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Internet: What's the Latest on Dismantling Illegal Networks?
2024-06-22 12:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A few weeks after the dismantling of unlicensed internet transmission networks across Lebanon by teams from Ogero, the public provider of telecommunications and internet services, where do we stand? This Is Beirut provides an update. Contacted by This Is Beirut, outgoing Minister of Telecommunications Johnny Corm states that dismantling is ...
Al Jazeera to Pursue Legal Action Over Israel Ban
This Is Beirut 2024-05-07 19:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The news director of Al Jazeera informed AFP in an interview that the TV network is determined to pursue every available legal action to contest Israel's ban of its operations within the country. Al Jazeera can still broadcast its live feed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as the shutdown does not apply to these territories. Al Jazeera will look ...
Handrail of Judges' Club on Rumors of Harassment of Female Judges
This Is Beirut 2024-07-21 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute
The “Judges' Club” in Lebanon filed a handrail with the Court of Cassation, demanding that “a serious, transparent and swift investigation be opened into rumors of sexual harassment targeting a number of female judges.” According to information obtained by This is Beirut and Houna Loubnan from informed sources, the “Judges' Club,” ...
Lebanon Appeals to UNSC and ITU Over Israeli Cyber Attacks
2024-08-01 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon formally submitted complaints on Thursday to both the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in response to Israeli cyber-attacks. The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested condemnation from Security Council member states, citing significant threats to the nation’s civil ...
Where Does the Saudi-Iranian Agreement Stand Now?
Rami Rayess 2024-07-31 20:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
It's been nearly a year and a half since the Saudi-Iranian agreement, brokered under China's auspices, which surprised many observers. The decision by the two longtime rivals to turn to Beijing to settle their differences was unexpected. This agreement underscored the emerging role of Chinese diplomacy in a complex issue that had troubled the ...
Israeli Army Detains 9 Soldiers Suspected of Abusing Detainee
This Is Beirut 2024-07-29 19:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military said Monday that nine soldiers were being held in a case of suspected abuse of a detainee at a facility known to be holding Palestinians arrested from Gaza during the war. Israeli civilians protested outside a military base where the nine soldiers were being held, while several others, also in an attempt to show support, ...
French Police Arrest Activist After Sabotage Attacks
This Is Beirut 2024-07-29 12:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The French authorities arrested an activist belonging to an ultra-left movement at a site belonging to national rail operator SNCF, days after sabotage attacks paralyzed the network at the start of the Olympic Games, a police source said on Monday. The man was detained at Oissel in northern France on Sunday and had access keys to SNCF technical ...
Corm: Funds for Ogero Network Maintenance to Be Released
This Is Beirut 2024-07-27 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Telecommunications Johnny Corm assured, on Friday, that he would receive “in stages the funds allocated to him in the 2024 budget to maintain the communication networks of the public telephone and internet provider, Ogero.” Corm stated that he was working to find a solution to Ogero employees' strike, due to start next ...
The Great IT Blackout: How a CrowdStrike Update Paralyzed the World
Khalil Sehnaoui 2024-07-25 12:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Last Friday morning, the world was hit by one of the most significant IT blackouts in history. Thousands of Windows machines failed to boot up or reboot, disrupting banks, airlines, TV broadcasters, healthcare companies, major retailers, and numerous other businesses globally. While the cause of the outage is known and efforts to restore ...
Ghalboun: A Model Village Cultivating Culture
Joelle Hajjar 2024-07-20 10:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ghalboun is a hidden gem, located in the heights of the Byblos region, about 50 kilometers north of Beirut. The village is rich in natural beauty and spectacular panoramas, with its majestic pine-covered mountains, centuries-old olive trees and lush vineyards cascading towards the Mediterranean. In recent years, Ghalboun has transformed ...
Zaki's Statement on Hezbollah: Misstep or Concealed Message?
This Is Beirut 2024-07-02 18:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Hossam Zaki's statement on Hezbollah's status, made on Saturday, stirred reactions and questions within both local and Arab circles. During a televised interview on Cairo's news channel, Zaki announced that the Arab League no longer classifies Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. He then asserted ...
Assassination Attempt on Trump: A Game-Changer?
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-07-16 16:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The assassination attempt on former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump was deeply shocking for the American people. Who would have imagined that one of the most protected figures in the country could be targeted during an electoral rally, despite the extensive presence of the Secret Service and numerous snipers on nearby ...
EDL: Marjayoun Station Out of Service
This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 14:33 - Reading : less than a minute
An Israeli aircraft bombed on Saturday night the main Marjayoun power station, causing “serious damage,” according to a statement issued by Électricité du Liban (EDL). This station supplies electricity to around 40 villages in the south of the country. The public electricity supplier reported that, during Israel's latest series of attacks ...
Editorial – A World Adrift
Michel Touma 2024-07-15 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
“The world is (really) going to the dogs.” This brief, laconic reflection, expressed in an online post, is likely to become a common refrain on social networks. It alludes to a series of serious, historically significant events that are unfolding at an alarming pace in a feverish and deadly atmosphere all around the globe. The assassination ...
Marjayoun Power Station Out of Service Following Israeli Bombing
2024-07-14 16:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After a relatively calm day, repeated fire exchanges renewed along the southern border on Sunday night. Israeli bombardments and airstrikes targeted Aita al-Shaab, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Kfar Hamam, Bani Hayan, Houla, and Blida. Earlier, Lebanon’s electricity company, Electricité du Liban (EDL), announced that the power station in Marjayoun, in ...
