Cabinet Extends Jdeideh Landfill Operations

This is Beirut 2025-10-09 18:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Nawaf Salam Paul Morcos Grand Serail Jdeideh CDR Parliament Mohammad Qabbani

The Council of Ministers met on Thursday at the Grand Serail under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. It approved the continued use of the Jdeideh landfill until the end of 2026 and tasked the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) with establishing a power plant on-site. Following the session, Minister of Information Paul ...

Lebanon: LAU Students Develop Wildfire Detection System Handed to Civil Defense

This is Beirut 2025-10-09 18:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon LAU fire

As Lebanon continues to face a surge in wildfires since 2019, students from the Lebanese American University (LAU) have developed an automated fire-detection system that is now being tested by the Lebanese Civil Defense. Built in the School of Engineering’s labs, the tool uses satellite data from EUMETSAT and NASA’s FIRMS constellation to ...

SpotlightWaste Crisis: Heading Back to the 2015 Chaos?

Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-09 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanese Forces

The shadow of Lebanon’s 2015 waste crisis loomed briefly over the country once again. On Tuesday morning, Ramco trucks halted waste collection across Mount Lebanon, Keserwan and Beirut after the Jdeideh landfill abruptly closed in the early hours. Intervention from the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), which ordered the temporary ...

Lebanese Judiciary Reopens Political Assassination Cases in Landmark Move

This is Beirut 2025-10-09 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Judiciary Assassination Case

In an unprecedented move to revive investigations into long-unsolved political assassinations, the Lebanese judiciary has appointed eleven investigative judges to reopen several sensitive cases, some dating back to the country’s civil war. Many emblematic cases that had remained stagnant for decades have now been distributed among different ...

International Maritime Academy Inaugurates New Training Workshops

This is Beirut 2025-10-09 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

A milestone event for maritime vocational training in Lebanon took place with the official inauguration of the International Maritime Academy’s (IMA) new training workshops on October 3. The ceremony, held under the patronage of the French Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Hervé Magro, also marked the success of a flagship training program aimed at ...

Op-edHow Trump’s Plan Tries to Rewire the Middle East’s Deterrence Map

Salam El Zaatari 2025-10-09 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In a region addicted to repetition, President Donald Trump is once again attempting to rewrite the script. His new “Gaza Peace Plan,” a 20-point proposal for a ceasefire, hostage exchange and technocratic governance under a US-chaired “Board of Peace,” is more than a humanitarian play. It’s a geopolitical lever meant to corner Tehran, ...

EditorialMr. Trump, There Are Still Hostages Left…

Marc Saikali 2025-10-09 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Donald Trump Hezbollah USA

Yes, we are the four and a half million Lebanese – prisoners of a country that has been hijacked. We live trapped in the open, under the rule of a militia that has seized a nation, its people and the state itself. Hezbollah is no force of resistance. It is an occupying power from within. It decides when Lebanon goes to war, whom it must obey ...

Qatar Backs Lebanon as Army Chief Haykal Visits Doha

This is Beirut 2025-10-08 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal arrived in Qatar for a two-day official visit that underscored Doha’s ongoing commitment to Lebanon’s stability and the strong ties between the two nations. Invited by Lieutenant General (Pilot) Jassim bin Mohammed Al-Mannai, Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces, General Haykal was welcomed with ...

Beirut Souks Celebrates its Relaunch

This is Beirut 2025-10-08 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Shops Beirut Downtown Beirut

Under the patronage of the Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, Beirut Souks will host an official celebration marking its relaunch, reaffirming its position as a leading landmark at the heart of the capital. Following the arrival of numerous prestigious international and exclusive brands, Beirut Souks is once again set to stand as one of the city’s ...

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace Ahead of Trip to Turkey and Lebanon

This is Beirut 2025-10-07 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV marked the second anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel by urging an end to hatred and renewed dialogue for peace in the Middle East. Speaking in Castel Gandolfo, he reflected on the toll of the ongoing conflict, noting that “around 67,000 Palestinians have been killed” since the 2023 assault that killed 1,200 ...

YASA Urges Beirut Port to Reassess Safety Measures

This is Beirut 2025-10-07 18:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA) called on Tuesday on the Beirut Port Authority to urgently reassess general safety conditions inside the Port of Beirut, following a serious traffic accident that took place on October 6. In a statement, YASA said a “horrific and very serious” crash occurred inside the port when a car was ...

Hezbollah’s Support Front, One Year On: Between Denial and Confrontation

Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-10-07 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On October 8, 2023, Hezbollah entered the support war against Israel alongside Hamas, which had launched the Al-Aqsa Flood operation the day before. At the time, Hezbollah was at the peak of its military strength, accumulated over decades, and many expected it to advance into Israel’s Galilee region. Hezbollah’s support front ended on ...