Yara Germany 31/10 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut Fall Summer Sun Climate Change
In Beirut, autumn shines like summer. By the sea or on a terrace, 25 degrees make you forget the season, but not climate change.
Johnny Kortbawi 31/10 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Palestinian camps United States
The killing of Elio Abu Hanna by Palestinian gunmen in Beirut’s Shatila refugee camp this past weekend is not just another crime. His murder is a serious test for a Lebanese government dragging its feet on its commitment to disarm Hezbollah and other militias. There is no reason the Shatila refugee camp should remain off-limits to the ...
This is Beirut 30/10 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said Thursday that Israeli military operations in Lebanon would end “if Hezbollah were disarmed,” describing the ongoing cross-border strikes as a direct response to the militant group’s continued armed presence. Graham argued that Israel’s incursions into Lebanese territory are intended to “suppress ...
This is Beirut 30/10 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Head of Parliament’s Finance and Budget Committee, MP Ibrahim Kanaan, reiterated on Thursday that the committee “rejects any increase or creation of new taxes and fees” aimed solely at closing the state’s budget deficit. “Every time the state needs funding, it imposes new burdens on citizens. This approach must stop,” Kanaan declared ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 30/10 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The killing of Elio Abou Hanna, a 24-year-old Lebanese man shot overnight Saturday to Sunday in Shatila by members of a Palestinian faction, has reignited a debate Lebanon has never truly resolved: a chronic issue of areas where the state no longer holds authority. Elio was shot while sitting behind the wheel of his car. A camp official described ...
Mario Chartouni 30/10 13:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In a region increasingly fraught with tension, U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus’s visit to Beirut unfolded as part of a diplomatic sequence in which Lebanon once again finds itself on the fault line between war and negotiation. High-Level Meetings Morgan Ortagus began her Lebanese tour on Wednesday with a meeting in Ain al-Tineh with Parliament ...
This is Beirut 30/10 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Damascus United Nations Syrian Displaced Return
The seventh wave of voluntary returns of displaced Syrians was launched Thursday from the former offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Zahlé, in Lebanon’s Bekaa region. Convoys departed for several areas in Syria, including Homs, Aleppo, Damascus, and surrounding regions. The operation is part of a voluntary ...
This is Beirut 30/10 11:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Top Lebanese officials on Thursday denounced Israel’s latest attacks on southern Lebanon, including a deadly overnight strike on the Blida municipal building that killed municipal employee Ibrahim Salameh, describing it as a “flagrant assault on Lebanese sovereignty and state institutions.” Following the incident, President ...
Marc Saikali 30/10 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Five photos. One very short statement in Naqoura. That’s all it took for U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus’s visit to Lebanon to make its point. The symbolism was clear: the era of endless chatter is over. Time to actually get things done. In a country where talking for the sake of talking is practically a national sport, that’s… a plot ...
Rayan Chami 29/10 22:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Lebanese Industry Expo 2025
Lebanon’s industrial sector takes center stage at the 2025 Expo in Beirut. It brings together manufacturers from across the country, showcasing resilience, innovation, and national pride.
This is Beirut 29/10 21:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Western intelligence agencies have revealed that Iran is actively rebuilding its ballistic missile program in defiance of renewed UN sanctions, with significant assistance from China, according to a CNN report. European intelligence sources said that several shipments of sodium perchlorate, a key ingredient in the solid fuel used to power ...
This is Beirut 29/10 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Council of Ministers formed a ministerial committee Wednesday to examine proposed amendments to the election law and submit a comprehensive report within a week. A total of fourteen items were on the agenda of the meeting held in the presidential palace under the chairmanship of President Joseph Aoun. The agenda included two draft laws ...