This Is Beirut 2024-04-12 13:05 - Reading : less than a minute
The funeral cortege of Pascal Sleiman, coordinator of the Lebanese Forces of Jbeil, arrived at 12:30 PM at the perimeter of Saint Georges Cathedral in Jbeil, where the funeral will take place at 1 PM. The ceremony will be officiated by the Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara al-Rai. Pascal Sleiman's coffin, wrapped in the Lebanese and LF flags, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-12 12:28 - Reading : less than a minute
"Reporters Without Borders" called on the international community to "pressure to ensure Israel's accountability" for the killing of Lebanese journalist Issam Abdallah six months ago in southern Lebanon, where also six journalists were injured, including two reporters for Agence France-Presse (AFP). "It is unacceptable after all the ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-04-12 11:54 - Reading : less than a minute
Thousands of people gathered in Jbeil around St Georges Cathedral to bid a final farewell to Pascal Sleiman.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-12 11:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The farewell of Pascal Sleiman, the LF coordinator for Jbeil who was abducted and killed by a so-called car theft last Sunday, is met with massive gatherings today, just a few hours before the funeral at 1 PM in Jbeil's Saint-Georges Cathedral. Political figures took to social media to bid farewell to Sleiman. Lebanese Forces MP Sethrida Geagea ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-12 10:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Popular rallies are being organized in several areas of Beirut and its eastern suburbs ahead of the funeral of Pascal Sleiman, the Lebanese Forces (LF) coordinator for the Jbeil region who was abducted and killed by suspected car thieves on Sunday. The funeral is scheduled for Friday at 1 PM in the Saint-Georges Cathedral in Jbeil. The mass at the ...
Elie Ziadé 2024-04-12 10:14 - Reading : less than a minute
Supporters of the Lebanese Forces are beginning to gather in several regions of Lebanon.Thousands of people are expected at the funeral of Pascal Sleiman, the coordinator of the Lebanese Forces in Jbeil, who was killed last Sunday. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/244279"]
This Is Beirut 2024-04-11 22:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The funeral of Pascal Sleiman, the LF coordinator abducted and killed by suspected car thieves on Sunday, will take place tomorrow, Friday, at 1 PM, in the Cathedral of Saint Georges in Jbeil. The mass will be presided over by the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara al-Rai. The burial will take place in his native village, Mayfouq. Opposition MPs have ...
2024-04-11 19:22 - Reading : less than a minute
Armed men in a black Prado jeep with tinted windows and no license plates abducted two Syrians in Baalbeck-Hermel in northeastern Lebanon. They took their cell phones and the money they had on them before releasing them, near the Makneh town. The two were on their way to Homs, north of Damascus. They were in a cab on the Chtoura-Baalbeck-Qaa road ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-04-11 16:42 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
On Sunday, April 14, the Order of Engineers in Beirut is set to elect a third of its council and its new president, who will succeed Aref Yassine. This year, and as per tradition, the position of president is reserved for a Christian. The principle of alternation, between Christians and Sunni Muslims, has been in effect since the foundation of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-11 15:12 - Reading : less than a minute
The General Secretariat of Catholic Schools called for closing all Catholic schools across Lebanon tomorrow Friday, and to consider it “a day of prayer for Lebanon’s salvation,” following the murder of Lebanese Forces coordinator in Jbeil district Pascal Sleiman. In a statement issued on Thursday, the General Secretariat affirmed its ...
2024-04-11 14:59 - Reading : less than a minute
Despite threats of escalation which were recently conveyed by UNIFIL Commander General Stefano Del Col, the southern Lebanese borders seem to be somewhat calmer at the outset of Eid al-Fitr, with temporary breaches by the Israeli MK monitoring spy drone followed by minor raids. Del Col had previously stated that “The current situation along the ...
2024-04-11 14:47 - Reading : less than a minute
In light of recent events and turmoil surrounding the issue of Syrian migrants in Lebanon, caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi insisted that the government does not incite against Syrian migrants, but calls for the implementation of the law for all residents of the Lebanese territory. He pointed out, in an interview with Al-Hadath, that ...