This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following the tripartite meeting in Ain al-Tineh on Wednesday between Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, former PSP leader Walid Joumblatt, and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, PSP MP Wael Bou Faour met with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and Kataeb Party chief Samy Gemayel to present a "three-point national roadmap" aimed at helping ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a report on the efforts of Lebanese diplomatic missions abroad aimed at ending the war between Hezbollah and Israel and securing medical and humanitarian aid for the Lebanese people. In a statement released on Friday, Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib announced that $100 million in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 11:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli drone struck the outskirts of Rmeish. This marks the first time the town has been targeted since October 8, 2023. The #Border Village of #Rmeish, Struck for the First Time since the Start of the #War pic.twitter.com/9rJ2yt5Orl — This is Beirut (@ThisIsBeirut_) The #Border Village of #Rmeish, Struck for the First Time since the Start ...
2024-10-03 22:01 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut 2024-10-03 21:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati visited the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerké on Thursday evening, where he met with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai. He confirmed that their views aligned on urging the international community to pressure Israel to stop its aggression against Lebanon. Mikati, who briefed Rai on the tripartite meeting held in ...
2024-10-03 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France captain Kylian Mbappe has been left out of his team's UEFA Nations League matches this month after coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday named his squad. The Real Madrid star returned from a short spell on the sidelines with a thigh injury to appear as a substitute in the surprise 1-0 defeat at Lille in the Champions League on ...
Liliane Mokbel 2024-10-03 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Syrian migrants have begun returning to their country amid escalating military operations between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanese nationals, particularly from the Beqaa Valley and South Lebanon, are also reportedly crossing into Syria. In its latest report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been on a Level 3 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-03 18:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following the tripartite meeting in Ain al-Tineh on Wednesday, which brought together Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, former Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Joumblatt, and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, PSP MP Wael Bou Faour met on Thursday with Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea and Kataeb Party chief Samy Gemayel ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-10-03 17:41 - Reading : less than a minute
At least four raids hit the southern suburbs of Beirut as of 2:30 PM. One of the targets is reportedly the Hezbollah Press Office. An update from our reporters on the field.
This Is Beirut 2024-10-03 17:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York filed a complaint to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council on Thursday, accusing Israel of violating its sovereignty in a military incursion that began on the night of October 1, 2024. The complaint follows Israel’s recent decision to launch a ground ...
Nicolas Beau 2024-10-03 17:21 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Weakened by Israeli raids that have decimated its leadership, Hezbollah now faces an unprecedented crisis. The exodus of one million Shiite civilians, its primary support base, is upending the fragile sectarian balance in Lebanon and putting immense pressure on an already strained social fabric. Confronted with significant humanitarian, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-03 17:02 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Health Minister Firas Al-Abiad declared on Thursday that 1,974 people, including 127 children and 97 members of medical and emergency teams, have been killed and dozens of medical centers damaged in Israeli airstrikes since October 8. The health minister refuted Israel's claims about the presence of weapons in hospitals. “Israel's ...