This Is Beirut 2024-03-15 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Those close to the Lebanese Forces (LF) claim that coordination between Bkerke and the LF is continuing and that the pastor of the Maronite diocese of Antelias, Archbishop Antoine Bou Najem, is playing a role in bringing the Christian forces closer together. Last year, the prelate launched an initiative mandated by Patriarch Bechara ...
2024-03-14 22:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
An explanatory panel under the title “Resolution 1701 and National Defense Strategy” convened today at La Sagesse University in Furn el-Chebbak, organized by the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations. The panel was devoted to tackling and promoting awareness of the guidelines of United Nations Security Council Resolution ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-14 20:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On behalf of the King of Spain, Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon Jesús Santos honored on Wednesday evening Anne Mourani Frangieh, President of the Faire Face association, with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic in appreciation of "her commitment to raising awareness against cancer and her boundless dedication and love in the ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-03-14 18:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Professor Ibrahim Najjar, former Minister of Justice, said, "Our current government is supposed to be a caretaker government. But if we can have the cake and eat it too, it would be perfect. In other words, it would be great to reach a consensus over our defense strategy, which is an agreement that would do good to everyone, I think. However, it ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-03-14 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Tarek Mitri said to This is Beirut that "all parties involved are stopping the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1701." He also deplored the fact that the Lebanese Army hasn't been deployed yet on the border.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-14 16:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf warned that Iran-backed Hezbollah is leading Lebanon into a dangerous situation. "We look forward to the Lebanese state monopolizing its weapons and Hezbollah becoming a political party," she added. Speaking to Sky News Arabia, she said, "We demand Iran to stop arming groups ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-03-14 13:49 - Reading : less than a minute
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Nassif Hitti told This is Beirut that UN Resolution 1701 needs amendments, but the process of its implementation has to be gradual, as results cannot be attained all at once but rather through a pragmatic and gradual process.
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-03-14 13:31 - Reading : less than a minute
Founder and Executive Chairman of the Beirut Institute, Dr. Raghida Dergham, told This is Beirut that UN Resolution 1701 is the pillar to help save Lebanon from Israeli aggression and highlighted that the international community is working towards stopping the aggression between Hezbollah and Israel.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-14 13:10 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
On March 14, 2005, shortly after the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, the Lebanese rose in a cross-sectarian and cross-political revolutionary movement to expel the Syrian occupation from Lebanon. Today, 19 years after the withdrawal of the occupation, Lebanese politicians commemorate the "Cedar Revolution" as part of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-14 12:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli army haven’t ceased on the Israeli-Lebanese border since October 8. Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on Baraashit in the western sector and carried out three raids on the same target on the outskirts of the town of Kunine. Reports indicated the launch of rockets from the southern ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-14 11:27 - Reading : less than a minute
An Israeli tank killed a Reuters Lebanese journalist in Southern Lebanon last year (October 2023) when it fired at a group of "clearly identifiable journalists" – according to a UN investigation published by Reuters. A UN team investigated the incident that occurred on October 13, in which the Lebanese journalist Issam Abdallah was killed and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-14 10:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s leadership instructed the party’s officials, cadres and its electronic army, not to react to declarations made by the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and avoid entering into debates or arguments with the movement’s leader and “former ally” Gebran Bassil. Hezbollah’s argument is that it is too preoccupied with the battle ...