Johnny Kortbawi 2024-07-02 13:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Observers of Lebanon's political and social landscape might perceive that the alarming regression of all concepts echoes medieval times in its approach. At its helm is Hezbollah’s caretaker Minister of Culture, who molds the Lebanese culture according to the party’s ideological beliefs. The advocate of the saying “vices of deviation” ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-02 12:31 - Reading : less than a minute
The Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, Hossam Zaki, took advantage of his visit to Beirut to address Lebanon’s failure to fund one of the League's institutions. He took up the issue with caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati. Zaki also met with several opposition MPs, out of the spotlight. Sources in the opposition revealed that ...
Yara Germany 2024-07-02 11:43 - Reading : less than a minute
In an interview with This is Beirut, MP Wadah Sadek declared having proposed a law to ensure access to electricity in the Beirut region, addressing the country's lack of initiative on this issue.
This Is Beirut 2024-07-02 10:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Education Minister Abbas Halabi considered on Tuesday that “the greatest achievement has been the completion of the official exams” especially in the circumstances the country is going through “We will continue our work, and this year we have changed the method of presenting questions,” he said. In an interview on the local ...
2024-07-02 08:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As the region hovered on the edge of a serious escalation between Hezbollah and Israel that could set the whole Middle East ablaze, international efforts are intensifying to prevent such a potential disastrous conflict. The visit of the Vatican's Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to Lebanon last week was dubbed the "ultimate attempt to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Armed Forces Command has received a further portion of the $20 million financial donation from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as part of its ongoing support for the military institution in light of current challenges. "The donation will be distributed equitably to soldiers as soon as administrative procedures are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 17:26 - Reading : less than a minute
Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's War Cabinet, issued a stern warning on Monday regarding the situation on Israel's northern border. Gantz emphasized that the "Lebanese state will bear the consequences of Hezbollah's activities." He asserted that Hezbollah must decide whether it aligns with Iran or Lebanon, stating, "Lebanon will pay the price if ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Escalation continued between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah on Monday afternoon, as Israeli warplanes breached the sound barriers four consecutive times in the skies of Rashaya and the west Bekaa. Earlier, Israeli warplane attacks on Hula resulted in the deaths of three Hezbollah fighters, who were mourned by the party. In addition, the Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 15:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The 'Journalists for Freedom' association denounced on Monday “the violations suffered by the media in terms of physical attacks, threats, and character assassination attempts”, warning that “Lebanon is heading towards extremely dangerous paths.” In a press conference at Le Gabriel Hotel, the association's president, Assaad Bechara, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 13:56 - Reading : less than a minute
The United Nations Human Rights Council should establish an international fact-finding mission into the August 4, 2020 blast at Beirut's port, 18 organizations, including Human Rights Watch, and dozens of relatives of the victims of the blast said in a statement released today. Nearly four years after the blast, nobody has been held to account, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-01 13:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Opposition MPs emphasized on Monday the need to “protect Lebanon and prevent it from being dragged into a wider war, which has no other goal than to elevate Iran in the regional equation.” “We refuse to be dragged into a war that doesn’t help the Palestinian cause and destroys Lebanon,” they declared. In a statement published after the ...
2024-07-01 13:41 - Reading : less than a minute
In an interview with This is Beirut, MP Michel Moawad explained the opposition’s view on the possibility of war and its expansion.