This Is Beirut 2024-02-04 19:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In an interview with the television channel Al-Jadeed on Sunday, Lebanese Forces (LF) MP Georges Okais, when asked about the presidential election, said that "the opposition is sticking to its candidate (former minister Jihad Azour), while the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) remains relatively committed to his candidacy." "We have started to lose ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-04 19:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Beirut, Elias Audi, denounced the 2024 budget adopted by Parliament on January 26, stating that “the new taxes and tariffs imposed on citizens will further impoverish them without offering any social or medical services in return.” During his Sunday sermon, Audi said that those in charge are continuing “to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-04 16:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai denounced the persisting presidential deadlock, whose consequences revealed the real “intentions” of certain parties in power. He expressed concern that these parties are not upholding the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution, particularly undermining the judiciary. “In practice, Lebanon has ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-04 12:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On the third anniversary of Lokman Slim’s assassination in an area controlled by Hezbollah in South Lebanon, several political figures took to “X” in his memory. Samir Geagea, the party chief of the Lebanese Forces (LF), wrote on Sunday, “The Lebanese people still believe that Hezbollah’s militia is the source of corruption of the ...
2024-02-04 11:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
In the city of Beirut, Art Deco successfully integrated into urban life through the traditional trifora model, but also a second model influenced by the Zigzag Moderne trend. The latter is equally conservative in its volumetrics, scale, proportions and adherence to street alignment. It emphasizes its main facade, heavily ornamented with geometric, ...
Rayan Chami 2024-02-04 08:30 - Reading : less than a minute
A journey through Lebanon's cancer landscape with the Head of Hematology and Oncology at Hôtel-Dieu de France. A candid discussion on economic hurdles and a beacon of hope on this World Cancer Day.
Hala Abdallah 2024-02-03 22:34 - Reading : less than a minute
On the third anniversary of Lokman Slim's assassination, media personalities, activists, politicians and Slim's family united to call for justice, emphasizing the lack of independence, political interference and a concerning absence of accountability within Lebanon's legal framework.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-03 18:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a statement released on Saturday, Hezbollah condemned the recent United States airstrikes on Iraq and Syria, denouncing the attacks as “a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the two countries, an assault on their security and territorial integrity, and a flagrant violation of all international and humanitarian laws." [readmore ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-03 17:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Saturday, the "Retired Military Association" announced plans to stage protests next Tuesday, culminating in the shutdown of VAT and Imports buildings as well as the Beirut port. The association cited the government's persistent failure to address their demands as the primary motive behind their protest. In a statement, the association ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-03 16:12 - Reading : less than a minute
The leader of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), MP Taymour Joumblatt, emphasized that “the action of (international) emissaries and other important initiatives should go hand in hand with internal initiatives to break the stagnation, particularly at the presidential level.” These comments were made during statements at Moukhtara Palace ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-03 14:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, asserted that he reached an agreement with the ambassadors of the countries comprising the quintet responsible for the Lebanese presidential election dossier on the necessity to “Lebanonize” the upcoming presidential deadline. In an interview with the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, Berri emphasized ...
Karine Ziadé 2024-02-03 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In Tripoli, a city ravaged by sectarian divisions and crisis, the NGO Women Alive is leading a vigorous fight for women's rights and empowerment. The goal: to cultivate a cadre of women who would be involved in the peace process and ultimately become the cornerstone of a new social order. Between a television commercial aired repeatedly on local ...