Lebanon

Machnouk to Political Pulse: The Lebanese State and the Militia Are One
Machnouk to Political Pulse: The Lebanese State and the Militia Are One

Academic researcher and activist Dr. Saleh Machnouk criticized the Lebanese State's position vis-à-vis the war in Gaza, condemned Hezbollah's fighting in the war and detailed post-war scenarios. He also called for the application of United Nations Resolution 1701.

David Cameron Makes His Second Visit to Lebanon
David Cameron Makes His Second Visit to Lebanon

As part of his tour of the region, British Minister of Foreign Affairs David Cameron visited Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Army Commander Joseph Aoun, and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri. His visit discussed the future of the security situation in Gaza and South Lebanon.

Opening of Saudi Consulate in Syria
Opening of Saudi Consulate in Syria

Informed Arab sources have confirmed "the opening of a Saudi Consulate in Damascus in the near future." They further stated, "A Saudi delegation will visit Damascus to hold talks with Syrian officials regarding developments in the region, the war in Gaza, and its repercussions on the situation in the area." According to these sources, "an ...

Ibrahim Kanaan: We Must Avoid War by All Means
Ibrahim Kanaan: We Must Avoid War by All Means

The chairman of the parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee, Ibrahim Kanaan, warned against "any attempt to harm the Maronite Patriarchate, as this undermines coexistence and its (the Patriarchate) known role in Lebanon's independence and sovereignty" in allusion to the smear campaign waged by Hezbollah against the Maronite Patriarch, ...

US Sanctions Target Entities Financing Hezbollah and the IRGC
US Sanctions Target Entities Financing Hezbollah and the IRGC

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), part of the US Treasury, announced on Tuesday that it had imposed sanctions against three entities and one individual in Lebanon and Turkey, accused of "providing significant financial support" to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Two new Lebanese companies ...

Cameron in Beirut on Thursday
Cameron in Beirut on Thursday

British Foreign Minister David Cameron is expected in Beirut on Thursday, the second leg of a regional tour that took him to Oman, where he called for an immediate humanitarian pause in Gaza. https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/world/222581 Cameron will be received at 11 a.m. by the caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, and then by the Speaker of the ...

The Maronite League Condemns Smear Campaign Against Rai
The Maronite League Condemns Smear Campaign Against Rai

The Maronite League stigmatized, "in the strongest and clearest terms, the criminal slander and denigration campaign" waged against the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai, "by a suspicious group which has become accustomed to giving lessons in terms of patriotism." The head of the Maronite Church was recently accused by Hezbollah's electronic army ...

Legal Assistants Join Public Administration Wave of Work Suspension

Legal assistants will observe work stoppage on Thursday, February 1 and Friday, February 2, with plans to return to work starting Monday, as reported to This Is Beirut. Though they will go back to their workplaces, the assistants will not perform their duties. This decision was made after a meeting held on Wednesday. Legal assistants are ...

Escalating Flames Engulf Southern Front as Day Ends
Escalating Flames Engulf Southern Front as Day Ends

The exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah intensified late on Wednesday. One man was killed in the Israeli bombardment of the town of Beit Lif, and a team of first-aid workers from the Al Risala el-Islamiya (Hezbollah) scouts miraculously escaped when their ambulance was targeted in Blida. In the late afternoon, the Israeli army ...

Tripartite Committee: Meetings in Naqoura Suspended Since September
Tripartite Committee: Meetings in Naqoura Suspended Since September

Since the start of the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli-UN tripartite committee temporarily suspended its regular monthly meetings at the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Ras al-Naqoura, southern Lebanon. According to a well-informed source who spoke to This Is Beirut ...