This Is Beirut, 2024-05-08 18:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The opposition parliamentary delegation which recently visited Washington focused its talks with US and UN officials on the Syrian migrant crisis in Lebanon and the developments on the southern front linked to the six-month-long conflict in Gaza. Lebanese Forces MP Ghassan Hasbani, who was part of the delegation, wrote on his X account, "We met ...
Michel Touma, 2024-05-08 13:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hundreds of young people have recently occupied numerous campuses in the United States and some European countries, pitching tents in a similar scenario. This is a reminder of the 2006 occupation of downtown Beirut by Hezbollah and its local cohorts. Therefore, these young people are unwittingly the tree that hides the forest. On the surface, the ...
Rami Rayess, 2024-05-08 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The dangerous presidential vacuum the country has known for almost two years now, has grown even more complicated, given Lebanon’s direct link to the regional events, notably the October 7 “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation – and the ensuing Israeli attack on Gaza that is still underway despite Hamas accepting the proposed truce as a first step ...
gdeveloper, 2024-05-07 23:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Student protests to demand that universities break ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread across Europe on Tuesday, with police breaking up demonstrations in the Netherlands, Germany, and France. Students at some elite European universities, inspired by ongoing demonstrations at US campuses, have been occupying university halls and facilities, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-07 23:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel deployed tanks into Rafah on Tuesday, in southern Gaza, taking control of the border crossing with Egypt, an action that the United Nations stated obstructed access to the crucial humanitarian route. Israel sent tanks into Rafah in southern Gaza, seizing the border crossing with Egypt Tuesday, in an operation the United Nations said denied ...
Rayan Chami, 2024-05-07 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for May 7th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-07 21:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States President Joe Biden condemned a "ferocious surge" in anti-Semitism on Tuesday, in a Holocaust memorial speech that came at a fraught moment in Israel's war in Gaza and with protests roiling American universities. Biden, who has backed Israel since the start of the conflict, said too many people were forgetting that it was the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-07 19:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
The news director of Al Jazeera informed AFP in an interview that the TV network is determined to pursue every available legal action to contest Israel's ban of its operations within the country. Al Jazeera can still broadcast its live feed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as the shutdown does not apply to these territories. Al Jazeera will look ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-07 17:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Families of hostages held in Gaza have urged the United States and other governments with citizens among the captives to pressure Israel to strike a deal with Hamas for their return. Following indications on Monday of progress in talks towards a truce in the seven-month war, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said that it had appealed to a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-06 20:06 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Following Hamas' response to the ceasefire proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar, Israel decided to persist in its planned military operation in Rafah while simultaneously deciding to send a delegation of negotiators to Cairo for talks. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh informed mediators Qatar and Egypt early on Monday evening that his Palestinian ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-06 14:18 - Reading : less than a minute
On Sunday May 5, thousands of Israelis once again took to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against Israel's policy in Gaza.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-05 22:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday denounced a "genocide" in Gaza, urging its 57 member countries to impose sanctions on Israel in a resolution adopted at the end of its Gambia summit. The organization called on its members to impose "sanctions on Israel, the occupying power, and halt the export of weapons and ammunition used ...