Sana Richa Choucair 03/02 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States USAID Lebanon
Elon Musk stated on Monday that President Donald Trump confirmed his intention to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). “I discussed USAID in detail with (the president), and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said during a conversation on X Spaces early on Monday morning. The announcement comes ...
Chelsea Al Arif 03/02 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Bassam Mawlawi Municipal Elections
The caretaker Minister of Interior, Judge Bassam Mawlawi, asserted that “all elections must be organized, and all legal and constitutional deadlines respected.” According to him, the municipal elections must be held on schedule in May.
This is Beirut 03/02 18:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah Australia sanctions Naim Qassem
The Australian Government imposed sanctions on Monday targeting Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem. Naim Qassem is part of a group of entities sanctioned by Australia in its “the fight against terrorist financing and ongoing work to combat anti-Semitism and ensure the safety of Australians,” reads a statement published by the ...
This is Beirut 03/02 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Following a recent surge in crime, caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi affirmed on Monday that security services are “actively fulfilling their duties,” revealing that 1,920 individuals have been arrested for various crimes in January. “This is proof that the security forces are doing their job and that proactive security measures ...
This is Beirut 03/02 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
With just two weeks away from the 20th anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, preparations are gaining momentum for the anticipated return of his son, ex-PM Saad Hariri, to Beirut. Ahmad Hariri, Secretary General of the Future Movement, has been actively laying the groundwork for his leader’s political ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 03/02 13:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Government President Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun
Hezbollah’s participation in the government, whether directly or indirectly, raises many questions about its political role in the coming period and whether it will contribute to Lebanon’s openness, reform, economic recovery and reconstruction. Some argue that the group’s position after the war with Israel has rendered its presence in the ...
This is Beirut 03/02 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Baalbeck Hezbollah Israel Lebanon
The Israeli army said Monday it has set ablaze many homes between the towns of Odaisseh and Rab El Thalathine, eliminated several Hezbollah operatives, and arrested others, during ongoing military operations in southern Lebanon. In an official statement, the Israeli army confirmed that “its defensive activities continue in southern Lebanon ...
Michel Touma 03/02 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Hezbollah Joseph Aoun
The (highly relative) calm preceding the storm? A worrying question is likely on everyone’s lips — especially on the eve of the crucial meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, set for Tuesday, February 4, in Washington. The course of events in the coming months will largely hinge on the outcome of ...
Charles Chartouni 03/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Gaza Iran Israel USA
The transitions in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza are still controversial, and their actors are undecided about their outcomes. Observers ask whether the various actors are genuinely interested in the transformative courses and to what extent. The newly set dynamics that have taken place throughout the Near East have not yet been relayed by steadier, ...
This is Beirut 02/02 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On Sunday evening, a powerful explosion rocked the southern outskirts of Mays el-Jabal around 6:30 p.m., following an Israeli airstrike. A few minutes later, gunfire was heard in Blida, coinciding with a speech by Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Naim Qassem. On the ground, Civil Defense teams recovered the bodies of eight victims, including ...
This is Beirut 02/02 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel
In a recorded speech, Sheikh Naim Qassem, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, addressed several issues, including the security situation in southern Lebanon, Israeli violations of the ceasefire and the details of the funerals of Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine. On the security front, Qassem emphasized that "the Lebanese state is ...
Cian Ward 02/02 15:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
This Sunday, on the fourth anniversary of his assassination, Lokman Slim—a notable Shiite intellectual and free speech advocate—was commemorated in Beirut by his family, friends, and colleagues. This came just days after it emerged that investigative judge Bilal Halawi had decided to "close the file" on the case until "new elements ...