This is Beirut 2024-11-01 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed deep concern on Friday regarding the increasing attacks on healthcare workers and facilities in Lebanon amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. “We’re deeply concerned about the rising attacks on health workers and facilities in Lebanon. The numbers are quite shocking. There have ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-01 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Civil Defense announced that it had controlled the fire that broke out in the Roumieh forest on Thursday night. In a statement issued on Friday, the Civil Defense reported that its members were dispatched to the scene immediately and worked to prevent the fire from spreading. Surveillance cameras detected the presence of a car parked at the ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-01 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Najib Mikati ceasefire Amos Hochstein
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati denied statements reported by Reuters, which cited a Lebanese political source and a diplomat claiming that US envoy Amos Hochstein had requested Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire with Israel. On Friday morning, Mikati stated that “the Israeli statements and diplomatic indications received by ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-01 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz, the Commander-in-Chief of The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), on Friday to address the ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the challenges faced by the international forces in the region. During the meeting, Mikati highlighted the recent escalation of Israeli ...
Maurice Matta 2024-11-01 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
For the second consecutive month, retired teachers in Lebanon have not received any increase in their salaries in Lebanese pounds, which has lost substantial value since the currency's collapse in 2019. Unlike other sectors, retired teachers have not received any salary adjustments, except for a few months under a protocol signed between the ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-01 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Baalbeck Hassan Nasrallah South Lebanon
A new wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs and the town of Qmatiyeh at dawn on Friday, ending a week of relative calm in the capital. The strikes came shortly after Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee warned residents of Ghobeiry, Haret Hreik, and Burj al-Barajneh to evacuate. Following this alert, Israeli jets ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-01 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Baalbeck Heritage Lebanon Culture Unesco
We urgently appeal to the heads of diplomatic missions, international organizations, heritage specialists, and all influential stakeholders to intervene and halt the relentless assaults on the city of Baalbeck and its archaeological complex, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984. Recent aggressions near the Acropolis have inflicted ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-10-31 20:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Baalbeck israel heritage Roman Temple
Following repeated evacuation orders directed at the residents of Baalbeck by Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-speaking spokesperson of the Israeli army, the Lebanese are anxious, fearing the potential destruction of the historic city. They are deeply concerned about the tragic fate of tens of thousands of people ordered to evacuate their towns and ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 2024-10-31 18:25 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Humanitarian Aid UN EU
Since the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensified on September 23, Lebanon has been facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Massive destruction of neighborhoods and residential areas, with more than 1.2 million people internally displaced… According to the latest human toll, dated October 30, 2024, 2,792 people have been killed ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Baalbeck Damascus Lebanese Army
Amid concentrated shelling on southern Lebanese towns, the district of Baalbeck and the western Beqaa, violence continued to rise between Israel and Hezbollah on Thursday, coupled with an increasing death toll. The Israeli Channel 12 had revealed that the Israeli army is preparing to expand its ground operations in Lebanon, “because ...
Nisrine Merheb 2024-10-31 17:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As soon as Sheikh Naim Qassem took his position as the Secretary General of Hezbollah, he subconsciously sought to embody the persona of the “martyred” former chief, Hassan Nasrallah. Suddenly, Qassem became more eloquent, issuing threats against America and weaving colloquial Lebanese into his rhetoric, mirroring the distinctive style that ...
Bouchra Al-Wajeh 2024-10-31 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Passport General Security
Since the first day of the war, General Security centers have been crowded with people displaced from their homes in the South, Beqaa, and Beirut’s southern suburbs, along with citizens from areas considered safe, all seeking to issue new passports. While some have managed to leave the country, the majority are on standby, ready to depart if ...