Katia Kahil, 05/11 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
A viral video by Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army, is astonishing. He claims that Lebanese farmers have crossed the border to participate in the olive harvest in Israel, even calling it “a sign of brotherhood,” while those farmers can’t even access their own lands. It seems surreal, especially since a few ...
This is Beirut, 04/11 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
order of malta displaced war humanitarian
During her brief visit to Lebanon on November 4, German Development Minister Svenja Schulze met with Prime Minister Mikati and visited a community kitchen in Beirut. She then traveled to Zouk Mikael to see a collective shelter in the vicinity of the Order of Malta Lebanon’s Community Health Center, gaining firsthand insight into the local ...
This is Beirut, 02/11 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Walid Jumblatt PSP Lebanon War
Druze spiritual and political leaders held a meeting on Saturday in Baadaran, located in the Druze heartland of the Chouf Mountain, during which they underscored the importance of safeguarding national unity and coexistence amid concerns of social tensions between the displaced and their hosts. The raging conflict between Hezbollah and the ...
This is Beirut, 02/11 16:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Eleven people were wounded on Saturday afternoon in an Israeli raid on an apartment in the Gallery Semaan area, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. This marks the first time that this neighborhood, located on the periphery of Beirut's southern suburb, has been targeted by the Israeli Army. It is not yet known who was targeted in the ...
Christiane Tager, 01/11 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon, a country with undeniable economic potential, has been experiencing a period marked by conflicts and socio-economic crises for several years. Beyond the human and material losses resulting from these events, it is essential to reflect on the missed opportunities that could have transformed the country's landscape and repositioned it on ...
This is Beirut, 01/11 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon continues to reel under Israeli airstrikes targeting the South, Bekaa and Baalbeck. These attacks, of rarely seen intensity, are causing significant loss of life and worsening an already critical humanitarian crisis. While buzzing reconnaissance drone flights over Beirut went on incessantly on Friday, the Israeli army increased its ground ...
Nisrine Merheb , 31/10 17:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As soon as Sheikh Naim Qassem took his position as the Secretary General of Hezbollah, he subconsciously sought to embody the persona of the “martyred” former chief, Hassan Nasrallah. Suddenly, Qassem became more eloquent, issuing threats against America and weaving colloquial Lebanese into his rhetoric, mirroring the distinctive style that ...
This is Beirut, 31/10 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UNICEF’s Executive Director Catherine Russell raised the alarm on Thursday about the growing number of casualties among children in the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel. “Since October 4th of this year, at least one child in Lebanon has been killed and ten injured daily,” Russell said in a statement. The war is impacting thousands ...
This is Beirut, 30/10 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
One child was killed and five injured in an Israeli strike targeting the Zira'a area near Tyre in southern Lebanon, as violence pitting Hezbollah against Israel intensified on Wednesday. A series of raids also targeted neighborhoods in Nabatieh, as well as the villages of Zefta, Jbshit and Qalaouiyeh. Earlier, the Israeli army had called on ...
This is Beirut, 30/10 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States Gaza Lebanon war
Senior US officials were traveling to Israel on Wednesday to seek progress on deals to end the Gaza and Lebanon wars, the State Department confirmed. Amos Hochstein, the US pointman on Israel-Lebanon tensions, and Brett McGurk, the top White House official on the Middle East, will lead the talks with Israel. The two "are traveling to Israel to ...
David Sahyoun, 30/10 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Traumatism Psychoanalysis Lebanon War
As we wrote in our previous article, trauma causes a psychic collapse, a shock that leaves a person unsteady, defenseless against the seismic breach and the abrupt rupture in their sense of continuity of existence. Lebanese people have been living for far too long in a trauma-inducing environment. The repeated situations of hot and cold wars, ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 30/10 16:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Baalbeck Tyre Lebanon War World Heritage
Tyre and Baalbeck, Lebanon’s ancient gems, are shaken by the relentless bombardment. Recent Israeli airstrikes near these UNESCO World Heritage sites jeopardize an irreplaceable cultural legacy. An evacuation order for Baalbeck has foreshadowed potential strikes with unpredictable consequences for the site. This relentless cycle of conflict ...