This Is Beirut 25/07 13:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hadi Matar, a 26-year-old young Lebanese-American, was arraigned on Wednesday in federal court charged with “attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah, a designated foreign terrorist organization; engaging in an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries; and providing material support to terrorists” according to a statement ...
Ici Beyrouth 25/07 13:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah latest release, an 8-minute video captured by its drone Hodhod on Wednesday, showcases reconnaissance operations over the Israeli "Ramat David" airbase, situated 50 kilometers from the Lebanese-Israeli border. This base, the largest in northern Israel, is home to a range of Israeli Air Force assets from monitoring and reconnaissance to ...
This Is Beirut 25/07 12:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Civil Defense personnel swiftly tackled a raging forest fire in Ras al-Matn on Wednesday night. Fueled by strong winds, the blaze threatened to spread uncontrollably before the Civil Defense received the alert. Facing challenging terrain that hindered ground access, reinforcements from Civil Defense bases from all across the country were brought ...
This Is Beirut 25/07 10:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Military operations on both sides of the border have been unrelenting since Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning. Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of Kfarchouba, resulting in a fire outbreak. The Civil Defense, who were working on extinguishing the fire, were forced to withdraw after the Israeli artillery continued shelling the ...
This Is Beirut 25/07 08:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
France is seeking the help of Saudi Arabia to close the ranks of the Sunni community and reinforce their political standing, regarded as necessary to facilitate the election of a president of the republic. Following the departure of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri from political life in 2022 and the suspension of political action by his Future ...
This Is Beirut 24/07 16:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to a politician from the Hezbollah-led March 8 camp, quoting an official of the pro-Iranian party, “a ceasefire will be announced in Gaza following the visit to Washington of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.” However, key questions remain: What would the post-war phase in Gaza look like, and who would negotiate with Israel ...
Tylia El Helou 23/07 17:39 - Reading : less than a minute
American Task Force on Lebanon
President and CEO of the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL) and former Ambassador Ed Gabriel talked to “Political Pulse” about his meetings in Beirut with several political leaders and officials. He stressed the importance of electing a president and finding a diplomatic solution to the confrontations taking place on the Lebanese-Israeli ...
Johnny Kortbawi 23/07 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The discussion over establishing a second airport in Lebanon is consistently slammed as an act of treason. Similarly, any issue in Lebanon that conflicts with the ‘resistance’ axis and its ideas results in opponents being automatically branded as traitors. After lawyer Majd Harb's press conference, where he proposed the idea of establishing a ...
Marc Saikali 23/07 13:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
It was a Saturday in June 2021. Just like every Saturday, we would have a man'ouche in Paris’ 15th arrondissement. On this particular day, and for the first time, he brought up what would, five months later, become Ici Beyrouth – his project. That day, his clear, expressive eyes revealed the passion that defined him. Whenever the topic of ...
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22/07 21:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
During his visit to Iraq, Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and his delegation did not provide concrete assurances about settling Lebanon’s financial obligations to Iraq for the fuel and gas oil conversion deal with Lebanon’s public power provider, Electricité du Liban (EDL). Instead, Mikati merely outlined the current ...
This Is Beirut 22/07 17:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Saydet al-Jabal Gathering said that to initiate change, “opposition MPs must take concrete steps after (almost) two years of presidential vacuum and stalemate.” The Gathering deplored the fact that opposition MPs had so far been content to “describe reality by only voicing objections.” In a press release issued on Monday at the end ...