Youssef Diab 2024-06-07 23:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The trial of Hezbollah members accused of killing the Irish peacekeeper, Sean Rooney, in South Lebanon on December 14, 2022 – and attempting to kill three of his fellow soldiers – was once again postponed. One of the accused, Mohammed Ayyad – who was in custody and was released in November 2023 – failed for the third time to show up to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-07 21:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was officially notified on Friday of Acting Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Jamal Hajjar's decision to dismiss Ghada Aoun, Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, on the grounds of professional misconduct. He immediately sent a memorandum to all ministries, administrations and ...
Joanne Naoum 2024-06-07 14:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah did not stop at involving Lebanon unwillingly in the war against Israel “in support of Gaza”, but went as far as involving civilians in a donation campaign to finance the purchase of missiles, and the acquisition of drones to continue its fight against the Hebrew state. At war since October 8, the pro-Iranian party has broadcasted, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-07 13:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Quartet Committee emphasized the “need to work for the implementation of the Biden plan, which calls for a ceasefire and the return of peace to the region through negotiations,” according to a report by the local channel MTV. The international committee highlighted that “the stability of Lebanon is paramount” and pledged to continue ...
2024-06-07 11:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
French presidential envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, is expected to return to Lebanon in the forthcoming days, as part of an apparent three-pronged dynamic: local, regional and Western. The primary aim of this dynamic is to untie the Gordian knot represented by the consultations supposed to lead to a form of consensus for the election of a new ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-06 22:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi assured on Thursday that the official exams will be held on schedule and that preparations “are in full swing.” He was responding to reports in some media outlets that the official exams would be canceled. In a statement to An-Nahar, he stressed that students in southern Lebanon would not be ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-06 20:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Acting Public Prosecutor Judge Jamal Hajjar has assigned Army Intelligence, the Information Division of the Internal Security Forces and State Security to conduct the investigation and collect data about the shooting that targeted the US embassy in Awkar on Wednesday. As the probe is underway, information is still unclear regarding how the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-06 16:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Former Deputy Prime Minister, MP Ghassan Hasbani, underlined the suspicious “coincidence” of the “sudden” reappearance of the Islamic State at a time Amal and Hezbollah face pressure. In comments made to LBCI television on Wednesday evening, Hasbani argued that there seems to be a correlation between the emergence of the Islamic State in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-06 15:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Ghada Aoun, retorted to Acting Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Jamal Hajjar’s decision to discharge her from all cases she is working on by accusing him of “usurping” his post. Twice dismissed from office, Aoun was quick to react in the most unusual way, by ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-06 14:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced Thursday that it had arrested three Lebanese smugglers involved in trafficking illegal migrants on “death boats.” The traffickers were caught in the act on the beach of al-Arida in Tripoli on May 15, as they were preparing to smuggle 20 Syrian nationals by sea, the ISF ...
Maureen Décor 2024-06-06 09:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Entirely designed by Lebanese architects and artists, the Beit Tamanna guest house donates all its revenues to the Tamanna NGO, which has been making dreams come true for sick children since 2005.
Salam Zaatari 2024-06-06 09:01 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Between 2012 and 2023, poverty in Lebanon tripled, according to a report released last month by the World Bank entitled “The Width of Poverty and Inequality in Lebanon.” Poverty rates rose from 12% to 44% of all residents, one in three residents in Lebanon was hit by poverty and one in two is vulnerable to falling below the poverty line. These ...