This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 13:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai considered that "the obstinacy in preventing the election of a President of the Republic undermines the (national) pact and the 'culture of unity in diversity' because the President is the guarantor of national unity and his absence leads to the disintegration of the Lebanese family." In his Sunday sermon, Rai ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-04-14 11:01 - Reading : less than a minute
After the escalations between Israel and Iran on Saturday night, Lebanese citizens immediately feared a spillover of the conflict to Lebanon, prompting them to brace for potential escalation.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 09:24 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut International Airport resumed normal operations at 7:00 AM on Sunday. Lebanese airspace had been preventively closed from 1:00 AM until 7:00 AM, following Iran's attack on Israel. For its part, MEA had announced the postponement of its flights originally scheduled for Sunday, April 14 to dates that will be determined later. "Only five ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 08:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following the reopening of Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport at 7:00 am on Sunday, April 14, 2024, heavy traffic and crowds were observed. This influx occurred after Lebanese airspace had been temporarily closed from 1:00 am due to regional tensions following the escalations between Israel and Iran. Despite the closure, operations resumed ...
2024-04-14 03:07 - Reading : less than a minute
MEA has announced the postponement of its flights originally scheduled for Sunday April 14 to dates that will be determined later. Only five flights will be maintained, with departures scheduled for 9:00 AM: Paris (ME1209), Paris (ME211), Frankfurt (ME217), Rome (ME231), Düsseldorf (ME247). For further information, call the MEA call center on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-13 18:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nicolas Chikhani, engineer and economist, announced on Saturday his decision to withdraw his candidacy from the Order of Engineers elections, to be held on Sunday. He said he will not take part in the elections "until all the conditions guaranteeing the democracy of the ballot are met and the rights of engineers are preserved. All our supporters ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-13 17:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea stressed that "resolving the issue of displaced Syrians lies solely in the hands of the Lebanese government." In a statement issued on Saturday, Geagea responded directly to the announcement made by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday, in which he stated that a government plan for resolving ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-13 15:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, Cardinal Mario Zenari, declared on Saturday that "circumstances are not favorable" for the return of displaced Syrians while acknowledging that "Lebanon is no longer in a position to support the massive presence of Syrian refugees on its territory." Speaking at a Caritas bishops' conference in Grado, in the Italian ...
Michel Touma 2024-04-13 14:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
April 13, 1975, will be forever ingrained in the collective memory of the Lebanese people (at least those of a ‘certain age,’) as the outbreak of the never-ending Lebanese war. However, this perception is somewhat biased, as April 13 was more accurately a tipping point (rather than the onset) of a profound and chronic existential crisis. ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-13 14:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Take a journey through Lebanon's history with these compelling images captured by photojournalists between 1975 and 1990. Agop Abousefian and Angela Avetisian pose on their wedding day in front of their house in East Beirut – September 17, 1989. A militiaman plays "Trick-Track" with a child among ruins and debris in the Dora ...
2024-04-13 13:22 - Reading : less than a minute
To celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Beirut Chants El-Sistema held a lively concert on Friday in Downtown Beirut, lead by a chorus of passionate young singers and musicians.
Fady Noun 2024-04-13 11:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Machiavelli said it, yet any sailboat owner will confirm it: “One can initiate a war (or set sail) at will, but concluding it whenever desired is not always within reach,” nor is returning to port. The Lebanese Civil War, ignited on April 13, 1975, evidently lingers unresolved. Following the incidents in Tayouneh (October 14, 2021) and ...