This Is Beirut 2023-12-03 19:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During the meeting, the two officials discussed the situation in Lebanon and Gaza, as well as Egyptian efforts to halt Israeli aggression in the region and achieve a ceasefire as ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-03 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli Army admitted that ten soldiers and one civilian were injured as a result of the firing of an anti-tank missile from Lebanon by Hezbollah. This comes after Hezbollah fired numerous missiles targeting the Israeli radar site in the Chebaa Farms, where the latter responded to the sources of fire with 155-caliber artillery shelling. They ...
2023-12-03 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Hundreds of people gathered in Sassine Square on Saturday evening for the opening of Lebanon of Tomorrow's Christmas market, organized for the fourth consecutive year.
2023-12-03 12:16 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Much has been written about Lebanon, often viewed as a crossroads between the East and the West. Hundreds of books have been penned and revised to reflect upon and redefine the history of this land, fluctuating between a nation, a province, and a mountain. The recent attempts that followed the establishment of Greater Lebanon in 1920 — ...
gdeveloper 2023-12-03 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rai believed that “failing to elect the president and closing the Presidential Palace is a crime that entails the demolition of constitutional institutions and public administrations, the spread of chaos and corruption, and the distortion of Lebanon's civilized face.” He stressed in his sermon during the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-02 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
General Joseph Aoun Ihab Matar
Independent Tripoli MP Ihab Matar underlined the need to "extend the mandate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, as well as that of the Director General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), General Imad Othman.” Matar argued on Saturday that “the very critical situation in Gaza, which reflects a real danger for ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-02 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Metropolitan of Beirut and its Greek Orthodox affiliates, Bishop Elias Audi, said that “even electing a president for the country requires one and two years for us, and strenuous efforts, while in democratic countries it is a natural work, and even a duty, undertaken by representatives to ensure the progress of the country," in a sermon held ...
Rémi Amalvy 2023-12-02 14:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
For the past three years, the Mediterranean project RE-MED has been promoting circular economy practices for the management, recycling, and reuse of construction and demolition waste, particularly in Lebanon. This significant initiative is currently being showcased at the Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. This is a project that could ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-02 13:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
From the COP28 climate summit, Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said, “Lebanon is facing an Israeli aggression that is affecting people, is hazardous, and is causing intense climate impacts, as large areas in Lebanon are exposed to the severe effects of environmental degradation resulting from the ongoing Israeli hostilities.” Mikati ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-02 10:37 - Reading : less than a minute
According to information from a former official, both Egypt and Jordan have activated their devices to confront any transfer operation of the Gazans to either of the two countries under any shape or pretext. On the other hand, media close to the Axis of Resistance and the “Resistance” have leaked the existence of a plan to transfer the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-02 09:48 - Reading : less than a minute
Aita al-Shaab Israeli Bombings
Several valleys in the central sector and the outskirts of the towns of Aita al-Shaab and Ramyeh were subjected to Israeli bombing this morning, after a night of caution in the areas and villages adjacent to the Blue Line. During which, flare bombs were fired and reconnaissance aircraft flew over. Israeli warplanes also flew over numerous areas ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-01 22:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France Jean-Yves Le Drian Joseph Aoun
Special Envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian has expressed support for extending the mandate of Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun, who reaches retirement age on January 10. “I support the extension of the army commander’s term in office because the Lebanese need security, and since the army ...