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Syria Rebel Leader Vows to Pursue Former Officials for Torture
This is Beirut 2024-12-10 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria's Islamist rebel leader said Tuesday that the incoming authorities will announce a list of former senior officials "involved in torturing the Syrian people". "We will offer rewards to anyone who provides information about senior army and security officers involved in war crimes," rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, now using his real name ...
Hezbollah Faces a Shrinking Support Base
Sonia Rizk 2024-12-19 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amal Baalbeck Hamas Hezbollah Israel Palestine
At a time when all norms in Lebanon and its surrounding regions have been overturned, with one downfall following another — from Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Assad regime in Syria — huge changes continue to unfold, provoking reactions from the entire “Axis of resistance.” This axis has collapsed, dragging along those who ...
ISF Warns of Fraudulent Schemes on WhatsApp
This is Beirut 2024-12-24 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) is warning citizens not to fall victim to scam schemes they may encounter through social networks. These scams typically involve messages received from foreign numbers via the WhatsApp application, "offering remote work opportunities and promises of earning money," according to data ...
Israel Attacks Hezb Vehicle and Arms Depot
This is Beirut 01/01 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, began 2025 by announcing that it had targeted a vehicle and an arms depot belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, without specifying the location. “On Tuesday, the Israeli army spotted Hezbollah members transferring combat equipment from an arms depot in southern Lebanon to a ...
BDL’s Foreign Reserve Assets Stand at $10.35B After a $210.47M Rise in the First Two Weeks of January 2025
This is Beirut 23/01 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Central Bank of Lebanon Balance sheet of BDL Foreign Reserve Assests
According to the balance sheet of Lebanon’s Central Bank (BDL), the Bank’s total assets declined by 13.44% annually, to reach $93.22 billion by mid-January 2025, under the 89,500 LBP/USD official rate maintained by BDL since February 1, 2024. The fall was mainly due to the 80.60% and 24.49% year-on-year (YOY) drop in deferred open market ...
Bus Carrying Freed Palestinian Prisoners Arrives in Ramallah
This is Beirut 15/02 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hamas Israel Palestine Hostages Ramallah
A bus carrying a group of Palestinian prisoners released Saturday by Israel under the Gaza ceasefire deal arrived to a cheering crowd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to an AFP journalist. Wearing traditional keffiyeh scarves, the freed prisoners were hoisted onto the crowd's shoulders. They hugged relatives before heading to ...
February 18, 2025: Military Deployment Areas in Southern Lebanon
This is Beirut 18/02 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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With the expiration of the deadline for the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon under the ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces withdrew on Monday from a large number of villages, where the Lebanese Army began to deploy. However, the Israeli Army maintains a presence at five strategic points in southern Lebanon, namely Labbouneh, Jabal Blat, ...
Vehicle Targeted in Ras Naqoura, Several Injuries Reported
This is Beirut 05/03 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Several people were injured on Wednesday morning after an Israeli drone fired a missile and dropped bombs on a van in Ras Naqoura. The vehicle, belonging to two brothers of the Jouheir family, was targeted as its owners were travelling to the area to inspect land belonging to them. The van's passengers were seriously injured, but survived the ...
Lebanon's Central Bank Dilemma: Between Collapse and Recovery
Salam El Zaatari 27/03 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Banks Central Bank Economy
Imagine a ship caught in a storm – battered, leaking and listing dangerously – while its crew argues not over how to navigate to safety, but whether to abandon ship entirely or simply repaint the deck. This is Lebanon today: a country sinking under the weight of a financial collapse, and yet, paralyzed by a bitter ideological struggle over ...
Towards the Closure of the Ministry of the Displaced
This is Beirut 27/03 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kamal Chehadeh Ministry of Displaced
Despite repeated promises from successive governments, the Ministry of the Displaced remains operational, with plans for its closure yet to materialize. Now, with a new administration in power, the question resurfaces: could this long-standing goal be achieved within a year? In this context, Kamal Shehadeh, Minister of the Displaced and Minister ...
The Government Approves Compensation for Public School Teachers
This is Beirut 11/04 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon public schools cabinet
The Cabinet on Friday approved a long-overdue decree granting financial compensation to employees of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, marking what many are calling a long-awaited victory for public school teachers. The decree, which incorporates revisions suggested by the State Council, will take effect immediately upon the ...
WHO Countries Reach Landmark Agreement on Tackling Future Pandemics
This is Beirut 16/04 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding a repeat of the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis. After more than three years of talks and one last marathon session, weary delegates at the World Health Organization's headquarters ...
Nawaf Salam Appeals for Support in Disarming Hezbollah
This is Beirut 29/08 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Israel World Bank
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced on Friday that the Lebanese government was moving forward with the plan to disarm Hezbollah. He stressed that Lebanon’s fragile state institutions and army will require significant international support to implement the plan successfully. Salam highlighted the urgent financial needs of the country, citing ...
TikTok Fined 530 Mn Euros in EU Over China Data Transfer
This is Beirut 02/05 13:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros ($600 million) Friday, accused of sending personal data of Europeans to China and failing to guarantee it was shielded from access by Chinese authorities. The Chinese-owned social media giant, which is also in the crosshairs of the United States, acknowledged during a probe that it has ...
Lebanon Among World’s Most Expensive Destinations for Remittances
This is Beirut 07/05 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Lebanon continues to rank among the costliest countries for receiving money transfers, with recent data highlighting the financial strain on expatriates sending money home. In the third quarter of 2024, the average cost of transferring $500 from the United States to Lebanon rose to $31.23, representing 6.25% of the amount sent. This marks an ...
