Johnny Kortbawi 2025-03-11 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is determined to implement the Taif Agreement. His commitment to this accord is not new as Taif marked a clear transition between war and peace in Lebanon and provided various political factions with guarantees in governance. Salam has consistently expressed his support for Taif—not just after being appointed Prime ...
Philippe Abi-Akl 2025-03-11 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah UN Security Council Donald Trump Hamas Iran
Iran is clinging to its waning influence in key regional capitals, hoping to maximize leverage in negotiations over its nuclear program. It continues to destabilize Syria and offer hollow rhetorical support to Hezbollah in Lebanon, ignoring the risk of provoking the US administration’s unwavering support to Israel, and the latter’s ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-10 22:20 - Reading : less than a minute
MP and leader of the Kataeb Party Samy Gemayel was invited on Monday by the Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdellatif Derian, to take part in the Ramadan iftar, scheduled for March 15 at Dar el-Fatwa, in the presence of the President of the Lebanese Republic, General Joseph Aoun. The invitation was handed to him on Monday by the President of the ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-10 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized on Monday evening that a new phase was on the horizon for Lebanon. He stressed the need for the government “to preserve the trust granted to it by both MPs and citizens, which requires daily effort on its part.” The Prime Minister made these remarks during the iftar reception organized on Monday evening ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-10 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tarek Bitar Port explosion Beirut Justice
Judge Tarek Bitar, who is in charge of investigating the Beirut port explosion case, will be able to continue his investigation, despite 34 appeals lodged against him by personalities against whom he had taken legal action. The acting public prosecutor of the Court of Cassation, Judge Jamal Hajjar, overturned a decision on Monday by his ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-10 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lawyers Bashir Aazan, Charles Assaad, and Jocelyne Karam filed an official report with the Court of Cassation against the NGO Kulluna Irada and its associates, accusing them of conducting a political campaign aimed at undermining the national economy. According to the case file submitted to Attorney General Jamal Hajjar at the Court of Cassation, ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-10 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanese Army South Lebanon
In a statement published Monday on its X account, the Lebanese Army Command provided an update on Sunday's incidents in southern Lebanon, after one soldier was killed and another taken prisoner by Israel. “On Sunday, March 9, after contact was lost with a Lebanese army soldier, investigations revealed that elements of the Israeli forces ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-10 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Syria UNDP Akkar
Akkar Governor Imad al Labaki revealed that the Disaster Management Room in Akkar recorded around 1,476 displaced families (6,078 individuals) from Syria, including 40 Lebanese families and 1,184 Syrian families. In an interview with the National News Agency, Labaki addressed the issue of displacement from Syria to Akkar, stating that "The ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-10 14:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria Youssef Rajji Damascus MOFA
Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Rajji stressed that “stability in Syria is very important for stability in Lebanon”. He also pointed out that a number of “common issues with Syria need to be addressed, including border demarcation, arms and drug smuggling, and terrorism”. Rajji's remarks came at the close of a meeting of Syria's ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-09 21:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ceasefire Gulf Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, acknowledged security lapses within the group while claiming again its continued strength despite the heavy blows it suffered in its recent war with Israel, during an interview on Sunday with al-Manar TV, affiliated with the pro-Iran formation. Qassem stated that an internal investigation is ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-09 19:59 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump USA Middle East Washington
US President Donald Trump's Middle East advisor, Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos, said that peace between Lebanon and Israel was “close,” during a meeting with Israeli politician Yossi Dagan in Washington. “We are looking forward to peace, and we are aiming for peace, and by the grace of God, this will be achieved, hopefully ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-09 19:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun New York Saudi Arabia United Nations
The First Lady of Lebanon and President of the National Commission for Lebanese Women, Neemat Aoun, arrived this Sunday in New York to take part in the work of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), which is being held at the UN headquarters from March 10 to 21, 2025. The session, chaired by Saudi Arabia, includes a ...