Joanne Naoum 2024-06-20 13:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syrian refugees and migrants in Lebanon, whose number is believed to have exceeded two million, compared to the Lebanese population of six million, are a hot subject of local debates. However, what is even more concerning, is the fast-growing number of unregistered Syrian births. Thirteen years have passed since the war in Syria, and yet, ...
Samar Kadi 2024-06-20 13:08 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Ahmad slipped through the cars stopping at the red lights as he hopped from one vehicle to another selling flowers. The six-year-old boy is so small that he could hardly reach the cars’ window. He is among scores of Syrian refugee children working on the streets in Lebanon. A fast-growing generation of Syrian children born in Lebanon ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-20 12:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed on Thursday deep concern about the escalating confrontations on both sides of the Blue Line. In an interview with Al-Arabiya television, Candice Ardell, Deputy Director of the UNIFIL press office, warned of “a miscalculation that could lead to a sudden and broader conflict.” She ...
Salam Zaatari 2024-06-20 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Over the past four years, Lebanon has experienced a stark contrast in living conditions, highlighting the nation's dramatic decline. The revolution that once held the promise of change has failed, leaving citizens disillusioned as the state continues to neglect their needs. The collapsed economy has plunged the country into decadence and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 17:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
During a press conference held at the headquarters of the Federation of Bakery Unions of Lebanon, the bakery unions reiterated on Wednesday their support for Wooden Bakery, that was "unjustly subjected" to accusations of compromising food safety. On May 28, Assaad Bou Habib, the owner of Wooden Bakery, was arrested when a stock of allegedly ...
Michel Touma 2024-06-19 16:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The documentary titled “Casse du siècle au Liban,” or Heist of the Century in Lebanon, aired on Tuesday night on the Arte channel, is riddled with omissions and frequently neglects the imperative of intellectual honesty that should guide a journalist. It was truly a textbook case of information withholding, reality deformation, and blatant ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 16:32 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Seven awards were bestowed to honor global and Arab trailblazers in journalism and media during the MCF Media Awards Ceremony, held for the second time in Dubai. The MCF Foundation hosted its 12th annual event to recognize journalists and media professionals from both the region and around the globe. This event has become a notable occasion ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 16:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The attack on journalist and general manager of the el-Siyasa website, Rami Naim, on Tuesday continues to spark outrage among Lebanon’s political class. On Wednesday, the media department of the Lebanese Forces Party strongly condemned the organized attack on Naim, stating, “We condemn the practices of those who believe they can intimidate ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 12:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Exchanges of fire have resumed on the southern border between Hezbollah and the Israeli army after the end of an undeclared truce during Eid al-Adha. On Wednesday morning, the Israeli army raided the town of Yaroun, killing three people. The Israeli army announced that the three victims were “Hezbollah agents.” An Israeli drone targeted a ...
Rami Rayess 2024-06-19 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The connection between the southern Lebanese front and the Gaza war occurred the day after the events of October 7, 2023, when Hezbollah initiated a surprise attack on Israel, indicating a linkage between the two fronts which – it soon became apparent – would be irreversible. The war in the South was described as the “support front” for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-18 18:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea sent a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday, taking advantage of the visit of his representative to Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, to denounce "the position adopted by the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the issue of the Syrian presence in Lebanon." A ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-18 18:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The mayor of al-Qaa village in the Baalbeck-Hermel district, Bashir Matar, issued an urgent appeal on behalf of the town's farmers, who rely on artesian wells to irrigate their lands and ensure a decent living under the current difficult circumstances. "We raise this urgent call to the concerned authorities regarding the repercussions of the ...