2024-07-16 16:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) is to be renewed in August, on the basis that the multinational force has a crucial role in ensuring the implementation of Resolution 1701, once a long-term settlement is achieved on the border with Israel, diplomatic sources maintain. Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-16 14:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Families of the victims of the Beirut Port blast called on “all Lebanese, without distinction, and expatriates present in Lebanon who consider the cause of August 4, 2020 to be a just cause to join them in the 4th commemoration of this tragic date to demand with one voice that justice be done for Beirut.” They also warned that “Lebanon will ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-16 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Richard Kouyoumjian, head of the foreign relations department of the Lebanese Forces, on Tuesday, accused the “Shiite Duo” of creating an adequate environment for the proliferation of illegal weapons. In an interview with an online media, he considered that “Hezbollah supporters, are thugs in the street.” This group wants to control an ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-07-16 12:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An event that received fleeting media coverage at the end of last week holds significant symbolism in Lebanon's political and social landscape. It involved the attack on newly introduced buses that the government put into operation on Thursday, marking an initial stride in public-private sector collaboration. Operational control was delegated to ...
2024-07-16 09:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Since the beginning of the presidential vacancy on October 31, 2022, the Shiite duo (Amal-Hezbollah) has not taken any significant steps to expedite the election of a new president. Their actions have varied from casting blank ballots to voting for Sleiman Frangieh for the first time during the 12th session on June 14, 2023, during which Frangieh ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 21:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon’s land transport federations and unions held a meeting on Monday chaired by Bassam Tlais and attended by Bechara al-Asmar, President of the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers (GCTL). They discussed various issues, including the Traffic Management Authority, Vehicle Registration Authority, social security, and infractions. They ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 18:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kataeb Party leader and MP Sami Gemayel condemned Hezbollah for the extensive damage inflicted on Lebanon due to its decision to open the southern front against Israel in support of Gaza. “The damage befallen Lebanon is enough to condemn Hezbollah for opening the southern front in support of Gaza without the consent of the Lebanese people or ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 15:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Saydet el-Jabal Gathering noted that Hezbollah started feeling fatigued, as evidenced by the increasing frequency of its attacks on citizens who criticize it, as seen in Tyre and other places. “Despite promoting its commitment to internal peace since its inception, Hezbollah's actions betray this claim, as evidenced by recent incidents in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 10:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French president Emmanuel Macron tackled the “historic upheavals” of the Middle East during his speech to the troops on Saturday, just before the Bastille Day national holiday on Sunday, July 14, 2024. “Nearly 700 of our soldiers are engaged in UNIFIL, with numerous partners,” he said, adding that “their mission is essential, and is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-14 18:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking to renew his presidential mandate, is facing the key challenge of resolving the protracted issue of Syrian refugees, which had an adverse effect on his Justice and Development Party, or AK party, at the last municipal elections. Erdogan’s party lost the mayorship of Istanbul, which is ...
2024-07-14 16:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After a relatively calm day, repeated fire exchanges renewed along the southern border on Sunday night. Israeli bombardments and airstrikes targeted Aita al-Shaab, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Kfar Hamam, Bani Hayan, Houla, and Blida. Earlier, Lebanon’s electricity company, Electricité du Liban (EDL), announced that the power station in Marjayoun, in ...
2024-07-14 15:47 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut Metropolitan Elias Audi stressed the importance of the Constitution, saying that "its respect is a duty and its application is obligatory." In his Sunday sermon, Audi expressed the wish that the Constitution of Lebanon be respected by all, particularly by the MPs, "in order to relieve the people of psychological and material pressures" and ...