This is Beirut 2025-11-09 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The US Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, John Hurley, said the United States wants to seize a “favorable moment” in Lebanon to cut Iranian funding to Hezbollah and push the group to disarm. “There is a moment now in Lebanon. If we can get Hezbollah to disarm, the Lebanese people could get their country back,” ...
This is Beirut 2025-11-09 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel has accused the Lebanese army of “failing to take sufficient action to prevent Hezbollah from rearming”, warning that it will “continue its intensified airstrikes unless the situation changes”, according to a report published Saturday by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan. According to the report, Jerusalem conveyed a message ...
Yara Germany 2025-11-09 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Gold Kfarmeshkeh Olives agriculture village
A hundred kilometers from Beirut, a village lives to the rhythm of its olives. In wrinkled hands, through ancient presses and fertile lands, Kfarmeshkeh keeps alive a craft passed down through generations. Travel with us to the kingdom of olives.
Marc Saikali 2025-11-09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Sometimes symbolism says it all. On Monday, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will walk through the doors of the White House, a sight that would have seemed unthinkable a year ago. The world, it seems, has a soft spot for spectacular reinventions. Yesterday’s pariah has become today’s partner. Al-Sharaa, once a wanted man with a price on his ...
This is Beirut 2025-11-08 20:14 - Reading : less than a minute
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This is Beirut has learned that President Joseph Aoun will meet tomorrow at 6 p.m. at Baabda Palace with a delegation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, headed by Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence John Hurley, and accompanied by officials from the White House. Talks are expected to focus on counterterrorism ...
This is Beirut 2025-11-08 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah financial network
In an article published this week in Foreign Policy, Michael Jacobson and Matthew Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy argue that urging the Lebanese Army to disarm Hezbollah is not enough; the international community must also work to dismantle the group’s financial network. Although Israeli strikes have severely damaged ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-11-08 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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According to an official Lebanese source, the process of placing all weapons exclusively under state authority is first and foremost a Lebanese initiative — not an Israeli, American, or broader international demand. Any delay or suspension of this process, the source warned, would have negative repercussions solely for Lebanon and its ...
This is Beirut 2025-11-08 14:26 - Reading : less than a minute
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An Israeli drone targeted a car in Barashit, Bint Jbeil district, this afternoon. According to a statement from the Public Health Ministry's Emergency Operations Centre, the attack left one dead and four injured. An Israeli airstrike targeted a car in Rachaya al-Wadi, in Lebanon’s Western Bekaa region, this morning, killing two ...
Nadia Hallak 2025-11-08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As the financial collapse continues and losses keep mounting with no clear plan yet for their distribution, attention is once again turning to the stalled negotiations between the Lebanese government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), amid conflicting official approaches on how to address the crisis and restructure the banking sector. The ...
Marc Saikali 2025-11-08 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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It was the famous line uttered by the late former secretary-general of Hezbollah after the disastrous war of 2006. Yet the pro-Iranian militia can’t seem to help itself — always eager to “help its neighbor,” especially when the one that pays the price is Lebanon. And so, it happened again in October 2023. The brilliant idea this time? ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-11-07 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Things are moving fast in Lebanon, a country now walking a tightrope. In just forty-eight hours, an open letter from Hezbollah, increasingly intense Israeli raids in the south, new U.S. sanctions, and a shaky government response to Hezbollah’s disarmament have reignited fears of a “renewed” conflict. It all (re)started on Thursday morning, ...
This is Beirut 2025-11-07 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese Economy and Trade Minister Amer Bsat made several key statements during his appearance on the television program “Sar El Waet.” He addressed multiple sensitive issues, including the financial-gap law, bank restructuring, and negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Bsat emphasized that it is not possible to commit to ...