2024-01-24 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to Abdallah Bou Habib, “Lebanon doesn’t want war and has never sought it.” Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib made a passionate appeal for peace in the Middle East based on United Nations international resolutions during a session at the UN Security Council in New York. In his speech at the Glass Palace ...
2024-01-24 09:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The families of the victims of the August 4 explosion protested on Tuesday in front of the Palace of Justice, demanding that justice be served, as several years have passed since the port explosion and no sanctions have been imposed yet. They closed the building's gates with chains from 11 am to 2 pm, expressing their refusal to any judicial ...
Rami Rayess 2024-01-24 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Many challenges surround the notion of Arab identity or Arabism, more so in practicality than in theory. The theoretical aspect faces continuous criticism and scrutiny, raising questions about its feasibility and the advantages of steadfastly upholding it, given the significant global changes in power dynamics, which have undergone profound shifts ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 08:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Druze leader Walid Joumblatt stressed to Marada leader Sleiman Frangieh the importance he attaches to Christian backing, particularly Maronite support through Bkerke, which he believes any candidate for the presidency of the Republic should benefit from. This was during the dinner to which he had invited Frangieh on Monday at Clemenceau, when he ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-23 22:41 - Reading : less than a minute
A Hezbollah delegation, including executives Mohammed Saïd al-Khansa and Mustapha al-Hage Ali, met with Bkerke’s spokesman, Walid Ghayad, at MP Farid al-Khazen’s residence. According to information from Al-Jadeed, the discussions focused on “the situation in Gaza and the suffering of the Palestinian people.” The pro-Iranian party’s ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-23 21:11 - Reading : less than a minute
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
The Strong Lebanon Bloc of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) has decided to tie its participation in parliamentary sessions and the vote on the budget to the deliberations that will take place during these sessions. Parliament is set to convene on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss and vote on the 2024 budget. Gebran Bassil, chief of the said ...
Renée Davis 2024-01-23 20:55 - Reading : less than a minute
On Tuesday, the Australian Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Andrew Barnes, announced in an exclusive declaration to This is Beirut that "humanitarian aid is being provided to vulnerable families in Lebanon."
Renée Davis 2024-01-23 20:39 - Reading : less than a minute
On Tuesday, the UK Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Hamish Cowell emphasized that education, climate change, and the training of the Lebanese armed forces are top focus areas for assistance and support.
Lyne Sammouri 2024-01-23 16:51 - Reading : less than a minute
The families of the victims of the August 4 explosion demonstrated outside the Palace of Justice, demanding that the truth be told, despite the many legal complications. The families blocked the entrance to the building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., opposing any judicial session. At the same time, The Defence Office for the Families of the Victims ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-01-23 16:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
History has shown that, in Lebanon, every era is dominated by a religious community or group, voluntarily or not. Before the war, political Maronitism was made manifest when the Maronites took over the State, taking advantage of the President’s considerable prerogatives to consolidate their position and better their status. They did not heed ...
David Hale 2024-01-23 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The arrival of a new American ambassador in Beirut can mark a new style in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy there. However, it is good to remember that policies are set in Washington, not at embassies. As the talented new American ambassador, Lisa Johnson, settles in, it is an opportune moment to consider how the team in Washington should ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-23 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The American program of financial support for the Lebanese army will reach its conclusion at the end of March. But according to reliable sources, Washington has no plans to suspend its assistance to the regular forces, particularly during this phase when the military institution is called upon to play a leading role in South Lebanon. The same ...