2024-06-27 21:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamieh announced Thursday during a press conference at the Beirut port the beginning of the clearing and sale of metal and scrap waste resulting from the explosion of August 4, 2020. He explained that a call for tenders had been launched for this purpose and that the sale would generate ...
2024-06-27 19:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
As part of the escalating violence raging in south Lebanon, four people were killed, including a Hezbollah member, and two injured in Israeli strikes on Thursday in the Bekaa and south Lebanon. The pro-Iranian party announced the death of one of its combatants identified as Ali Ahmad Alaeddine, who was killed in an Israeli raid that targeted his ...
2024-06-27 18:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
France urged on Thursday "all parties to exercise the utmost restraint," saying it was "extremely concerned by the gravity of the situation in Lebanon" following the "dramatic" intensification of violence on the border with Israel. Christophe Lemoine, deputy spokesman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressed that France calls for "the ...
2024-06-27 15:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
To celebrate World Music Day, the “Association de développement de Gemmayzé” (ADG) organized a free outdoor concert on the stairs of St. Nicholas on the evening of Saturday, June 22, 2024. The event created a lively musical atmosphere that the residents of Gemmayzeh and guests from other areas greatly enjoyed. The concert was attended by ...
2024-06-27 13:43 - Reading : less than a minute
The humanitarian association organized a fundraiser on Wednesday, June 26, to support 2,000 Lebanese children who are out of school. More than 350 people attended this charity event, which concluded with a concert by the renowned pianist Guy Manoukian.
This Is Beirut 2024-06-27 13:25 - Reading : less than a minute
On Thursday, Russia advised its citizens against traveling to Lebanon until the situation in the south of the country calms down. Meanwhile, the United States also encouraged its citizens to reconsider any travel to Beirut, citing the complex security situation that could rapidly deteriorate. On Wednesday, Germany and Holland urged their citizens ...
Joanne Naoum 2024-06-27 13:03 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Walking through Beirut’s downtown ghost town feels surreal. Sieged from every angle, what was once a vibrant city, now resembles a prison. Yet, Downtown Beirut is reviving. New boutiques, cafes, and hotels are emerging, defying all odds, particularly in the shadow of an all-out war looming between Hezbollah and Israel. Some say this is what ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-27 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Bou Habib, began his international tour in Brussels on Wednesday, where he met with several officials from the European Union (EU) to discuss ways to prevent a large-scale war in Lebanon and the region. Within this context, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-26 22:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Deputy Secretary-General of the Arab League Hossam Zaki held talks with Lebanese officials on Wednesday, during a visit aiming to prevent an escalation of the military conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and help end the presidential deadlock. Zaki arrived in Beirut on Tuesday for a two-day mission at the request of League Secretary-General ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-26 21:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on Wednesday urged warring parties in the Middle East to accept "peace proposals," saying the region, including Lebanon, "doesn't need war." "The Middle East is going through a critical moment," Parolin told a press conference in Beirut during a days-long visit to Lebanon. "(The Holy See) asks for peace ...
2024-06-26 15:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese American University (LAU) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Chaouki T. Abdallah as its 10th president, marking a new chapter in its history. Abdallah, who succeeds Dr. Michel E. Mawad, is currently the Executive Vice President for Research at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), LAU said in a press release, ...
Michel Touma 2024-06-26 14:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
European Union Foreign Ministers and ten Mediterranean countries convened in Barcelona in November 1995 to launch a vast and ambitious geostrategic initiative with a vital socio-economic dimension, the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. The objective was to establish a zone of stability, prosperity, cooperation and peace encompassing the EU and ten ...