This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 21:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The ambassadors of the Quintet Committee (United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar) in Lebanon held their second coordination meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the French Ambassador’s residence (Résidence des Pins). The aim of this meeting is to discuss means for resolving the political crisis in Lebanon. It’s part of the "normal ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 21:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and MP, Gebran Bassil, is determined to go all the way in his confrontation with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the government, accusing them of violating the Constitution and taking over the role of the president of the Republic. Bassil announced on Tuesday that he will submit "a ...
Vanessa Kallas 2024-02-20 17:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Mukhtars across Lebanon took to the streets on Tuesday in protest against the exorbitant increase in civil registration document fees introduced in the 2024 budget. In Akkar, north Lebanon, protesters gathered in front of the Halba Serail to express their recriminations. Zaher al-Kassar, head of the Union of Mukhtars in Akkar, declared that they ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 17:01 - Reading : less than a minute
The President of the Higher Judiciary Council (HJC), Judge Souheil Abboud, appointed on Tuesday Judge Jamal Hajjar as the Interim Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation. Judge Hajjar will assume his duties starting February 23, succeeding Judge Ghassan Oueidat, who plans on retiring the day before. Judge Abboud also appointed Judge Nada ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 13:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on Tuesday morning on the southern outskirts of the towns of Mays al-Jabal and Hula in the Marjayoun district, in the Wazzani area near the parks, the vicinity of Hamames hill towards Wazzani, Dhayra and Marwahin. Hezbollah retaliated by targeting an assembly of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the ...
Rayan Chami 2024-02-20 13:24 - Reading : less than a minute
After the three-story building in Choueifat collapsed last night, rescue efforts have ended. Reports indicate 4 dead and 4 survivors in critical condition.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 12:22 - Reading : less than a minute
The Internal Security Forces will begin implementing the provisions of Article 42 of the 2024 General Budget Law, which requires multiplying by 10 times the fines stipulated in the Traffic Law, provided that the fine value is not less than LBP 250,000. In a statement, the ISF requested “drivers” to adhere to the provisions of the Traffic Law ...
2024-02-20 12:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Former President Michel Aoun stated, “We are not bound to Gaza by a defense treaty,” hinting at the cross-border exchange between Hezbollah and the Israeli army in the South. On X, he noted that “the entity capable of coordinating fronts is the Arab League.” “However, a segment of the Lebanese people made its choice, and the government ...
Maxime Pluvinet 2024-02-20 09:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
“Each vulnerable person embodies a force for the future.” The charitable association led by Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Fadlallah daily demonstrates this conviction through projects like the el-Hadi Institute. The association also supports students displaced by bombings at the southern border of Lebanon. In memory of Amani Hussein ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 08:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's advisor on Russian relations, Georges Chaaban, has extended an invitation to the head of the Future Movement to visit Moscow on a date to be set later, depending on Russian President Vladimir Putin's schedule. Russia supported Saad Hariri's return to Lebanon as a crucial step towards a balanced and consensual ...
2024-02-20 07:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
No new initiatives or proposals seem to be looming on the horizon from the members of the Quintet Committee (the United States, Saudi Arabia, France, Qatar and Egypt) regarding Lebanon. Sources suggest that the Committee's ambassadors' meeting at the French Ambassador’s residence (Résidence des Pins) will not stray from the format of mere ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-02-19 23:57 - Reading : less than a minute
A six-story residential building in Choueifat collapsed on Monday night, with reports indicating several dead and injured. This is the second time in a week that a building has collapsed in the area.