This is Beirut, 20/08 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Rima Karami Education School
Education Minister Rima Karami confirmed on Wednesday that public schools in Lebanon will continue operating on a four-day week in the upcoming academic year, describing the decision as “a continuation of the previous measure, with the hope that this will be the last year.” Karami made the announcement following a meeting with ...
This is Beirut, 19/08 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Patriarch Rai Disarmament Weapons Peace
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai said on Tuesday that Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon would facilitate the disarmament of Hezbollah, stressing that there is a firm national consensus on carrying out the decision to strip the group of its weapons. He noted that the Lebanese government’s stance is clear in confining all arms to the ...
This is Beirut, 19/08 21:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Syria Homs Rockets Ammunition Smuggling
The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday evening that “internal security forces seized in Homs Governorate a vehicle loaded with Grad rockets, in addition to various shells and ammunition, which had been hidden in eastern rural Homs and were prepared for smuggling toward the Lebanese border.” The Ministry explained via its Telegram ...
This is Beirut, 19/08 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Banks Central Bank of Lebanon Gulf economy
The latest index of the Beirut Traders Association-Fransabank (Q2 2025) shows the first signs of a recovery in local markets, a welcome development as the World Bank forecasts 4.7% GDP growth for Lebanon in 2025 and a sharp drop in inflation. The retail trade index rose to 33.13 points in Q2 2025, up from 30.01 the previous quarter (base 100 = Q4 ...
This is Beirut, 19/08 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Naim Qassem Judiciary complaint
The head of the Change Movement, lawyer Elie Mahfoud, announced Tuesday that lawmakers, political figures, and representatives of the “Sovereign Front” will file a complaint with the Public Prosecutor against Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem, accusing him of inciting sectarian strife and endangering civil ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 19/08 15:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon UN Security Council Hezbollah UNIFIL
Will UNIFIL’s presence in southern Lebanon be extended beyond August 31? The question is at the heart of diplomatic negotiations as the Security Council prepares to vote on August 25, while the mandate of the UN force expires at the end of the month. On Monday, the UN Security Council began debating a draft resolution presented by France to ...
This is Beirut, 19/08 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Jordan Nawaf Salam Jaafar Hassan Amman
Lebanon and Jordan have agreed to reinvigorate their bilateral ties, with a particular focus on trade, transport, and energy cooperation. The announcement followed an official visit to Amman on Tuesday by Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, accompanied by a high-level delegation that included Foreign Minister Joe Rajji. In the Jordanian ...
This is Beirut, 19/08 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army UN Security Council UNIFIL
A week ahead of U.N. talks on extending UNIFIL’s mandate, and with some Security Council members questioning the usefulness of renewing the peacekeepers’ mission, President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed Lebanon’s commitment to maintaining the multinational force in the south “for as long as necessary” to fully implement UN Resolution ...
This is Beirut, 19/08 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon YASA Death Injury Road
More than 40 people lost their lives on Lebanon’s roads in August alone, with dozens more injured, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA). The organization described the toll as “shocking,” warning that if accidents continue at this pace, the country could see over 1,000 fatalities in a ...
This is Beirut, 19/08 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Lebanese Army Middle East Iraq State Security Beqaa
The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday that, in coordination with Lebanese authorities, one of the largest Captagon factories in the Middle East has been dismantled. In a statement carried by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the ministry said that “close security and intelligence cooperation between Iraq’s General Directorate of ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 19/08 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Amal Joseph Aoun Disarmament Lebanese Army
Over the past year, regional and domestic developments have overturned the balance of power and reshaped political positions. What was categorically rejected before September 2024 is now being accepted by Hezbollah, which today demands what it had previously opposed, notably a dialogue over the future of its arsenal within a national defense ...
Mario Chartouni, 18/08 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Syria Borders Demarcation
Since mid-August, a viral social media video has shown a man claiming to represent “Syrian tribes” issuing a stark warning to Lebanon: “We will invade Lebanon within 48 hours if Syrian detainees are not released,” referring to Syrians held at Roumieh prison. The threat follows the death of a Syrian inmate on August 14, which sparked ...