International News Groups Demand Israel Allow Gaza Access
This Is Beirut 2024-07-11 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
More than 60 news organizations, including some of the world's largest, signed an open letter Thursday calling on Israel to immediately end restrictions on international media entering and reporting from Gaza. CNN, BBC, Agence France-Presse (AFP) and the Associated Press were among 64 media groups demanding greater access to the enclave that has ...
The Potential Use of Electromagnetic Weapons by Israel Against Hezbollah
Salam Zaatari 2024-07-11 10:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah has become a major non-state actor in the Middle East since Israel’s 2006 invasion. Supported by Iran, it has received large shipments of rockets and drones and now produces its own weapons, including air defense capabilities. Its arsenal includes guided and unguided rockets, antitank artillery, ballistic and anti-ship ...
France Expels Iranian Suspected of Influence Peddling for Tehran
This Is Beirut 2024-07-03 16:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France on Wednesday expelled an Iranian suspected of influence peddling on behalf of the Islamic Republic and having links to the Revolutionary Guards ideological Army, his lawyer and a source close to the issue told AFP. Bashir Biazar had been held in administrative detention since the start of June and was subject to a deportation order from ...
New Arrest in Tik Tok Child Rape Case
This Is Beirut 2024-05-08 18:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The number of people arrested in connection with the TikTok pedophile network case now stands at 10. On the instructions of Tanios Saghbini, the public prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal in charge of the case, the cybercrime office arrested an undisclosed tenth individual on Wednesday. "The new suspect was arrested after a lengthy ...
“Tik Toker” Gang Involved in Child Rape and Drug Abuse
Youssef Diab 2024-05-02 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The security investigation conducted by the Cybercrime Bureau under the supervision of the competent judiciary has not, so far, fully grasped all the threads related to the child luring and rape crime committed by the "TikToker" gang, despite having crucial data and information that have so far led to the arrest of six suspects within the Beirut ...
The UK Takes Center Stage in the Middle East
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-08-05 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Middle East is now the stage for heightened tensions, pointing to an ever-increasing possibility of war. Indeed, the friction between Israel and Iran, along with its proxies such as Hezbollah, has reached unprecedented levels. In this particularly volatile environment, the role of major global diplomatic powers, especially that of the United ...
Kremlin Responds to European Troop Deployment in Ukraine
This Is Beirut 2024-02-28 10:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Kremlin warned on Wednesday against European countries sending troops to Ukraine, highlighting the risk of direct conflict between NATO and Russia. European allies, including France, debated the idea of sending ground troops to Ukraine, but several other countries categorically rejected the idea, opting instead for a military aid. On ...
Hopes of Peace Fade in Gaza as Famine Worsens
This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 16:31 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hopes of a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip faded again on Thursday, March 7, as the war entered its sixth month. Hopes dimmed on Thursday for a truce before Ramadan in the Israel-Hamas war that entered its sixth month with dozens more killed, according to the Gaza health ministry. The ministry said 83 more people had been killed ...
Editorial – The 1701 Resolution Through the Lens of the Pasdaran
Michel Touma 2024-03-06 12:31 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The brief visit to Beirut earlier this week by US envoy Amos Hochstein did not yield the anticipated announcement of tangible decisions aimed at Hezbollah's withdrawal towards the Litani River, as mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1701. Efforts to negotiate the withdrawal of the pro-Iranian militia have been ongoing for several weeks, ...
South Lebanon: Alarming Escalation as More Than 20 Shells Hit Yaroun
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 12:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The frequency and intensity of shelling traded by Hezbollah and the Israeli military on the Lebanon-Israel border exacerbate fears of an all-out confrontation. Shortly after midnight, the Israeli artillery fired more than 20 shells of 155mm caliber on the outskirts of Yaroun in the Bint Jbeil district. The National News Agency (NNA) reported ...
Trump Leads Super Tuesday in White House Race
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 10:58 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Donald Trump is virtually set for a rematch with Joe Biden on US presidential elections after his victory in the "Super Tuesday" primaries on March 5, while his rival Nikki Haley recorded only modest successes. Donald Trump celebrated an "amazing night" as he closed in on the Republican presidential nomination with easy wins in the Super Tuesday ...
Southern Front: 1 Israeli Dead and 7 Injured
This Is Beirut 2024-03-04 11:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following the firing of an anti-armor rocket from Lebanon towards Margaliot in the Upper Galilee, reports from Israeli media clarified that there was one fatality and seven individuals wounded. Regarding the exchange of fire, the Israeli army fired in the air and at close range at farmers who were spraying pesticides on their crops near the town ...
Ministry of Finance Strike Temporarily Suspended
2024-03-03 22:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The directors of the Ministry of Finance announced on Sunday the "temporary" suspension of their strike from Monday, March 4, to "complete the process of paying salaries and carry out all transactions of citizens and other departments and institutions of the state." These remarks came in a statement issued the day after a meeting held on Saturday ...
Border Control Towers: The Underlying Reasons Behind Syria’s Complaint
2024-02-27 21:41 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Lebanon is drafting a response to a memorandum from Damascus protesting against the border control towers, which were erected over a decade ago by the British government, between the Arida coastline in northern Lebanon and the slopes of Mount Hermon in the south. The Lebanese Army, overseeing these observation posts, is meticulously preparing a ...
After a Bloody Night in Baalbeck… A Hundred Rockets Towards Israel
This Is Beirut 2024-03-12 10:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Dozens of rockets were launched on Tuesday morning from South Lebanon towards Israeli locations in the Galilee and the Golan Heights. The Israeli Army reported that 100 rockets targeted the Golan Heights from Lebanon. It also reported that its warplanes “attacked a short while ago three platforms from which rockets were launched towards the ...