2024-09-04 14:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Recent discussions have highlighted a renewed push by the Quintet – consisting of the United States, Saudi Arabia, France, Qatar and Egypt – to break the deadlock in the Lebanese presidential election. If confirmed, this initiative would currently be carried out on two levels: Saudi and French. Particular attention has been drawn to ...
2024-09-03 19:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Scheduled for October 22, the upcoming elections of parliamentary committees — typically a routine affair — will this year be a focal point of political maneuvering amid rising tensions within the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM). For the FPM, the stakes are high, as the elections will decide whether key figures — Ibrahim Kanaan (Chair of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 18:19 - Reading : less than a minute
According to information obtained by This is Beirut, the State’s Shura (consultative) Council has nullified Defense Minister Maurice Slim’s decision to extend the mandates of Major General Pierre Saab and Major General Mohamad Mustapha
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 16:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Ministry of Information and UNESCO Beirut Office unveiled a new initiative on Monday. This joint effort, titled “Documentary Heritage Emergency Intervention for TeleLiban Archives” was achieved with the support of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH) emergency interventions. TeleLiban's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 16:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Relations between resigning MPs of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the party leadership under MP Gebran Bassil are on the brink of total estrangement, following MP Ibrahim Kanaan’s public criticism of the party’s policies and performance. Bassil has reportedly asked the quitting MPs to resign from the parliamentary committees they are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 16:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon’s former Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, was arrested on Tuesday by order of Public Prosecutor, Judge Jamal Hajjar, after being questioned over the Optinum Invest affair. Hajjar said Salameh “will remain under arrest for four days as a precautionary measure” after which he would be referred to the investigating judge for ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-09-03 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Media outlets aligned with the Axis of Resistance were quick to voice their opinions on the topic of Greater Lebanon, with some commentators arguing that the Lebanese state was never truly a product of Lebanese thought but rather the result of a historical mistake in separating Lebanon from Syria. In fact, the resurgence of nationalist rhetoric ...
2024-09-03 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Is the stalled presidential election progressing in parallel with American pressure to cease fire in Gaza and establish a humanitarian truce, to be renewed as necessary, and a halt to military operations in southern Lebanon? This follows the renewal of UNIFIL's mandate and the foreseen return of US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein to Lebanon to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-02 19:06 - Reading : less than a minute
The Turkish authorities announced on Monday that they had seized a substantial amount of drugs smuggled from Lebanon via Syria. Turkish intelligence managed to intercept the narcotics cargo, following a two-month surveillance operation in northern Syria involving two local military factions. Around 50 kg of hash, 208 g of methamphetamine and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-02 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
During a meeting on Monday with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdellatif Deriane, the Lebanese Forces (LF) reaffirmed their commitment to electing a president, appointing a prime minister and forming a government. They view these three steps as crucial for "Lebanon's recovery and for facilitating the implementation of international resolutions, as well as ...
Nadia Hallak 2024-09-02 15:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A series of incidents have injured children in the BIEL area due to the uncontrolled presence of motorcycles, amid the absence of municipal police and security forces. Who is protecting the children on Beirut's waterfront, and who is ensuring the safety of citizens from the chaos and mayhem caused by these motorcycles? Traffic accidents caused by ...
Marc Saikali 2024-09-02 14:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
For over forty days, France has been under the management of a caretaker government. Surprisingly, 40% of those polled are indifferent to this situation. Could this be a symptom of Lebanese contagion? Not quite, but with persistence, it might get there. Lebanon, having gone nearly two years without a president and with a government in caretaker ...