This Is Beirut 2024-06-16 15:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Lebanon, Sheikh Akl Sami Abi al-Muna, regretted the fact that "today we are faced with a state of anxiety about our destiny," stressing the need to "transcend rivalries and work for the supreme national interest." Sheikh Akl spoke on Sunday morning during a prayer on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. He ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-16 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
What did the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai, mean when he drew up a portrait of the new head of state and called for the emergence of a new parliamentary and governmental authority, with parliamentary elections just two years away? The head of the Maronite Church, who regularly calls for the election of a new president, fiercely criticizing Amal ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-16 14:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
During his Sunday sermon at St. George's Cathedral, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Elias Audi, pointed out that the concept of victory varies significantly among different groups, creating a gap in how events and historical figures are judged. The metropolitan was mainly referring to the concept of victory, frequently emphasized in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-16 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US envoy Amos Hochstein scheduled an urgent visit to both Tel Aviv on Monday and then Beirut on an emergency mission assigned by the US administration, aiming to “regulate the confrontation” between Israel and Hezbollah, according to Asharq Al-Awsat. Hochstein's visit to Beirut coincided with the return of the US ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa ...
2024-06-16 10:42 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Literature upholds its rights against the myth behind the notion that Syriac died out after the Middle Ages, or was never more than a liturgical language confined to a few solitary monks in Mount Lebanon. The 17th, 18th and even the 19th and 20th centuries uncover a vast wealth of Syriac Maronite literary production, encompassing both the ...
2024-06-15 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Initiated in 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping's New Silk Road project aims to secure China's supplies and, more broadly, to restructure global governance. In this context, Lebanon would once again become a key stop in the Levant, but this time oriented towards the East. A "shared future for mankind." These words, first spoken by Chinese ...
2024-06-15 13:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
American officials are increasingly alarmed that a recent surge in violence between Israel and Hezbollah could erupt into a full-scale war, according to a CBS News report. The officials are particularly concerned that the more frequent rocket fire from Lebanon could "result in unintended consequences that trigger an event Israel feels compelled ...
2024-06-15 13:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel have continued to escalate since the assassination of a senior Hezbollah official in Jwaya on Tuesday. An Israeli raid targeted a motorcycle in Bint Jbeil on Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding another. The motorcycle caught fire on the roadside at the intersection of Bint Jbeil and Maroun ...
2024-06-15 10:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The eastern basin of the Mediterranean is witnessing a severe heat wave, with sweltering and humid air masses dominating the region. In Lebanon, a significant rise in temperatures, particularly in the mountainous and interior areas, was registered on Saturday, with coastal regions also facing high humidity. The interior regions have seen ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-14 21:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Fire exchange resumed on Friday afternoon as Hezbollah stated "shelling buildings used by Israeli troops in Metula, with appropriate weaponry." In another statement, Hezb claimed "launching rockets at an Israeli-troop gathering in Khallat Warde and achieving accurate targets." Moreover, Hezbollah announced "targeting a deployment of Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-14 18:22 - Reading : less than a minute
Recent strikes and retaliations have escalated, with civilian areas and military targets bearing the brunt.
This Is Beirut 2024-06-14 17:07 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Army Intelligence arrested, on Friday, the killer of the soldier who was assigned to guard the Beirut Port, after spotting and tracking him through surveillance cameras. A Lebanese soldier, on guard duty in the vicinity of the Port of Beirut, had been found shot dead on Thursday night. According to a statement by the Lebanese Armed ...