par This Is Beirut, 04/05 15:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), MP Gebran Bassil, lashed out at the European Union for offering Lebanon one billion euros in exchange for keeping displaced Syrians, describing the move as an “attempt to replace the Lebanese with Syrians.” At a press conference on Saturday, Bassil stressed that the financial aid offered by the ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/05 22:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US troops on Thursday anchored a long-awaited temporary pier, aimed to boost aid deliveries into war-ravaged Gaza, to a beach in the besieged Palestinian territory, the US military and Israel said. The US Central Command said the pier was "successfully affixed to the beach in Gaza" at around 7:40 am (0440 GMT), with around 500 tonnes of aid ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/05 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Believers Club won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal during its participation in the Cyprus International Table Tennis Championship held in the city of Nicosia. This record is an unprecedented achievement not only for the club but also for Lebanon as a whole. Players from eight countries participated in the tournament, namely Greece, ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/06 22:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah gave a show of strength intended to demonstrate the extent of his party's capabilities, claiming that it is "prepared for the worst-case scenarios." Not only did he issue threats against Israel, but, this time, he also targeted Cyprus, threatening to change the situation in the Mediterranean. "An ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/06 14:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah’s speech on Wednesday triggered a wave of international and local reactions. Not only did Nasrallah reiterate his threats against Israel, but he also targeted Cyprus, a member of the European Union. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides responded firmly to Nasrallah’s threats, stating that ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/06 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cyprus European Union Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah
European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Thursday that a threat against Cyprus was tantamount to a threat against the entire European Union, after Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah threatened the island nation the previous day with reprisals if it opened its airports or bases to Israel "to target Lebanon." [readmore ...
par Natasha Metni Torbey, 20/06 21:53 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Cyprus Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel
The self-proclaimed decision-maker on matters of war and peace in Lebanon, Hezbollah strives to increase the country’s isolation from the rest of the world. Today, the focal point is Cyprus, located approximately 200 km from Lebanon, whose relations with the latter are at risk of significant deterioration, depending on the mood and interests of ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/06 00:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cyprus Elias Bou Saab Hezbollah
Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab revealed, in an interview on MTV, that a Cypriot security envoy was in Beirut on Thursday, but did not specify the nature of his mission. The visit was related to the Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's threats against Cyprus on Wednesday. According to Bou Saab the threats were in fact a message "that led ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/06 18:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jean Abboud, president of the Union of Travel and Tourism Agencies in Lebanon, assured on Friday that "Cyprus is not going to close its doors to the Lebanese." He confirmed that "contacts have been made with the Cyprus Embassy in Lebanon," stressing that "things are going well and there is no fear of the island's doors being closed to the ...
par Malo Pinatel, 21/06 21:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Cyprus is home to two British-operated military bases, Akrotiri and Dhekelia. These bases have been brought to the fore at a time when Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah is directly threatening Nicosia. A key point from Hezbollah's Secretary General's latest speech was the threats directed at the Republic of Cyprus. He warned, "We will ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/06 22:37 - Reading : less than a minute
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, said that he spoke with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Constantinos Kombos, expressing his “concern for rising tensions across the Blue Line and the situation in the Middle East.” He highlighted that “the EU stands in ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/06 23:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A senior European diplomat revealed on Friday, that "EU foreign ministers will discuss on Monday supporting Cyprus against looming threats," noting that "Cyprus is not afraid of Hezbollah but of the influx of refugees and migrants if the conflict in Lebanon expands." He stated that "the Cypriot Foreign Minister will inform his European ...
