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Lebanon Clinches a Precious Last-Minute Victory Against Kuwait

Makram Haddad, 2024-12-12 20:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon achieved a significant victory (2-1) against Kuwait during the match played Thursday on the pitch of the Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar. However, the victory came late for the Cedars, who scored the decisive goal in the final seconds of the match. This triumph takes on even greater importance as it ends a series of four losses ...

Presidential Elections: Neemat Frem Officially Announces His Candidacy

This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Presidential Elections Neemat Frem

MP Neemat Frem officially announced on Thursday his candidacy to the presidency. “I hereby officially announce, on behalf of the "Project Watan,” (the movement he leads) my candidacy for the Lebanese presidency and my readiness to undertake this national responsibility,” he said during a press conference. Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berry ...

CNSS Releases an Advance of 30 Billion to Hospitals

This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 12:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Economy Lebanon CNSS

The Director-General of the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), Mohammad Karaki, has instructed the relevant financial departments to transfer 30 billion Lebanese pounds to hospitals. This brings the total disbursed amount to hospitals since the beginning of November to 181 billion pounds. These transfers reflect the CNSS management's ...

Football – Friendly: Lebanon to Be Tested by Kuwait

Makram Haddad, 2024-12-12 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Gulf Kuwait Football Lebanon Friendly game

Lebanon is preparing to face Kuwait this Thursday at 5:00 PM (Beirut time) at the Al-Ahli Club stadium in Doha, Qatar. This friendly match, followed by a second game scheduled for Sunday, allows both teams to prepare for crucial challenges. While Kuwait is focusing on organizing the Gulf Cup starting December 21, Lebanon is training for the ...

Michel Aoun: Lebanon’s Worst President?

Salam Zaatari, 2024-12-12 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Lebanon Syria Michel Aoun Hezbollah

In the tragic annals of Lebanese history, Michel Aoun’s presidency stands out not merely as a disappointment but as a catastrophe of Shakespearean proportions. The man who once promised to rid Lebanon of Syrian influence and champion sovereignty ended his career as the very embodiment of everything he claimed to oppose. To understand how ...

33 Years Later: Souhail Hamawi's Return to Life

Rayan Chami, 2024-12-12 00:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Syria Prisons Detainees Kidnapped

Souheil Hamawi recounts his 32-year ordeal in Syrian prisons, a journey of unimaginable suffering, resilience, and eventual liberation. From his abduction in 1992 to his emotional return in 2024, his story sheds light on the horrors he endured and the hope he ultimately reclaimed.

Mikati Reaffirms Lebanon's Commitment to UN Resolution 1701

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Spain 1701 United Nations Ceasefire Israel

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati reaffirmed Lebanon's commitment to fully implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 during a meeting on Wednesday. Mikati also called on Israel to “honor the ceasefire agreement” announced on November 27, and urged the country to “withdraw from the towns and villages in southern ...

Festive Agenda (1): December in the Spirit of Christmas

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Culture Lebanon Concert Exhibition Christmas

Beirut Chants: A Celebration of Artistic and Cultural Resilience The Beirut Chants festival, held from December 4 to 23, 2024, provides a space for unity and togetherness through free concerts highlighting culture and prayer. Among the highlights already past are Mozart’s Coronation Mass, the Nativity Hymns, and various performances by local ...

Presidential Election Session Scheduled for January 9, Multiple Rounds Expected

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 13:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Presidency Qatar Quintet Nabih Berri

The Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alaa Moussa, confirmed on Wednesday that the Lebanese presidential electoral session, called by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, will begin on January 9. The session will proceed with multiple rounds of voting until a new president – a position that has remained vacant since October 2022 – is ...

New Momentum Building Up, What Future Role for Anti-Hezbollah Shiites?

Joanne Naoum, 2024-12-11 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon

The setbacks suffered by Hezbollah in over a year of confrontations and a most devastating conflict with Israel in the past months usher in a new phase in Lebanon. The ceasefire agreement that took effect on November 27, calling for Hezbollah’s disarmament and the Army’s deployment in southern Lebanon, places the Iran-backed group at a ...

Lebanese Complaint Against Assad Over Detainees

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Bachar el-Assad Syria Lebanon Lebanese Forces

The Lebanese Forces (LF) and the Change Movement filed a complaint on Wednesday against former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and members of his regime, accusing them of abducting Lebanese nationals. At the Palace of Justice, Elie Mahfoud, president of the Change Movement, stated, “We have submitted documented evidence and testimonies from ...

TGS Secures 3D Seismic Survey License for Block No. 8

Christiane Tager, 2024-12-11 10:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Israel Lebanon TGS Seismic

The license granted by the ministry allows TGS to conduct a comprehensive 3D seismic study spanning 1,300 square kilometers, making Block No. 8 the only block among Lebanon's ten offshore blocks to undergo such a survey for the first time. In his address, caretaker Minister of Energy Walid Fayad described this development as a pivotal milestone ...