Kaline Antoun, 24/04 12:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Amal Baalbeck Hezbollah
After nine years of waiting, municipal elections will be held starting early next month. This vote carries strategic importance, as it precedes the parliamentary elections by a year and serves as a political barometer, particularly in the Shia regions of Lebanon, which have been affected by the repercussions of the war between Hezbollah and ...
Makram Haddad, 21/04 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The second matchday of the Lebanese Championship play-offs confirmed early trends: at the top, the battle for the title is intensifying among the top three teams; at the bottom, the suspense grows as teams fight for survival. Title Play-offs: Al-Ahed Stands Firm as Leader, Al-Ansar in Pursuit In the big clash of this second round, Al-Ahed made a ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 23:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Baalbeck Hezbollah
An Israeli airstrike on Tuesday evening struck the al-Jawhari building in the town of Hosh Tal Safiya, west of Baalbek. No casualties were reported, as residents had evacuated the premises following an advance warning. According to local sources, the Israeli military contacted the building’s owner roughly 15 minutes before the strike, alerting ...
This is Beirut, 07/04 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Baalbeck Hezbollah South Lebanon
For the second time in less than twelve hours, an Israeli drone targeted a car in Taybeh. Two people were injured in the attack An Israeli drone targeted a car and a motorcycle on the Dardara-Khiam plain road. Two Syrians and one Lebanese. Alaa Nasser, were killed in the attack. Another Israeli strike targeted a vehicle in the village of ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 29/03 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gebran Bassil Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Baalbeck Hezbollah
Gebran Bassil, the son-in-law of former President Michel Aoun, is hardly envied for his limited options, particularly with the upcoming parliamentary elections. He is growing increasingly concerned about the potential alliance between Majd Harb, son of former MP and Minister Boutros Harb, and the Lebanese Forces (LF) in Batroun, a partnership that ...
This is Beirut, 26/03 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tensions persisted on Wednesday as Israel carried out two drone attacks in Chaara, on the Lebanese-Syrian border mountain range, while drones flew at low altitude over towns of Nabi Chit, Janta, Chaara, Serhine and Deir Qanoun al-Nahr in south Lebanon The sound of explosions in the eastern mountain range also rocked the outskirts of Taybeh, east ...
Kaline Antoun, 24/03 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Amal Baalbeck Hezbollah United Nations
Recent armed clashes on the Lebanese-Syrian border have once again brought attention to the situation of Shiite clans in this region. These events have also highlighted the key role these clans play in the local social and political fabric. Who are they? How do they interact with Hezbollah and the Lebanese state? The Shiite clans of northern ...
This is Beirut, 24/03 14:15 - Reading : less than a minute
The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities has officially announced on Monday the schedule for the upcoming municipal and mokhtar elections, which will take place across different governorates throughout May 2025. According to a press release from the Media Office of Interior Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar, the elections will be held as follows: - ...
Alain E. Andrea, 19/03 18:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Baalbeck Music Rahbani Mansour
They were two—two distinct minds, two creators, two independent intellectuals. Yet an artistic symbiosis united them, rendering their names inseparable: the Rahbani Brothers. Composers, poets, and thinkers, they merged their visions without overshadowing one another. Assi and Mansour—one could not exist without the other. The poet gave ...
This is Beirut, 18/03 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Tensions resumed in southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening after a day of relative calm. Around 9:30 PM, an automatic weapon sweep operation was carried out from the Israeli site of Dahr al-Jamal, near Ramya in the Bint Jbeil district, targeting the Hadab and Khallet Warde areas near the border village of Aita al-Shaab. At the same time, Israeli ...
This is Beirut, 16/03 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Baalbeck Lebanese Army Lebanese Red Cross Baalbeck
The Lebanese-Syrian border saw heightened security tensions on Sunday evening. The Syrian Ministry of Defense reported that Hezbollah members from Lebanon crossed the border into the Homs region and killed three Syrian soldiers. According to the ministry, Hezbollah subsequently brought the bodies back to Lebanese territory. The ministry also ...
This is Beirut, 20/02 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Informal border crossings from Syria into Lebanon persist, with a total of 89,000 arrivals reported in Baalbeck as of February 12, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced in a statement on Wednesday. Among them, only 20,000 are Lebanese returnees, the agency said. While daily crossings at the Masnaa official border ...