This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli bombardments intensified in southern Lebanon on Monday. Around midday, an Israeli raid targeted the Aita al-Shaab area and a shell fell just a few meters from the place where the funeral of Hassan Maan Srour, a Hezbollah fighter killed on Sunday, was taking place. The ceremony continued despite the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-17 12:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai welcomed the renewal of Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun’s mandate for another year, a move that he said spared the Army’s unity and integrity. “We thank God that he spared Lebanon a security risk by having the Parliament renew the mandates of the commanders of the Army and security forces,” al-Rai said in ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-15 22:39 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Suspense that has been ongoing since the end of the summer was finally concluded today. By postponing for one year the retirement of the Army Commander and the directors of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and General Security (GS) Generals Joseph Aoun, Imad Osman, and Elias Baissari respectively, Parliament asserted the reason of State on ...
Hala Abdallah, 2023-12-15 17:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Army and security retirees staged a protest on Friday near the Grand Seray in Riad al-Solh Square, calling for increased pensions amid financial struggles.
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 20:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
For the second time in one week, Israeli artillery targeted Lebanese Army positions in the south on Friday, but luckily no casualties were reported. Israel targeted Lebanese Army posts in Naqoura and the southern town of Ein Ebel, following a day of heavy clashes between Israeli and Hezbollah forces. First, the Lebanese Army reported on "X" the ...