Lebanon

Pascal Sleiman’s Body Greeted by a “Zaffe” in Zahle
Pascal Sleiman’s Body Greeted by a “Zaffe” in Zahle

In Zahle, the ambulance carrying the body of Pascal Sleiman, Lebanese Forces coordinator in Jbeil, from Syria to the military hospital in Badaro, received a popular welcome. Hundreds of residents, accompanied by politicians and Lebanese Forces supporters, gathered at the Al-Saydeh roundabout. The ambulance was greeted by a ...

Zaarour to TIB: The State Is Our Only Choice
Zaarour to TIB: The State Is Our Only Choice

Wissam Zaarour, head of the municipality of Jbeil, told This is Beirut that he was "awaiting justice," saying he was "not convinced" that Pascal Sleiman, coordinator of the Lebanese Forces in Jbeil, was killed during a car theft. He concluded: "We have no other choice than the State."

Mawlawi on the Sleiman Case: The Cost of the Syrian Presence is Enormous
Mawlawi on the Sleiman Case: The Cost of the Syrian Presence is Enormous

During a press conference held on Tuesday afternoon, caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi presented the security measures taken following the murder of Pascal Sleiman, the coordinator of the Lebanese Forces in Jbeil, who was found dead in Syria on Monday. As the main suspects were a gang of Syrians, the primary ...

Renewal Bloc Demands Referral of Pascal Sleiman's Murder to Judicial Council
Renewal Bloc Demands Referral of Pascal Sleiman's Murder to Judicial Council

Renewal Bloc MPs called on the caretaker government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Tuesday to refer Lebanese Forces coordinator Pascal Sleiman’s murder to the Judicial Council. Speaking at the end of an extraordinary meeting of the bloc, MP Ashraf Rifi said: “Pascal Sleiman’s murder was carried out in a planned manner by an organized ...

USJ Students Pay Tribute to Pascal Sleiman
USJ Students Pay Tribute to Pascal Sleiman

USJ Political Science and Law students pay tribute to Pascal Sleiman on campus on Tuesday morning after his body was found dead yesterday evening in Syria.

Pascal Sleiman: Jbeil Between Sadness and Confusion
Pascal Sleiman: Jbeil Between Sadness and Confusion

The day after the news of the murder of Jbeil's Lebanese Forces coordinator Pascal Sleiman, Jbeil's shopkeepers returned to work. But a gloomy atmosphere reigns in these normally crowded alleys.

Pascal Sleiman's Body to Be Repatriated Within a Few Hours
Pascal Sleiman's Body to Be Repatriated Within a Few Hours

The body of Pascal Sleiman, who was kidnapped on Sunday and whose lifeless body was found in Syria, is due to be repatriated to Lebanon within the next few hours. A Lebanese Red Cross ambulance is currently in Homs, collecting the body from the Homs government hospital, in coordination with the Syrian Red Crescent. At the same time, the Lebanese ...

Okais Warns Against a Scenario of Christian-Shiite Strife
Okais Warns Against a Scenario of Christian-Shiite Strife

Lebanese Forces (LF) MP Georges Okais held the state responsible for any harm befalling any LF and Kataeb Party officials and their partisans following threats against them made by Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah on Monday. Nasrallah lashed out at the LF and the Kataeb for allegedly accusing the Iranian-backed party of orchestrating the ...

'A' Amal'… Does It Really Still Happen in Lebanon?
'A' Amal'… Does It Really Still Happen in Lebanon?

It's been a while since a TV series or a drama managed to generate such a sizeable social buzz and garner such a volume of comments and interactions across numerous countries. A’ Amal managed to do all the above due to many factors, notably its tightly woven script and the gripping storyline that expertly applies the plot device known as ...

Rai Condemns Sleiman's Murder, Calls for 'Self-Restraint'
Rai Condemns Sleiman's Murder, Calls for 'Self-Restraint'

Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai condemned the muder of Lebanese Forces coordinator in Jbeil Pascal Sleiman. He called on citizens "to show calm and self-restraint in this delicate and tense political, security and social situation." In a statement issued on Tuesday, Rai also urged "the judiciary and the security forces to do their duty by ...

Gaza War: The Region’s Last Conflict Before a Major Settlement?
Gaza War: The Region’s Last Conflict Before a Major Settlement?

The region is on a tightrope, torn between the push for a diplomatic resolution and the prospect of a full-scale regional conflict. In other words, it is a race against the clock and the outcomes are still unclear. In this context, the prevailing outlooks that lean towards the former scenario are based on a series of related and pertinent ...