PM Salam: Lebanon Intensifying Efforts to Implement UN Resolution 1701

This is Beirut 02/07 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed on Wednesday that the government is stepping up efforts to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. Speaking during a session of the Economic and Social Council, Salam stressed the state’s commitment to asserting sovereignty across all Lebanese territory, curbing the illegal ...

Lebanon’s Gas Station Owners Syndicate Elects New Executive Council After Four-Year Vacancy

This is Beirut 02/07 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

After more than four years without leadership, Lebanon’s Syndicate of Gas Station Owners has elected a new executive council. The vote took place on June 19 during the syndicate’s General Assembly, and the newly appointed council held its first meeting on Tuesday at the union’s headquarters in Adlieh. Georges Brax, succeeding his late ...

Lebanon Eases Passport Renewal Process for Expats

This is Beirut 02/07 10:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon’s General Security Directorate has introduced new measures aimed at simplifying passport procedures for Lebanese citizens living abroad. Under the updated guidelines, Lebanese expatriates holding the older blue passport – issued in or after 2003, whether expired or still valid – will now be able to replace it with a biometric ...

VideosHeart Over Headlines: Why Tourists Are Still Choosing Lebanon

Lyne Sammouri 02/07 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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In a region marked by unrest, Lebanon continues to welcome those drawn to its culture and warmth. Tourists share why they’re defying the headlines to experience the real Lebanon.

Salam Reaffirms Support for UNIFIL and Calls for Mandate Extension

This is Beirut 01/07 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reaffirmed Lebanon’s full commitment to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 during a meeting Tuesday with the commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), General Diodato Abagnara, and a delegation from the peacekeeping mission. Salam emphasized the Lebanese government’s commitment ...

Casino du Liban: Hitting the Jackpot of Scandal

This is Beirut 01/07 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For decades a beacon of entertainment in Maameltein, Casino du Liban now finds itself at the heart of a storm of scandal and investigation. At the center of a sprawling probe—where suspicions of money laundering, illegal online gambling, political collusion and opaque financial schemes converge—the iconic casino has been entangled in a series ...

LAF Arrests 67 Syrians for Illegal Entry

This is Beirut 01/07 16:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) announced on Tuesday that army units arrested 67 Syrians over the past week for illegally crossing into Lebanese territory. In a statement, the Army Command said the arrests were made during security operations in the Beqaa region along the Lebanese-Syrian border. The measures, which include regular patrols and ...

Parliament Approves Key Bills Amid Boycotts

This is Beirut 01/07 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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After a series of delays and political standoffs, the Lebanese Parliament finally convened the second day of its plenary legislative sessions on Tuesday, but not without controversy. Initially postponed the evening before and then delayed by over an hour, the session opened just after midday, with the absence of MPs from the Kataeb Party, the ...

AnalysisWhat Is the Shia Issue with the Diaspora?

Johnny Kortbawi 01/07 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The issue of expatriate voting - if it makes it onto Parliament’s agenda - has taken on a sectarian dimension, placing the Shia community in an increasingly contradictory position, both in relation to the broader Lebanese diaspora and to the very idea of Lebanese emigration itself. This tension is especially perplexing given that Shias ...

FM Rajji Says Syria Is Ready to Demarcate Its Borders with Lebanon

This is Beirut 01/07 12:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji told Sky News Arabia on Tuesday that the Syrian administration was ready to demarcate and consolidate its border with Lebanon. This comprehensive step comes in light of the United States’ decision to lift its sanctions on Syria, a move described by Rajji as “a positive step that would have ...

Israeli Drone Strike Injures Two Civilians Near Jabal al‑Ahmar

This is Beirut 01/07 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli drone carried out an airstrike on Tuesday on a house in the town of Harouf, targeting the Jabal al-Ahmar area, located between Harouf and Choukin in the Nabatiyeh district.  The Ministry of Public Health’s Emergency Operations Center confirmed that two civilians, one of them a child, sustained minor injuries. Earlier, another ...

SpotlightBanking Reform Heats Up as Souhaid Pushes to Clarify Commission Powers

This is Beirut 01/07 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Most members of the Finance and Budget Committee’s subcommittee tasked with reviewing the draft Banking Reform Law agree on the need to protect the legislative reform process from both endless debate and political divisions, which could undermine the urgent financial restructuring Lebanon requires domestically and internationally. Participants ...