This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 19:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, stated on Thursday that "Lebanon does not seek war," emphasizing the country's commitment to implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. During discussions with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides at Ain el-Tineh, Berri condemned ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 14:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Two individuals were arrested on Monday in an attempt to smuggle 40 kilograms of hashish concealed inside a piano. According to the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), the network was preparing to smuggle the hahish to Ecuador via Rafic Hariri International Airport. The two men, T.M. (born in 1990) and R.K. (born in 1964), ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, has announced a billion euros in financial support for Lebanon, extending until 2027, with the aim of “contributing to the social and economic stability of the country.” This announcement followed a meeting at the Governmental Palace with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, ...
Youssef Diab 2024-05-02 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The security investigation conducted by the Cybercrime Bureau under the supervision of the competent judiciary has not, so far, fully grasped all the threads related to the child luring and rape crime committed by the "TikToker" gang, despite having crucial data and information that have so far led to the arrest of six suspects within the Beirut ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 10:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Strong Republic parliamentary bloc (Lebanese Forces-LF) has appealed to the Constitutional Council, challenging the law passed on April 25 that extends the mandates of municipal councils. "We will always oppose, through legal channels, the ruling authorities that attempt to undermine institutions and elections," asserted Georges Okaiss, a ...
2024-05-02 09:14 - Reading : less than a minute
Scavengers in Beirut are striving to survive by selling recyclables amidst numerous challenges.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-01 22:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Wednesday that they had arrested six people accused of soliciting children for sexual purposes. In a press release, the ISF explained that “several minors had filed complaints with the public prosecutor's office about rapes committed by members of an organized gang.” According to the statement, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-01 15:56 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite bishops rejected on Wednesday an apparent desire by certain international powers to keep displaced Syrians in Lebanon, stressing that their protracted presence poses fateful dangers on Lebanon’s entity and its existence as a state. At the end of their monthly meeting headed by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai, the Maronite bishops ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-01 15:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Beirut Fire Brigade declared on Wednesday that it tasked two expert officers to investigate the cause of the fire that devastated Pizza Secrets restaurant in Beirut a day earlier, in which nine people died. The officers "will be inspecting the scene and collecting evidence to reveal the causes of the fire, upon the orders of Beirut Governor, ...
2024-04-30 23:31 - Reading : less than a minute
2024-04-30 23:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon continues to experience rain and floods for the second consecutive day. On Tuesday, heavy rainfall particularly affected the Keserwan region, where roads turned into rivers due to the flooding. In Jounieh, water flooded the entrances of several buildings, including that of Notre-Dame Hospital. According to videos widely shared on social ...
2024-04-30 22:43 - Reading : less than a minute
The newly rehabilitated Naameh Water Pumping Station was inaugurated on Tuesday thanks to a grant from the European Union (EU) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) during a ceremony organized by the Ministry of Energy and Water, together with the Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment, the EU, the AFD and UNICEF. The Naameh ...