Youssef Diab 2024-05-18 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
"Old habits die hard." This proverb is fitting to Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun’s situation, as she seems unwilling to change her behavior or reciprocate the conciliatory efforts of Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Jamal Hajjar. True to the saying "Nature prevails over nurture," Aoun has once again defied Hajjar's ...
2024-05-18 17:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea met with French Ambassador to Lebanon Hervé Magro in Meerab on Saturday. They were joined by the French Embassy’s political affairs advisors, Quentin Jeantet and Romain Calvary. The meeting focused on the French initiative to end the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, where ...
2024-05-18 16:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Saturday, the Israeli army targeted a car near the Masnaa border post in Syria, on the border with Lebanon. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Hezbollah leader and his companion were targeted by the strike on the Damascus-Beirut road, leading to the car's destruction. Casualties remain unknown. The explosion took place ...
Fady Noun 2024-05-18 13:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
What if, for a Maronite, being Lebanese was simply a way of being Christian? And what if, for a Muslim or a Druze from Lebanon, being Lebanese was just a unique way of being Muslim? Not by abandoning their faith, but by infusing it with a spirit of peaceful, friendly, and inclusive benevolence. This is the impression conveyed by the photo of ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-05-18 11:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon's Civil Defense grapples with a surge in coastal drowning incidents as summer approaches. Tragic losses at beaches underscore the risks faced by swimmers in unpredictable environments.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-17 20:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Hamas military official, the Palestinian Charhabil el-Sayyed, was killed in an Israeli strike targeting his car early on Friday evening in the Masnaa-Majdel Anjar region, near the Lebanese-Syrian border in the Bekaa. His companion, also Palestinian, was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. In the evening, Israeli raids ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-05-17 19:01 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It's Friday, May 17th, the 224th day of the war in Gaza. In local news: The main political event of the week was the parliamentary meeting debating the European Union aid package, while Lebanon prepares for the summer season. In international news: Gaza developments, the Arab summit in Bahrain ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-17 17:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam affirmed Qatar’s desire to reach a solution to the presidential deadlock that satisfies all Lebanese, revealing its readiness to host a Doha 2 conference. “However, Qatar will not risk bringing up this topic before it is mature and its success is ensured,” he said. In an interview with the Qatari Al ...
2024-05-17 12:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Local TV station MTV reported that a boat carrying 20 Syrians headed from the Syrian coast towards Cyprus four days ago was pursued by the Cypriot navy. The boat later reached the Lebanese coast at the Arida border. To that end, and as part of the cooperation between the two sides, the Lebanese navy handed it over to the Syrian navy.
2024-05-17 12:17 - Reading : less than a minute
On the occasion of International Museum Day on Saturday, caretaker Minister of Culture Mohammad Mortada has decided to open all Lebanese archaeological sites and museums under the ministry's authority to Lebanese visitors free of charge. This will be effective starting 8 AM tomorrow, May 18.
2024-05-17 12:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Coordinating Committee of Lebanese-Canadians (CCLC) held a meeting on May 13, 2024 at St. Charbel Church Hall in the Greater Toronto Area with representatives of the Liberal Party of Canada, headed by the Honorable Robert Oliphant, Member of Parliament of Toronto riding, Don Valley West and Parliamentary Secretary to the Canadian Foreign ...
2024-05-17 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Associated Press (AP) published an article on Friday about Hezbollah stepping up its attacks on Israel in recent weeks, particularly since the Israeli incursion into the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. It has struck deeper inside Israel and introduced new and more advanced weaponry. The militant group struck this week a military ...