David Hale 01/09 18:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon UNIFIL Hezbollah Iran
There was a real possibility earlier this summer that the United States was going to veto the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate in August. Ultimately, a wiser course prevailed, when the UN Security Council extended UNIFIL's mandate "for a final time" last week until the end of 2026. This step is a positive one for everyone concerned except ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 01/09 17:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanese Forces Amal Hezbollah United States
Lebanon is entering a critical week as the Cabinet prepares to meet on Friday, September 5. During the session, the army’s plan to disarm militias – most notably Hezbollah – is expected to be presented. The meeting comes amid mounting pressure from Israel and the United States, deep internal divisions and a so-called “consensus” ...
This is Beirut 01/09 14:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Emmanuel Macron Lebanese Army Joseph Aoun Jean-Yves Le Drian France
French presidential envoy and former foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected in Beirut within days. He has been tasked by President Emmanuel Macron with following up on Lebanon’s political and economic developments. His mission will center on preparing two international conferences: one aimed at supporting Lebanon’s reconstruction, and ...
This is Beirut 01/09 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Baalbeck Unesco Audrey Azoulay Beirut Tyre
UNESCO announced on Monday that Director-General Audrey Azoulay will visit Beirut on September 3 and 4 to review the organization’s work in Lebanon and unveil new initiatives for cultural and urban rehabilitation. Over the past five years, UNESCO has mobilized over $45 million, leading one of its largest urban recovery operations in the ...
This is Beirut 01/09 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon United Nations Youssef Raggi Border
Lebanon has reaffirmed its determination to strengthen ties with Gulf states and fully restore national sovereignty, Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said in an interview published Monday by the Emirati daily Al-Ittihad. He highlighted the government’s recent decision to grant the state exclusive control over weapons, describing it as a ...
This is Beirut 01/09 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Joe Salloum Pharmacy Drugs Expired
Expired medications piled up in pharmacies pose a significant threat to patient safety. This is what Dr. Joe Salloum, head of the Lebanese Pharmacists’ Syndicate, expressed, calling on the Ministries of Health and Environment to ensure that expired drugs are collected and destroyed outside Lebanon. He stressed that the risk they present is ...
This is Beirut 01/09 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Middle East UN Security Council John Bolton
In an article to the Telegraph on Sunday, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton warned that Lebanon faces an existential choice: emerge from decades of war or again fall into civil conflict and terrorist domination. He argued that Israel’s strikes against Iran and its proxies following Hamas’s October 7 attack give Lebanon a chance ...
Charles Chartouni 01/09 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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International issues are pending, and nothing seems to move toward negotiated solutions across Ukraine and the wide arc of conflicts extending through the Middle East. None of the actors is interested in peacemaking; on the contrary, these zones of active conflict tend to work in the best interests of countries vying for imperial conquests and ...
Michel Touma 01/09 08:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hamas Hezbollah Iran
Clothes do not make the man – a saying that fits today’s leaders of Iran’s radical factions, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Tehran’s proxies in Iraq and Yemen. They issue routine inflammatory statements and adopt media stances that are often exaggerated, sometimes bordering on the absurd. In response to the upheavals sweeping the region, they ...
Liliane Mokbel 31/08 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon economy Budget 2026 Taxes Reforms
For 2026, the Finance Minister has promised a deficit-free budget, with revenues and expenditures in balance. An attractive prospect, but at what cost to Lebanese households? Tax hikes and new levies could quickly turn that balance into a burden for taxpayers. The draft budget has been submitted to the General Secretariat of the Council of ...
This is Beirut 31/08 16:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Nabih Berri Mousa Sadr
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri marked on Sunday the 47th anniversary of the disappearance of Imam Musa al-Sadr with a speech that emphasized time and his call for dialogue on a national defense strategy and the future of arms. This is a key demand of Hezbollah, which rejects the government’s plan to establish a state monopoly over weapons. His ...
This is Beirut 31/08 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon UNIFIL Hezbollah Patrol Tyre
Army intelligence arrested three young men from Majdel Zoun in the Tyre district on Sunday after they prevented a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol from passing through the town. Such obstructions have become increasingly common, often carried out by supporters of Hezbollah, complicating UNIFIL’s mission to monitor and ...