This Is Beirut 2024-05-05 15:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Shiite religious authority Ali al-Amin emphasized that Hezbollah cannot represent all Shiites and underscored the harm its policies have inflicted on both Shiites and Lebanon, in an interview with Independent Arabia. He also touched upon the desires of Lebanese Shiites to create a fair and equitable state. On his opposition to the relationship ...
2024-05-05 14:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai called for unity on "the issue of securing the safe return of displaced Syrians and refugees to their homeland, and resisting European and international pressures and their seductive tactics aimed at preventing their return and keeping them in Lebanon for political purposes that are neither in their favor nor in ...
2024-05-05 12:56 - Reading : less than a minute
The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Bishop Elias Audi, emphasized the need to elect a president during his Easter Mass at St. George's Cathedral in Downtown's Nejmeh Square. "Our country requires officials who work for it and not for their interests, and the first duty of parliamentarians is to meet within the constitutional deadline to ...
2024-05-05 12:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli raid on a house in the center of Mays al-Jabal on Sunday morning left a family of four civilians dead, father Fadi Hnaiki and his sons Mohammed and Ahmed, as well as his second wife Maya Ammar. The raid also resulted in several injuries. Ambulance teams promptly evacuated the wounded to hospitals in the region. Meanwhile, civil defense ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-05-05 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Several public gardens in Ashrafieh have been redeveloped since the 2019 crisis. These are initiatives undertaken by residents, in collaboration with the municipality of Beirut and many associations, with the aim of breathing new life into the green spaces that are sorely lacking in the capital.
Lyne Sammouri 2024-05-05 00:07 - Reading : less than a minute
All the way from Jerusalem, the Holy Flame reached Beirut on Saturday, the day preceeding the Orthodox Easter. It was received by Beirut’s Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elias Audi.
2024-05-04 21:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
As is customary annually, the Sacred Flame, originating from the Holy Sepulcher Basilica in Jerusalem, arrived in Beirut on Saturday evening at around 8 PM. A clergyman from the Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut, Father Nektarios Kheirallah, was chosen to travel to Jordan to retrieve it. Upon arrival at the airport, the Sacred Flame was ...
Aubin Eymard 2024-05-04 20:43 - Reading : less than a minute
Families gathered on Saturday for their monthly protest to commemorate 45 months since the Beirut port explosion and campaign for justice in the face of government inaction.
2024-05-04 16:58 - Reading : less than a minute
Saturday was marked by several Israeli attacks in the border regions of southern Lebanon, without any casualties. The Israeli army opened fire on a shepherd in the Wazzani region, almost hitting him. An Israeli drone attack also targeted a car parked on the main road between Bint Jbeil and Kounine. No casualties were reported. Another raid ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-04 15:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), MP Gebran Bassil, lashed out at the European Union for offering Lebanon one billion euros in exchange for keeping displaced Syrians, describing the move as an “attempt to replace the Lebanese with Syrians.” At a press conference on Saturday, Bassil stressed that the financial aid offered by the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-04 13:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In response to recent accusations that he has accepted a "bribe" from the European Union (EU) in exchange for hosting displaced Syrians in Lebanon, Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati's media office issued a statement, debunking the claims and emphasizing the genuine nature of the EU's support. Mikati bemoaned what he described as a "political ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-04 12:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
MP Sethrida Geagea of the Strong Republic Bloc, led by the Lebanese Forces (LF), emphasized on Saturday the illegality of the Syrian presence in Lebanon, advocating for a strict classification of their status in the country. Speaking from Maarab during a meeting of the Cedar’s Mountain Foundation (CMF), Geagea criticized the current terminology ...