This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 23:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Unabating tensions persisted Tuesday on the southern border of Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, marked by Israeli airstrikes near Khiam's chalet area. Ambulances swiftly rushed to the raid site. The Israeli army announced that their aircraft raided a Hezbollah command headquarters and reconnaissance site in Khiam late afternoon. It also ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 23:17 - Reading : less than a minute
Fuel importing companies have decided to halt the delivery of fuels (petrol, diesel, and gas) starting Wednesday morning. In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, the fuel companies said that the imposition of an exceptional tax on importing companies had been rushed through and was not included in the draft budget bill drawn up by the ...
Samar Kadi 2024-01-30 20:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The ambassadors of the Quint Committee for Lebanon have underscored the urgency of electing a president of the republic "today," independently of the developments in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border attacks for more than three months. An informed source speaking to This is Beirut on condition of ...
2024-01-30 19:17 - Reading : less than a minute
Following Israeli claims that UNRWA staff participated in the October 7 Hamas attack, six European countries discontinued their funding to the agency. This decision is set to affect Palestinian refugees and host countries such as Lebanon alike.
2024-01-30 18:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the recent attack on American soldiers on the Jordanian-Syrian border and the violation of Jordanian sovereignty. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the ministry expressed regret for the victims of the attack, saying "it could lead to dangerous escalations and regional tension as a result of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 14:22 - Reading : less than a minute
The ambassadors of the Quint Committee visited House Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday in Ain el-Tineh; among them Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Al-Bukhari, Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani, French Ambassador Hervé Magro, Egyptian Ambassador Alaa Moussa and the United States Ambassador Lisa ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-01-30 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The average Lebanese citizen used to earn a modest salary. For the sake of this story, let's assume that this income was a hundred Lebanese pounds. However, it’s important to clarify that here, the pound is a mere fictional currency, as in reality, a hundred lebanese pounds is not a typical salary in a country like Lebanon, where the pound ...
2024-01-30 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Following two drastic floods affecting businesses and homes in Karantina, public works have begun on the river to make sure it doesn’t happen again. But when it comes to the damage that has already been done, will locals ever be able to save what they lost?
This Is Beirut 2024-01-29 18:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Head of the National Liberal Party Camille Chamoun visited on Monday the caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi, with whom he discussed the ongoing closure of real estate offices in Mount Lebanon. He expressed concern that despite this closure, "properties are being registered in secret," considering this a "demographic threat with the ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-01-29 16:26 - Reading : less than a minute
The League of Civil Servants is leading a ten-day strike starting Tuesday until February 9 to protest the current government's decision to approve a 2024 budget lacking salary increases for civil servants.
2024-01-28 23:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein, Special Advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, announced on CBS News that he is "supposed to return soon to the region" to continue efforts for a restoration of calm at the southern border between Lebanon and Israel. He stated that the "window for diplomacy is still there”, adding, "the status-quo of where we are now can't last ...
2024-01-28 19:44 - Reading : less than a minute
On Sunday, caretaker Minister of Energy Walid Fayad said that the issue of oil leaks in the Nahr el-Kabir (Big River) at the border with Syria, in the North, is actively being addressed. According to a statement from the Ministry, the leaks are the result of "one of the worn-out pipelines or encroachments in the river." "After we learned about ...