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KSA Ambassador Reaffirms Kingdom’s Support for Lebanese Reform Efforts
KSA Ambassador Reaffirms Kingdom’s Support for Lebanese Reform Efforts

This is Beirut 10/04 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Joseph Aoun Saudi Arabia Yousef Rajji Dar el Fatwa Walid Bukhari

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Bukhari, reiterated the Kingdom’s unwavering support for Lebanon’s political and economic reform efforts during a meeting on Thursday with Foreign Affairs Minister Youssef Rajji. The two officials discussed recent developments in Lebanon and across the region, with Ambassador Bukhari conveying ...

Passenger Traffic at Beirut Airport Declines Slightly in Q1 2025, But Arrivals Rise
Passenger Traffic at Beirut Airport Declines Slightly in Q1 2025, But Arrivals Rise

This is Beirut 10/04 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Beirut International Airport

Passenger traffic at Beirut International Airport (BIA) saw a slight decrease in the first quarter of 2025, with a total of 1,254,550 passengers, representing a 1.42% drop compared to the same period in 2024, when the airport recorded 1,272,625 travelers. However, there was a positive trend in arrivals, which increased compared to last year. The ...

Customs Duties: When China Gets Hit with a Tax — and We Get a Shock at the Checkout!
Customs Duties: When China Gets Hit with a Tax — and We Get a Shock at the Checkout!

Christiane Tager 10/04 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon China Donald Trump Tarifs

American president Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would suspend his “reciprocal” customs surtaxes for 90 days. However, this decision does not apply to China. With the new American customs duties taking effect — reaching an impressive 104% for certain Chinese products — many American companies that have long relied on China to ...

Public School Unions Call for Nationwide Strike Over Delayed Payments
Public School Unions Call for Nationwide Strike Over Delayed Payments

This is Beirut 10/04 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Minister of Education Rima Karami Official Education Union

Public sector education unions announced a nationwide strike set to begin Friday morning, April 11, citing mounting frustration over delayed wage payments and unfulfilled government promises. The action will see educators across public secondary schools, technical institutes, teacher training centers, and regional education departments refrain ...

Retired Pharmacists’ Pension Raised to $670 Monthly
Retired Pharmacists’ Pension Raised to $670 Monthly

This is Beirut 10/04 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Syndicate of Pharmacists Council of Ministers Joe Salloum

The Syndicate of Pharmacists of Lebanon has announced an increase in the monthly pension for retired pharmacists to $670, marking the highest retirement payout among all professional syndicates in the country. In a statement issued Thursday, the head of the syndicate, Dr. Joe Salloum, attributed the increase to a series of internal reforms and ...

US Backtracks on Some Food Aid Cuts: UN
US Backtracks on Some Food Aid Cuts: UN

This is Beirut 10/04 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

USA Donald Trump United Nations United States Washington

The United States has backtracked on emergency food aid cuts it announced for 14 countries, restoring assistance to six of them, the UN's World Food Program said Wednesday. The UN agency, already struggling with financing woes, said Monday that the United States advised it Washington was eliminating emergency food aid to those 14 poor and ...

All Is Well, Madame la Marquise...
All Is Well, Madame la Marquise...

Marc Saikali 10/04 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon security Beirut Hezbollah

Policewomen did arrive at traffic lights in Beirut… a symbolic presence. The government, however, has boldly boasted that the Lebanese “will witness” what it will accomplish in terms of security. In reality, things are going from bad to worse. The streets of Lebanese cities look like South American megalopolis. Violent assaults are ...

Reusable Water Bottles: Breeding Grounds for Bacteria?
SpotlightReusable Water Bottles: Breeding Grounds for Bacteria?

Bélinda Ibrahim 09/04 17:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Water Bottles Disposable Health Bacteria

Proper hydration, eco-awareness and sleek design – in many parts of the world, reusable water bottles are everywhere. Whether made of stainless steel, glass or durable plastic, they’ve become a fixture in backpacks, on desks and in gyms. Since the rise of zero-waste movements and growing environmental consciousness – still, unfortunately, ...

Municipal Elections: Hajjar Calls on Voters for May 11 in North Lebanon
Municipal Elections: Hajjar Calls on Voters for May 11 in North Lebanon

This is Beirut 09/04 17:25 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Municipal Elections

The Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ahmad al-Hajjjar, signed this morning the decree calling on the voters in Northern Lebanon and Akkar for the municipal and mokhtar elections, scheduled for May 11 in both districts. He signed another decree related to the distribution of polling stations in these areas. The elections for municipal and ...

Israel: Hezbollah Tried to Rebuild an Underground Military Site in Choueifat
Israel: Hezbollah Tried to Rebuild an Underground Military Site in Choueifat

This is Beirut 09/04 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hezbollah Israel

The Lebanese army inspected Wednesday evening the area where Hezbollah is allegedly trying, according to Tel Aviv, to set up a warehouse for producing weapons, in the Choueifat district, in the southern suburb of Beirut. Earlier, the Israeli army had accused the Iran-backed group of attempting to rebuild its arsenal by rehabilitating some of its ...

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