This is Beirut, 10:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On the occasion of Lebanon’s Independence Day, the Lebanese Community in France, under the “Change Lebanon” (CL) initiative, and in coordination with its various components, including the Comité de Coordination Libano-Français (CCLF), is organizing a rally at Place du Panthéon in Paris. The event will take place tomorrow, Sunday, November ...
David Hale , 10:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Most American presidents avoid plunging into Middle East peacemaking as long as possible. There were two exceptions: Bill Clinton started in his first month with a "Syria First" strategy for peace between Israel and its neighbors. Barak Obama on his "day two" launched a respected envoy to pursue a West Bank settlement freeze and two-state ...
This is Beirut, 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A series of violent Israeli raids targeted Beirut at 4 AM today without prior warning, and focused on an eight-story building on Fathallah street in the Basta al-Fawqa neighborhood, a popular and densely populated neighborhood. Israeli Channel 12 reported that the person targeted in the raid in the center of Beirut is more important than Talal ...
Nohra Chalouhi, 10:05 - Reading : 13 minute(s)
It is two hours past midnight now. Across the road from us, a single streetlight hums its familiar monotone tune, and its beacon flickers. Looking at it, you would think the light it sheds will go out within the minute. But for the time being, it valiantly offers its flimsy beam and, at the very least, it has outlived its peers down the road. The ...
Roudi Abou Nader, 22/11 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese national basketball team triumphed 99-77 against the United Arab Emirates in a match they controlled from start to finish during the second window of qualifications for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. Thanks to this victory, Lebanon, currently ranked 28th in the world and 5th in Asia, takes the sole lead in Group 6 with 6 points. On the ...
This is Beirut, 22/11 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for November 22, 2024.
Vanessa Kallas, 22/11 19:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Trapped in no man's land on the war-torn Lebanon-Syria border, taxi drivers risk their lives to earn a living by transporting passengers between two deep craters created by Israeli airstrikes.
Marc Kaloustian, 22/11 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
November 20, 2024, I’m boarding the return flight from Dubai to Beirut. The news isn’t great, but I’m used to it — uncertainty clings to me like a second skin. I’m Lebanese. That imperceptible tension between the unparalleled joy of coming home and the unbearable insecurity of feeling trapped there is my daily reality. I accept it ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 22/11 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Refined comments pour in during the national holidays: Independence Day, Flag Day, the First Liberation Day, the Second and the Nineteenth. Yet, no one truly believes in the poetry written for these occasions. The mandate era is increasingly seen as more merciful than the independence we now endure, constantly violated by those surrounding ...
This is Beirut, 22/11 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Agriculture Abbas Hajj Hassan highlighted the extensive damage to Lebanon's agricultural sector, estimated at around 70%, based on an aerial study conducted in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to assess the losses. He emphasized that Israeli bombardments have caused significant destruction, ...
This is Beirut, 22/11 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On the 81st Independence Day in Lebanon, well-wishes have been expressed by various political figures and foreign embassies. Locally, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai highlighted the dual grief felt by Lebanese citizens—amidst war and governance turmoil, emphasizing the need for collective will to face the nation's crises. He stressed that true ...
This is Beirut, 22/11 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli army advanced further into southern Lebanon on Friday, establishing positions in Deir Mimas and the Beaufort Castle area. They moved closer to Naqoura while intensifying their strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Israeli checkpoints have been set up around Deir Mimas, where tanks have been deployed in the village and in the Hora ...