This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 20:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued on Saturday at Lebanon's southern border. Israeli aircraft targeted the Syrian Nationalist Socialist Party office in Kfar Kila. The head of the party's information department, Maan Hamiyeh, said the office was totally destroyed in the raid, with no injuries. In Aita al-Shaab, the air ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 17:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday evening, killing over 100 people and injuring many more. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry declared "Lebanon's solidarity with Russia," stressing "the importance of bringing the assailants to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 14:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
ABAAD, the non-profit organization and Resource Centre for Gender Equality, said on Saturday that the rate of femicide in Lebanon in 2023 increased by 300%. In a statement, ABAAD mentioned that according to the figures obtained from the Internal Security Forces (ISF), "the frequency of violence against women and girls in Lebanon increased in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 13:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Director-General of Electricité du Liban (EDL), Kamal Hayek, called the head of the Public Procurement Authority, Jean El Ellieh, to inform him that he had received a notice from the Public Prosecution to ship the explosive chemicals out of the Zouk power plant. According to An-Nahar Daily, El Ellieh assured him of the need to start ...
2024-03-23 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Retired from the Internal Security Force, Salim Abu Zaki and Hicham Yahya tell us about their impossible daily lives on $160 per month in a country that abandoned them after decades of dedication.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Health, Firas Abiad, assured on Friday that the new Finance Law has made it possible to increase the rates of medical tariffs insured by the Ministry. “These tariffs are approaching 80% to 100% of those that prevailed before the economic and financial crisis (of 2019),” said the minister at a press conference, adding ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 21:10 - Reading : less than a minute
“A Risso’s dolphin was found dead on a beach in Akkar, in the north of the country, near Kleiat Airport,” said the Akkar Trail Association in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the animal’s remains were to be transported by “a team from the National Center for Marine Sciences (NCMS), in coordination with the Ministry of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Maronite bishop of Antelias, Antoine Abou Najem, explained that the Patriarchate's initiative would include everyone and would, therefore, take place in two stages. “The first stage will include Christian political forces, after which, in a second stage, the dialogue will be extended to all spiritual leaders, Lebanese political authorities, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 19:52 - Reading : less than a minute
EU commissioner Margaritis Schinas said on Friday that the European Union could strike a deal with Lebanon to stem arrivals of migrants, according to local agency Al-Markaziya, quoting Reuters. Schinas talked about this possible agreement during a visit to Cyprus. Officials on the island complained it was being inundated by a surge in arrivals ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 15:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Two houses were targeted early on Friday afternoon. A house was hit in the city of Khiam by an Israeli Merkava tank with two shells, and the another house was targeted in a loud aggression with two air-to-ground missiles in Aita al-Shaab, completely destroying it. Additionally, the hill of Hamames, the eastern outskirts of the town of Odaisseh ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-03-21 23:29 - Reading : less than a minute
For the second year running, the NGO Lebanon of Tomorrow is organizing a spring market in Sassine Square in Achrafieh, which will run until Sunday.
2024-03-21 21:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Discussions among Christian factions in Bkerke are making headway toward a national framework addressing Lebanon's core issues. At the forefront are matters such as state-building, institutional integrity, disarmament and the delegation of war and peace decisions. The forthcoming period is expected to witness intensified meetings aimed at ...