2024-01-24 23:23 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Judged by some MPs as contrary to the Constitution because it lacks an account closure, the 2024 budget proposal has not garnered unanimous support in Parliament even though it has been significantly modified by the parliamentary Finance and Budget committee. MPs took turns to express their views in Parliament on Wednesday, the first day of a ...
2024-01-24 22:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tripoli MP and Renewal bloc member Ashraf Rifi warned that "the regional situation is becoming increasingly tense and explosive," and that "Hezbollah cannot continue to set the southern front ablaze given the very high human, economic and demographic costs involved." During Wednesday's visit to Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in Meerab, ...
Fady Noun 2024-01-24 21:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Venturing beyond conventional paths, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25), born out of a close collaboration between the Maronite hierarchy and secular believers, was marked this year by an exceptional ecumenical gathering. This half-liturgical concert, half-prayer meeting event was led by a choir of 250 singers and the Lebanese ...
2024-01-24 20:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, Antonio Tajani, on Wednesday afternoon at the Grand Serail. The Italian minister, who is on an official visit to Beirut, stated that he "will tour other countries of the region to promote ...
Maxime Pluvinet 2024-01-24 15:28 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Imam Moussa Sadr, the former spiritual leader of the Lebanese Shiite community, mysteriously disappeared during a visit to Libya in 1978. He remains in the memory of the Lebanese as the main figure who championed the cause of dignity for Lebanese Shiites. Born in 1928 in Qom, Iran, this Shiite religious leader, holding the title of Sayyed (borne ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 14:24 - Reading : less than a minute
Heated debate within the Free Patriotic Movement. Members of former President Michel Aoun's party have fallen prey to political dissent, increasingly so since Aoun’s son-in-law, Gebran Bassil, took control of the group in 2015. The last conflict to date was about the need for boycotting, or not, Wednesday’s parliamentary session aimed at ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 12:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a stormy atmosphere, MPs began examining, on Wednesday morning, the draft 2024 budget, transmitted to the Chamber by the government. At the start of the session, MP for Beirut II Melhem Khalaf objected this legislative session held in the absence of a President of the Republic, leading to heated exchanges, notably with Speaker of the House ...
2024-01-24 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon's farmers, hit hard by a recent storm in #Akkar's Miniara region, face substantial crop losses and a daunting path to recovery. As financial constraints hinder land protection, and without government aid, their resilience is put to the test.
2024-01-24 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to Abdallah Bou Habib, “Lebanon doesn’t want war and has never sought it.” Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib made a passionate appeal for peace in the Middle East based on United Nations international resolutions during a session at the UN Security Council in New York. In his speech at the Glass Palace ...
2024-01-24 09:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The families of the victims of the August 4 explosion protested on Tuesday in front of the Palace of Justice, demanding that justice be served, as several years have passed since the port explosion and no sanctions have been imposed yet. They closed the building's gates with chains from 11 am to 2 pm, expressing their refusal to any judicial ...
Rami Rayess 2024-01-24 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Many challenges surround the notion of Arab identity or Arabism, more so in practicality than in theory. The theoretical aspect faces continuous criticism and scrutiny, raising questions about its feasibility and the advantages of steadfastly upholding it, given the significant global changes in power dynamics, which have undergone profound shifts ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 08:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Druze leader Walid Joumblatt stressed to Marada leader Sleiman Frangieh the importance he attaches to Christian backing, particularly Maronite support through Bkerke, which he believes any candidate for the presidency of the Republic should benefit from. This was during the dinner to which he had invited Frangieh on Monday at Clemenceau, when he ...