the son-in-law of the ex-President of the Republic complimented Speaker of the House Nabih Berry, with ...
This Is Beirut 10/01 23:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Army, under the Central Command, successfully carried out raids in various regions on Wednesday, resulting in the arrest of several wanted individuals and the confiscation of illegal items. In the town of Abu Samra in Tripoli, suspects linked to the murder of their cousin were apprehended, revealing a military-grade weapon, a pistol ...
This Is Beirut 10/01 22:26 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel's army chief said Wednesday that his troops could destroy any village inside Lebanon, ramping up rhetoric against the Hezbollah militant group based across the border. The Israeli military has been exchanging fire with Iran-backed Hezbollah—a key ally of the Palestinian militant group Hamas—almost every day since the war in Gaza broke ...
This Is Beirut 10/01 17:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Elias Bou Saab expressed his "fervent hope that the visit of US envoy Amos Hochstein, normally scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) in Lebanon, will contribute to taking a step towards stability." Bou Saab made these remarks on Wednesday at the end of his visit to Ain al-Tineh, where he met with Parliament ...
10/01 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute
On Wednesday, despite the threat of heavy rainfall and the potential for infrastructure challenges in the wake of an approaching storm, Beirut residents stroll along the shore, embracing the last rays of sunlight.
This Is Beirut 10/01 16:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kataeb party leader MP Samy Gemayel emphasized on Wednesday that the priority is to protect Lebanon and that “no settlement should occur at the expense of the country's sovereignty.” He strongly rejected Beirut being used as a bargaining chip in exchange for border arrangements, assuring that they will be “vigilant against any settlement at ...
This Is Beirut 10/01 13:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Waddah Sadek declared on Wednesday that Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport is now under the total and unconditional control of the "Shiite duo," both in terms of corruption and security. He said that the airport represents a massive source of income, but also serves as an entrance for smuggling weapons and drugs. Sadek emphasized, in ...
10/01 11:31 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Forces website was subjected to a major cyberattack on Tuesday night, causing it to go offline for several hours. The LF head of the cultural department in the media and communication department, George Hayek, wrote on his X account on Wednesday, "The cowards and enemies of free speech attempted to hack the Lebanese Forces' website, ...