Lebanon

End-of-Service Benefits: The Only Social Safety Net at Risk Since the Crisis

Liliane Mokbel, 18/09 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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There is no doubt that employees remain the most vulnerable group in the struggle to ensure a dignified retirement. Their end-of-service benefits, intended to preserve part of their purchasing power, have been almost completely eroded by the multidimensional crisis that hit the country at the end of 2019. Employers Plead Powerlessness Employers ...

Extradition of Igor Grechushkin: Beirut and Sofia Coordinate Their Efforts

This is Beirut, 18/09 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The judicial and diplomatic procedures concerning the extradition request of Igor Grechushkin, the Russian-Cypriot shipowner of the Rhosus, were the subject of a meeting Thursday morning between Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar and the Bulgarian ambassador to Beirut, Iassen Tomov. Welcoming the exemplary cooperation and coordination of the ...

Buffer Zones and Broken Red Lines: Israel’s New Security Architecture in Syria and Lebanon

Salam El Zaatari, 18/09 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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For decades, Israel and Lebanon have lived under a paradox: perpetual hostility punctuated by temporary ceasefires. The 1949 Armistice created quiet without peace until the Lebanese state allowed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to operate from its south in 1969. That decision transformed southern Lebanon into a launchpad for attacks on ...

Upcoming Diplomatic Developments: Ortagus in Beirut, President Aoun in New York

This is Beirut, 18/09 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus is expected to arrive in Beirut on Sunday to attend a meeting of the Ceasefire Oversight Committee. According to information obtained by Nidaa Al-Watan, her visit will focus mainly on technical and military aspects, rather than political ones, while the President of the Republic is due to fly to New York to attend ...

This Week on This is America: Charlie Kirk, 9/11, Hezbollah, Israel

Tylia El Helou, 17/09 22:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the murder of Charlie Kirk, the 24th commemoration of 9/11, and the U.S. $14.2 million aid package to the Lebanese Army. We also feature an exclusive interview with Hanin Ghaddar, Friedmann Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute, to discuss disarming Hezbollah and the path to peace with ...

Beirut Port Explosion: Grechushkin Arrest Reopens Key Questions

Moncef Ait-Kaci, 17/09 21:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Rhosus was far from an ordinary ship. Decrepit, burdened with debt, and repeatedly banned from sailing, it was carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in 2013 – a chemical classified as explosive under Lebanese law when its nitrogen concentration exceeds 33.5%. During an unscheduled stop in Beirut, the cargo ship was detained and ...

Israeli Airstrike Kills Two in Baalbeck

This is Beirut, 17/09 20:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli airstrike on Wednesday evening targeted a car near the al-Rida Mosque in Baalbeck, killing two people, Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported. Israeli Channel 15 reported that the strike targeted a Hezbollah member in the eastern Lebanese city. According to media outlets, the victims are two members of al-Radwan Force, Kamal Raad and Ali ...

2026 Budget Law Draft: Cabinet to Meet Again on ‘Thursday or Friday’

This is Beirut, 17/09 20:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Information Minister Paul Morcos said on Wednesday that the 2026 budget law draft will be completed on Thursday or Friday after the cabinet convenes to review it. “The government is examining the budget realistically, and we are working to secure revenues to meet the needs of the administrative corps, which has salaries and legitimate ...

Politicians Oppose Plan to Project Images of Hezbollah Leaders on Raouche Rock

This is Beirut, 17/09 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah has stirred controversy among Lebanese politicians after announcing on Tuesday that the images of former Secretary Generals Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine would be projected on the Rock of Raouche on the anniversary of their deaths. During a press conference, Hezbollah’s head of activities, Ali Daher, said that the Raouche ...

Syrians Leaving Lebanon: How Many Still Remain?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 17/09 18:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Since January 2025, more than 238,000 Syrians have left Lebanon for their home country, according to updated figures from the General Security Directorate as of September 11. On that day alone, an estimated 280 to 300 refugees crossed into Syria through the Masnaa border crossing, traveling in a convoy of ten buses and ten trucks loaded with their ...

Lebanese Army Seizes Largest Drug Haul to Date in Baalbeck District

This is Beirut, 17/09 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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In its largest drug haul on Lebanese territory, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) said in a statement on Wednesday that it had seized 64 million Captagon pills from the town of Bouday, Baalbeck.   In addition to the pills, the LAF confiscated 79 barrels of chemicals to manufacture the drug, as well as a few manufacturing machines. This operation ...

Rigged Pagers: Hezbollah’s Fatal Blow

Rayan Chami, 17/09 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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September 17, 2024, will be remembered as a dark day in Hezbollah’s history. Thirty-nine people were killed and around 3, 500 thousand of its officials and fighters were injured in brutal and unusual circumstances: the simultaneous explosion of booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies. Let’s break it down.

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