This Is Beirut 2024-06-09 12:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
During his sermon on Sunday in Bkerke, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai emphasized that “Lebanon cannot be manipulated by not electing a president because it undermines the covenant of coexistence.” He stated that the preamble of the constitution states that there is no legitimacy for any authority that contradicts coexistence. Rai stressed ...
2024-06-09 11:39 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
As Lebanese society has grown indifferent to accusations of “collaboration with the Zionist enemy,” Hezbollah has shifted its focus to the new hot topic of the 2019 popular uprising: corruption. Every target it aims to undermine is now accused of this offense. Its political, media and legal apparatus promptly mobilizes to fabricate the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-08 19:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Twenty people have been arrested, including the gunman, in connection with Wednesday's shooting at the American Embassy in Awkar, according to a judicial source quoted by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on condition of anonymity. The Lebanese Army said it had wounded the assailant, before arresting him and taking him to the hospital. Qais Farraj, a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-08 19:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Association for Speleological Studies (ALES) has revealed that the Qattine Azar sinkhole, discovered in Aintoura al-Metn, is the most developed underground system in Lebanon and the Levant. ALES announced, during a press conference held on Friday at the French Cultural Mission in Beirut, that this sinkhole, with a depth of 507 ...
2024-06-08 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
"The art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." This simplified version of the words of Chinese thinker Sun Tzu in his eleventh-century essay, The Art of War, resonates today as Beijing challenges American leadership on the global stage. Central to this strategy is a soft power extending beyond Chinese borders, particularly in the ...
2024-06-08 17:42 - Reading : less than a minute
Youssef Diab 2024-06-08 17:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following the issuance of a circular by the Acting Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Jamal Hajjar, instructing the judicial police, along with all ministries and public administrations, to disregard the directives of Mount Lebanon Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal, Ghada Aoun has been effectively sidelined from her duties and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-08 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gradual increase in the pace of escalation took center stage in southern Lebanon on Saturday, amid Israeli threats to invade border areas. An Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcycle near a gas station between Aïtaroun and Blida on Saturday. Two people were killed, including one of the station's owners. In the morning, a large fire broke out ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-08 12:56 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, traveled on Saturday, heading to the United States. According to an LAF statement on X, he will be holding several meetings to discuss strengthening US support for the Army, in light of current challenges. It is noteworthy that after Lebanon’s financial meltdown in 2019, Washington increased its ...
2024-06-08 11:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
All information on the assailant behind the US Embassy attack in Awkar, north of Beirut last Wednesday, stems from Qays Farraj's family and acquaintances. His interrogation remains challenging, if not impossible, due to his severe health condition resulting from gunshot wounds. Current evidence strongly suggests that the assailant acted ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-06-08 10:23 - Reading : less than a minute
Hosted by the Charles Corm Foundation, the LAU School of Architecture and Design organized its annual graduate fashion show titled 'In Sight' in collaboration with Elie Saab.
Youssef Diab 2024-06-07 23:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The trial of Hezbollah members accused of killing the Irish peacekeeper, Sean Rooney, in South Lebanon on December 14, 2022 – and attempting to kill three of his fellow soldiers – was once again postponed. One of the accused, Mohammed Ayyad – who was in custody and was released in November 2023 – failed for the third time to show up to ...