Lebanon

Implementing the Taif Agreement is the Solution for Lebanon
Implementing the Taif Agreement is the Solution for Lebanon

Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, Vice President of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council, stressed in a meeting with a delegation of the National Moderation Bloc that “Lebanon’s salvation lies in the full application of the Taif Agreement.” Al Khatib’s opinion is in harmony with the views of officials representing the five-nation group, known as the ...

The Intelligent Recap: This Week's AI News Report
The Intelligent Recap: This Week's AI News Report

Good evening and welcome to the Intelligent Recap It’s Friday March 1st and the 147th day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s edition: The security situation in southern Lebanon, UNRWA faces a crisis, and Cabinet approves a salary increase for public sector employees. In international news: On the ground in Gaza, Putin delivers his state of ...

SK Eyes Study Exposes the Many Challenges Facing Women Journalists
SK Eyes Study Exposes the Many Challenges Facing Women Journalists

In Lebanon's vibrant media landscape, Nadine Moubarak's groundbreaking study, "A Psychosocial Harm and a Hampered Career: The Struggles of Women Journalists in Lebanon," published by SK Eyes, exposes the hidden challenges faced by female journalists. Through a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative data analysis and qualitative insights, ...

International Support Grows for LAF Amid Ceasefire Negotiations
International Support Grows for LAF Amid Ceasefire Negotiations

  Significant international support is currently being extended to the Lebanese Army. The international community places great reliance on the institution's pivotal role and legitimacy as the sole and legal protector of the country, a sentiment shared by the majority of the Lebanese population. Diplomatic envoys have consistently advocated ...

South Lebanon: Violence Resumes After a Precarious Calm
South Lebanon: Violence Resumes After a Precarious Calm

The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel resumed on Friday afternoon following a precarious calm in the morning. Israeli raids targeted Aita al-Shaab, Marwahin and the outskirts of Jabal Blat on the Chihine and Ramya sides, as well as Hula and Wazzani in the Marjayoun caza. Hezbollah announced that it had shot down an Israeli drone in ...

Kanaan From Bkerke: Responsibility Must Be Assumed
Kanaan From Bkerke: Responsibility Must Be Assumed

Member of the Strong Lebanon bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan stated after a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai on Friday in Bkerke that the "state is required to make decisions about the ongoing war because the Lebanese people do not want war." Kanaan said that the purpose of his visit to the Patriarch is to highlight the fact that the Cabinet ...

Quintet Committee at the Grand Serail, Highly Optimistic
Quintet Committee at the Grand Serail, Highly Optimistic

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met on Friday with the Arab International Quintet Committee at the Grand Serail. The committee included Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Al-Bukhari, French Ambassador to Lebanon Hervé Magro, the Ambassador of Qatar, Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, the Ambassador of Egypt, Alaa Moussa, and ...

UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Clarifies Beirut Suburb Incident
UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Clarifies Beirut Suburb Incident

UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Kandice Ardiel emphasized that the “the freedom of UNIFIL’s movement is essential to the implementation of Resolution 1701.” “In addition to freedom of movement inside UNIFIL’s area of operations, peacekeepers have the freedom and authorization from the Lebanese Government to move throughout Lebanon for ...

MP Moawad Hails Saudi Efforts in Support of Lebanon
MP Moawad Hails Saudi Efforts in Support of Lebanon

Leader of the Independence Movement MP Michel Moawad hosted Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari at his residence in Baabda on Thursday. The discussions between the two officials covered critical issues affecting Lebanon and the broader region, including the raging conflicts in Gaza and South Lebanon, as well as the implementation ...

Haidamous to Political Pulse: For Israel, War Is a Matter of Life or Death
Haidamous to Political Pulse: For Israel, War Is a Matter of Life or Death

Journalist and writer at the Washington Post, Suzan Haidamous, said to Political Pulse that both UN Resolution 1701 and the Two-State Solution are not applicable in their current states, as concerned parties are not willing to compromise on their objectives and refuse to lower the stakes at hand. She also stressed the fact that Iran will not ...

Rockets Target Naqoura, Southern Lebanon Bombed Incessantly
Rockets Target Naqoura, Southern Lebanon Bombed Incessantly

At a time when the US fears an Israeli incursion into Lebanon in late spring or early summer, according to information relayed on Thursday by the American channel CNN, southern Lebanon continues to be the scene of attacks between Hezbollah and the Hebrew state. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/231128"] On Thursday morning, ...