This Is Beirut 29/07 11:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Army Air Force, supported by other units of the Army and in cooperation with the Civil Defense, managed to extinguish a fire that broke out in the town of Qabeit - Akkar. On Monday, and for the fourth consecutive day, relentless forest fires were still spreading throughout the pine forests of Akkar. Residents near the pine forests ...
This Is Beirut 28/07 21:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French President Emmanuel Macron assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that France was “fully committed to doing everything possible to avoid further escalation in the region,” during a telephone conversation, the Élysée announced. The French head of state pledged to pass on “messages to all parties involved in the ...
This Is Beirut 28/07 20:11 - Reading : less than a minute
For former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt, Israel’s claim that Hezbollah fired a rocket at Majdal Shams “is a lie.” In an interview with the Al-Jazeera news channel on Sunday, Joumblatt said that Hezbollah “respects the rules of engagement in its operations and retaliates when Israel breaks them.” He also stated ...
This Is Beirut 28/07 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon called on Sunday for an international investigation into a strike that killed 12 people, including children, in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights. The Lebanese government warned against large-scale retaliation in the wake of the deadly incident. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/276129"] The Israeli military reported ...
This Is Beirut 28/07 18:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced on Sunday delays in the return of some flights to and from Beirut from the evening of July 28, 2024, to the morning of July 29, 2024, due to technical reasons related to the distribution of insurance risks for aircraft between Lebanon and other destinations. The updated schedule, with all departure times local ...
Marc Saikali 28/07 18:32 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Well, there you have it: the dreaded miscalculation has finally happened. Then again, with so many missiles being fired, it was only a matter of time before one caused civilian casualties instead of just hitting the three useless antenna towers on the other side of the border. Misfire, missile misdirected by Israel's own defense… The ...
28/07 13:58 - Reading : less than a minute
The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai, hoped that “politicians who obstruct the election of a president will take the right decision to save the country”. In his Sunday homily, he called on the politicians “to assume, one by one, responsibility for the ruin of the country and its institutions”, while stressing that “by taking a courageous ...
gdeveloper 28/07 11:47 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel's army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi says a rocket that hit a football pitch in the town of Majdal Shams "is a Hezbollah rocket" in footage released by the military on Saturday. Israel's military says Hezbollah fired the rocket from Lebanon, killing 12 youngsters who were between 10 and 20 years old in Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. Hezbollah ...
28/07 10:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Yara Germany 28/07 09:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Nada Koussa was crowned Miss Lebanon 2024 saturday night. She competed against 14 other candidates during an evening themed around women's empowerment.
This Is Beirut 27/07 23:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former MP Walid Jumblatt received a phone call from US envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein who expressed his concern over the developments on the southern Lebanon front in light of the Majdal Shams incident. Jumblatt stressed “the need to immediately stop the Israeli aggression on Palestine and Lebanon.” He highlighted that there was ...
gdeveloper 27/07 14:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former Deputy Prime Minister, MP Ghassan Hasbani, denied claims from “Ain al-Tineh” that the Lebanese Forces (LF) are the only party opposing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. “Ain al-Tineh is trying to isolate the LF,” he said, adding that all opposition parties share the same positions. In an interview with "Voice of All Lebanon,” ...