This Is Beirut 2024-02-09 08:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to informed Arab sources, Saudi-Iranian communication has resulted in a political “truce” on the Lebanese scene for the time being and under the current regional situation. However, opposition circles are skeptical that such a truce could be beneficial or sustainable since “Iran’s arms” in the region are put on hold, awaiting ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-08 21:50 - Reading : less than a minute
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced the agenda of the exceptional Cabinet session scheduled for Saturday. It will be mainly focused on the issue of public servant salaries and retiree pension and compensation. The meeting was scheduled on Thursday amid protests by Army and Security Forces retirees, who were calling for ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-02-08 18:58 - Reading : less than a minute
Families of the victims of the August 4 double explosion held a sit-in in front of the Beirut Justice Palace on Thursday, condemning the maneuvers being used by the political class to block the investigation, the latest being Judge Sabouh Sleiman's revocation of the arrest warrant in absentia against Youssef Fenianos, a former minister accused ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-08 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Council of Ministers appointed a new Army chief of staff and approved the 2024 budget on Thursday in a session that was delayed for three hours due to protests by retired military personnel attempting to block the entrances to the Grand Serail. The Cabinet appointed General Hassan Audi as Chief of Staff of the Army after he was promoted to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-08 17:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Defense Maurice Slim slammed the appointment of a new Army chief of staff by the Council of Ministers on Thursday as a blunt violation of the Constitution in the absence of a president. "This is a constitutional and legal violation committed by the Prime Minister, the latest in a series of other violations since the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-08 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel emphasized on Thursday “the need to protect Lebanon by ensuring its neutrality, for the country not to be dragged into the ongoing regional war,” emphasizing the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Gemayel made these remarks during a formal visit of the new US ambassador, Lisa Johnson, to the party’s ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-08 13:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Retired Military Personnel Have Entered the Area around Parliament, Which is Normally Closed Off by Barricades. #RetiredMilitary Personnel Have Entered the Area around #Parliament, Which is Normally Closed Off by Barricades. pic.twitter.com/OvktGBXPgR — This is Beirut (@ThisIsBeirut_) #RetiredMilitary Personnel Have Entered the Area around ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-08 12:52 - Reading : less than a minute
After a wait of almost 3 hours, the meeting of the Council of Ministers finally commenced at the Grand Serail after a quorum was secured. Sixteen of the twenty-four ministers were able to make it to the government session, which was due to take place at half past nine this morning, to discuss an agenda consisting of 25 items, the most important ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-08 12:28 - Reading : less than a minute
The Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Moujtaba Amani, announced on Thursday via the X platform that "the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Hossein Amir Abdollahian, will arrive in Beirut tomorrow, where he will hold important meetings with senior officials of the Lebanese Republic as part of consultations on the various ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-02-08 12:17 - Reading : less than a minute
Retired army and security officers protested on Thursday morning ahead of a scheduled cabinet meeting at the Grand Seray, demanding their rights before the discussion of the 25-point agenda.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-08 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
After a decade at the head of the INTERPOL Foundation for a Safer World, Elias El Murr, former Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and former Minister of the Interior and Defense, has decided to re-enter the Lebanese political scene to continue the legacy of his father, Michel El Murr, who passed away in January 2021. Elias El Murr, whose ...
2024-02-08 10:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah strongly condemned the assassination of Abu Bakr el-Saadi in a US strike in Iraq. In a statement issued on Thursday, Hezbollah referred to the attack as a “flagrant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty, security, and stability.” Wissam Mohammad, nicknamed Abou Bakr, a high-ranking commander of the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, along with ...