Rayan Chami 17/03 11:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Council of Ministers Administrative Appointments
The Lebanese Cabinet is convening today to review a proposed new mechanism for administrative appointments. A committee will be responsible for the selection process, with the Civil Service Council overseeing it.
Alain E. Andrea 17/03 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On March 15, at the Saint-Joseph Church of the Jesuit Fathers in Monnot, the al-Bustan Festival dedicated a musical evening to Franz Liszt's Via Crucis, one of the most radical works in his sacred repertoire. Composed between 1878 and 1879, this cycle illustrates the profound aesthetic and spiritual transformation of the Hungarian composer in his ...
Charles Chartouni 17/03 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon is still dealing with the imponderables and equivocations of a very tentative peace process. The drama lies at the very heart of the transition process and the absence of a consensual approach to the problems besetting it. Initially, the ongoing actors have failed to acknowledge the nature of the transformative process and its strategic ...
This is Beirut 16/03 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Lebanese-Syrian border saw heightened security tensions on Sunday evening. The Syrian Ministry of Defense reported that Hezbollah members from Lebanon crossed the border into the Homs region and killed three Syrian soldiers. According to the ministry, Hezbollah subsequently brought the bodies back to Lebanese territory. The ministry also ...
This is Beirut 16/03 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sunday saw a resurgence of tensions in southern Lebanon, along the border with Israel. Around two o'clock in the morning, two consecutive Israeli drone strikes killed two people. The first strike, targeting a car in Yater, in the Bint Jbeil district, killed a member of the Srour family. The second, hitting a car in Mays el-Jabal, in the ...
This is Beirut 16/03 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Renowned Lebanese artist Antoine Kerbaj passed away at the age of 90, following a long battle with illness, including Alzheimer's disease, which gradually distanced him from his loved ones and the lively social life he had always known. Born in the village of Zbogha, located on the slopes of Mount Sannine in Lebanon, Kerbaj was the son of Chukri ...
This is Beirut 16/03 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Syndicate of Contract Teachers in the Public Sector in Lebanon issued a statement on Sunday in response to recent comments by the Minister of Education and Higher Education, Rima Karami, regarding the increase in the hourly rate for contract teachers. According to the syndicate, "The new rate, which combines the base salary and temporary ...
Lyne Sammouri 16/03 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Fabriano Drawing Contest, in collaboration with the Colombian Embassy in Lebanon, announced the first prize winner during an exhibition celebrating creativity under the theme “Colombia: The Country of Beauty.”
This is Beirut 16/03 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On the 48th anniversary of the assassination of Druze leader Kamal Joumblatt, former Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) chief Walid Joumblatt announced the end of the annual March 16 commemoration. This decision comes amid a significant shift in Lebanon and the region, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and the arrest of ...
This is Beirut 16/03 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Overnight Israeli attacks targeted Hezbollah operatives in several locations in southern Lebanon, as Israeli troops entered the town of Adaisseh in the largest violation of the ceasefire agreement so far. An Israeli drone launched a guided missile strike at approximately 2:00 a.m. targeting a BMW X5 SUV on the road to the town of Yater in the ...
This is Beirut 15/03 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump Hezbollah US Secretary of State
According to an email reviewed by Reuters, a Trump administration official overseeing USAID sought to phase out US aid to Lebanon, arguing that the country had developed an "odd dependency" on American assistance. In a February 16 directive seen by Reuters, acting USAID deputy administrator Peter Marocco instructed officials to draft a memo ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 15/03 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Whenever an agreement—whether purely technical or otherwise—between Lebanon and Israel is discussed, confusion arises, often followed by accusations and excessive speculation. Many Lebanese tend to mix up and confuse the terms "armistice," "normalization," and "peace." This makes it necessary to clarify the differences between these three ...