Lyne Sammouri 25/02 13:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Waddah Sadek Cabinet Vote of Confidence Lebanon
In an interview with This is Beirut, MP Waddah Sadek said that he would give the new government a few months before assessing its work.
This is Beirut 25/02 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UN Security Council United Nations Hezbollah Middle East New York
In a press release on Tuesday, the Lebanese American Coordinating Committee (LACC) announced that it will hold meetings at the White House, the State Department, the House of Representatives and the Senate as part of its efforts to advocate sovereignty and reform in Lebanon. The committee will present a paper outlining Lebanon’s key challenges ...
Johnny Kortbawi 25/02 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Numbers
Lebanese people have a deep fascination with numbers of all kinds. They compete in elections and vote counts, then spend months analyzing the results to determine who holds the largest share and the broadest representation. In parliament, influence is measured by who secured the most preferential votes. Even protests become contests over who can ...
Philippe Abi-Akl 25/02 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Joseph Aoun Hassan Nasrallah
The funeral of Hezbollah’s leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine was not just about their burial. The party, backed by Iran, mobilized hundreds of thousands to signal to the Lebanese state that despite heavy losses, it remains the strongest force. Any attempt to disarm it will face significant challenges. A well-informed source ...
This is Beirut 24/02 20:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Schools in the mountains and in the Beqaa area will be closed on Tuesday because of the wave of cold, generating frost in the morning. The Ministry of Public Health also announced the closure of all nurseries in areas 500 meters above sea level and higher. Minister Rakan Nassereddine cited the ongoing frost wave caused by a low-pressure weather ...
This is Beirut 24/02 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah South Lebanon Hashem Safieddine Israel
Hezbollah held a funeral procession for Hashem Safieddine, former head of the party’s Executive Council, in his hometown of Deir Qanoun al-Naher in southern Lebanon on Monday. Mourners gathered to pay their final respects to the senior Hezbollah figure, killed in an Israeli strike on October 3, 2024. The funeral followed a mass ceremony held ...
Rayan Chami 24/02 18:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Hassan Nasrallah FactCheck Debunked
A Jewish delegation at Nasrallah’s funeral? His father’s emotional farewell? A plane full of Iraqi mourners? Our investigation tells a different story. So, let’s debunk it. #FactCheck #Debunked
Natasha Metni Torbey 24/02 16:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Government Nawaf Salam parliament Vote of Confidence policy statement
To establish its legitimacy, Nawaf Salam’s new government must overcome one final hurdle before effectively taking power. After its formation on February 8, 2025, and the drafting of its ministerial statement last Monday, the cabinet will face its ultimate challenge: gaining the confidence of Parliament. Thus, during a plenary session ...
Saad Kiwan 24/02 15:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Bechara Rai Hezbollah Nasrallah Sfeir Patriarch Bkerke Syria
It has been 14 years since Patriarch Bechara Rai assumed the seat of the Maronite Patriarchate, as he was elected on March 15, 2011 – shortly after the popular uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s bloody regime erupted in Syria. Rai succeeded Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, who had resigned that same year, a month before Rai’s election. Sfeir had ...
This is Beirut 24/02 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Adam Lebanon Cold Snowfall Snow
Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean basin were hit by a low-pressure system of polar air dubbed “Adam,” leading to a significant drop in temperatures, especially on Saturday and Sunday. The mountains and coasts were decked out in a blanket of white, a long-awaited sight for the Lebanese. Snow will reach 400 meters, mainly in the north, with ...
Charles Chartouni 24/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The cascading events that have resulted in the defeat of Iranian proxies in the Near East have not yet elicited the due questioning among political actors. The systematic dismantling of the power nodes that have structured the strategic continuum patiently woven by Iran throughout the last two decades should have impelled political actors to ...
Michel Touma 24/02 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel Joseph Aoun
A relentless mobilization and exploitation of the popular masses on Lebanese soil. The objective: to offset the massive strategic losses suffered in recent months. This appears to be the defining feature of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ approach—and, by extension, that of Hezbollah, its frontline proxy—in the coming phase. Neither ...