Lebanon

Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Two Hezbollah Operatives in South Lebanon

This is Beirut 2025-10-07 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah South Lebanon Tyre

A Hezbollah member was killed and a Syrian national wounded on Tuesday morning when an Israeli drone targeted a car traveling between Deir Aames and Siddiqin in the Tyre district, southern Lebanon. Shortly after, another Israeli strike on an excavator in the town of Yater killed one person. Israeli Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee confirmed that ...

Vatican Confirms Apostolic Visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon

This is Beirut 2025-10-07 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Turkey Visit Apostolic Pope Leo

The Holy See officially announced on Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV will undertake an Apostolic Journey to Lebanon from November 30 to December 2, 2025, at the invitation of the country’s head of state and ecclesiastical authorities. This visit will follow the Pontiff’s previously scheduled trip to Turkey, set for 27 to 30 November, where he will ...

Multiple Drone Strikes in Southern Lebanon: Two Killed

This is Beirut 2025-10-07 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hezbollah South Lebanon Drone

An Israeli drone targeted a car on Tuesday morning on the road connecting Deir Aames and Seddiqine, in the Tyre district. A Hezbollah member was killed in the strike, while a Syrian national was injured, according to information from the Ministry of Health. According to the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, Mahmoud ...

Ramco Resumes Waste Collection After Temporary Suspension

This is Beirut 2025-10-07 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Waste Crisis Ramco landfill Garbage Jdeideh

Waste management company Ramco announced on Tuesday the immediate suspension of its waste collection operations in several areas of Mount Lebanon, Keserwan, and Beirut, following the sudden closure of the Jdeideh landfill at around 4 a.m. However, in a statement released later in the afternoon, the company said it had been informed by the Council ...

Interviews‘Entre Terre et Mer:’ Irène Ghanem at the Edge of the World

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-07 10:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

Lebanon Irène Ghanem Exhibition Mark Hachem Paintings Culture

In the vibrant arena of contemporary Lebanese painting, few artists carry color as both a sharp wound and an act of faith. Born in Beirut in 1970, Irène Ghanem embodies a generation that has seen light emerge from chaos, enduring war, exile and then rebirth, never losing sight of the need to invent a personal visual language. Just hours before ...

Op-edWho Gains from Delaying the Elections?

Johnny Kortbawi 2025-10-07 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Elections Parliament

Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for spring 2026, face an unprecedented delay as political actors across the sectarian spectrum weigh their strategic interests. For the first time in the country’s history, postponing the elections appears to be a shared goal. All parties are unprepared, whether directly or indirectly, to hold the ...

Government Suspends License of Resalat Association

This is Beirut 2025-10-06 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Resalat Nawaf Salam Cabinet Interior Ministry

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced on Monday that Lebanon’s Cabinet has decided to suspend the operating license of the “Lebanese Association for Arts, Resalat,” following a request from the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities to dissolve the organization. In a post on the platform X, Salam said the decision came after a detailed ...

Ferrari in Lebanon: 820 Supercars and 40 New Deliveries Each Year

This is Beirut 2025-10-06 20:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Ferrari Luxury Sportscar

Did you know that Lebanon is home to around 820 Ferraris? That’s according to a study by the platform World Of Power. Each year, about 40 new Ferraris find owners in the country, mainly through the official dealer Scuderia Lebanon and a few key resellers in the local market. These cars are more than just vehicles; they’re symbols of luxury ...

VideosHezbollah Disarmament: Cabinet Backs Army, Keeps Deliberations Confidential

Rayan Chami 2025-10-06 20:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hezbollah Lebanese Army Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers decided on Monday to approve the army’s comprehensive plan to place all weapons under state control, while suspending the license of the Resalat association, a group affiliated with Hezbollah. The decision came during a session chaired by President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Baabda Palace to discuss a ...

VideosHezbollah Disarmament: Cabinet to Review Army’s First Report

Rayan Chami 2025-10-06 15:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Hezbollah Lebanese Army

The Lebanese Army is set to present its first report to the government today, Monday, October 6, as part of its action plan to disarm Hezbollah.

SpotlightFrom Sport to Crime: Lebanon’s Hunting Freeze

Michael al-Andary 2025-10-06 15:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Hunting Litani Elie Mazraani Lebanese Hunting Club

Hunting, long regarded worldwide as the “sport of kings,” has become an illegal pastime in Lebanon following recent government decisions aimed at protecting wildlife. On September 22, 2025, the Ministries of Environment, Agriculture and Interior and Municipalities issued a joint circular banning all wild bird hunting nationwide, citing the ...

Member of Hezbollah Air Defense Unit Killed in Israeli Strike in Nabatiyeh

This is Beirut 2025-10-06 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon South Lebanon Nabatieh November 27

On Monday, an Israeli strike targeted a car on the road to Zebdine in the Nabatiyeh district of southern Lebanon, killing a couple and injuring another person, the Ministry of Health reported. Correspondents from This is Beirut indicated that the man, who had previously lost his sight during the pager explosion in September 2024, was in the ...