This Is Beirut 2023-12-17 12:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Former US Assistant Secretary of State, David Schenker, was affirmative that “Iran has already decided that it will not waste its assets in Hezbollah to save Hamas,” stressing that although it is an asset for Tehran, “the Palestinian movement is much less valuable than Hezbollah.” In an interview with the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya TV, Schenker ...
Lyne Sammouri 2023-12-16 17:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
biodiversity Eco Movement environment
At a time when biodiversity and the environment are considered “abstract” or “rich people's problems” by most, the Lebanon Eco Movement thought otherwise in their “Biodiversity National Dialogue" event, organized alongside the Institut Français on Friday, December 15. Lebanon’s biodiversity has been heavily affected following the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 16:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Civil servants in the public administration voiced their concerns on Friday evening, threatening an all-out strike. They had previously engaged in a partial strike, maintaining a permanent presence one day per week. The League of Civil Servants called on the government to approve the civil service decree at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. In a ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 16:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Lebanese Parliament passed a law on Thursday that establishes a comprehensive pension system for private sector workers and fundamentally reshapes the governance of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). The International Labor Organization (ILO), which provided extensive technical support to this project, described it as “one of the most ...
ici 2023-12-16 15:09 - Reading : less than a minute
French Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna, originally scheduled to travel to Lebanon this Saturday, had to reschedule her trip to Monday due to a technical issue with the plane transporting her to Beirut. The pilots of the Falcon 900, boarding the minister, advisors, journalists, and security personnel, decided it was safer to return ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions in South Lebanon rose on Saturday as Hezbollah led several attacks on Israeli military positions and Israeli shelling of border villages intensified. Hezbollah announced drone attacks on Israeli military positions in Birkat Risha (attacked twice), Metula, and near the Ramim barracks, claiming to have killed and wounded soldiers. This was ...
2023-12-16 14:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Over a span of three days, the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva conducted a comprehensive exploration of worldwide refugee challenges. Governments, NGOs, and refugees’ representatives convened to share their cases and advocate for solutions. These included considerations such as the possibility of returning to their countries of origin or ...
Michel Touma 2023-12-16 12:32 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The tug-of-war lasted until the very end. Driven by the sovereignist faction's MPs — widely branded as the "opposition" — the Lebanese witnessed a cleverly orchestrated political drama. This culminated on Friday in a crucial parliamentary vote in favor of a proposed law deferring the retirement of active generals and division generals by one ...
2023-12-16 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute
The targeting of olive fields in the south of Lebanon by Israel has been a matter of grave concern. By delving into the personal narratives of olive farmers in the region, this report sheds light on the profound impact of Israeli shellings on their livelihoods. The deliberate targeting of olive fields not only inflicts economic hardships but also ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-15 23:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A CNN report revealed on Friday that the Biden (US president Joe Biden) administration prompted the alarm over Israel’s repeated military attacks on the US-backed Lebanese army and raised sharp rebukes from top US officials to Israeli leadership. According to US officials, a regional security source, and a list of the incidents compiled by the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-15 22:39 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Suspense that has been ongoing since the end of the summer was finally concluded today. By postponing for one year the retirement of the Army Commander and the directors of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and General Security (GS) Generals Joseph Aoun, Imad Osman, and Elias Baissari respectively, Parliament asserted the reason of State on ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-15 21:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea welcomed Friday evening's parliamentary vote on a bill to delay by one year the retirement of Army Commander-in-Chief Joseph Aoun, Director General of the Internal Security Forces Imad Osman (who holds the rank of Major General and is due to retire in May) and the Acting Director of General Security Elias ...