Lebanon

Six Kilograms of Drugs Seized at Beirut Airport

This is Beirut 07/03 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Six kilograms of Captagon were seized at Beirut airport, in the suitcases of two Syrians. In a statement issued on Friday, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced that a unit of the airport control brigade “seized overnight around 6 kg of Captagon tablets, concealed in aluminum foil, as if they were chocolate ...

Judge Bitar Interrogates Three Suspects in the Beirut Port Explosion Case

This is Beirut 07/03 16:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Beirut Port Explosion Tarek Bitar investigation

Tarek Bitar, the judge in charge of investigating the Beirut port explosion, questioned on Friday three suspects as part of the ongoing probe into the devastating August 4, 2020 blast in which more than 200 people were killed and large swathes of the city destroyed. Sister company Huna Lubnan reported that the suspects include Brigadier General ...

Hundreds of Haredi Jews Enter Lebanese Territory for Religious Visit

This is Beirut 07/03 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a new breach of Lebanese sovereignty, a group of Haredi Jews entered Qabr al-Abbad, a site within Lebanese territory near the border town of Hula, on Friday morning. The visit, organized by the Israeli army under the pretext of a religious pilgrimage, saw hundreds of Haredim performing rituals at the tomb of Rabbi Rav Ashi. According to ...

SpotlightBeirut Municipality and the Struggle for Survival

Johnny Kortbawi 07/03 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Next May, Beirut is set to face its fifth municipal election since the war—assuming the elections take place. All signs indicate that they will, given the firm insistence of the President and the government. After the Beirut Municipal elections in 1998 and 2004, which were made possible with the support of late Prime Minister Rafic Hariri ...

Ibrahim Huayja, One of Kamal Joumblatt’s Alleged Assassins, Arrested in Syria

This is Beirut 06/03 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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“God is great.” These were the words used by Druze leader Walid Joumblatt following the announcement of the arrest, in Syria, of Ibrahim Huayja, a senior Syrian military official involved in the assassination of his father, Kamal Joumblatt, the founder of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), on March 16, 1977. The announcement was made ...

One Person Killed in Israeli Fire in Kfar Kila

This is Beirut 06/03 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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One person was killed and two others were wounded by Israeli fire at the Fatima Gate in the village of Kfar Kila late on Thursday. In a statement, the Lebanese Army denounced “the continuing Israeli aggressions by land, sea and air against Lebanon’s sovereignty, the latest being a series of attacks on civilians in the South and the ...

VideosNew Government in Action: Nawaf Salam’s First Cabinet Meeting

Rayan Chami 06/03 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam Cabinet

The first Cabinet meeting since Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government won Parliament’s confidence is being held today at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, chaired by President Joseph Aoun. This crucial session will address several key issues, including the implementation of reforms, the 2025 budget proposal and tax exemptions for war ...

The Council of Ministers Endorses the 2025 Budget

This is Beirut 06/03 18:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Council of Ministers on Thursday approved the promulgation of the 2025 budget by decree, as well as the temporary extension of the mandates of ambassadors from outside the cadre. At its first session after gaining the parliament’s vote of confidence held at the Baabda Palace, the Cabinet went through twenty-two items on its ...

Amnesty International Calls for War Crimes Investigation into Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

This is Beirut 06/03 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Amnesty International called, on Wednesday, for an investigation into the Israeli army's attacks on healthcare facilities in southern Lebanon during the war with Hezbollah that began on October 8, 2023. “Israel’s unlawful attacks on medical facilities and personnel are not only serious violations of international humanitarian law and likely ...

VideosCabinet Approves 2025 Budget, Initiates Reforms

Rayan Chami 06/03 15:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Saudi Arabia Lebanon Government Nawaf Salam Budget 2025

PM Nawaf Salam confirmed the 2025 budget’s approval and pledged reforms to ease its impact. Work on the 2026 budget is underway, and future Cabinet sessions will move to a new venue. Information Minister Paul Morcos highlighted Saudi Arabia’s reform-linked support for Lebanon and announced work on tax exemptions for war victims and new ISF ...

Op-edA US Bill That Aims to Dismantle Hezbollah?

Salam El Zaatari 06/03 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US Congress has taken things to a whole new level. Dubbed the “Preventing Armed Groups from Engaging in Extremism Act” (PAGER Act), this legislation, spearheaded by Republican Congressman Greg Steube, is not just about sanctioning Hezbollah—it’s about forcing Lebanon into a political and military reckoning. The bill lays out an ...

Syria, Such a Troublesome Neighbor

Marc Saikali 06/03 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Since its independence, Lebanon has served as a mirror reflecting the events unfolding in its much larger neighboring country. Damascus has long cast a covetous eye on Lebanon, disturbed by its freedoms and economic achievements. Despite all the challenges, Lebanon has managed to preserve a semblance of political democracy, even in its darkest ...