This Is Beirut 10/01 11:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced on Wednesday that caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati convened a ministerial meeting on Friday, January 12 at 9 AM at the Grand Serail. Ten items on the agenda are proposed by the Ministry of the Environment and the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) to ensure the ...
10/01 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) chief Gebran Bassil is presently equidistant from all political forces, even from Hezbollah (supposedly his Mar Mikhael Agreement ally). This position is the result of the blow he suffered from his closest allies when it came to extending the tenure of the Army Commander-in-Chief. As such, the prolongation of ...
This Is Beirut 09/01 22:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein, the American mediator in charge of negotiations to demarcate the maritime borders between Lebanon and Israel, should arrive in Beirut on Thursday to hold talks with Lebanese officials after visiting Israel last week, according to Al-Jadeed. Diplomatic sources explained to Al-Jadeed that Hochstein's visit is not a threatening ...
This Is Beirut 09/01 22:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to information from Al-Jadeed, a Cabinet meeting is likely to take place on Friday, January 12. Starting today, political pressure will be applied for the appointment of an Army chief-of-staff, a subject that will be discussed outside the agenda. This issue, which was already time-sensitive ahead of the December 15 extension of Army ...
This Is Beirut 09/01 17:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Clashes continued unabated in South Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. An interceptor missile exploded over Mays al-Jabal, followed by recurrent low-level flights over Tyre and the surrounding area. An Israeli drone targeted an unoccupied house in Odaisseh, which caught fire. Phosphorus shells were also fired on the outskirts of Naqoura, as were ...
This Is Beirut 09/01 17:17 - Reading : less than a minute
The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) submitted an appeal to the Constitutional Council last Wednesday regarding the law extending Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun's term for one year starting tomorrow, when the army chief reaches the legal age limit for his position. The appeal, signed by 10 FPM MPs (Gebran Bassil, Ghassan Atallah, ...
Johnny Kortbawi 09/01 15:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
After the civil war, the declining number of Christians in Lebanon was cause for alarm not only in the country, but in the region too, knowing that Lebanon is the only Middle Eastern state to have a Christian president. Immigration and the impossibility for expatriates to reclaim their citizenship became a major hurdle as far as the protection of ...
This Is Beirut 09/01 12:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi conducted an inspection tour on Tuesday at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut to assess the functioning of the inspection systems. He assured that a French company is assisting them to "ensure that the system is working properly again," and revealed that the breach is most likely ...
This Is Beirut 09/01 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Well-informed sources in Saida have revealed that MP Oussama Saad, who previously participated in elections outside the Hezbollah lists as part of a Saida alliance, has decided to break with his allies and move into the ranks of independent MPs. Saad is thus positioning himself against the opposition and loyalists, considering them to be part of ...
Alissar Boulos 08/01 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The cyberattack at Beirut's Rafic Hariri Airport on Sunday afternoon caused major disturbance, both in terms of security and on social media, with internet users speculating about the reasons and consequences. But the essential question to ask at this moment is: is anyone really in control? At around 5 PM on Sunday, the flight information ...
This Is Beirut 08/01 13:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamiye, did not elaborate on the origin of the cyberattack that targeted Beirut International Airport (AIB) on Sunday, stressing that he did not know "whether it was due to an internal or external action." "We must await the results of the investigation carried out by the security services ...
This Is Beirut 08/01 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
An Opposition MP described the alliance between the Free Patriotic Movement and Hezbollah as one purely based on necessity and interest, even though it is often weakened when important deadlines approach. "Hezbollah puts its interests ahead of those of its ally," he said. A Lebanese Forces MP also described this alliance as "a marriage of ...