This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 23:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Leaders from Lebanon's political parties are converging on Qatar, seeking to address pressing issues in the country's political landscape. Druze leader Walid Joumblatt is in Doha, where he is engaging in discussions with Qatari officials, notably regarding the election of a president. The significance of this visit is underscored by Qatar's ...
2024-05-15 22:16 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
"Souddek! Souddek!" It was in these terms, that the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, lifted the parliamentary session, on Wednesday. The meeting lasted four hours and was intended to discuss the European donation of one billion euros. It was also in these terms that recommendations regarding the Syrian migrants’ crisis were approved ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 21:33 - Reading : less than a minute
The General Directorate of Internal Security Forces made significant progress in uncovering the circumstances surrounding the recent shooting incident targeting the director of the Karakol Druze branch of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) and two of his companions. In a statement, the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces announced ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 21:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Wednesday, the Attorney General at the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar, sent two formal requests to the Swedish and Emirati authorities. In the first letter, he requested the arrest of Lebanese national Paul Meoushi, known as Jay, currently residing in Sweden. The second letter pertains to the arrest by the relevant authorities of another ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 19:16 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrived to Bahrain on Wednesday to participate in the 33rd regular session of the Arab League Council meeting. Accompanying him is a delegation comprising the caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bouhabib, the caretaker Minister of Education and Higher Education Abbas Halabi, the caretaker ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 17:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The security plan for Beirut, which was developed based on the recommendations of caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi, was launched on Wednesday morning. “I have instructed everyone to be on the ground, and we have increased the presence of security services, following a rise in crime-related complaints, especially in Beirut and its ...
Samar Kadi 2024-05-15 15:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to Ziad el Sayegh -expert in public policy, refugee and migration issues, the Syrian and Iranian regimes are manipulating the massive presence of Syrian migrants in Lebanon to serve their own agendas. The issue of the massive presence of Syrian migrants and refugees on Lebanese territory for more than 13 years, has been thrust to the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 13:58 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati is adamant that the European Union's planned €1 billion financial aid package for Lebanon is "unconditional" and "a continuation of the aid the EU has been granting Lebanon for years." "This aid is earmarked for basic services provided by the European Commission to state institutions in the sectors of ...
Michel Touma 2024-05-15 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
“Children in southern Lebanon are in dire need of an immediate ceasefire…” This is the real alarm voiced by UNICEF – Lebanon on social media channels earlier this week. The international organization bolstered its call with statistics that are alarming to say the least, regarding the repercussions of the armed conflict sparked on October ...
2024-05-15 12:48 - Reading : less than a minute
MP Waddah Sadek stated to TIB ahead of Wednesday’s parliamentary session that his bloc hopes today’s session will be a step in the right direction to dealing with the Syrian refugees dossier.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Head of the National Council for Lifting Iran's Occupation of Lebanon Fares Souhaid elaborated on what Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah wants from the Syrian refugees dossier. In a message posted on his X account, the former MP highlighted four points in which he considered that Nasrallah "is using them as a pressure card against ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The parliamentary session dedicated to discussing the European Union's plan to grant Lebanon a billion euros in financial aid is convening on Wednesday. The session is taking place with the participation of opposition MPs and members of the Free Patriotic Movement, who had been boycotting these sessions since the end of former Head of State ...