This is Beirut, 30/10 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
EDL lebanon Joe Saddi Iraq Dubai South Lebanon
Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi defended his ministry’s energy policy, stressing that Lebanon “has nothing to hide” and is working to stabilize electricity production despite severe financial and technical constraints. In an interview with LBCI, Saddi said that public institutions in the South, including Electricity of Lebanon (EDL) and ...
This is Beirut, 30/10 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Banks International Monetary Fund Washington Ibrahim Kanaan lebanon
Head of Parliament’s Finance and Budget Committee, MP Ibrahim Kanaan, reiterated on Thursday that the committee “rejects any increase or creation of new taxes and fees” aimed solely at closing the state’s budget deficit. “Every time the state needs funding, it imposes new burdens on citizens. This approach must stop,” Kanaan declared ...
Pierre Daccache, 30/10 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Arsenal Football Carabao Cup Andre Harriman-Annous
At just 17, Andre Harriman-Annous broke into Arsenal’s starting eleven in the Carabao Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion, marking a turning point in his career. A player with Lebanese roots, he is now under the spotlight, and, ironically, it seems the Lebanese Football Association may have missed the boat. The Next Generation is Already ...
This is Beirut, 30/10 11:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Top Lebanese officials on Thursday denounced Israel’s latest attacks on southern Lebanon, including a deadly overnight strike on the Blida municipal building that killed municipal employee Ibrahim Salameh, describing it as a “flagrant assault on Lebanese sovereignty and state institutions.” Following the incident, President ...
This is Beirut, 30/10 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Europe Lebanon Beirut Tourism Flights Eurowings
Good news for Lebanese travelers: the German airline Eurowings, a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, is expanding its network from Beirut with two new direct routes to Prague and Salzburg. Based in Düsseldorf, the low-cost carrier already operates flights to Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Stockholm. This expansion marks another step in the recovery of ...
Makram Haddad, 30/10 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Golf Lebanon Geoffrey Laklak Dubai
In Dubai, Geoffrey Laklak has written a new page in Lebanese golf history: he is the first player from Lebanon to make the cut at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) on the legendary Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club. Some shots carry more weight than others. Those struck by 17-year-old Geoffrey Laklak in Dubai a few days ago ...
Rayan Chami, 29/10 22:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Industry Expo 2025 Lebanon
Lebanon’s industrial sector takes center stage at the 2025 Expo in Beirut. It brings together manufacturers from across the country, showcasing resilience, innovation, and national pride.
This is Beirut, 29/10 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Council of Ministers formed a ministerial committee Wednesday to examine proposed amendments to the election law and submit a comprehensive report within a week. A total of fourteen items were on the agenda of the meeting held in the presidential palace under the chairmanship of President Joseph Aoun. The agenda included two draft laws ...
This is Beirut, 29/10 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Israel Morgan Ortagus lebanon South Lebanon UNIFIL
U.S. Special Envoy to Lebanon Morgan Ortagus on Wednesday reaffirmed Washington’s support for the Lebanese government’s decision to place all weapons under state control by the end of the year. Speaking during the 12th meeting of the Committee for the Supervision of the Ceasefire (the Mechanism) in Naqoura, Ortagus emphasized that the ...
This is Beirut, 28/10 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun emphasized during a meeting Tuesday with U.S. special envoy to Lebanon Morgan Ortagus “the need to activate” the work of the Committee for Monitoring the Cessation of Hostilities (‘the mechanism’), particularly regarding the cessation of Israeli violations against Lebanon. Aoun also called for the ...
This is Beirut, 28/10 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nabih Berry lebanon Parliament Strong Republic Kataëb
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri on Tuesday adjourned a scheduled legislative session after failing to secure the required quorum, with only 63 of the 128 lawmakers in attendance. The plenary session had been set to resume discussion of draft laws and proposals carried over from the September 29, 2025, agenda. However, it was boycotted by ...
This is Beirut, 28/10 10:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Anti-narcotics units in Syria’s Homs province intercepted a vehicle carrying roughly 11 million Captagon pills smuggled from Lebanese territory, the Syrian Interior Ministry announced Tuesday. The shipment was seized in the southern rural area of Homs. Security forces confiscated both the drugs and the vehicle used in the operation. According ...