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Captagon Trafficking Attempt Foiled at the BIA
2024-01-20 16:06 - Reading : less than a minute
Security forces at Beirut International Airport (BIA) announced that they had foiled an attempt to smuggle Captagon to Egypt on Friday evening. Three Syrian nationals attempted to smuggle 10 kilograms of the substance in cans.
Sistan-Baluchistan: A Little-Known Region
This Is Beirut 2024-01-18 19:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pakistan carried out strikes on “terrorist hideouts” in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan early Thursday morning, killing nine people. In a statement, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that these strikes were in response to attacks launched by Tehran on Tuesday within Pakistani borders against an "Iranian terrorist ...
Suspected Jordanian Airstrikes Leave Nine Dead in Syria
This Is Beirut 2024-01-18 14:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nine civilians, including two children, were killed on Thursday in suspected Jordanian airstrikes, likely targeting drug traffickers in Syria, as Jordan intensified border controls in response to increased smuggling attempts from Syria. At least nine civilians, including two children, were killed Thursday in air strikes on Syria likely to have ...
Lebanese Army Conducts Successful Raids, Arrests and Confiscations
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 23:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Army, under the Central Command, successfully carried out raids in various regions on Wednesday, resulting in the arrest of several wanted individuals and the confiscation of illegal items. In the town of Abu Samra in Tripoli, suspects linked to the murder of their cousin were apprehended, revealing a military-grade weapon, a pistol ...
Any Pilot on Board?
Alissar Boulos 2024-01-08 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The cyberattack at Beirut's Rafic Hariri Airport on Sunday afternoon caused major disturbance, both in terms of security and on social media, with internet users speculating about the reasons and consequences. But the essential question to ask at this moment is: is anyone really in control? At around 5 PM on Sunday, the flight information ...
Elias Murr Returns to Lebanon After 10 Years With INTERPOL
This Is Beirut 2024-01-02 14:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Defense Elias Murr has decided to leave the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) "after ten years at the helm" of the Interpol Foundation for a Safer World and "before the end of his mandate in 2028." The decision to step down was taken "in agreement with the Secretary ...
Mastermind Behind Drug Network in Khaldeh and Haret Hreik Arrested
ici 2023-12-31 17:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a significant breakthrough against drug trafficking operations in Lebanon, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced the success of an operation that targeted a network involved in storing, packaging, distributing and trafficking drugs in Mount Lebanon. The prime focus of the operation was on M.H. (born in 1994, ...
The Tale of the Foreign Bank Transfers
Nicolas Sbeih 2023-12-27 19:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
For the past four years, this somewhat recurrent idle tune has echoed in nearly every opinion, critique and analysis regarding the performance of banks at the outset of the economic crisis. According to these endless rantings, the banks allegedly transferred massive sums of money abroad for a select few privileged individuals, while denying the ...
Audi Denounces a World Built on 'Interests'
This Is Beirut 2023-12-24 16:13 - Reading : less than a minute
The Greek-Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Archbishop Elias Audi, denounced the behavior of a large portion of people who value "social rank," respecting only "the rich, feudal, and bourgeois" and "rejecting the poor, needy, and weak." “The world is now built on interests, and man is driven by his instincts, desires, and self-centeredness," he ...
A State Decides: Lebanon's Bet on Direct Talks with Israel
Amal Chmouny 20/04 13:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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For the first time in decades, the U.S. has brokered direct talks between Lebanon and Israel, beginning with a 10-day cessation of hostilities and a commitment to negotiate in good faith. Washington says lasting calm will require the Lebanese state to reassert sovereignty over non-state arms. President Donald Trump said the initiative had created ...
The IMF Calls for Customs and Tax Reforms in Lebanon
2023-12-17 12:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
An IMF report emphasized the "urgent need" to reform customs and tax services in Lebanon following years of mismanagement and the country's crisis since 2019. This has resulted in a significant drop in public treasury revenues, decreasing from 21% of the GDP in 2019 to 6.3% in 2022. In response to a Capacity Development (CD) assistance request ...
The 'Hole in the Basket' Budget
Johnny Kortbawi 2023-12-12 13:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Any household provider or anyone overseeing day-to-day expenses can fully comprehend that addressing the financial deficit requires either reducing expenditures or increasing revenues. Unfortunately, the Lebanese government, overshadowed by some of its members’ arrogance and defiance, erroneously believes that the budget that was drafted can be ...
