This Is Beirut 2024-02-02 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi stated in an interview on MTV on Thursday night that Lebanon is "not for sale," referring to the Syrian displaced dossier. "It is not possible to keep the displaced in exchange for money," he added. "Their file poses an existential threat to Lebanon and must be addressed," insisted Mawlawi. "Most of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-01 23:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The new French Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, is expected to arrive in Beirut at the end of this week, according to the Al-Markazia agency on Thursday. This visit was preceded by those of British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The visit comes at a time when Lebanon is experiencing an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-01 18:59 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib stated on Thursday that "Lebanon seeks comprehensive peace, not partial solutions," regarding the southern border with Israel. "Israel aims to push Hezbollah to withdraw to the north of the Litani," he said. "We reject this because we want a comprehensive solution that involves delineating the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-01 18:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Justice Henry Khoury received a delegation from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday, which handed him a translated Arabic copy of the audit report by Alvarez and Marsal on the accounts of the Central Bank of Lebanon. After the meeting, Khoury stated that "this report will be submitted to the Attorney ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-01 18:13 - Reading : less than a minute
The ministers in the caretaker government have been informed that Prime Minister Najib Mikati is in the process of calling for a Cabinet session on the morning of Thursday, February 8. Ministers have been requested to confirm their presence in Lebanon and be prepared for attendance, pending the formal issuance of the invitation once it is ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-02-01 17:17 - Reading : less than a minute
Academic researcher and activist Dr. Saleh Machnouk criticized the Lebanese State's position vis-à-vis the war in Gaza, condemned Hezbollah's fighting in the war and detailed post-war scenarios. He also called for the application of United Nations Resolution 1701.
2024-02-01 16:36 - Reading : less than a minute
As part of his tour of the region, British Minister of Foreign Affairs David Cameron visited Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Army Commander Joseph Aoun, and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri. His visit discussed the future of the security situation in Gaza and South Lebanon.
Jenny Rahmeh 2024-02-01 15:04 - Reading : less than a minute
Beyond the war, what caused the increase in consumer prices in Lebanon despite the stability of the dollar?
This Is Beirut 2024-02-01 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Informed Arab sources have confirmed "the opening of a Saudi Consulate in Damascus in the near future." They further stated, "A Saudi delegation will visit Damascus to hold talks with Syrian officials regarding developments in the region, the war in Gaza, and its repercussions on the situation in the area." According to these sources, "an ...
2024-01-31 23:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The chairman of the parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee, Ibrahim Kanaan, warned against "any attempt to harm the Maronite Patriarchate, as this undermines coexistence and its (the Patriarchate) known role in Lebanon's independence and sovereignty" in allusion to the smear campaign waged by Hezbollah against the Maronite Patriarch, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 23:06 - Reading : less than a minute
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), part of the US Treasury, announced on Tuesday that it had imposed sanctions against three entities and one individual in Lebanon and Turkey, accused of "providing significant financial support" to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Two new Lebanese companies ...
2024-01-31 23:05 - Reading : less than a minute
British Foreign Minister David Cameron is expected in Beirut on Thursday, the second leg of a regional tour that took him to Oman, where he called for an immediate humanitarian pause in Gaza. https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/world/222581 Cameron will be received at 11 a.m. by the caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, and then by the Speaker of the ...