This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 15:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Public Prosecutor Jamal Hajjar handed over to the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal on Friday the file on the preliminary investigation carried out by the Army into the murder of Pascal Sleiman, coordinator of the Lebanese Forces in Jbeil, who was abducted and killed during an alleged car theft. Six suspects of Syrian nationality were also referred ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 12:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The delegation of opposition MPs continued its tour in Washington, D.C., presenting the opposition's standpoint to American officials regarding the situation in Lebanon. MPs Michel Moawad, Waddah Sadek, Georges Okais, Marc Daou and Nadim Gemayel presented a unified roadmap for Lebanon's future. The delegation began with a series of crucial ...
2024-04-19 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In their recent tour of Lebanese leaders, the ambassadors of the Quintet Committee, including France, the US, Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, made no significant progress in breaking the deadlocked presidential election. However, the messages delivered by some were crystal clear. Saudi Ambassador Walid Bukhari did not participate in the meeting ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 23:27 - Reading : less than a minute
From April 18th to 21st, over 200 exhibitors gather at the Forum de Beyrouth for the Beauty and Wellbeing Forum, a groundbreaking event in Lebanon dedicated to beauty, as well as mental and physical health.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti stressed in comments made to the National News Agency on Thursday that the peacekeeping force "is neutral, does not support any party and does not carry out surveillance activities." “The only thing we support is peace. The pursuit of peace through the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 19:56 - Reading : less than a minute
The United States Embassy in Beirut published on its X account: “Today, Ambassador Johnson and the U.S. Embassy Beirut community marked the 41st anniversary of the 1983 Embassy bombing. Together with the families of the victims, we honored lives that were lost and changed. Our colleagues’ legacy continues to inspire our daily work.” The ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 19:21 - Reading : less than a minute
French President Emmanuel Macron will receive caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday, against a backdrop of national and regional tensions, announced the Élysée Palace. "The caretaker prime minister is expected to arrive at the Élysée Palace at noon on Friday," ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 18:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi stressed on Thursday that "the protection of Syrian nationals lies in the application of the law," reiterating that "Lebanon can no longer support the economic displacement" of Syrians. At a meeting held at the Ministry to discuss Syrian displacement, Mawlawi said that "municipalities have a duty to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 18:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The ambassadors of the quintet committee (United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar) continued on Thursday their meetings with various Lebanese parties and officials, which they had started on Tuesday, aiming to unblock the presidential election. Egyptian Ambassador Alaa Moussa announced that the quintet "concluded on Thursday the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 15:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Marada leader Sleiman Frangieh weighed in on the presidential election issue, asserting that his candidacy “does not represent an assault on the democratic process of electing the president, but rather a reaffirmation of that process.” Following a Thursday meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai in Bkerke, Frangieh emphasized his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 14:27 - Reading : less than a minute
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri has called for a plenary legislative session on Thursday, April 25th, at 11:00 AM. Two draft laws are under double urgency. The first draft law, introduced by Jihad Al-Samad, seeks to extend the terms of municipal councils and mukhtars until May 31, 2025. The second aims to delineate the applicable laws for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
After being elected vice president of the Free Patriotic Movement, sources close to the Aounist party indicate that May Khreish left the ranks of the FPM and submitted her resignation to join the group of supporters of former President Michel Aoun who had left the orange formation, as they no longer recognized themselves in him after he abandoned ...