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 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-23 22:41 - Reading : less than a minute
A Hezbollah delegation, including executives Mohammed Saïd al-Khansa and Mustapha al-Hage Ali, met with Bkerke’s spokesman, Walid Ghayad, at MP Farid al-Khazen’s residence. According to information from Al-Jadeed, the discussions focused on “the situation in Gaza and the suffering of the Palestinian people.” The pro-Iranian party’s ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-23 21:11 - Reading : less than a minute
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
The Strong Lebanon Bloc of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) has decided to tie its participation in parliamentary sessions and the vote on the budget to the deliberations that will take place during these sessions. Parliament is set to convene on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss and vote on the 2024 budget. Gebran Bassil, chief of the said ...
Renée Davis 2024-01-23 20:55 - Reading : less than a minute
On Tuesday, the Australian Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Andrew Barnes, announced in an exclusive declaration to This is Beirut that "humanitarian aid is being provided to vulnerable families in Lebanon."
Renée Davis 2024-01-23 20:39 - Reading : less than a minute
On Tuesday, the UK Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Hamish Cowell emphasized that education, climate change, and the training of the Lebanese armed forces are top focus areas for assistance and support.
Lyne Sammouri 2024-01-23 16:51 - Reading : less than a minute
The families of the victims of the August 4 explosion demonstrated outside the Palace of Justice, demanding that the truth be told, despite the many legal complications. The families blocked the entrance to the building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., opposing any judicial session. At the same time, The Defence Office for the Families of the Victims ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-01-23 16:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
History has shown that, in Lebanon, every era is dominated by a religious community or group, voluntarily or not. Before the war, political Maronitism was made manifest when the Maronites took over the State, taking advantage of the President’s considerable prerogatives to consolidate their position and better their status. They did not heed ...
David Hale 2024-01-23 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The arrival of a new American ambassador in Beirut can mark a new style in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy there. However, it is good to remember that policies are set in Washington, not at embassies. As the talented new American ambassador, Lisa Johnson, settles in, it is an opportune moment to consider how the team in Washington should ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-23 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The American program of financial support for the Lebanese army will reach its conclusion at the end of March. But according to reliable sources, Washington has no plans to suspend its assistance to the regular forces, particularly during this phase when the military institution is called upon to play a leading role in South Lebanon. The same ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-23 14:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Boukhari visited House Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday at Ain el-Tineh. Discussions centered around the most prominent political developments on both the Lebanese and regional levels. Additionally, they addressed the efforts being made to expedite the Lebanese presidential deadline as the only way to ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-01-23 12:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The adoption of the budget by Parliament may seem like a routine procedure. However, if approved before the end of January, it would mark the first instance of a budget being adopted within the legally prescribed timeframe in nearly two decades. Members of Parliament are scheduled to convene on January 24 and 25 to discuss and vote on the 2024 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-22 20:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Renewal Bloc stated on Monday that it will participate in the parliamentary session to discuss the 2024 budget, “despite its principled and constitutional stance against legislating in the absence of a president and amid the obstruction of the presidential election.” This decision aims to ensure the quorum for the session, “protecting ...