Hadi Damien 2023-12-14 15:55 - Reading : 14 minute(s)
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations agency dedicated to improving and promoting the status of children. Every six months, UNICEF looks at Lebanese socio-economic indicators and reports on the reality of the families that the agency monitors. This is Beirut met with Edouard Beigbeder, the representative of UNICEF in ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 14:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Catherine Colonna Emmanuel Macron France
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is expected to arrive in Beirut on Saturday. According to a diplomatic source, she will visit the French contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in South Lebanon. According to the same source, she will also hold talks with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Speaker ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 14:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
For the 26th consecutive year, the Saint Antoine de Padoue (Saint Anthony of Padua) Group is organizing its food bank on Saturday December 16 and Sunday December 17 under the theme of mutual aid. The aim is to provide food for several weeks to some 500 families living in precarious conditions. To this end, the scouts and guides of the Saint ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 12:43 - Reading : less than a minute
Retired military personnel have called for a sit-in at 10 AM on Friday in front of the Grand Serail to prevent caretaker ministers from attending the meeting to which they have been invited by Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. In a press release issued on Thursday, they called for "general mobilization" as the increase in their salaries and ...
Rolla Beydoun 2023-12-14 12:23 - Reading : less than a minute
Thursday morning's legislative session at the Lebanese Parliament primarily centers on extending the term of office for the Army Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun. Change MP Mark Daou said to TIB that participation is contingent on deciding to extend General Joseph Aoun's term to protect the Army during Lebanon's ongoing war. The current ...
Rolla Beydoun 2023-12-14 12:01 - Reading : less than a minute
Thursday morning's legislative session at the Parliament primarily centers on extending the term of office for the Army Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun. LF MP Ghassan Hasbani said to This is Beirut that in today's session, the extension of General Joseph Aoun’s mandates amid regional conflict is being addressed. Concerns are raised over ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned shortly after 1: 00 PM, on Thursday, the parliamentary session devoted to extending the term of army commander General Joseph Aoun and reviewing a number of legislative texts. Parliament will convene again at 6:00 PM During the morning session, six bills were approved, including the replacement of the CNSS's ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 20:29 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai, concerned about the potential non-extension of the army commander’s term, received Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari in Bkerke on Wednesday. Bkerke’s media spokesman, Walid Ghayyad, revealed that the Patriarch stressed “the importance of extending General Joseph Aoun’s term in the national ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 19:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Defense Maurice Slim signed decrees on Wednesday for the promotion of officers, effective January 1, 2024. This action marks the initial promotion for all ranks in the year 2024, with the decrees being transmitted to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers following established protocols. Furthermore, the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Parliament will hold a legislative session on Thursday to address 16 bills and legislative proposals that have been approved by parliamentary committees. MPs will also consider urgent legislative proposals, several of which are related to delaying the retirement of the Army Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, and other officers from the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 17:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati participated on Wednesday in the Global Refugee Forum 2023 in Switzerland. During his speech, he talked about the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and its consequences on the country. “It has been thirteen years since the start of the Syrian crisis, and its direct repercussions on Lebanon are evident, ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Forces (LF) party said in a statement on Wednesday that Gebran Bassil's “opportunistic and personal policies” constantly put him in a position that impedes the state. The statement came in reaction to Tuesday's speech by the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), in which he attacked Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun and the ...