Mawlawi: Our Aim Is to Safeguard Beirut, and Therefore All of Lebanon

10/10 21:04 - Reading : less than a minute

Internal Security Forces Bassam Mawlawi Beirut

Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi addressed, during a press conference at the Ministry of Interior on Thursday, the incident that broke out in Manara (seafront of Beirut) on Wednesday evening. Law enforcement officers intervened with a group of displaced persons and individuals who had set up makeshift kiosks on the waterfront. Mawlawi ...

Mawlawi: Security Forces Firmly in Control

10/10 20:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Internal Security Forces displaced security

Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi sought to reassure the public, asserting that security and military forces are fully mobilized in Beirut to maintain control in light of the recent wave of displaced individuals arriving in the capital. “The Internal Security Forces (ISF) are deployed throughout Beirut, bolstered by additional ...

22 Killed and 117 Injured in Israeli Double Raid on Beirut

This is Beirut 10/10 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Airstrikes Beirut

Two Israeli airstrikes targeted the areas of Basta and al-Nuwairi, densely populated neighbourhoods in Beirut. The first strike targeted the third floor of an eight-storey building in the al-Nuwairi area, and the second strike hit a four-storey building on Fathallah Street in Al-Basta Al-Fawqa, which collapsed completely. According to the ...

Israeli Fire on UNIFIL: Paris and Rome to Convene European Contributors

This is Beirut 10/10 19:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United Nations UNIFIL

France and Italy will convene the European countries contributing to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) following shots fired by an Israeli tank at its headquarters, injuring two Indonesian peacekeepers, the French Ministry of Armed Forces announced on Thursday. This videoconference meeting, decided during a conversation between ...

PoliticsIsraeli Agent in the Hands of State Security

This is Beirut 10/10 18:44 - Reading : less than a minute

In a "qualitative operation" on Thursday, the North Regional Directorate of State Security arrested a Syrian national on suspicion of being an Israeli agent. He is identified by his initials, B.A. He was detained for communicating with Israel and taking pictures of hospitals and shelters in Zgharta, in north Lebanon.  

Opposition MPs Denounce the Slandering Campaigns Targeting Journalists

This is Beirut 10/10 17:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanese Forces kataeb Opposition MPs

In solidarity with journalists who have been threatened and accused of treason, several opposition MPs emphasized on Thursday the importance of respecting public and media freedoms during wartime, condemning the culture of impunity prevailing in the country. During a press conference, MP Marwan Hamadeh of the Democratic Gathering Bloc, led by the ...

Mikati Reveals Intensified Communications Ahead of UN Security Council Meeting

This is Beirut 10/10 12:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

UN Security Council lebanon Najib Mikati

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati disclosed that diplomatic communications have escalated in recent hours in anticipation of the UN Security Council meeting, with the aim of securing a renewed ceasefire and applying increased pressure to halt Israeli strikes in Lebanon. "There are ongoing contacts between the United States and France, which ...

Behind the ScenesIran Holds Sway Over Lebanon

10/10 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ain el-Tineh Iran Israël Gaza war

Amid escalating Israeli airstrikes and the rising number of casualties, wounded, and displaced, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt took steps to find a way out of the crisis Lebanon and its people are facing. They announced their agreement to a ceasefire, irrespective of the ...

ReportIn Southern Lebanon, Fishermen's Anguish Amid Israel's Evacuation Order

This is Beirut 10/10 11:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

South Lebanon Sidon

At the port of Saida, the boats are docked, and the fish market is unusually quiet. Since the Israeli Army ordered the evacuation of nearly 60 kilometers of coastline in southern Lebanon, fishermen are worried about their livelihoods. Three testimonies collected by AFP express the fishermen's anxiety regarding the Israeli Army's order prohibiting ...

Airstrikes Continue, Eight Rescue Workers Killed in Derdghaya

This is Beirut 10/10 11:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Baalbeck Civil Defense

Civil Defense personnel continue to be the target of Israeli strikes. According to provisional figures, eight rescue workers were killed shortly before midnight on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on a Civil Defense barracks in Derdghaya. Search operations are currently underway to find the missing persons.   For its part, the israeli army also ...

Op-edArrogance and Betrayal

Salam Zaatari 10/10 11:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Middle East

Lebanese citizens are grappling with many questions, chief among them: how did we end up here? Why did Hezbollah pursue a war that no one asked for? Was it arrogance, or a trap? Did Iran abandon its militias, or is this just arrogance masked by empty promises? The south of Lebanon is now desolate, with over half a million displaced. Dahye is a ...

ExplainerDoes Anything Make Sense? Welcome to the Realm of Absurdity!

Marc Saikali 10/10 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Gaza war

In this regard, the Israeli prime minister’s message to the Lebanese is equally shocking: “Free yourselves from Hezbollah… or it (Lebanon) becomes another Gaza.” In peacetime, Israel maintained a constant presence of 50 planes and drones, monitoring everything and watching every movement around the clock. The effectiveness of their ...