Vanessa Kallas 05/07 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
environment Lebanon reserves natture wildfires
In the scorching summer heat, wildfires creep through the dense forests of Lebanon, burning everything on their trail. The forest of Kobayat, Akkar, was the latest victim of this auburn nightmare, and possibly not the last. While the fire was eventually extinguished, it left irreparable damage on the forest. In response, Minister of Environment ...
Yara Germany 05/07 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Sea Diver Beirut community refuge
Close to the Beirut shoreline, Suzanne El Hakim has built a world of her own, a tight-knit community united by a love for the sea. For this professional diver, the sea isn’t a backdrop but a lifeline: a space for freedom, healing and renewal. In Suzanne’s eyes, the deep blue isn’t a passing escape, it’s a living refuge, open to anyone in ...
Fady Noun 05/07 09:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Pope Francis Donald Trump Europe USA global warming
The current heatwave scorching Europe and the drought gripping Lebanon trace back to a single root cause: climate disruption driven by global warming and soaring CO₂ emissions—both reflecting what Pope Francis memorably called “despotic anthropocentrism,” a worldview that elevates humankind above all else, heedless of the rich diversity ...
This is Beirut 04/07 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Khaldeh strike drone Quds Force Israel Lebanon
The Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced on Friday that the Israeli army had eliminated Qassem Salah al-Husseini, an operative working for Iran’s Quds Force, in a drone attack on his vehicle in Khaldeh. Thursday’s strike also injured three other individuals. Adraee wrote on his X account, “Yesterday, the Israeli ...
This is Beirut 04/07 21:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Syria Lebanese Army Batroun Robbery gang
The Lebanese Armed Forces arrested 31 Syrian nationals on Friday for illegally entering Lebanese territory, and two others for forming an armed robbery gang. According to the statement issued by the Lebanese Army Command Directorate, the 31 Syrian nationals were attempting to enter Lebanon via the Madfoun-Batroun checkpoint. A patrol from the ...
Chelsea Al Arif 04/07 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
August 4 Explosion Port of Beirut Lebanon
4 years and 11 months have passed, but the fight for truth and justice continues. The families of the victims, holding the pictures of their loved ones, stand strong at the Statue of the Immigrant, demanding answers for the explosion that changed everything.
Bassam Abou Zeid 04/07 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Tom Barrack Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam
According to Lebanese sources, the anticipated response to the message conveyed by US envoy Tom Barrack regarding the disarmament of Hezbollah is expected to align with what Barrack stated in an interview with The New York Times, specifically the application of a carrot-and-stick approach toward the group. Lebanon's official response, however, ...
This is Beirut 04/07 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Donald Trump Israel lebanon
In an interview with The New York Times, Donald Trump’s special envoy for Syria and US ambassador to Turkey, Thomas J. Barrack Jr., revealed that he had recently presented a proposal to the Lebanese government aimed at disarming Hezbollah and reviving the country’s economy. The plan, delivered in June and attributed to Secretary of State ...
Pierre Nahas 04/07 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Israel United States Joseph Aoun Hezbollah
There was a time when the idea of Syria normalizing ties with Israel would’ve been laughed out of every Arab capital. Not anymore. Damascus is reportedly engaged in serious discussions to join the Abraham Accords. Once-controversial deals, the Accords now seem like the Middle East’s new baseline. That Syria, of all countries, is entertaining ...
This is Beirut 04/07 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Lebanese Army United States
According to a detailed Reuters report published on July 4, Hezbollah has begun internal discussions over potentially scaling back its military role without fully disarming, a significant strategic reconsideration in the aftermath of its devastating war with Israel. Citing three sources familiar with the ongoing, unfinalized deliberations, the ...
This is Beirut 04/07 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
NSSF Mohammad Karaki Hospitals Lebanon
Mohammad Karaki, Director General of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), issued an administrative circular (No. 1641) dated July 2, 2025. The new directive aims to standardize the criteria used by accredited hospitals in determining the discharge date of newborns in childbirth cases. The goal is to streamline hospitalization procedures and ...
This is Beirut 04/07 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A wave of Israeli attacks struck southern Lebanon on Friday, beginning with a dawn incursion into the village of Mays al-Jabal, in the Bint Jbeil district. An Israeli patrol crossed the border and destroyed a textile factory that had recently been refurbished after a previous strike. The facility had just resumed operations. Also on Friday ...