Karim Souhaid: The Banking Reform Law Undermines the Independence of the Central Bank
This is Beirut 07/05 21:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
BDL Banque du Liban Lebanon Economy Parliament
Presenting a 33-page document containing substantial remarks on the banking reform bill submitted by the government, the Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Karim Souhaid, attended a session of the Parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee held mid-week. The session was chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan and attended by 40 parliamentarians, along ...
The Never-Ending Debate on the Independent Municipal Fund
Johnny Kortbawi 13/05 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Municipal elections Lebanon Municipal Fund Decentralization
In Lebanon, no conversation about municipal elections seems complete without mentioning the Independent Municipal Fund. Whether in political discourse or campaign rhetoric, the fund remains at the heart of debate—and controversy. Established with the noble aim of supporting municipalities and municipal federations, especially those with limited ...
US Sanctions Four Key Hezbollah Financiers in Lebanon and Iran
This Is Beirut 15/05 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah US Treasury Washington Lebanon
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on two senior Hezbollah officials and two financial facilitators based in Lebanon and Iran for coordinating funding to support the group’s “terrorist activities.” According to a press release issued by the Department of the Treasury on ...
Drone Strike in Mansouri, Israel Targets Hezbollah’s Financial Networks
This is Beirut 25/06 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On Wednesday morning, an Israeli drone targeted a man in the town of Mansouri, south of Tyre. The victim, seriously wounded, was rushed to the Lebanese-Italian Hospital. An explosion was also heard in Saida that same morning, though the cause remains unknown. Meanwhile, Israeli forces opened fire on a truck carrying rubble in the town of Mays ...
BDL Issues Circular to Regulate Foreign Transfers
This is Beirut 01/07 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
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Banque du Liban (BDL) issued Circular No. 169 on Tuesday, introducing new restrictions on the transfer of deposits abroad in a bid to promote fairness among depositors amid Lebanon’s ongoing financial crisis. Under the new directive, banks are prohibited from transferring deposits outside Lebanon without prior approval from BDL. The measure is ...
Lebanon Relaunches PPPs to Rescue Airports and Ports
Liliane Mokbel 03/07 16:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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With public finances exhausted, Nawaf Salam’s government is turning to public-private partnerships (PPPs) to revive Lebanon’s airports and ports. The list of planned projects is extensive, including Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, Kleiat Airport, and the ports of Beirut, Tripoli, and Saida. But the shift toward private ...
When AI Develops an Attitude of Its Own
Lyne Sammouri 06/07 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
AI Artificial Intelligence Technology
You ask your AI assistant or chatbot to do something, and instead of just doing what you told it to do, it dodges your request, deceives you or backtalks like a stubborn taxi driver who refuses to put the meter on. It might find an exception, or even lie to get what it's trying to do. Frustrating, isn't it? This might have surprised you. But in ...
Barrack, Greater Syria and Lebanon’s Precarious Future
Johnny Kortbawi 15/07 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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It is remarkable how a single phrase—whether a diplomatic misstep or a calculated message—can ignite such a storm of debate and unease, both in Lebanon and abroad, especially at a moment when the specter of redrawn borders looms once again over the Middle East. Thomas Barrack’s recent remark ...
Heatwave Hits Water, Electricity Supplies Across Much of Iran
This is Beirut 22/07 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tehran Iran Heatwave Water Shortage
A severe heatwave sweeping Iran has disrupted water and electricity supplies in much of the country, with reservoir levels dropping to their lowest point in a century, state media said Tuesday. At least 18 of the country's 31 provinces -- including Tehran -- have been affected by the extreme temperatures, which began on Friday and expected to ...
Zelensky Says Russian Negotiators Have 'Begun to Discuss' Possible Putin Meeting
This is Beirut 25/07 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv discussed the possibility of a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their talks in Istanbul this week, Zelensky said in comments released Friday. Ukraine has been pushing for a meeting between the two leaders and has expressed hope that Donald Trump, ...
Football - Lebanon: Al-Ahed in the Lead, Nejmeh Lying in Wait
Makram Haddad 20/10 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Football Nejmeh Al-Ahed
The fourth matchday was intense and full of strong signals: Al-Ahed has won all four games and remains in the lead; Nejmeh stays in touch; Ansar wins on a controversial penalty; Joya trounces Racing (7-0); and La Sagesse takes home three precious points against Sahel. Meanwhile, the bottom of the table remains mired in trouble. The Lebanese ...
Canonization of Ignatius Maloyan at the Vatican in the Presence of President Aoun
This is Beirut 19/10 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Pope Francis catholic church lebanon armenia
President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Naamat Aoun attended the solemn Mass during which Blessed Bishop Ignatius Maloyan, of the Armenian Catholic Church, was proclaimed a saint on the altars of the Catholic Church. The ceremony, celebrated on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, was presided over by Pope Leo XIV in the ...
North Korea's Kim Open to US Talks
This is Beirut 22/09 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has "fond memories" of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States -- if he can keep his nukes. Kim met Trump three times for high-profile summits during Trump's first term, before talks collapsed in Hanoi in 2019 over what concessions Pyongyang was prepared to ...
US Envoy Ortagus to Attend Lebanon Ceasefire Talks
This is Beirut 01/10 20:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Ortagus Ceasefire Military Israel Diplomacy
Lebanon is preparing to receive US envoy Morgan Ortagus on October 14, ahead of her participation in the third meeting of the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee scheduled for October 15, according to a diplomatic source speaking to MTV on Wednesday. The visit comes at a sensitive time, as both Washington and Beirut navigate the challenges of ...
Trump Says Gaza Peace Deal in "Final Stages"
This is Beirut 28/09 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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United States President Donald Trump told Axios in an interview Sunday that negotiations over his plan to end the war in Gaza are "at their final stages" and contended a deal could open the way for wider peace in the Middle East. Earlier in the day, Trump had announced “something special, a first” in Middle East peace negotiations on the eve ...