This Is Beirut 2024-08-10 13:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to Western diplomatic sources, the Shiite duo of Amal and Hezbollah will not break the deadlock on Lebanon's presidential elections until an American-Iranian agreement has been reached. Indeed, the MPs of the Shiite duopoly have reportedly refused to meet with the opposition delegation to discuss the initiative they launched to ...
2024-08-10 12:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Caretaker Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bou Habib are trying to navigate a middle ground between Hezbollah and the international community. However, since October 8, they have found themselves in a difficult position. Hezbollah’s decisions are indeed driven not just by the Lebanese scene but also ...
Aubin Eymard 2024-08-10 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Twenty members of the Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon planted the first of fifty olive trees to honor civil war victims, while demanding more state support.
Joanne Naoum 2024-08-10 07:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In times of war, the language of power dominates, with the growl of artillery filling conflict zones, leaving behind devastation and fear. Alongside physical confrontations, a non-lethal battle unfolds through "psychological propaganda". This psychological warfare wields an influence as powerful as the violence of war, impacting both military ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-09 18:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Clashes continued in southern Lebanon on Friday afternoon. An Israeli drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in the town of Saida, on the outskirts of the Palestinian camp of Ain al-Hilweh, at around 6 pm, killing Samer Hage, the Hamas head of security in the camp, and seriously wounding his bodyguard. Two nearby civilians were also wounded. In ...
2024-08-09 13:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Member of the 'Strong Republic' bloc, MP Ghada Ayoub, stated on Friday that the video that circulated of her speech was not leaked; it has been posted on her X account for four days and on the Lebanese Forces Facebook page in Jezzine. She added that the said event "took place on Saturday, July 26, the anniversary of Dr. Geagea's (Lebanese Forces ...
2024-08-09 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Political circles close to Hezbollah have reportedly revealed the "reproaches" of Hassan Nasrallah, the group's Secretary General, with regard to the recent steps taken by Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM). "Reducing the number of MPs in the bloc on the eve of the presidential election would weaken the FPM's position," ...
2024-08-09 12:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati discussed on Friday with Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib the extension of the UNIFIL mandate and was briefed on the results of Bou Habib's visit to Egypt, as well as a message from Lebanon to ambassadors. The meeting took place this morning at the Grand Serail. After the meeting, Bou Habib said ...
2024-08-09 12:14 - Reading : less than a minute
2024-08-08 22:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Tenenti said on Thursday that "the families of UNIFIL soldiers must leave Lebanon." This request, the UN official recalled, follows "an order that was issued as early as May by the UN, when tensions were escalating on the border between Lebanon and Israel," and where a war has been raging since October 8, 2023. "Many ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-08 14:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The 'Tajaddod' bloc condemned the entanglement of Lebanon in conflicts orchestrated by external forces. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Bloc emphasized Lebanon's longstanding support for the Palestinian cause while criticizing Hezbollah's recent statement suggesting that Iran and Syria are not obligated to participate in the conflict, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-08 12:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces party, highlighted on Thursday that the full truth behind the assassination of LF coordinator in Jbeil, Pascal Sleiman, has not yet come to light. He noted in a statement that while five individuals are detained by the Intelligence Directorate of the Lebanese Army, the gang leader Zakaria Dhafer ...