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 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-06 21:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
International Court of Justice
Nawaf Salam, a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) since February 6, 2018, was elected President of the ICJ on Tuesday for a three-year term. In an initial comment after his election to head the International Court of Justice, Salam said that his election represents a great responsibility to achieve international justice and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-06 20:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Japanese authorities have pledged their support for the Lebanese Army through an agreement on an “emergency support project for the Lebanese Armed Forces that includes enhancing health services and implementing essential works.” The agreement, signed on Tuesday at a meeting in Yarzeh, was attended by the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-06 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné held talks with several Lebanese officials Tuesday, during which he affirmed France’s support to the Lebanese Army and reiterated calls for restraint in South Lebanon, the theater of persisting violence between Hezbollah and Israel for almost four months now. Séjourné arrived in Beirut Tuesday ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-02-06 18:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
It is no secret that, in Lebanon, anyone who does not support the Axis of Resistance or Hezbollah is branded a “collaborator.” This has been common practice for years, since 2005. The threats made against MP Samy Gemayel, Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea and other anti-Hezbollah politicians are proof of this, and last year’s viral video ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-06 17:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Ashraf Rifi announced on Tuesday that he has organized a series of meetings with all forces that “support the concept of the State of Greater Lebanon.” These gatherings are grounded in the principles of sovereignty, freedom, independence, state-building and the fight against corruption. Following a meeting in Bkerke between Maronite ...
Roger Merheb 2024-02-06 17:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Abdallah Bou Habib Gebran Bassil
It takes a little bit of everything to make up this world. Even someone like Abdallah Bou Habib. The caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs has only one thing on his mind: to accumulate political and media babbling and gesticulation. For some time now, Bou Habib has been letting loose with outrageous and nonsensical statements clearly unworthy of ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-02-06 17:34 - Reading : less than a minute
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Lebanon on Tuesday and is scheduled to meet with the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, among others.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-06 16:48 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker government will convene on Thursday 8 February at 9:30 a.m. Among the 25 items on the agenda, one item concerns the issuance of decrees by procuration, on behalf of the president, in matters concerning employment affairs, officers and individuals’ affairs, the acquisition of foreign nationalities, honor position, schools, waste, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-06 13:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib took it upon himself to be the spokesperson of the Lebanese Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun and make public statements to the international press regarding national security matters and the army, which certainly does not fall within the scope of his duties. He declared on ...