This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 15:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai once again warned against the danger of a presidential vacuum. In his opinion, failing to hold elections is a “national mistake that deals a fatal political blow to the consensus system upon which we rely.” In his Sunday homily, the Maronite Patriarch emphasized the importance of Lebanon having “a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-23 13:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The caretaker Minister of Labor, Moustapha Bayram, announced on Sunday the suspension of the activities of 280 labor agencies and migrant worker recruitment agencies that have not regularized their situation by providing, at the request of the ministry, documents proving that they are in compliance with legal and humanitarian requirements. A ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Cypriot delegation confirmed that "Cyprus is not a party" in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel and that it is "strongly opposed to the use of its territory by a third party to attack another country." The delegation also assured that "the land in question, on which the military maneuvers (by Israel) took place, is under British ...
Fady Noun 2024-06-22 12:28 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
At the initial invitation of the president of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of the Order of Malta, Marwan Sehnaoui, an interfaith summit has been scheduled at Bkerkeh on Tuesday for Pope Francis' main collaborator, Pietro Parolin, who is expected in Beirut on Sunday. Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, is expected to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 10:52 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi has revealed that more than two million Syrian migrants reside in Lebanon, rejecting any financial temptations to settle them. "Lebanon is not for sale," Mawlawi said, stressing "we cannot be tempted with aid aimed at keeping Syrians or settling them in Lebanon." In an interview with Saudi daily ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-22 00:03 - Reading : less than a minute
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait reiterated its call “for all esteemed citizens to refrain from traveling to the Republic of Lebanon at this time, due to the ongoing security developments in the region.” In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs late on Friday, the ministry urged all esteemed citizens currently in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 23:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A senior European diplomat revealed on Friday, that "EU foreign ministers will discuss on Monday supporting Cyprus against looming threats," noting that "Cyprus is not afraid of Hezbollah but of the influx of refugees and migrants if the conflict in Lebanon expands." He stated that "the Cypriot Foreign Minister will inform his European ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 23:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation "Kan" reported on preparations for war in the north, but from a different front. According to their Arab affairs correspondent, Elior Levy, movements in the West Bank appear related to an assassination that took place today in Qalqilya. Levy mentioned that Palestinian security forces have noticed increased ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 22:37 - Reading : less than a minute
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, said that he spoke with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Constantinos Kombos, expressing his “concern for rising tensions across the Blue Line and the situation in the Middle East.” He highlighted that “the EU stands in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 22:17 - Reading : less than a minute
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron spoke with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to express his concern over the escalating tensions with Israel and the increased likelihood of miscalculation. In a statement on the official X (previously Twitter) account of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Cameron made it clear that “an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 20:03 - Reading : less than a minute
The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara al-Rai, stated on Friday that "we have gone through more difficult circumstances than those we are experiencing today, but Lebanon remained and will not fall.” He considered that the Lebanese and the nation are at a crossroads. “Our Lebanon is ours; there is no compromise on its identity or its existence,” he ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-21 19:31 - Reading : less than a minute
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not turn Lebanon into "another Gaza." Guterres cited increased "bellicose rhetoric" from both sides as they engage in nearly daily exchanges of fire in parallel with the war in the Gaza Strip, and he said they risk triggering a catastrophe ...