This Is Beirut 2024-02-03 18:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a statement released on Saturday, Hezbollah condemned the recent United States airstrikes on Iraq and Syria, denouncing the attacks as “a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the two countries, an assault on their security and territorial integrity, and a flagrant violation of all international and humanitarian laws." [readmore ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-03 17:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Saturday, the "Retired Military Association" announced plans to stage protests next Tuesday, culminating in the shutdown of VAT and Imports buildings as well as the Beirut port. The association cited the government's persistent failure to address their demands as the primary motive behind their protest. In a statement, the association ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-03 16:12 - Reading : less than a minute
The leader of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), MP Taymour Joumblatt, emphasized that “the action of (international) emissaries and other important initiatives should go hand in hand with internal initiatives to break the stagnation, particularly at the presidential level.” These comments were made during statements at Moukhtara Palace ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-03 14:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, asserted that he reached an agreement with the ambassadors of the countries comprising the quintet responsible for the Lebanese presidential election dossier on the necessity to “Lebanonize” the upcoming presidential deadline. In an interview with the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, Berri emphasized ...
Karine Ziadé 2024-02-03 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In Tripoli, a city ravaged by sectarian divisions and crisis, the NGO Women Alive is leading a vigorous fight for women's rights and empowerment. The goal: to cultivate a cadre of women who would be involved in the peace process and ultimately become the cornerstone of a new social order. Between a television commercial aired repeatedly on local ...
2024-02-02 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-02-02 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday, February 2nd and the 119th day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s edition, the main stories in Lebanon this week: the situation at the Lebanese southern front, the civil servants’ strike, Bou Habib’s call for a border demarcation with Israel as well as other local news. In ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-02 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi stated in an interview on MTV on Thursday night that Lebanon is "not for sale," referring to the Syrian displaced dossier. "It is not possible to keep the displaced in exchange for money," he added. "Their file poses an existential threat to Lebanon and must be addressed," insisted Mawlawi. "Most of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-01 23:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The new French Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, is expected to arrive in Beirut at the end of this week, according to the Al-Markazia agency on Thursday. This visit was preceded by those of British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The visit comes at a time when Lebanon is experiencing an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-01 18:59 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib stated on Thursday that "Lebanon seeks comprehensive peace, not partial solutions," regarding the southern border with Israel. "Israel aims to push Hezbollah to withdraw to the north of the Litani," he said. "We reject this because we want a comprehensive solution that involves delineating the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-01 18:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Justice Henry Khoury received a delegation from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday, which handed him a translated Arabic copy of the audit report by Alvarez and Marsal on the accounts of the Central Bank of Lebanon. After the meeting, Khoury stated that "this report will be submitted to the Attorney ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-01 18:13 - Reading : less than a minute
The ministers in the caretaker government have been informed that Prime Minister Najib Mikati is in the process of calling for a Cabinet session on the morning of Thursday, February 8. Ministers have been requested to confirm their presence in Lebanon and be prepared for attendance, pending the formal issuance of the invitation once it is ...