Elie Ziadé 07/01 19:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Parliament Election Presidency
According to Article 49 of the Constitution, “judges and first-category public officials, or their equivalents in all public administrations, public institutions and any other legal entity governed by public law, cannot be elected during the exercise of their functions or within two years following the date of their resignation, cessation of ...
This is Beirut 07/01 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Baalbeck Hezbollah Israel United Nations
Following the withdrawal of Israeli forces, the Lebanese Army (LAF) announced Monday that its units had started deploying to take up positions in towns in the western and central sectors, including Ras al-Naqoura, Alma al-Shaab, Tayr Harfa-Tyre, Beit Liv-Tyre, and Beit Liv-Bint Jbeil. “While the deployment is being completed in Naqoura, ...
This is Beirut 07/01 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Joseph Aoun Lebanese Forces
The opposition and Change MPs are gearing up for the upcoming presidential election session scheduled for January 9. MP Waddah Sadek revealed to LBCI that the opposition would announce its preferred presidential candidate tonight or tomorrow at 9 PM. He dismissed reports of General Baissari’s withdrawal, clarifying that Baissari has indicated ...
This is Beirut 07/01 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jean-Yves Le Drian Nabih Berry France
The French President’s special envoy for Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, will attend the January 9 parliamentary session convened to elect a president, after an invitation by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Le Drian will begin a visit to Beirut on Tuesday as part of his mission of good offices, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs ...
This is Beirut 07/01 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Chairman of the Cessation of Hostilities Implementation Mechanism, US Major General Jasper Jeffers, and French Brigadier General Guillaume Ponchin visited the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Fifth Brigade headquarters in southwest Lebanon on Tuesday, according to a press release from the US Embassy in Lebanon. The visit is part of the LAF’s ...
This is Beirut 07/01 15:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein Joseph Aoun Hezbollah Israel United Nations
US Envoy Amos Hochstein visited MP Fouad Makhzoumi's residence on Tuesday in the presence of Lebanese MPs from different parliamentary blocs. He stressed “the need for Lebanon and for the future President to commit to the full implementation of the Taif Agreement and to the implementation of the reforms necessary for the country's ...
This is Beirut 07/01 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel United Nations
The Lebanese army is preparing to take up position in Aita al-Shaab for the first time since the November 27 ceasefire was concluded between Hezbollah and Israel. Army tanks were stationed on Tuesday in the Bayada area, getting ready to deploy in Naqoura, along with a patrol from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Lebanese ...
This is Beirut 07/01 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Banks Central Bank of Lebanon Lebanese Forces
Lebanon is at a critical juncture in its economic crisis, with a Cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, chaired by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who plans to address several issues, notably a sensitive bill concerning the restructuring of banks. Quietly added to the agenda last Friday, this highly controversial draft has ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 07/01 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
President Lebanon Parliament FPM
Hezbollah, Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) are deeply concerned about the intensifying political pressure they face in the wake of Hezbollah’s significant losses in the war, the collapse of the Syrian regime and growing Arab and international calls for a presidential election. They vehemently oppose any candidate who ...
This is Beirut 07/01 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Italy Army Order of Malta
The Lebanese Armed Forces, the Military Technical Committee for Lebanon (MTC4L), and the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address social and humanitarian challenges across Lebanon. The MoU was signed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, by General Joseph Aoun, Commander-in-Chief of the ...
Johnny Kortbawi 07/01 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The most telling sign of a shift in Lebanon's political landscape and the fading of Hezbollah’s longstanding aura of fear became evident following Wafiq Safa's remarks about the country's current state of affairs. This public appearance, his first since the airstrike targeting him during the war, marks the significant shift in the dynamics at ...
Philippe Abi-Akl 07/01 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Hezbollah Israel United States presidential election
Whether a president is elected in the upcoming January 9 session or the election is postponed, the incoming head of state must inevitably be fit for the new phase Lebanon is entering. There is no more room for maneuver, and the rapid developments in the region compel the authorities to change their approach, uphold the rule of law for everyone, ...