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Council of Ministers Approves Draft Law for Bank Restructuring

This is Beirut, 08/04 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam chaired a session of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday morning, which was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri and the Ministers of Finance, Yassine Jaber; Culture, Ghassan Salameh; Energy and Water, Joe Saddi; Tourism, Laura Lahoud; Social Affairs, Haneen Sayed; Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Youssef Rajji; ...

National Dialogue Is Unconstitutional

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 08/04 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Parliament Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun

When President Joseph Aoun took his oath of office before Parliament, he pledged to uphold the Constitution of Lebanon. Had the President and his Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, declared from the outset that restoring state sovereignty depended on Hezbollah’s willingness to disarm, their oath would have been unnecessary. It is in cases like ...

Western Sources Warn About Arms Trafficking via the Port of Beirut

This is Beirut, 08/04 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah Arms trafficking

According to a Western source quoted by the pan-Arab channel al-Hadath, Iran and Hezbollah have modified their arms trafficking strategies to Lebanon, turning exclusively to the sea. “Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and the restrictions at Beirut’s airport, Hezbollah has been using the sea to transport weapons,” said this source, ...

Significant Influx of Qatari and Kuwaiti Tourists During Eid al-Fitr Holiday

This is Beirut, 07/04 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The President of the Federation of Tourist Unions and the Hoteliers’ Union, Pierre Achkar, revealed on Monday that Lebanon saw a significant influx of Qatari and Kuwaiti tourists during the Fitr vacation. He explained that Iraqi, Jordanian, Egyptian, and Syrian tourists were the main visitors in the past. But this year, Qataris and Kuwaitis ...

PMI and NDU Sign MoU to Empower Future Leaders in Lebanon and the MENA Region

This is Beirut, 07/04 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading authority in project management, dedicated to guiding the way to project success, is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), a NECHE-accredited prestigious institution renowned for its commitment to academic excellence ...

Solar Olive Oil Wins Gold Amid Lebanon’s Challenges

This is Beirut, 07/04 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Olive oil The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition

The olive oil brand, Solar, won the gold medal at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, one of the most prestigious awards in the industry. This marks the third distinction for this Lebanese olive oil, which won a gold medal in 2022, and then a silver one in 2023. Amid challenges in Lebanon, this award holds particular significance for the ...

A Guideline for Running in Municipal Elections

This is Beirut, 07/04 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Ahmad Hajjar Interior Ministry Municipal Elections Mount Lebanon Lebanon

On Monday, Minister of Interior Ahmad al-Hajjar announced the procedures for filing and withdrawing candidacies for the municipal and mukhtar elections, which will be held on May 4 in the mohafaza of Mount Lebanon. Anyone wishing to run as a candidate must submit a notarized declaration of candidacy, along with the following documents: an ...

Golf: When Lebanon Grows on the Greens of Ajman

Makram Haddad, 07/04 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Golf Lebanon Lara Bakhour Sarah Salaam

The 2025 edition of the prestigious Cedar Cup of golf experienced memorable moments on the green courses of the Al-Zorak Club in Ajman (United Arab Emirates). For four days, this exceptional site, between the turquoise sea and lush palm groves, became the theater of an international competition organized in partnership between the Lebanese and ...

Morgan Ortagus' Mission Amid Rising Frustration

Michel Touma, 07/04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Let’s be clear—no more avoiding the issue or making compromises. The time for indulgence and indecisiveness has passed, and it must never return. Complacency and weakness are no longer acceptable, nor should they ever be again. For the past 20 years—since 2005, when Hezbollah seized control of the local political scene—and more broadly ...

Political Fraud and the Bungled Peace

Charles Chartouni, 07/04 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Monitoring the Lebanese political scene is quite disturbing since the hypothetical new political era seems to be bungling. The new incumbents, who came into power incidentally, were unlikely to be co-opted if it were not for the military and political upheaval induced by the Israeli destruction of the operational platforms weaved by the Iranian ...

Ortagus Puts Lebanon at a Crossroads: Disarm Hezbollah or Lose Aid

This is Beirut, 06/04 22:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon United States Hezbollah Morgan Ortagus

Lebanon is at a crossroads: disarm Hezbollah "as soon as possible," implement the ceasefire agreement with Israel, and carry out essential reforms, or face isolation. This was made clear by Morgan Ortagus, the US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, during an interview with LBCI on Sunday evening. While expressing optimism about the new ...

Wildfire Erupts in Remhala, Civil Defense Races to Contain Flames

This is Beirut, 06/04 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon fire Civil Defense army Remhala

A large wildfire broke out on Sunday morning in the forested valleys of Remhala, in the caza of Aley, prompting an urgent response from Lebanon’s Civil Defense units and the Lebanese Army, as the flames threatened to reach nearby residential areas. According to a statement from the Directorate of Media and Public Relations at the General ...

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