This is Beirut 15/11 12:26 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Forces Party Chief Samir Geagea met with French Ambassador Hervé Magro on Thursday to review local and regional developments, including France’s ongoing efforts to mediate a ceasefire and ensure the implementation of international resolutions. Geagea underscored the need to enforce international Resolutions 1559, 1680, and 1701. He ...
This is Beirut 15/11 11:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The situation on the ground leaves little room for hope of an imminent ceasefire as hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel escalate. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly preparing for a potential ground operation deep into Lebanese territory if Hezbollah does not agree to a ceasefire, according to the Wall Street ...
Marc Saikali 15/11 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
That being said, if Larijani arrives bearing humanitarian aid and suitcases brimming with cash — let’s say at least $5 billion to start rebuilding the tens of thousands of homes destroyed due to his country's successive strategic blunders — then perhaps the 1.5 million internally displaced people, who have lost everything, might greet him ...
Christiane Tager 14/11 22:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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As the year-end holidays approach, Lebanese expatriates who usually rush home to celebrate Christmas and New Year's with their families are now facing a grim reality. The ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel is profoundly affecting Lebanon, turning it from a place of festivities and celebrations into a war zone. This year, behind the ...
Elie Valluy - Paris Correspondent 14/11 19:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanon's ambassador to UNESCO and Berlin, Moustapha Adib, spoke with This is Beirut about the upcoming special session organized by the UN on November 18 in Paris. The session will focus on enhancing protection for Lebanon's historic sites, which are being threatened by Israeli airstrikes. UNESCO announced on Thursday, November 7, that its ...
This is Beirut 14/11 19:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Army UNIFIL Southern Lebanon
The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) came under fire on Thursday after noticing an arms cache on the roadside, according to a statement issued on its Telegram channel. “A UNIFIL patrol near Qallawiyah (in the Bint Jbeil district in southern Lebanon) noticed this morning a cache of ammunition near the roadway. After informing ...
Sana Richa Choucair 14/11 19:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Reconstruction
For nearly two months, Israel’s intensified offensive against Hezbollah has seen entire villages in southern Lebanon, neighborhoods in Beirut’s southern suburb, and towns in the Beqaa Valley nearly obliterated. The ongoing air raids have left huge mounds of rubble, though there is still no concrete estimate of the volume, given that Israeli ...
This is Beirut 14/11 18:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UN Security Council Lebanon Jean-Pierre Lacroix UNIFIL
On his third visit to Lebanon, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix stressed that Security Council Resolution 1701 remains the framework to return to stability — and build on it. Concluding a three-day visit to Beirut, Lacroix underscored in meetings with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Caretaker Prime Minister ...
This is Beirut 14/11 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Baalbeck Hezbollah Israel South Lebanon Beirut's southern suburbs
The Civil Defense center in Doures in the vicinity of the ancient city of Baalbeck in east Lebanon, sustained a massive direct hit by Israeli warplanes on Thursday evening, causing many casualties among the 13 members who were at the center at the time of the strike. According to initial reports, at least eight members of the civil defense have ...
This Is Beirut 14/11 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
World Bank Lebanon Economy conflict losses
The World Bank has published on Thursday an initial assessment report of the impact of conflict on Lebanon’s Economy and Key Sectors. According to a new World Bank report, the cost of physical damages and economic losses due to the conflict in Lebanon is estimated at USD 8.5 billion. The Lebanon Interim Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) finds ...
Lyne Sammouri 14/11 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute
What does daily life look like in Tripoli, and how is the war affecting the economic and social situation?
This Is Beirut 14/11 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a major initiative to protect children from infectious diseases, the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Thursday targeting polio, measles, rubella and varicella. Supported by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Lebanese Association of Pediatricians, the campaign took place at the ...