This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 22:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Alongside its military operations in Gaza and along the Lebanese border, Israel has escalated its strikes in Syria, targeting sites of Hezbollah and the Iranian Pasdaran. According to Western diplomatic circles, the increase in Israeli airstrikes against Iranian sites in Syria aims to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic to, in turn, put ...
ici 2023-12-08 22:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Paris is pursuing its mission in Lebanon and Israel to find common ground on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to restore stability on both sides of the southern border. A joint delegation from the French Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs and the Armed Forces is currently in Beirut to discuss with Lebanese ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 20:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
For the second time in one week, Israeli artillery targeted Lebanese Army positions in the south on Friday, but luckily no casualties were reported. Israel targeted Lebanese Army posts in Naqoura and the southern town of Ein Ebel, following a day of heavy clashes between Israeli and Hezbollah forces. First, the Lebanese Army reported on "X" the ...
Alissar Boulos 2023-12-08 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It’s Friday, December 8 and the 63rd day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s Lebanese news: the situation at the border, economic and local news, and the Lebanese Man’oushe is officially recognized as UNESCO cultural heritage. In international news: we mainly focus on the situation in Gaza, ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 15:18 - Reading : less than a minute
In a meeting with the caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Italy's Ambassador to Lebanon, Nicoletta Bombardieri, announced the decision of Italy's national airline, ITA Airways, to operate 11 flights a week from Rome to Beirut, starting next April. The Minister described this decision as a sign of renewed confidence in a vital ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 12:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The President of the Higher Judiciary Council (HJC), Judge Souheil Abboud, highlighted numerous challenges confronting the Lebanese judiciary. During a conference organized by the Francophone Network of Judicial Councils (Réseau francophone des conseils de la magistrature judiciaire) (RFCMJ) at the French Court of Cassation in Paris, Judge ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Gebran Bassil is still using every possible means to attack and dismiss the army's Commander-in-Chief, Joseph Aoun, whose presence at the head of the army would strengthen his chances of being elected president. The name of the head of military intelligence, General Antoine Kahwaji, has been put forward to replace General J. Aoun, who is due to ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 22:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel, currently visiting the United States, met with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf at the US State Department headquarters on Thursday. During the meeting, Gemayel emphasized "the need to protect Lebanon from the repercussions of the ongoing war in the region," stressing "the importance ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 21:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah continued along Lebanon's southern border on Thursday. Hezbollah announced the death of three of its fighters, while an Israeli civilian was killed in northern Israel by an anti-tank missile launched from southern Lebanon. In the evening, Hezbollah said it had targeted two Israeli soldiers who were installing ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 20:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Archbishop Bechara Rai sent a message of peace on Thursday from Tyre, where he toured in solidarity with the inhabitants of southern Lebanon, particularly those in border villages who have largely fled their homes in the face of ongoing Israeli bombardment since October 8, when Hezbollah opened the southern front in support of ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 19:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for a meeting of the Parliament Bureau on Monday to set the agenda for a plenary session he had promised to organize in the first half of December. Above all, his move means that Parliament is ready to act to avoid a vacancy at the head of the army by extending the term of office of its Commander-in-Chief ...
2023-12-07 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
For the upcoming municipal elections scheduled for May 2024, a proposal to adopt gender equality quotas might be implemented. Put forth by the association Fifty-Fifty, the bill advocating for gender quotas — in favor of women — in municipal elections has been adopted by five Lebanese political parties. It will undergo further review in ...