par This Is Beirut, 20/08 11:49 - Reading : less than a minute
The Super Blue Moon lit up the sky over the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Monday night. This rare celestial event, which combines a supermoon and a blue moon, typically occurs once every 10 years.
par This Is Beirut, 25/08 20:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former Prime Minister Salim Hoss passed away on Sunday at the age of 94. Born in Beirut on December 20, 1929, he served as prime minister five times between 1976 and 2000. Hoss also had a long tenure as a Member of Parliament, leaving a significant mark on Lebanese politics. “With deep sadness and pain, I inform the Lebanese of the death of ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/08 18:32 - Reading : 11 minute(s)
BEIRUT Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah
Flights to Beirut will resume on Tuesday following a speech by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday. Nasrallah announced that the retaliation against Israel had been "accomplished," which appears to have reassured airlines. Sunday's Hezbollah attack on Israel was part of the "response" to the murder of Hezbollah executive Fouad ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/08 15:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamiye launched the creation of a Fast-Track lane for departing passengers at Beirut International Airport (BIA) from the arrivals hall on Tuesday. This new initiative aims to provide qualifying travelers with a faster and more convenient experience, allowing them to reach the boarding gates more swiftly and ...
par Fady Noun, 27/08 16:01 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
“A thunder day!” Cardiologist Nazih al-Adem is elated with the outcome of his visit to the Vatican, a sentiment echoed by all the parents of the victims of the August 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion. On August 26, Pope Francis and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, held a lengthy meeting with them. Fueled by a resolve ...
par Joanne Naoum, 27/08 16:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
BEIRUT Fouad Shokr Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah
In his latest speech, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah called on the Lebanese to “rest” and “go back to their homes,” in southern Lebanon, announcing that revenge for the killing of top Hezbollah commander Fouad Shokr in an Israeli strike in Beirut’s Southern suburb had been “accomplished.” But incessant cross-border ...
28/08 11:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel carried out a drone strike on a vehicle traveling on the Beirut-Damascus highway, near the Zabadani bridge. Four people were reported killed. Israel also conducted artillery strikes near the town of Aitaroun in south Lebanon on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, Israeli aircraft targeted two Hezbollah trucks about 10 km from Baalbek, on the ...
par Rayan Chami, 29/08 18:43 - Reading : less than a minute
Amid the ongoing conflict, Beirut's seafront is alive with activity as families savor the end of summer, reflecting the resilience that defines Lebanese identity.
par This Is Beirut, 01/09 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese artist Ghada Zoghbi is set to unveil her third solo exhibition, "Wild Mindscapes," at Galerie Janine Rubeiz in Beirut from September 4 to September 28, 2024. The series of paintings, initiated while sketching sceneries of Lebanese mountains and valleys, showcases Zoghbi's fascination with the formations of rocks and stones. In the ...
par Nadia Hallak, 02/09 15:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A series of incidents have injured children in the BIEL area due to the uncontrolled presence of motorcycles, amid the absence of municipal police and security forces. Who is protecting the children on Beirut's waterfront, and who is ensuring the safety of citizens from the chaos and mayhem caused by these motorcycles? Traffic accidents caused by ...
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par This Is Beirut, 13/09 12:48 - Reading : less than a minute
Lufthansa, Europe's largest airline, announced on Thursday that it would extend the suspension of its flights to Beirut until October 15, attributing this decision to heightened tensions in the Middle East. The airline group, which encompasses Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels Airlines, initially suspended flights to the Lebanese capital at ...
