This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned shortly after 1: 00 PM, on Thursday, the parliamentary session devoted to extending the term of army commander General Joseph Aoun and reviewing a number of legislative texts. Parliament will convene again at 6:00 PM During the morning session, six bills were approved, including the replacement of the CNSS's ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 20:29 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai, concerned about the potential non-extension of the army commander’s term, received Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari in Bkerke on Wednesday. Bkerke’s media spokesman, Walid Ghayyad, revealed that the Patriarch stressed “the importance of extending General Joseph Aoun’s term in the national ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 19:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Defense Maurice Slim signed decrees on Wednesday for the promotion of officers, effective January 1, 2024. This action marks the initial promotion for all ranks in the year 2024, with the decrees being transmitted to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers following established protocols. Furthermore, the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Parliament will hold a legislative session on Thursday to address 16 bills and legislative proposals that have been approved by parliamentary committees. MPs will also consider urgent legislative proposals, several of which are related to delaying the retirement of the Army Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, and other officers from the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 17:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati participated on Wednesday in the Global Refugee Forum 2023 in Switzerland. During his speech, he talked about the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and its consequences on the country. “It has been thirteen years since the start of the Syrian crisis, and its direct repercussions on Lebanon are evident, ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Forces (LF) party said in a statement on Wednesday that Gebran Bassil's “opportunistic and personal policies” constantly put him in a position that impedes the state. The statement came in reaction to Tuesday's speech by the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), in which he attacked Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun and the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Army Leadership cabinet Gemayel
Samy Gemayel, leader of the Kataeb party, declared on Wednesday that "the only solution to avoid a vacancy at the head of the military institution is to postpone the date of the army commander's retirement." At a press conference on Wednesday, Gemayel discussed the term of office of the army's commander-in-chief, Joseph Aoun, which expires on ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-12 23:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The joint parliamentary committees approved two social projects. One involves an advance for teachers, and the other allocates additional funding for the Amal social program. Under the chairmanship of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Elias Bou Saab, the committees held a joint meeting on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by outgoing Finance ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-12 23:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati encouraged the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday to redirect its support for Syrian refugees “through incentive projects in their country to encourage them to return, rather than staying as refugees in Lebanon.” This occurred during a meeting with the Commissioner of the UNHCR ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-12 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Videos showing the airport flooded on Tuesday morning quickly went viral: passengers wading through water in the building, water falling on the escalators, sweepers working together to clear the water. For once, the infrastructure has nothing to do with the flooding which motorists are mainly accustomed to on Lebanese ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-12 20:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Firas al-Abiad German Ambassador
As part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) readiness and response plan to address the ongoing border conflict and its associated medical emergencies, the German Ambassador handed over Trauma and Emergency Surgical Kits (TESK) procured through the WHO to the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) on December 12. Minister of Public Health Dr. ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-12 19:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Lebanese Forces (LF) and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati engaged in a heated debate on Tuesday over a proposal to convene a Cabinet meeting to discuss postponing the retirement of Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun. The LF expressed astonishment at the invitation from caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to this meeting, which ...