This is Beirut 2025-03-28 08:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Two rockets were launched on Friday from southern Lebanon towards northern Israel, specifically towards the settlement of Kiryat Shmona. The Israeli army reported intercepting one rocket, while the other fell within Lebanese territory. This incident marks the second such attack within a week, following a similar event on March 22, when multiple ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-27 23:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Emmanuel Macron Joseph Aoun Syria France Ahmad al-Sharaa
French President Emmanuel Macron, who will receive his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun in Paris on Friday, will also have a “trilateral meeting” with him and interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who will join them “remotely,” the Élysée Palace announced on Thursday. “This will be an opportunity for the three heads of state to ...
Maurice Matta 2025-03-27 20:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Central Bank Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun Karim Souhaid
During a session held at Baabda Presidential Palace, chaired by President Joseph Aoun, the Cabinet appointed Karim Souhaid as Governor of the Lebanese Central Bank (BDL). The decision followed a ministerial vote, with Souhaid securing 17 votes out of 24 from the Lebanese government ministers. Despite strong opposition from Prime Minister Nawaf ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-27 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Council of Ministers Central Bank Governor Karim Souhaid
The Council of Ministers appointed a new governor for Lebanon’s Central Bank on Thursday, more than a year and a half after the former governor, Riad Salameh, had retired. Karim Souhaid became the new head of the central bank, or BDL, following a vote in which he secured the support of 17 ministers out of 24. The Cabinet resorted to voting ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-27 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Walid Joumblatt Ahmad el-Chareh
Druze leader Walid Joumblatt has accused Israel of using the Druze in Syria by increasing outreach to this minority as part of a broader plan, which, according to him, aims to attempt to divide the Middle East into sectarian states. "Israel continues to pursue its longstanding plan... of dividing the region into confessional entities and ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-27 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Karim Souhaid has been appointed Governor of the Lebanese Central Bank on Thursday during the Cabinet meeting with a majority of 17 votes (7 ministers voted against his nomination). Born in 1964 in Qartaba, Mount Lebanon, Karim Antoun Souhaid is a prominent figure in the world of finance and banking regulation, with expertise spanning the United ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-27 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli raid targeting a vehicle on the Beraachit-Beit Yahoun road on Thursday afternoon left two people dead, according to the Ministry of Health. The Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, announced on X that the two were members of Hezbollah working in ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-27 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kamal Chehadeh Ministry of Displaced
Despite repeated promises from successive governments, the Ministry of the Displaced remains operational, with plans for its closure yet to materialize. Now, with a new administration in power, the question resurfaces: could this long-standing goal be achieved within a year? In this context, Kamal Shehadeh, Minister of the Displaced and Minister ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-27 10:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Beirut International Airport Fayez Rasamny Kamal Nasreddine Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Several projects are underway to improve the infrastructure and services at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport (BIA), with concrete measures aimed at optimizing the passenger experience. Among the initiatives being implemented are the strengthening of cleanliness protocols, the recruitment of porters, the repair and acquisition of ...
Salam El Zaatari 2025-03-27 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Banks Central Bank Economy
Imagine a ship caught in a storm – battered, leaking and listing dangerously – while its crew argues not over how to navigate to safety, but whether to abandon ship entirely or simply repaint the deck. This is Lebanon today: a country sinking under the weight of a financial collapse, and yet, paralyzed by a bitter ideological struggle over ...
Marc Saikali 2025-03-27 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Who fired the missiles at Israel last Saturday? Was it Hezbollah? Its “independent” supporters? Palestinians? No one knows for certain. An investigation is underway, we are told. Yet, this incident has ignited tensions, and it is urgent to identify those responsible for potentially plunging Lebanon back into war. Meanwhile, the government ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-26 21:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah War Air Algerie BIA
Air Algérie is preparing to resume flights to Lebanon after suspending operations last August due to the military conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. According to An-Nahar, the Algerian government plans to send a delegation to assess security conditions at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport before resuming services. Notably, ...