This is Beirut 2024-12-22 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army transferred on Sunday seven Lebanese detainees to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at the Ras al-Naqoura crossing point. These individuals were arrested in the southern villages of Wazzani and Tayr Harfa following the ceasefire implementation on November 27. The detainees – Ahmed Haidar, Jaafar Haidar, ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-12-22 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut invites you to follow its special Christmas bulletin during the festive season. Here's what the newsroom has in store for you on Sunday, December 22. Don’t forget to check our website and discover today’s Christmas recipe; try it, send us a photo and we will share it on our page!
This is Beirut 2024-12-22 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Lebanon Walid Jumblatt Ahmad al-Sharaa
Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not negatively interfere in Lebanon and would respect its neighbour's sovereignty. Syria will no longer exert "negative interference in Lebanon at all -- it respects Lebanon's sovereignty, the unity of its territories, the ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-22 12:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Ahead of the presidential election session scheduled for January 9, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai expressed hope that a president capable of navigating this exceptional historical period would be elected. “The country needs a president who enjoys both domestic and international trust, one who believes in institutions and revitalizes them, who ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-22 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Nations Lebanon Najib Mikati
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Janine Hennis-Plasschaert, at his residence. The discussions focused on current developments, particularly the situation in southern Lebanon and the ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement. The Prime Minister also met with ...
Amine Jules Iskandar 2024-12-22 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Manuscripts Codex Rabulensis Christian heritage
The Codex Rabulensis is the oldest illuminated manuscript with a precisely confirmed date, serving as a critical reference for dating other Christian works that lack colophons indicating their creation. This Syriac Gospel book has crossed over centuries, from the Monastery of Saint John in Beit-Zogba to the Maronite Patriarchate of Ilige, then to ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-21 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers on Saturday blocked the road leading to the entrance of Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon, where nearly 20 Israeli soldiers are stationed. An Israeli bulldozer also rammed three cars in the town. Israeli forces have conducted further demolition activities in Naqoura, replacing a checkpoint set up by the ...
Rayan Chami 2024-12-21 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut invites you to follow its special Christmas bulletin during the festive season. Here's what the newsroom has in store for you on Saturday, December 21st. Don’t forget to check our website and discover today’s Christmas recipe; try it, send us a photo and we will share it on our page!
This is Beirut 2024-12-21 17:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A hit-and-run driver deliberately ran over an Internal Security Forces (ISF) officer in downtown Beirut’s Starco area while the officer was conducting identity checks on motorcyclists. A video of the incident quickly went viral on social media. It showed a Mercedes speeding dangerously and hitting the officer, George Abou Jaoudeh, who was ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 2024-12-21 15:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein Ceasefire Hezbollah Israel
According to sources close to Speaker Berri, Hochstein is expected to chair the next meeting of the monitoring committee after the Christmas and New Year holidays, as he promised to Berri. A Western diplomatic source following the committee's work noted that an assessment of the situation in the south after the November 27 ceasefire reveals ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-21 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Abdel-Latif Deriane Dar Al-Fatwa
Lebanon's Grand Mufti, Abdel-Latif Deriane, received on Saturday the families of Islamic detainees, along with others from various regions of Lebanon, at Dar Al-Fatwa. The families urged him to "work with the authorities to expedite the issuance of a general amnesty for all prisoners without exception, particularly for the Islamic ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-21 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Israël ceasefire PFLP
The Lebanese Army announced on Saturday that it had "taken control of the General Command site of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) at Jabal Sultan Yacoub in Western Bekaa." "We entered the headquarters' tunnel and deployed our units around the site," the statement added. Additionally, the Lebanese Army is working to take ...