This is Beirut, 08/01 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein Baalbeck Israel Lebanon
Israeli activities along the border with Lebanon continue to gain momentum. As part of his visit to Lebanon, US envoy Amos Hochstein explained the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied areas in southern Lebanon. However, Israel's Channel 12, citing government sources in Tel Aviv, reported that Israel intends to establish itself in ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Baalbeck Hezbollah Israel United Nations
Following the withdrawal of Israeli forces, the Lebanese Army (LAF) announced Monday that its units had started deploying to take up positions in towns in the western and central sectors, including Ras al-Naqoura, Alma al-Shaab, Tayr Harfa-Tyre, Beit Liv-Tyre, and Beit Liv-Bint Jbeil. “While the deployment is being completed in Naqoura, ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Four Lebanese soldiers were injured on Friday during clashes between the army and Syrian gunmen in the Maaraboun-Baalbek region on the Lebanese-Syrian border. According to a statement by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the Syrian gunmen used “medium-caliber weaponry to target a military unit, causing moderate injuries to four ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Baalbeck Internal Security Forces Baalbeck
Multiple people were injured in Friday’s firefight between Syrian gunmen and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the town of Maarboun in the Baalbeck caza, which escalated security events near the Syrian border. Furthermore, in Akkar, armed Syrians crossed the border to illegally cut down trees. According to a statement issued by the Lebanese ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli warplanes launched successive raids on the outskirts of Qusaya in the Beqaa, targeting three locations early Friday morning. A strong explosion was heard in the eastern range of the Beqaa, coinciding with a low-altitude flyover by Israeli warplanes. This marks the second targeting of the Beqaa since the ceasefire went into effect in ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-20 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Baalbeck Hezbollah Lebanese Army Israel South Lebanon
Three Lebanese citizens were kidnapped on Thursday evening by the Israeli army in Wadi Houjeir (Marjeyoun) in south Lebanon. They have been identified as Mahdi Chammout, Fouad Qataya and Ali Younes, according to several media reports. In yet another warning from the Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, residents of ...
Sonia Rizk, 2024-12-19 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amal Baalbeck Hamas Hezbollah Israel Palestine
At a time when all norms in Lebanon and its surrounding regions have been overturned, with one downfall following another — from Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Assad regime in Syria — huge changes continue to unfold, provoking reactions from the entire “Axis of resistance.” This axis has collapsed, dragging along those who ...
Alain E. Andrea, 2024-12-15 17:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
“It is not the path that is difficult; it is the difficult that is the path.” This aphorism from the great Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) illustrates, through its paradox, the contrast between effort and goal, discipline and freedom. This reflection is entirely fitting within the domain of classical music, especially when ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 20:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Agriculture Abbas al-Hajj Hassan gave out wheat seeds to farmers in the Zahle and Beqaa areas on Thursday as part of the Ministry of Agriculture's yearly initiative to increase the area planted with soft and durum wheat in Lebanon. The International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (ICAMAS) in Bari and the ...
Alain E. Andrea, 2024-12-08 15:10 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Baalbeck Festival Art Music History
“Is this truly the title?” one might wonder, as though such an article could settle for anything less than a simple yet profound headline. Herbert von Karajan. That is the title, and no other could suffice. Any qualifier would diminish its essence; any superlative would merely skim the surface, falling short of the reality it seeks to ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-12-06 12:15 - Reading : less than a minute
The governor of Baalbeck-Hermel, Bashir Khodr, answers our questions about the protection of historic sites in wartime, after an Israeli strike hit the outskirts of the ancient city of Baalbeck in early November.
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-12-05 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Since the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, the majority of Baalbeck's inhabitants have returned. While the economy is gradually picking up, it remains deeply scarred by the heavy bombardments that hit the town.