François Hage: The Heroic Martyr of Nahr el-Bared
2023-12-12 08:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
General François Hage was killed three months after leading the army to a resounding victory in its battle against Islamist terrorists in Nahr el-Bared in 2007. In 2007, during the one hundred and five days of the military operation led by General François Hage against the terrorist organization Fateh el-Islam, in the Palestinian camp of Nahr ...
Gulf States in Limbo as US-Iran Crisis Drags On
This is Beirut 24/04 21:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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After weathering unprecedented attacks from Iran, the wealthy Gulf states are now stuck between war and peace as talks stall and the vital Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed—threatening economic recovery. Iran has hit Gulf energy exports with its Strait of Hormuz blockade, while its attacks have caused damage to energy infrastructure ...
Six Decades Without the State: Southern Lebanon’s Long Shadow of Militias
Marwan El-Amine 24/04 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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For nearly 60 years, the Shia of southern Lebanon have known only the rule of militias. This reality dates to 1969, when the Lebanese state ceded part of its sovereignty to Palestinian armed groups, allowing them to launch attacks against Israel. Since then, the region has fallen under a succession of armed actors, culminating in the firm ...
U.S. Weighs New Military Plan in Strait of Hormuz
This is Beirut 24/04 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Senior U.S. military officials are developing new operational plans targeting Iran’s strategic capabilities in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter who spoke to CNN. The proposed options focus on a more aggressive and geographically concentrated military approach, particularly emphasizing ...
Berri Navigates Lebanon’s Ceasefire Opening
Samar El-Kadi 23/04 21:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire has opened a narrow political window for Lebanon, with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s stance on the talks evolving amid diplomatic contacts with Saudi Arabia. The latest came in a phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud hours before a second round of talks with Israel on ...
Severe Injuries to Mojtaba Khamenei, Power Consolidates Among Military Elite: Report
This is Beirut 23/04 15:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to a report by The New York Times, decision-making in Iran has narrowed to a small circle of senior military figures following a recent attack that left Mojtaba Khamenei severely wounded and reportedly killed members of his immediate family. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the newspaper said his injuries are more extensive than ...
Iran Says Won't Reopen Hormuz as Long as U.S. Blockade Remains
This is Beirut 23/04 08:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Iran's vow not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz -- so long as a U.S. naval blockade remained in place -- was held into Thursday despite a ceasefire extension, as the Gulf nation announced the seizure of two ships trying to cross the strategic waterway. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said late Wednesday that it had also "directed 31 vessels ...
Iran Says Seized Two Ships Seeking to Cross Strait of Hormuz
This is Beirut 22/04 14:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday their naval forces had seized two container ships seeking to cross the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump announcing he was extending a ceasefire to allow more time for peace talks. UK-based maritime security monitors confirmed that three commercial vessels had reported ...
Israel President Says He Dreams of ‘Driving Straight to Beirut’
This is Beirut 22/04 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Wednesday he hopes Israelis will one day be able to travel freely to Beirut, speaking to foreign diplomats in Jerusalem ahead of direct talks between Israel and Lebanon. Speaking to a gathering that included envoys from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Herzog said Israel was “eager” to help shape a ...
Maritime Incidents Underscore Fragility of Trump-Extended Iran Ceasefire
This is Beirut 22/04 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A series of maritime incidents occurred on Wednesday in and around the strategic Strait of Hormuz, at the heart of the standoff between United States and Iran, highlighting the fragility of the truce unilaterally extended by Donald Trump with Iran. Just hours after the U.S. president announced the extension of the ceasefire, which has been in ...
U.S., Iran Warn Ready for War as Talks in Limbo
This is Beirut 21/04 07:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The United States and Iran each warned they were ready for war as the clock ticked down Tuesday on a ceasefire, with uncertainty on talks that President Donald Trump had announced would resume in Pakistan. The White House said Vice President JD Vance was ready to fly back to the Pakistani capital Islamabad, which was preparing for a second round ...
Musicales du Liban : the Art of Distilling Time
Alain E. Andrea 2023-12-02 11:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
On November 26, the curtain was dropped on the fifth fall season of the Musicales du Liban in Paris, a highly colorful performance by the Sedecim quartet. The concert was a musical tour-de-force worthy of the highest eulogy. Under the languid sunset of humanity, the quarter-jack played, forlorn, his sinister lamento. The bells of this loyal ...