Kaline Antoun 04/03 19:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar announced on Tuesday that municipal elections will begin on Sunday, May 4. Spread over four weekends, they will conclude on Sunday, May 25 – the anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000. Typically held every six years, the elections have been postponed three times since 2022 under various ...
Elie Ziadé 04/03 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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It’s an image that hasn’t been seen in years: a Lebanese president received with great pomp in Riyadh. President Joseph Aoun’s visit to Saudi Arabia, before heading to Cairo to participate in the Arab League summit, was brief but symbolically significant given the nearly decade-long chill in relations between the two countries. Aoun stated ...
This is Beirut 04/03 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on Tuesday morning in the village of Rechknanay in the caza of Tyre, killing Khodor Hachem, according to the al-Markazia agency. Israeli media, citing an Israeli official, reported that the target was a senior commander of Hezbollah’s al-Radwan force. The attack took place as a Hermes 450 drone flew ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 04/03 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Druze lawmaker Wael Abou-Faour said that U.S. officials have broached the subject of peace between Lebanon and Israel with top Lebanese leaders, but argued that peace would spark clashes and civil strife, and therefore, his bloc thinks that truce with the Hebrew state was the most that Lebanon could accept. The merits of peace aside, ...
This is Beirut 04/03 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Ahead of the extraordinary Arab summit on the situation in Gaza scheduled for Tuesday, President Joseph Aoun met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The two officials discussed the situation in South Lebanon and the necessity of an Israeli withdrawal from the five points where its forces have maintained their ...
This is Beirut 04/03 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Lebanese-American Coordination Committee (LACC) conducted a tour in Washington, D.C. and held a series of meetings as part of its ongoing efforts to support the Lebanese cause. During a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Natasha Franceschi, the committee was informed that despite budget cuts under the Trump administration, the ...
This is Beirut 04/03 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Saudi Arabia and Lebanon stressed on Tuesday the importance of strengthening Arab cooperation and coordinating the two countries' positions on major regional and international issues. In a joint statement issued at the end of President Joseph Aoun's visit to Saudi Arabia, the two sides reaffirmed the need for the full implementation of the Taif ...
Christiane Tager 04/03 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Trade relations between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia have long been prosperous, with Lebanese exports reaching over $800 million per year and Saudi imports totaling $1.3 billion. However, political tensions have severely affected these exchanges, reducing their volume by more than half and causing a considerable loss of revenue for Lebanon. Could the ...
Philippe Abi-Akl 04/03 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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There is no longer any doubt that the dramatic developments in Lebanon and the broader region have fundamentally shifted the balance of power, with no possibility of turning back. The wind of change is blowing softly, and those who wish to be part of the path to peace and stability in the Middle East must act quickly before it’s too ...
This is Beirut 03/03 19:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Kataeb delegation visited several villages in South Lebanon on Monday, following a recent tour of Bint Jbeil district. The latest visit covered villages in the Marjayoun and Hasbaya districts, including Qlayaa, Jdeidet Marjayoun and Kawkaba, as part of the party’s efforts to affirm its support for the region, according to a statement. The ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 03/03 17:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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She pursued her judicial campaign until the very last day before the official end of her tenure within the judiciary. On March 1, 2024, the prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Ghada Aoun, who had been dismissed from her duties in May 2023 by the Judiciary’s Disciplinary Council, retired. True to her nature, however, she did not ...
This is Beirut 03/03 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun declared upon his arrival in Saudi Arabia on Monday, during his first official visit abroad: “it is an opportunity to reaffirm the depth of Lebanese-Saudi relations and to express appreciation for the role played by the Kingdom in supporting Lebanon’s stability, safety, and constitutional institutions.” Aoun ...