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Hamieh: Normalization of Flights at Beirut International Airport by Mid-December

This is Beirut, 2024-12-04 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamieh said on Wednesday that all airlines have submitted requests to resume flights to and from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport. He made this statement after meeting with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, emphasizing that his ministry began issuing flight permits on November ...

Return of Displaced Persons and Reconstruction Prospects: Lingering Uncertainty

Sana Richa Choucair, 2024-11-29 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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“This return is nothing like 2006.” This phrase echoes across regions where residents are cautiously returning to their homes on the second day of the ceasefire. After 14 months of conflict, marked by two months of brutal escalation, the displaced face their return with uncertainty and unease. The scale of destruction is far greater than in ...

Baalbeck Recounts... Henri Goraïeb's Starry Path

Alain E. Andrea, 2024-11-28 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Some souls pass through this world like a shooting star, leaving behind a light that never fades. They are born in silence and return to the original silence. On tiptoe, it is said. Henri Goraïeb (1935-2021) was one of them. A concert pianist — and, oh, what a virtuoso — he was one of those candles that burned stoically despite the contrary ...

Post-Ceasefire, 50% of Displaced Residents in Baalbeck-Hermel Returned Home

This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The proportion of displaced individuals who have returned to their homes in the Baalbeck-Hermel governorate has reached 50%, according to Governor Bachir Khodr on Wednesday afternoon. This percentage is a positive indicator, especially considering that less than 24 hours have passed since the ceasefire came into effect early Wednesday ...

Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Intensify Sunday Afternoon

This is Beirut, 2024-11-24 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli raids on Lebanese territory continued Sunday afternoon. Beirut’s southern suburbs The southern suburbs of Beirut witnessed a new wave of Israeli bombardments on Sunday afternoon, following evacuation warnings addressed to Hadath and Borj al-Barajneh. Two violent strikes hit the Kafaat neighborhood in particular, causing massive ...

Israeli Strikes Intensify on Saturday, Increasing the Toll of Human Losses

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 21:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli strikes continued heavily into the evening of Saturday, causing a drastic rise in human losses. The Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Center has reported 3,670 killed and 1,413 wounded since the start of the Israeli military operation against Hezbollah. In Beirut's southern suburbs, intense Israeli raids targeted buildings ...

Who Is Mohammad Haidar, Alleged Target of Basta Strikes?

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At dawn on Saturday, the Israeli army carried out a series of strikes against the Basta area, and more specifically against a building where, according to unconfirmed reports, Hezbollah's head of operations, Mohammad Haidar, was staying. While some sources mention the names of the group's Secretary General, Naim Qassem, and the head of the ...

Baalbeck Recounts... The Musical Chehabism of the Rahbani Brothers

Alain E. Andrea, 2024-11-21 22:08 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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If a country had eyes, she would be its eyelids — fluttering like butterflies, grazing the dawn with their delicate wings to summon contemplation. A discreet yet all-consuming reflection on the landscape. The light awakens us, stirs us from lethargy, and intoxicates us. Beneath our hungry gaze, an idyllic land is instantly adorned with a ...

The Media Glossary: Memoricide

Lyne Sammouri, 2024-11-20 11:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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From the vicinity of the Roman Temple of Bacchus in Baalbeck to Saint George's Church in Dardghaya and the Souks of Nabatiyeh, these sites have become collateral damage in the crossfire of war. What is memoricide? Why is it significant today? How is it translated in the context of war?

UNESCO 'enhanced protection' for 34 Lebanon heritage sites

This is Beirut, 2024-11-18 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Dozens of heritage sites in Lebanon were granted "provisional enhanced protection" by UNESCO on Monday, offering a higher level of legal shielding as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah militants. The 34 cultural properties affected "now benefit from the highest level of immunity against attack and use for military purposes", the ...

Baalbeck Recounts... The Dawn of an Idyllic Lebanon

Alain E. Andrea, 2024-11-17 18:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Winter awakens early in Lebanon, shaken by the breath of time. Winds of violence reignite the embers of war, buried beneath the ashes of a peace that, alas, hangs by a thread. The rain turns furious, desperate, ashy and absurd. A snow of fire and blood falls, heavy and relentless. Its impudent crimson stains a humanity stripped from its soul. The ...

300 Experts Urge UNESCO to Protect Lebanon's Heritage

This is Beirut, 2024-11-17 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a petition addressed to UNESCO, 300 cultural professionals, including archaeologists and academics, called on Sunday for the protection of Lebanon's heritage, particularly Baalbeck. Since September 23, Israel has been engaged in open warfare against Hezbollah, with strikes targeting the cities of Baalbeck (east) and Tyre (south), both of which ...