This Is Beirut 2024-01-28 18:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After a relatively calm morning, tensions increased again on Sunday afternoon between Hezbollah and Israel along the southern border, then again in the evening. Three people were killed in an Israeli raid in Marwahin. Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of the villages of Marwahin, Ramya, Maroun al-Ras, Yaroun, Shihine, Jabaline, Naqoura, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-28 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Metropolitan of Beirut, Archbishop Elias Audi, stigmatized in his Sunday Sermon the obstruction of the investigation into "the crime of the explosion of August 4," which constitutes "a disgrace for our state and for some of our judges." "The latter have not only failed in their duty to uncover the truth and impose justice, but they are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-28 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In light of the agreement on maritime border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel with US mediation, Cyprus resorted to negotiations with Israel to adjust its maritime borders. It hopes to make progress on this issue with Lebanon as well. The head of the Cypriot intelligence services, Tasos Tzionis, who visited Beirut last week, urged Lebanese ...
Samar Yamout 2024-01-28 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The problem of Lebanese prison centers is not limited to the economic crisis. In reality, most detention centers are overcrowded. Human Rights Watch highlights the serious situation in Lebanese prisons, particularly due to the economic crisis that has plagued the country for more than 3 years. Saturation and the deterioration of living conditions ...
Johnny Ftouhi 2024-01-27 19:54 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
The Lebanese population would have liked to benefit from a continuous power supply, as promised two decades ago by the Ministry of Energy. However, Lebanon is on the list of countries with the worst electricity management record. What's more, it's the country with the darkest reputation, thanks to decades of waste, corruption and failure. In ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-27 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transports Ali Hamieh asserted that Lebanon, and in particular Hezbollah (the formation he represents within the government), "do not consider the time is right for the demarcation of borders with Syria and Cyprus." He added, "This requires legal and technical studies to avoid the mistakes made in the ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-01-27 08:29 - Reading : less than a minute
Under the slogan of innovating, empowering and ever-giving, the Lebanese American University (LAU) celebrated a century of academic excellence. Rooted in its storied history since 1924 and reaching back to 1835, LAU embraced its centennial by strategically redefining its future, with a commitment to pioneering education, industry relevance and a ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-01-26 23:13 - Reading : less than a minute
Opposition MP Waddak Sadek affirmed that the initial budget was disastrous and that Parliament needed to make amendments, otherwise it would have led the country to bankruptcy.
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-01-26 20:34 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Forces MP Ghassan Hasbani said on Friday that even if the budget in its current state is nowhere close to being perfect, some points are still being discussed within Parliament before proceeding with the vote. “We are halfway through the discussions, and the vote might happen later tonight or might require another half a day," he added.
This Is Beirut 2024-01-26 17:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A source at Electricité du Liban (EDL) denied on Friday evening "rumors that hydroelectric power plants in Lebanon have been out of service since late Friday afternoon." It added that these reports were "unfounded." The same sources revealed that "EDL maintenance teams have been working to repair the malfunction caused by the bad weather and are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-26 17:43 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati insisted on Friday that his government had inherited the problems and crises of previous cabinets, attempting to absolve himself of the failings and incompetence of most of his ministers. "For two days, I listened to the MPs' statements and their opinions, most of which were constructive and pointed out the ...
2024-01-26 11:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Exchanges of fire continued intermittently on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Friday. Israel shelled the villages of Hula and Wadi el-Bayad, while an interceptor missile from Israel's Iron Dome defense system reportedly exploded in the air near the Naqoura border. Al-Jazeera reported that alarm sirens were sounding in the settlement of ...