This Is Beirut 2024-06-14 17:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant rejected on Friday the initiative presented by French President Emmanuel Macron in which France, along with the US and Israel, formed a contact group to work on defusing tensions on the southern Lebanese border. “While we are fighting a just war in defense of our people, France adopts anti-Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-14 15:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has again urged the international community "to put an end to Israeli aggression," reaffirming "Lebanon's commitment to the full implementation of Resolution 1701." Speaking at the opening of the Council of Ministers meeting on Friday, Mikati said he appreciated the initiative of friendly countries and ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-06-14 14:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On World Blood Donor Day, a crucial question arises: After 14 years of tireless efforts to promote voluntary blood donation in Lebanon, Donner Sang Compter has closed its doors. This decision carries significant implications in a country already burdened by a fragile healthcare system. Yorgui Teyrouz, speaking on behalf of the Donner Sang ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-14 13:12 - Reading : less than a minute
A Lebanese soldier, on guard duty in the vicinity of the Port of Beirut, was found shot dead on the night of 13 to 14 June, an army statement said Friday. The statement revealed that the soldier was found dead with two gunshot wounds from a handgun, and that his weapon was missing. “Specialized army units examined the crime scene, and an ...
2024-06-14 13:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Many political forces, particularly the opposition led by the Lebanese Forces (LF), are aiming to replicate the presidential election scenario of June 14, 2023. In that election session, Sleiman Frangieh, leader of the Marada Movement who is backed by the Hezbollah-Amal duo, received 51 votes, while Dr. Jihad Azour, the candidate supported by the ...
2024-06-13 22:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In one of the most violent exchanges across the southern front, Hezbollah fired “at least 215 rockets into northern Israel,” over the past 24 hours, drawing a strong Israeli retaliation with airstrikes, artillery shelling and phosphorus bombing. The rocket barrage launched by the Iranian-backed party followed the elimination on Tuesday ...
2024-06-13 20:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea reiterated in a statement on Thursday the three approaches put forth by his party in an effort to resolve the presidential deadlock. He once again accused the Amal-Hezbollah alliance of "using dialogue as a pretext to eventually elect their candidate," Sleiman Frangieh, the head of the Marada party. On ...
2024-06-13 20:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), said Thursday that his efforts to narrow the gap between parliamentary groups to facilitate the election of a president of the Republic are aligned with similar initiatives by other parliamentary blocs. In a public briefing about the outcome of his recent tour of political forces, ...
2024-06-13 18:38 - Reading : less than a minute
MP Adib Abdel Massih announced on Thursday his withdrawal from the Tajaddod bloc, blaming "a fifth column" for divisions and disputes within the bloc. He said he planned to set up a political group "made up of prominent figures from the Koura region" in North Lebanon. The Tajaddod bloc also includes MPs Michel Moawad, Fouad Makhzoumi, and Achraf ...
Joanne Naoum 2024-06-13 18:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Three years on, hazardous inflammable materials that have been stored at the Zouk Mikael thermal power plant in Keserwan have yet to be relocated. The issue is on the agenda of the caretaker government’s meeting on Friday. In the meantime, Lebanese officials are trading blame for the lack of action. Minister of the Environment Nasser Yassine ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-13 14:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Launched on Monday, the initiative of the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, which is in line with that of the Amal-Hezbollah tandem for unlocking the presidential deadlock, has raised strong reservations within opposition circles. However, it enjoys the support of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), which is engaged in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-13 14:39 - Reading : less than a minute
The Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, held talks on Wednesday with the Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress, Michael McCaul, and Gregory Meeks, the former head of this committee, according to an army press release. He also met with several members of the US-Lebanon Friendship ...