This Is Beirut 2024-08-07 07:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
There will be no president for Lebanon for at least another year, as efforts and initiatives to break the presidential election deadlock are put on hold. A prominent leader in the opposition camp blamed the prolonged stalemate on the “Shiite duo”, Amal and Hezbollah, who managed to disrupt the efforts of the five-nation group known as the ...
Yara Germany 2024-08-06 22:04 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut International Airport Hamas
The escalating situation in the region and fears that the conflict between Hamas and Israel might spread to Lebanon are causing vacationers to cut their trips short. With various embassies urging their citizens to leave and travel companies continuously rescheduling flights, the departure hall at Beirut International Airport is now crowded.
Jenny Rahmeh 2024-08-06 21:42 - Reading : less than a minute
On the fourth anniversary of the devastating port explosion, William Noun emphasized the need to hold Hezbollah's Secretary General accountable, urging that his high status should not exempt him from responsibility.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 21:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) MP Pierre Bou Assi commented on Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's speech this afternoon. He criticized Nasrallah's “waiting” policy that has affected the Lebanese people, stating: “Hassan Nasrallah, waiting is indeed part of the punishment. Go to the airport and see the result of our people's wait for ...
Joanne Naoum 2024-08-06 20:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The war between Hezbollah and Israel has shifted gravely. The Middle East is in turmoil waiting for what seems to be a devastating all-out war. Diplomatic efforts to prevent a conflagration are relentless. Foreign embassies call on their nationals to “leave Lebanon immediately by taking any available flight.” The fear and apprehension ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 17:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Air France and Transavia "are extending the suspension of their flights between Paris and Beirut until at least Thursday, August 8," the French airline announced on Tuesday afternoon. For its part, Lebanese airline Middle East Airlines (MEA), which continues to serve several destinations, indicated that "only some of its flights on Tuesday, ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-08-06 11:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
There is no way out for the Lebanese people amidst this fragmentation. We are confronted each day with a myriad of contradictions and concerns, to the extent that even the sound barrier evokes terror and fear. Nightlife and celebrations serve as forms of masked denial, to which Lebanese people resort to entertain themselves and forget their ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 11:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), Walid Jumblatt, sounded the alarm, saying that "it's time for the G7 to impose a ceasefire in Gaza" in the shadow of the continuing escalation between the parties, which has raised fears of a regionalization of the conflict between Hamas and Israel. In a message posted on his X account on ...
Nissrine Merheb 2024-08-06 08:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Since Sunday, a salvo of insults has been directed at William Noun. A full-scale electronic army has been unleashed to attack him, belittle his cause and accuse him of political subservience, exploiting the blood of martyrs and even treason. If not for some modicum of decency, these haters would have gone as far as accusing Noun of orchestrating ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 20:06 - Reading : less than a minute
A number of foreign and Arab countries have called on their citizens to immediately leave Lebanese territory amid rising tensions between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, with an anticipated response from Tel Aviv. On Monday afternoon, Royal Jordanian Airlines announced operating three flights on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to transport ...
Michel Touma 2024-08-05 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Four years have passed since the massive explosion at the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020. The investigation remains stalled, as judges are unable to finalize it due to ongoing and barely concealed pressure and threats from Hezbollah. The August 4 apocalyptic explosion is one of the deadliest and most abhorrent examples of the systematic ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 21:53 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Dr. Firas al-Abyad, received an emergency aid shipment from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday at Rafic Hariri International Airport. The shipment, which arrived by charter plane, weighs “32 tons and includes medical supplies and medicines intended to treat war injuries.” This aid comes at a ...