This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 17:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat emphasized that Israel does not want to engage in war with Lebanon. "Since Hezbollah began its attacks, we have declared and stated more than once that we do not want to expand the circle of war from Gaza to Lebanon," Haiat said. "Our only demand is the implementation of UN Resolution 1701, and we ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
“The alliance is broken, and the lovers have parted ways,” presumably stated a Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) official regarding their party's relations with Hezbollah. According to the source, the meeting that took place in Rabieh between President Michel Aoun and a Hezbollah delegation, presided over by the party chief of the Loyalty of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 13:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A symbolic procession was held in Moukhtara on Saturday to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Kamal Joumblatt, the founder of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP). Crowds gathered in the Chouf town to lay roses on his grave to recall his memory. Teymour Joumblatt, Kamal Joumblatt's grandson and current leader of the PSP, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Samir Geagea, Lebanese Forces (LF) chief, argued on Saturday that “Lebanon is at serious risk of war, five months in.” “This is why I’ve said that no one should tamper with the balances that have existed in southern Lebanon since the adoption of Resolution 1701 in August 2006, especially since the ongoing confrontations in the south have ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-03-15 19:03 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday, March 15th, and the 161st day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s edition, the security situation in southern Lebanon escalates, the World Bank introduces its Country Climate and Development Report, and Lebanon commemorates March 14th. In international news, Gaza faces the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-15 16:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The René Moawad Foundation launched on Friday the “Sadder Sustainable Agriculture Development to Diversity and Export Regionally” project, funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented across Lebanon. The project, running until July 2027, aims to support the Lebanese economy through the agricultural sector by assisting all ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-15 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib handed over Lebanon's response to the French initiative to French Ambassador Hervé Magro on Friday. He reiterated Lebanon's stance against the war spreading to its territory and called for the full implementation of UN Resolution 1701. Bou Habib, who was received later by the head of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-15 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Those close to the Lebanese Forces (LF) claim that coordination between Bkerke and the LF is continuing and that the pastor of the Maronite diocese of Antelias, Archbishop Antoine Bou Najem, is playing a role in bringing the Christian forces closer together. Last year, the prelate launched an initiative mandated by Patriarch Bechara ...
2024-03-14 22:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
An explanatory panel under the title “Resolution 1701 and National Defense Strategy” convened today at La Sagesse University in Furn el-Chebbak, organized by the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations. The panel was devoted to tackling and promoting awareness of the guidelines of United Nations Security Council Resolution ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-14 20:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On behalf of the King of Spain, Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon Jesús Santos honored on Wednesday evening Anne Mourani Frangieh, President of the Faire Face association, with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic in appreciation of "her commitment to raising awareness against cancer and her boundless dedication and love in the ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-03-14 18:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Professor Ibrahim Najjar, former Minister of Justice, said, "Our current government is supposed to be a caretaker government. But if we can have the cake and eat it too, it would be perfect. In other words, it would be great to reach a consensus over our defense strategy, which is an agreement that would do good to everyone, I think. However, it ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-03-14 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Tarek Mitri said to This is Beirut that "all parties involved are stopping the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1701." He also deplored the fact that the Lebanese Army hasn't been deployed yet on the border.