This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 15:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Marada leader Sleiman Frangieh weighed in on the presidential election issue, asserting that his candidacy “does not represent an assault on the democratic process of electing the president, but rather a reaffirmation of that process.” Following a Thursday meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai in Bkerke, Frangieh emphasized his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 14:27 - Reading : less than a minute
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri has called for a plenary legislative session on Thursday, April 25th, at 11:00 AM. Two draft laws are under double urgency. The first draft law, introduced by Jihad Al-Samad, seeks to extend the terms of municipal councils and mukhtars until May 31, 2025. The second aims to delineate the applicable laws for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
After being elected vice president of the Free Patriotic Movement, sources close to the Aounist party indicate that May Khreish left the ranks of the FPM and submitted her resignation to join the group of supporters of former President Michel Aoun who had left the orange formation, as they no longer recognized themselves in him after he abandoned ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-17 23:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As part of their renewed dynamics to help break the protracted presidential deadlock, the ambassadors of the five-nation group, known as the Quintet, visited a number of Lebanese officials on Wednesday, a day after consulting with MPs from several parliamentary blocs. The envoys of the US, Egypt, Qatar and France held meetings with the Leader of ...
2024-04-17 21:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A controversy pits Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's Amal Movement against the Lebanese Forces over upcoming municipal elections, which the Amal-Hezbollah duo wishes to postpone, much to the LF’s dismay. In a statement issued by their information department on Wednesday, the Lebanese Forces strongly reacted to remarks made the day before by ...
2024-04-17 21:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Army has arrested suspects in the killing of Yasser al-Koukash, a resident of the mountain village of Azzouniyeh in the Aley district, who was found dead and tied up in his apartment after it was robbed. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the army said, in a follow up on the crime investigation, that "it has arrested individuals ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-04-17 18:58 - Reading : less than a minute
On April 17, 2024, the Order of Malta in Lebanon launched its agro-humanitarian program, underscoring its commitment to the agricultural sector’s enhancement and serving all communities. Since 1957, the organization has been operating in Lebanon across religious divides to provide health and welfare services to people in need. In doing so, it ...
2024-04-17 15:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Following Wednesday’s Chamber’s Office meeting, a parliamentary session has been set for next Thursday, April 25, to discuss the postponement of Municipality elections, which were set to begin on May 12 in Mount Lebanon and May 19 in North Lebanon and Akkar.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-17 13:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A ship transporting Syrian families crossed Lebanese territorial waters on Wednesday, landing near the port of Mina, in Tripoli. Passengers jumped into the water and swam ashore. According to some sources, the boat, which was bound for Cyprus, was denied entry by Cypriot authorities and redirected to Lebanon. The continuous influx of Syrian ...
Joanne Naoum 2024-04-17 13:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The National Moderation parliamentary bloc initiative is hanging by a thread. The MPs are set to meet with the ambassadors of the Quintet committee this afternoon at their headquarters in Saifi to try to find common grounds for a potential breach in the deadlock in the presidential election. "It's our last opportunity, and regardless of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-17 12:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Walid Baarini, a member of the National Moderation parliamentary bloc, lamented his party’s setback on Wednesday. In a radio interview, he disclosed that their bloc was “on the brink of declaring the failure of their initiative” aimed at resolving the presidential deadlock. In the weeks leading up to Ramadan, the bloc embarked on a tour of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-17 11:46 - Reading : less than a minute
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Wednesday the arrest of three suspects involved in the murder of Yasser al-Koukash in Azzouniyeh, Aley district. The suspects are reportedly Syrian nationals. To recall, Koukash was killed on Tuesday after three assailants “tied him up and robbed his apartment.” This is not an isolated ...