Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-05-31 17:21 - Reading : less than a minute
Smoking is a major cause of cancer in Lebanon, exacerbating the challenges in a country already facing unprecedented socio-economic crises. Despite the efforts of some to find alternatives, the problem persists.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-31 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Bilal Abdallah, member of the Democratic Gathering bloc, announced that his party plans to “launch an initiative by touring various political parties to open channels of communication.” The goal is to resolve the presidential election deadlock and reach a unified solution. In an interview with the Voice of All Lebanon on Friday, Abdallah ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-31 13:33 - Reading : less than a minute
The customs department at the Beirut International Airport seized 20.95 kg of hashish on Thursday. The drugs were concealed in packaging and destined for export to the Netherlands. This move is part of the security forces’ efforts to combat drug trafficking, which has been on the rise since the onset of the 2019 economic crisis.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-31 00:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The US envoy for Lebanon, Amos Hochstein, on Thursday outlined a draft agreement on the Lebanese-Israeli land border, which he said, if implemented, would reduce tensions between the two countries and restore stability to Lebanon. It is a step-by-step agreement, which Mr. Hochstein outlined during a lecture he gave at the Carnegie Endowment for ...
2024-05-30 23:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
It is no longer a secret that the visit of the French President's special envoy to Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, “failed to achieve a major breakthrough on the presidential issue,” as confirmed by a Western diplomatic source to This Is Beirut. However, this visit stands out from previous ones as it still prompted a slight shift in the stance ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-30 22:18 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
A Qatari bid for the construction of renewable energy power plants is causing acrimonious exchanges between the two ministries of Economy and Energy. The caretaker ministers of Economy and Energy, Amine Salam and Walid Fayad, respectively, engaged in a heated exchange on Thursday, holding separate press conferences two and a half hours apart to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-30 19:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese General Security announced on Thursday the criteria for accepting identification documents for obtaining or renewing a Lebanese biometric passport. The passport application must be accompanied by an identity card or an individual civil status certificate. If the identity card was issued more than 10 years ago, an individual civil ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-30 19:39 - Reading : less than a minute
On Thursday, a school bus carrying students caught fire on the al-Shifa–Abi Samra road in Tripoli. The fire was contained before spreading, averting another catastrophe. The fire had started on the driver's side of the floorboard and was believed to have been caused by a short circuit. Unfortunately, the previous day, Wednesday, disaster could ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-30 13:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Michel Moawad, leader of the Independence Movement and Renewal Bloc (Tajaddod) MP, reiterated his stance in favor of “the election of a sovereigntist president who puts Lebanon and its interests first.” In an interview with LBCI on Wednesday evening, Moawad explained that Sleiman Frangieh’s alliance with Hezbollah and the pro-Iranian axis ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-05-30 12:23 - Reading : less than a minute
On the occasion of World Multiple Sclerosis Day, This Is Beirut revisits an interview published on January 20 with the president of the Lebanese Association for Multiple Sclerosis (ALISEP), Jane Khairallah Koussa. This Is Beirut delved into the pressing issue of the challenges faced by multiple sclerosis patients in Lebanon.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-30 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
According to sources close to the Elysée Palace, during a meeting on April 19 with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun, French President Emmanuel Macron paid a tribute to the chief of the Lebanese armed forces. The same source relayed that Macron was pleased by Joseph Aoun's briefing on the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-29 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Wednesday evening, the leader of the Lebanese Forces party, Samir Geagea, received the French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian, stating that his party is open to a third candidate, “unlike the Resistance Axis.” “The Resistance Axis wants to know the president before the election session, which is unacceptable,” Geagea stated after the ...