This is Beirut 2025-10-02 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Damascus Displaced Syrians UNHCR
The third phase of Lebanon’s government plan for the voluntary return of displaced Syrians has begun. On Thursday morning, 59 Syrians gathered in the Karantina area of Beirut before departing for Damascus. In a statement issued Wednesday, Lebanon’s General Security confirmed the operation would take place Thursday at 6 AM via the Masnaa ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-02 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanese Red Cross South Lebanon
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the latest in a wave of attacks, has heightened fears of a wider escalation in the region. The strike, which targeted a vehicle on the Jarmaq-Khardali road, comes amid growing tensions fueled by remarks from US envoy Tom Barrack, who on September 22 told Sky News Arabia that “the situation in Lebanon is ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-02 11:50 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Lebanon IMF Central Bank Banks Depositors
As Lebanon faces multiple challenges with economic and financial recovery from the country’s 2019 economic collapse, two interconnected issues remain particularly controversial: recovering the money of Lebanese who lost access to their bank deposits and holding those responsible for squandering their money ...
Salam El Zaatari 2025-10-02 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Today in Lebanon, the biggest mafia is not only in politics. It’s in education. Private school owners, especially the so-called “Catholic” and “Islamic” institutions that claim to serve God, have turned into a cartel, worshiping only the dollar. Their business model is not about forming the next generation of Lebanese geniuses, but ...
Marc Saikali 2025-10-02 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Palestine Donald Trump Hamas Iran
Donald Trump has unveiled his peace plan for Gaza. The Israelis accepted it, and the international community applauded – sometimes hesitantly, but applauded nonetheless. The question now is Hamas. The group remains undecided. We are not immune to yet another historic misstep on their part – one more in a long series – that could prolong ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 20:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Ortagus Ceasefire Military Diplomacy
Lebanon is preparing to receive US envoy Morgan Ortagus on October 14, ahead of her participation in the third meeting of the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee scheduled for October 15, according to a diplomatic source speaking to MTV on Wednesday. The visit comes at a sensitive time, as both Washington and Beirut navigate the challenges of ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Army Rescue Maritime Security UNDP
The Lebanese Army inaugurated the country’s first Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) at the Beirut Naval Base on Wednesday, in a ceremony held under the patronage of Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal. Funded by France and the European Union, with technical support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 18:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Kafra Hezbollah drones airstrikes
Israeli drones carried out two airstrikes on Saturday afternoon in the town of Kafra, located in Lebanon’s southern Bint Jbeil district, targeting a Range Rover SUV. According to initial reports, at least one person was wounded in the attack. Media updates later confirmed that four people were injured, including one reported to be in ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 18:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Ceasefire United Nations
The United Nations said Wednesday it had verified the deaths of 103 civilians in Lebanon since the November 2024 ceasefire with Israel, as it demanded a halt to the ongoing suffering. "We are still seeing devastating impacts of jet and drone strikes in residential areas, as well as near UN peacekeepers in the south," UN rights chief ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-10-01 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Army United Nations Hezbollah Syria Palestine
Western diplomatic sources have noted that international and regional focus on Lebanon has shifted toward the Palestinian and Syrian issues. This was particularly evident during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where attention to Syria and Palestine prevented a meeting between President Joseph Aoun and French President Emmanuel ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 14:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Raoucheh Rock Jamal al-Hajjar Hezbollah
Public Prosecutor Jamal Hajjar issued investigative warrants against two suspects involved in the lighting of Raoucheh Rock last Thursday. According to a report by the National News Agency, the action follows the suspects’ refusal to appear for questioning after being summoned for investigation.
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon General Security Directorate Syrian Refugees
Lebanon’s General Security Directorate announced that the third phase of the government’s organized return plan for Syrian refugees will begin tomorrow through the Masnaa border crossing with Syria. The initiative is coordinated with the Syrian authorities and in partnership with UNHCR, IOM, the Lebanese Red Cross, and other humanitarian ...