This is Beirut 2024-11-07 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army carried out its first raid in Saida early Thursday afternoon, targeting a car near the army roadblock at the mouth of the Awali River at the entrance to the city. . Three people were killed in the raid. They were identified as Hussein, Alaa, and Malak Choumar, the siblings of Amin Choumar, a journalist with ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-07 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In an urgent appeal to the international community, a group of Lebanese parliamentarians has called on UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay to intervene and protect Lebanon’s cultural heritage sites, which are facing mounting threats due to the ongoing Israeli attacks and destruction. The MPs, led by Najat Saliba, delivered a message to ...
Michel Touma 2024-11-07 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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On the eve of the US presidential election, Walid Phares, former foreign affairs advisor to President Donald Trump, shared that a key aspect of the Republican candidate’s campaign strategy rested, beyond the strength of his electoral machine, on the spontaneous mobilization of a “popular wave” — an organic movement not necessarily guided ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-07 11:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Despite a heavy airstrike near Ouzai on Wednesday night, Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut is operating normally, according to Caretaker Public Works and Transport Minister, Ali Hamieh. The attack, which struck late Wednesday, caused minor damage to the western runway and service roads, with scattered stones found on the tarmac and ...
Maryline Jellad 2024-11-07 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Chaos, uncertainty, bloodshed, and death — along with the images of destruction etched into our minds — have become our daily reality. These scenes of horror linger around us, replaying endlessly in our heads, becoming nothing short of stored trauma. As for the faint hope of a ceasefire, that light at the end of the tunnel is constantly pushed ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-07 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli airstrikes continued targeting multiple areas across Lebanon on Thursday, following heavy strikes overnight. A recent Israeli strike hit a vehicle on the Jamhour-Louaizeh road, leading to the closure of the international road in the Araya area toward Jamhour. One person is reported killed according to preliminary reports. Southern ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 21:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, confirmed on Wednesday that his organization has expanded and enhanced its arsenal since the end of the 2006 war, in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. Naim Qassem announced that Hezbollah is ready to accept “conditional” indirect negotiations between Beirut and Tel Aviv “if ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Antoun Sehnaoui, businessman and Chairman of SGBL, congratulated Republican candidate Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election. He shared a message on his social media accounts, saying, “Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump, on a brilliant campaign and a historic victory! What a spectacular comeback! Now let’s make ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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On Wednesday, the government approved “the granting of a credit to the Ministry of Defense to finance the recruitment of 1,500 new army soldiers.” This decision should help strengthen the army's presence in southern Lebanon as part of the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and advance diplomatic talks on a ceasefire. When ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Opposition MP Mark Daou deconstructed Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem's populist rhetoric, urging him to “stop selling illusions and sending young people to certain death.” “Sheikh Qassem, it seems that no one has informed you that the terrain has not induced any change in the balance of power (with Israel). Thirty-seven Lebanese ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli raids on Beirut's southern suburbs resumed after a pause following Saturday's attack on Galerie Semaan. Warplanes launched four strikes on Wednesday afternoon: two on Haret Hreik, one near Bahman Hospital, and another by al-Raya Stadium. Additional strikes were reported near the American neighborhood, Burj al-Barajneh and Haret ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Maronite bishops held deliberations at their regular monthly meeting in Bkerke, chaired by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai. They called on the international community to work toward “a diplomatic solution to the war between Hezbollah and Israel, through the establishment of an immediate ceasefire and the implementation of UN Security Council ...