This is Beirut 2025-02-23 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday reaffirmed that Israeli forces will maintain their positions in Lebanon, citing strategic oversight of several Israeli areas. “We expect the Lebanese army and government to uphold their commitments under the ceasefire agreement,” Netanyahu stated during a military ceremony in Holon, ...
This is Beirut 2025-02-23 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah
Israeli reactions surfaced on Sunday, coinciding with the funeral of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, held in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that “the fighter jets flying over Beirut send a clear message: whoever threatens and attacks Israel will meet ...
This is Beirut 2025-02-23 16:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Palestine Beirut International Airport Donald Trump Hezbollah
Under a sky crisscrossed by Israeli military aircraft and Lebanese Army helicopters, the funeral of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and former head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council Hashem Safieddine took place, nearly five months after their deaths in Israeli airstrikes. Tens of thousands of people poured into the capital to ...
This is Beirut 2025-02-23 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli forces stepped up Sunday their airstrikes on several localities in southern Lebanon. The targeted regions include the area between Qlayleh and al-Sama'iyah in the district of Tyre, as well as the axis linking Deir Qanun al-Nahr and Maarub. Strikes also hit the vicinity of Shahur and Ansar, as well as the area between Hallousiyeh and ...
Amine Jules Iskandar 2025-02-23 09:00 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
A large number of old churches and chapels in the Lebanese mountains feature the Star of David, engraved on keystones, spandrels, cornices, and even doorframes. In some cases, this motif also appears in private homes whose ornamentation draws inspiration from religious architecture. The star appears in various forms – sometimes on its own, ...
This is Beirut 2025-02-22 20:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On the eve of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral, Israel struck a border area near Janta, in the Bekaa, accusing Hezbollah of smuggling weapons into Lebanon. On his part, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced Saturday night that Israeli airstrikes targeted "transport routes on the Lebanon-Syria border ...
This is Beirut 2025-02-22 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon USA Joseph Aoun Hezbollah
A delegation from the US Congress, led by Senator Ronny Jackson, met on Saturday with the President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, in the presence of the US Ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson. At the end of the meeting, Jackson expressed the United States’ desire to see a new phase of peace and stability in ...
Fady Noun 2025-02-22 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Founded in 1967, the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon (APECL) is undergoing structural renewal to enhance pastoral efficiency and improve the management of its assets. This ambitious goal was the focus of its 57th ordinary session, held at the Bethania Retreat House (Harissa, February 17–20), after being postponed from the ...
Rayan Chami 2025-02-22 15:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon is experiencing severe weather as Storm “Adam,” a polar-origin low-pressure system, brings heavy rainfall, strong winds and widespread snowfall. The Lebanese Meteorological Service warns that while the storm began Wednesday night, it will intensify over the weekend as the coldest air mass arrives on Saturday and Sunday. Snow is ...
Maroun Chahine 2025-02-22 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Beirut International Airport Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah funerals
Lebanon's sole airport will suspend all flights on Sunday, February 23, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM during the funeral of Hezbollah’s former Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, according to a statement from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation at Beirut International Airport (BIA). Beirut’s airport has served not only as a transit hub for ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-02-22 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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With Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral set to conclude this Sunday, Hezbollah will soon face pressing challenges it has sought to evade — both within its own ranks and across Lebanese society. The Hezb urgently needs a massive influx of Iranian funds to fulfill its long-standing reconstruction promises. However, recent developments indicate a ...
Christiane Tager 2025-02-21 22:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah European Union Gulf Damage War
$14 billion! That is the historic and no less colossal amount of damage caused by the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. This sum includes both material damage and economic losses. The reconstruction costs are estimated at around $12 billion. For Nassib Ghobril, chief economist at Byblos Bank, economic losses amount to at least $3 ...