Chelsea Al Arif 04/01 20:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Five years after the August 4 Beirut Port explosion, the victims’ families gathered, as they do every month, to commemorate the loss of their loved ones and demand justice.
This is Beirut 04/01 13:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Prince Yazeed bin Farhan Saudi Arabia Saudi Delegation
The Saudi delegation, led by Prince Yazeed bin Farhan, who oversees the Saudi committee handling the Lebanon file, arrived in Beirut on Friday evening. The delegation has been meeting with political officials and is scheduled to meet with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri today in Ain al-Tineh. The delegation is expected to hold discussions with ...
Liliane Mokbel 04/01 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
62 stores are currently open and welcoming customers at the Beirut Souks Shopping Center. Seven of these opened in December 2024, and six more are expected to open in January. However, the total number of open stores is still just under half of the 140 originally planned for the end of 2024 – a target set before the two months of conflict.
This is Beirut 04/01 10:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport Smuggling Iran
According to local TV channel MTV, the arrival of an Iranian plane unveiled years of smuggling at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport. Three customs control teams operate at Beirut Airport. While these teams are traditionally sectarian, one team, composed entirely of three Shiite controllers, has allegedly been facilitating the smuggling of ...
This is Beirut 04/01 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli Army conducted an incursion on Saturday morning from the outskirts of Odaisseh towards the town of Taybeh, where a wide sweep was carried out using medium and heavy machine guns. Simultaneously, Israeli helicopters conducted low-altitude flights over the area. An Israeli Army motorized force also advanced between the Bastra and ...
Fady Noun 04/01 08:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Hezbollah Iran Shiism Lebanon Arms
A farewell to arms is the essential condition for a return to normal political life in Lebanon, whether or not a new president is elected on January 9. Hezbollah must reinvent itself and relinquish all military autonomy. After everything that has happened, a return to the status quo ante is out of the question, and the Speaker of Parliament must ...
This is Beirut 03/01 23:16 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati had a call with the leader of the new Syrian administration Ahmed Al-Sharaa Friday evening, the first contact between them since the ouster of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad early last month. They discussed bilateral relations and emergency issues between the two countries, notably the border clashes ...
This is Beirut 03/01 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Four Lebanese soldiers were injured on Friday during clashes between the army and Syrian gunmen in the Maaraboun-Baalbek region on the Lebanese-Syrian border. According to a statement by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the Syrian gunmen used “medium-caliber weaponry to target a military unit, causing moderate injuries to four ...
This is Beirut 03/01 16:00 - Reading : less than a minute
hezb hezbollah beirut international airport iran iranian embassy
Hezbollah supporters protested near the Iranian embassy in Beirut following the delay of an Iranian flight at Beirut International Airport on Thursday evening caused by the thorough search of the passengers.
This is Beirut 03/01 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Baalbeck Internal Security Forces Baalbeck
Multiple people were injured in Friday’s firefight between Syrian gunmen and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the town of Maarboun in the Baalbeck caza, which escalated security events near the Syrian border. Furthermore, in Akkar, armed Syrians crossed the border to illegally cut down trees. According to a statement issued by the Lebanese ...
This is Beirut 03/01 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several Lebanese nationals were denied entry into Syria at the Masnaa border crossing on Thursday, taken aback by strict conditions newly imposed by Syrian authorities. A senior official from the Lebanese General Security (SG) stated to the local channel MTV on Friday that the department had not been informed of these new measures. According to ...
This is Beirut 03/01 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army opposition
MP Camille Chamoun announced on Friday that Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun is the opposition’s leading presidential candidate. He made this statement during a meeting with MP Samy Gemayel, the head of the Kataeb Party, at Gemayel’s residence in Bikfaya. Chamoun emphasized that the phase leading to the upcoming electoral session ...