This Is Beirut 2024-02-17 19:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri compared the current phase Lebanon is going through to a phase of “political madness”. He criticized “each party who believes itself greater than its country and clings to its political positions.” After meeting a large delegation from the youth and students’ sector in the Future Movement on Saturday, ...
2024-02-17 18:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese authorities overseeing the oil and gas sector now understand that Total-Energies, in partnership with Eni from Italy and Qatar Energy, is waiting for regional developments before fully committing to allocating oil blocks in Lebanon. Consequently, Total has offered various excuses for not signing the contracts for Blocks 8 and 10, ...
Fady Noun 2024-02-17 11:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Surrounding the El-Amine Mosque built by his father, Rafic Hariri, a significant crowd reserved a true moment of celebration for the political heir on February 14. We would have hoped to see a broader smile on Saad Hariri's face, considering the exuberance of the crowd. However, the man remained tense, wearing a strained half-smile. Undoubtedly, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-17 10:28 - Reading : less than a minute
US envoy Amos Hochstein said on Saturday that the Biden administration is doing all it can to limit the spread of the war in southern Lebanon, stressing that "it is important for the inhabitants of border villages to return to their homes." In an interview with CNBC, Hochstein said that "the situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border had changed ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-16 21:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel expressed his openness to any initiative that could revive discussions on the Lebanese presidency. However, he emphasized that such initiatives must “not place the presidency in the hands of those who are using blockades, threats, and manipulation to enforce their will, subjecting Lebanon to the obstructionist axis or ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-16 20:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Political figures from various backgrounds continued to visit Beit al-Wasat, where former Prime Minister and leader of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, extended a welcome to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday. On the sidelines, Hariri received a phone call from Maronite Patriarch Archbishop Bechara al-Rai, during ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-16 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese-American Coordinating Committee (LACC) recently concluded a series of high-level meetings in Washington and New York, underscoring its commitment to advancing the interests of the Lebanese diaspora and Lebanon itself. These meetings addressed pressing issues concerning Lebanon's sovereignty, freedom and identity. During their visit ...
Tilda Abou Rizk 2024-02-16 00:16 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
“If the 2016 experience (the compromise that allowed Michel Aoun to be elected president) failed, it does not mean that others will fail too," said former Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the end of his stay in Beirut. During an informal talk with journalists on Thursday at Beit el Wasat, his residence in Beirut, at the end of his week-long visit ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-15 18:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Marada MP Tony Frangieh said on Thursday that the draft law on financial recovery and bank restructuring "is not viable given its many shortcomings." In an interview with the Houna Loubnan media outlet, Frangieh stressed that "the state cannot absolve itself of its responsibility by passing it entirely on to depositors or banks." In this ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-15 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the recent attack on Nabatiyeh, denouncing what he termed "persistent Israeli aggression" against southern Lebanon. This comes in the wake of a tragic incident in Nabatiyeh where seven members of a single family lost their lives due to Israeli shelling. "In view of the persistence of this Israeli ...
2024-02-15 11:16 - Reading : less than a minute
On behalf of the Strong Republic Bloc, MPs Ghassan Hasbani, Georges Okais, and Razi el-Hage will file a summons before the Constitutional Council to challenge the 2024 budget law at 1:00 PM on Thursday. The law was published in the Official Gazette this morning. Additionally, the appeal will be registered in the Council's registry on February 15, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-15 11:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A strike on a residential building in Nabatiyeh has resulted in a staggering toll, leaving eight individuals dead and at least seven injured, according to the latest toll. The search for missing people is still ongoing. Seven members of the Barjawi family were killed in the strike last night in the city of Nabatiyeh when an Israeli drone targeted ...