This Is Beirut 2024-02-08 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
After a decade at the head of the INTERPOL Foundation for a Safer World, Elias El Murr, former Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and former Minister of the Interior and Defense, has decided to re-enter the Lebanese political scene to continue the legacy of his father, Michel El Murr, who passed away in January 2021. Elias El Murr, whose ...
2024-02-08 10:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah strongly condemned the assassination of Abu Bakr el-Saadi in a US strike in Iraq. In a statement issued on Thursday, Hezbollah referred to the attack as a “flagrant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty, security, and stability.” Wissam Mohammad, nicknamed Abou Bakr, a high-ranking commander of the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, along with ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-07 22:02 - Reading : less than a minute
Commander-in-Chief of the Army General Joseph Aoun and French Ambassador Hervé Magro inaugurated a conference hall funded by the French authorities at the Army Command headquarters. Several commanding officers were also in attendance. General Aoun thanked the French authorities for this initiative, stating that it contributes to enhancing ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-07 19:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Kataeb political bureau expressed "its total rejection of this tendency (adopted by the Amal-Hezbollah duo in particular) to link the fate of Lebanon to the ongoing conflict in the region." It demanded in this context "the immediate application of Security Council Resolution 1701 by both parties," and above all "the cessation of all ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-07 18:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun and German Ambassador to Lebanon Kurt Georg Stoeckl-Stillfried signed an agreement on Wednesday under which German authorities are to offer a donation worth two million euros to support the army, one million of which would be allocated to fuel and the other to the medical needs of army personnel. It ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-02-07 18:08 - Reading : less than a minute
MP of the Change and Coalition parliamentary bloc Michel Doueihy told Political Pulse that the whole political scene in Lebanon needs to be rethought in order to have a fully functioning political system and state institutions. Furthermore, he called for the election of a president and the immediate application of UN Resolution 1701 and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-07 17:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Maronite bishops voiced full support to Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai's stance, refusing to jeopardize the lives of residents of South Lebanon who have been exasperated by the escalation of cross-border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel that endanger their livelihood and properties. In a statement released on Wednesday, following their ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-07 13:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The retired military personnel reaffirmed on Wednesday its previous decision "to gather and protest outside the grand serail to block ministers from participating in a cabinet meeting scheduled on Thursday." The protesters vowed to maintain their protests "until achieving justice and equality." They called on "retired military personnel, ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-02-07 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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This Is Beirut 2024-02-07 10:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The cross-border exchange of fire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah has taken another toll. The escalation in the field widened as Israel targeted a public building for the first time. The Wazzani water pumping station was hit by the Israeli army in the Wazzani plain at dawn on Wednesday. A loud explosion was heard early on Wednesday morning ...
2024-02-07 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The representatives of the five countries overseeing developments in Lebanon, known as the Quintet (Saudi Arabia, France, the United States, Qatar and Egypt), are gearing up for a meeting in Riyadh, according to some information. It is anticipated that the meeting, potentially involving foreign ministers, will include the Quintet's ambassadors in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-06 23:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Nadim Gemayel criticized caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib on Tuesday, labeling him a “dhimmi” and accusing him of betraying the national principles he once upheld. In a statement on his official account, the Kataeb MP questioned the qualifications of a diplomat who fails to acknowledge Lebanon’s sovereignty, its ...