Hala Abdallah 2024-02-23 12:54 - Reading : less than a minute
Retired military personnel and former members of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) mobilized once again on Friday morning, starting 7 a.m. in the vicinity of the Grand Serail, where the Council of Ministers is scheduled to convene at 3:30 p.m. The objective? Obstructing the convening of this meeting, which aims to address the controversial ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-23 08:30 - Reading : less than a minute
French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian's visit to Lebanon will not take place before the Quintet's foreign ministers meet in Riyadh to draw up a roadmap to resolve the Lebanese crisis and facilitate the election of a president, according to information obtained by This Is Beirut. "No meeting will take place until an agreement has been reached on a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-23 08:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On the agenda of Friday's Cabinet meeting is the much-debated bank restructuring project, part of the economic and financial recovery plan drawn up by the caretaker government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati. The plan seeks to absolve the State of any responsibility for the resounding financial collapse into which official policies have plunged ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 22:39 - Reading : less than a minute
According to Al-Markaziya news agency, a French-Qatari summit in support of the Lebanese army is scheduled for February 27 between French President Emmanuel Macron and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The respective commanders of the French and Qatari armies and the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 22:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi announced on Thursday in an interview with MTV that he is preparing to "cancel the Brevet exams" this year, due to the war that has been going on since October 8 on the southern front between Hezbollah and Israel, preventing many students, particularly those living in this region, from pursuing their ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 16:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) MP Ziad Hawat warned on Thursday against "confessional imbalance within certain public administrations," calling for the swift election of a president to restore balance in the country and relaunch the normal functioning of institutions. Hawat denounced the Council of Ministers' latest appointment of nine customs inspectors ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-02-22 15:00 - Reading : less than a minute
On the occasion of World Scout Day, celebrating the International Scouting Movement's founder Robert Baden Powell's birthday on the 22nd of February, our reporter Chelsea Al Arif met with the scouts of Jesus and Mary Group, SSCC Sioufi Group, and St. Jean Group to delve into what motivates the scouts of Lebanon to continue their founder's legacy.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 14:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi emphasized on Thursday the necessity of holding municipal elections in accordance with the law and constitutional deadlines. "The budget this year allocated funding for those elections, which was not available in the previous year,” noted Mawlawi in an interview with the daily “Al ...
ici 2024-02-22 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Retired military personnel staged on Thursday a sit-in in front of governmental and financial administration in the cities of Sidon and Tyre in the south of Lebanon, while a group of them blocked the road in front of the Tripoli Serail towards Al-Bahsas in the north. “Negotiations with the government have been halted as of nine o'clock this ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 23:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
MP Michel Moawad, from the Renewal bloc, deplored in an interview with LBCI on Wednesday evening that the Lebanese government's decision on war and peace had been "hijacked" by Hezbollah, charging that caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati "let Hezbollah have its way, to the detriment of the country's sovereignty." For the opposition MP, "the only ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A US Congressional delegation including Democrat senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Coons started a visit to Lebanon on Wednesday for talks with Lebanese officials on the political situation and persisting violence on the southern border between Hezbollah and Israel since October 8. Accompanied by US Ambassador Lisa Johnson, the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 20:54 - Reading : less than a minute
Renowned veteran Lebanese journalist Camille Menassa passed away on Wednesday after a long battle with illness. He was 88. Menassa is known for his roles as the director of news and political programs at Lebanon’s official TV, TeleLiban, from 1960 to 1971, and as Middle East correspondent for French radio and television from 1960 to 1964. In ...