Makram Haddad, 15/12 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon confirmed its good form by winning another victory against Kuwait (2-0) in the second friendly match between the two teams, played at the Sheim Bin Hamad stadium in Qatar. This victory follows the 2-1 success recorded last Thursday on the pitch of the Hamad Bin Khalifa stadium, marking a perfect record in this double confrontation. A ...
Makram Haddad, 12/12 20:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kuwait Lebanon Football Friendly game
Lebanon achieved a significant victory (2-1) against Kuwait during the match played Thursday on the pitch of the Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar. However, the victory came late for the Cedars, who scored the decisive goal in the final seconds of the match. This triumph takes on even greater importance as it ends a series of four losses ...
Makram Haddad, 12/12 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon is preparing to face Kuwait this Thursday at 5:00 PM (Beirut time) at the Al-Ahli Club stadium in Doha, Qatar. This friendly match, followed by a second game scheduled for Sunday, allows both teams to prepare for crucial challenges. While Kuwait is focusing on organizing the Gulf Cup starting December 21, Lebanon is training for the ...
This is Beirut, 01/12 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A summit of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday, following calls for a truce by host Kuwait after nearly 14 months of war in the Palestinian territory. In the final statement of the summit, the six-member body called for an "immediate and permanent cessation of Israeli fire and military ...
This is Beirut, 22/10 17:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran's neighbors have pledged not to allow the use of their "soil or airspace" for any attacks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday, as Israel considers retaliation for the Islamic Republic's missile strike. "All our neighbors have assured us that they won't permit their soil or airspace to be used against the Islamic Republic of ...
21/10 13:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In an interview with This is Beirut, Antoine Habib, Chairman and General Manager of Banque de l'Habitat (BDH), shared that despite Lebanon's challenging situation, the bank has resumed issuing loans, with many already disbursed. These loans, aimed at low- and middle-income individuals, cover the purchase of apartments, home renovations, land ...
Liliane Mokbel, 17/10 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran may have to resort to a strategic tool: control of the Strait of Hormuz. According to several analyses, this tactic could be as devastating as a nuclear weapon. However, unlike a nuclear weapon, whose use would bring catastrophic consequences for Iran itself, the threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz serves as a form of "asymmetric ...
This is Beirut, 16/10 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gather with EU heads of state and government in Brussels Wednesday for a summit aimed at averting a "general conflagration" in the Middle East. The 27-nation European Union is seeking to work more closely with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- which groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, ...
This Is Beirut, 22/06 00:03 - Reading : less than a minute
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait reiterated its call “for all esteemed citizens to refrain from traveling to the Republic of Lebanon at this time, due to the ongoing security developments in the region.” In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs late on Friday, the ministry urged all esteemed citizens currently in the ...
This Is Beirut, 12/05 23:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kuwait's emir approved a new cabinet Sunday two days after he dissolved the parliament elected only weeks earlier, and he and the new government assumed some of the assembly's powers. Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed al-Sabah on Friday dissolved the most powerful elected legislature in the Gulf and suspended articles of the constitution, citing ...
This Is Beirut, 05/04 14:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Kuwait's opposition retains a majority in parliament, according to the results of parliamentary elections published on Friday in this Gulf country. Opposition lawmakers maintained a majority in Kuwait's parliament, results showed on Friday, after the Gulf state's third parliamentary vote in as many years held just months into the new emir's ...
This Is Beirut, 04/04 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kuwaitis are voting on Thursday to elect the first parliament of Emir Sheikh Mechaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah's reign, in the third parliamentary elections in three years in this rich Gulf oil state mired in repeated political crises. Some 835,000 voters were called upon to choose 50 deputies from 200 candidates, including 13 women, after the ...