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US Priorities in Lebanon: From Government Reforms to UN Resolution 1701

Bassam Abou Zeid, 06/02 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The American delegation visiting Lebanon on Thursday carries several important messages, particularly regarding Morgan Ortagus, who has succeeded Amos Hochstein. Ortagus has been given the responsibility of managing Lebanon's portfolio, which includes critical issues such as government formation, policy programs, Israeli withdrawal, the release of ...

Nawaf Salam Commits to Building a Reform Government Devoid of Internal Gridlock

This is Beirut, 05/02 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam vowed on Wednesday to form a reformist government that will operate without internal gridlock, pledging transparency and unity as Lebanon faces pressing national challenges. Speaking at a press conference at Baabda Palace following his meeting with President General Joseph Aoun, Salam outlined his strategy for ...

Is Hope Bound to Lead to Disillusionment?

David Sahyoun, 05/02 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Is hope bound to lead to disillusionment? This fundamental question shapes our individual and collective lives, from the intimacy of the psychoanalytic couch to the political upheavals that shake public squares, to the conjugal bedrooms where the dramas of love unfold. Psychoanalysis, through its various theoretical currents, offers valuable ...

Lebanon Honored at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival

Fabienne Touma, 05/02 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The 47th edition of the festival, inaugurated on Friday, January 31, at the Maison de la Culture in Clermont-Ferrand, puts the spotlight on Lebanon. During the opening ceremony, two Lebanese short films, Warsha by Dania Bdeir and Waves ’98 by Ely Dagher, were screened among other selections. The festival’s “Focus Lebanon” segment offers a ...

Aoun Receives Credentials of Four Ambassadors

This is Beirut, 05/02 13:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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President Joseph Aoun officially received the credentials of four ambassadors to Lebanon on Wednesday, marking the first such diplomatic procedure since his election. The ambassadors presenting their credentials included Herve Magro (France), Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Faisal Thani al-Thani (Qatar), Maria Hadjitheodosiou (Cyprus) and Despina ...

A Dry Winter in Lebanon: The Third in 75 Years

Chelsea Al Arif, 04/02 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Large changes are happening in Lebanon's weather, with rainfall and snowfall rates dropping far below the average. Compared to last year’s abundance, this year’s precipitation has drastically declined — Beirut saw, for the same period, a drop from 520 mm in 2024 to just 262 mm in 2025, Tripoli from 540 mm to 280 mm, and Zahle from 285 mm to ...

Who Is Morgan Ortagus, Trump's Envoy Expected in Beirut on Thursday?

Élie-Joe Kamel, 04/02 14:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On January 3, 2025, US President Donald Trump appointed Morgan Ortagus as Deputy Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East. Ortagus, who served as spokesperson for the US State Department during Trump’s first term (2017-2021), will be part of the team headed by Steve Witkoff, a close friend and trusted confidant of Trump. Morgan Ortagus, ...

Lebanon at the Asian Winter Games

This is Beirut, 04/02 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Olympic Committee announced its participation in the Asian Winter Games (9th edition) in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14, 2025. The announcement was made at a press conference at the Committee's headquarters in Hazmieh, in the presence of Committee President Pierre Jalkh, Chef de Mission Raymond Sukkar, Treasurer Khoder Moukalled ...

Lebanon Files New Complaint Against Israel at the UN

This is Beirut, 04/02 10:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has filed a new complaint against Israel with the United Nations Security Council, denouncing recent Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory and violations of the country's sovereignty. The complaint, submitted on Tuesday, highlights breaches of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and the ceasefire agreement ...

Hussain Abdul-Hussain from FDD Washington, D.C : Lebanon and Israel Should Start Talking About Peace

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 03/02 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Israel Peace War

I spent the last decade away from Lebanon in self-imposed exile. I became an intellectual and political pariah for demanding immediate and unconditional peace between Lebanon and Israel. I was told not to show off my Hebrew and to conceal my friendships with Israelis. I was told that I was going too far and that the Lebanese were not there yet. ...

USAID at Risk of Shutdown: Impact on Lebanon

Sana Richa Choucair, 03/02 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Elon Musk stated on Monday that President Donald Trump confirmed his intention to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). “I discussed USAID in detail with (the president), and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said during a conversation on X Spaces early on Monday morning. The announcement comes ...

Hail Rally: Lebanon’s Rafic Eid Fuels His Way to the Top

Makram Haddad, 03/02 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Rally Hail Rafic Eid

The Lebanese Rafic Eid keeps accelerating on the cross-country rally scene. On the unforgiving tracks of the Hail International Rally, the first round of the Baja World Championship, he clinched a fifth-place finish overall in a high-caliber field of 199 vehicles, including 39 motorcycles hungry for sand and speed. A Knife-Edge Battle Among the ...

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