Fasting Effects During Ramadan
2024-03-24 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Until April 9, Muslims around the globe are engaging in daytime fasting for the sacred month of Ramadan. What are the effects of this practice on the body?
Lebanon
South Lebanon: Extensive Damage in Kfar Kila and Aita al-Shaab
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 20:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued on Saturday at Lebanon's southern border. Israeli aircraft targeted the Syrian Nationalist Socialist Party office in Kfar Kila. The head of the party's information department, Maan Hamiyeh, said the office was totally destroyed in the raid, with no injuries. In Aita al-Shaab, the air ...
Lebanon Condemns Terrorist Attack on Moscow
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 17:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday evening, killing over 100 people and injuring many more. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry declared "Lebanon's solidarity with Russia," stressing "the importance of bringing the assailants to ...
Rate of Femicide in Lebanon Increased by an Alarming 300% in 2023
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 14:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
ABAAD, the non-profit organization and Resource Centre for Gender Equality, said on Saturday that the rate of femicide in Lebanon in 2023 increased by 300%. In a statement, ABAAD mentioned that according to the figures obtained from the Internal Security Forces (ISF), "the frequency of violence against women and girls in Lebanon increased in ...
Notice for Immediate Shipment of Explosive Material from Zouk Power Plant
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 13:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Director-General of Electricité du Liban (EDL), Kamal Hayek, called the head of the Public Procurement Authority, Jean El Ellieh, to inform him that he had received a notice from the Public Prosecution to ship the explosive chemicals out of the Zouk power plant. According to An-Nahar Daily, El Ellieh assured him of the need to start ...
The Sacrifice of a Life for a Deserter State
2024-03-23 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Retired from the Internal Security Force, Salim Abu Zaki and Hicham Yahya tell us about their impossible daily lives on $160 per month in a country that abandoned them after decades of dedication.
Abiad: New Rates Approach Pre-2019 Levels
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Health, Firas Abiad, assured on Friday that the new Finance Law has made it possible to increase the rates of medical tariffs insured by the Ministry. “These tariffs are approaching 80% to 100% of those that prevailed before the economic and financial crisis (of 2019),” said the minister at a press conference, adding ...
Risso's Dolphin Washed Up on Shore in Akkar
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 21:10 - Reading : less than a minute
“A Risso’s dolphin was found dead on a beach in Akkar, in the north of the country, near Kleiat Airport,” said the Akkar Trail Association in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the animal’s remains were to be transported by “a team from the National Center for Marine Sciences (NCMS), in coordination with the Ministry of ...
Abou Najem: Patriarchal Initiative Will Include Everyone
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Maronite bishop of Antelias, Antoine Abou Najem, explained that the Patriarchate's initiative would include everyone and would, therefore, take place in two stages. “The first stage will include Christian political forces, after which, in a second stage, the dialogue will be extended to all spiritual leaders, Lebanese political authorities, ...
EU Migrant Deal with Lebanon Is Possible, According to an EU Official
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 19:52 - Reading : less than a minute
EU commissioner Margaritis Schinas said on Friday that the European Union could strike a deal with Lebanon to stem arrivals of migrants, according to local agency Al-Markaziya, quoting Reuters. Schinas talked about this possible agreement during a visit to Cyprus. Officials on the island complained it was being inundated by a surge in arrivals ...
Violence Resumes on the Southern Front on Friday
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 15:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Two houses were targeted early on Friday afternoon. A house was hit in the city of Khiam by an Israeli Merkava tank with two shells, and the another house was targeted in a loud aggression with two air-to-ground missiles in Aita al-Shaab, completely destroying it. Additionally, the hill of Hamames, the eastern outskirts of the town of Odaisseh ...
Lebanon of Tomorrow Spring Market Kicks Off Again
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-03-21 23:29 - Reading : less than a minute
For the second year running, the NGO Lebanon of Tomorrow is organizing a spring market in Sassine Square in Achrafieh, which will run until Sunday.