Élie-Joe Kamel, 08/01 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ceasefire Amos Hochstein Lebanese Army UN Security Council Hezbollah
The future of the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel remains uncertain. Despite a flurry of diplomatic negotiations and recent statements by US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein calling for Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, progress toward lasting calm remains minimal. Both sides continue to accuse each other of repeated ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gebran Bassil Hezbollah Jean-Yves Le Drian presidential election Nabih Berri
French presidential envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian has been meeting representatives of various Lebanese political parties since Wednesday morning, hours before legislators convene on Thursday to elect the long-aspired president of the Republic. The French envoy met in the morning with two MPs from the Renewal Bloc, namely Michel Moawad and ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah President Election Diaspora Canada
The Lebanese-Canadian Coordinating Committee (CCLC) has presented its “vision for the Lebanese president,” as a session to elect a new head of state is scheduled for Thursday. “We need a president who puts the well-being of the nation above his personal interests (...) who unites all Lebanese (...) who ensures respect for the Taif Agreement ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Following the withdrawal of Israeli forces, the Lebanese Army (LAF) announced Monday that its units had started deploying to take up positions in towns in the western and central sectors, including Ras al-Naqoura, Alma al-Shaab, Tayr Harfa-Tyre, Beit Liv-Tyre, and Beit Liv-Bint Jbeil. “While the deployment is being completed in Naqoura, ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In December 2024, BlomInvest’s Purchase Managers Index (PMI) reached its highest level in five months. In Lebanon, it scored 48.4 points in November 2024, as opposed to 48.1 the month before. According to Helmi Mourad, a research analyst at Blom Business Bank, the PMI improved for the second consecutive month, going from a low of 45 points in ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 15:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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US Envoy Amos Hochstein visited MP Fouad Makhzoumi's residence on Tuesday in the presence of Lebanese MPs from different parliamentary blocs. He stressed “the need for Lebanon and for the future President to commit to the full implementation of the Taif Agreement and to the implementation of the reforms necessary for the country's ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Lebanese army is preparing to take up position in Aita al-Shaab for the first time since the November 27 ceasefire was concluded between Hezbollah and Israel. Army tanks were stationed on Tuesday in the Bayada area, getting ready to deploy in Naqoura, along with a patrol from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Lebanese ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 07/01 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The most telling sign of a shift in Lebanon's political landscape and the fading of Hezbollah’s longstanding aura of fear became evident following Wafiq Safa's remarks about the country's current state of affairs. This public appearance, his first since the airstrike targeting him during the war, marks the significant shift in the dynamics at ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 07/01 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Hezbollah Israel United States presidential election
Whether a president is elected in the upcoming January 9 session or the election is postponed, the incoming head of state must inevitably be fit for the new phase Lebanon is entering. There is no more room for maneuver, and the rapid developments in the region compel the authorities to change their approach, uphold the rule of law for everyone, ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 20:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanese Army Israel Deplayment south
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) deployed in Hamoul and Naqoura in the western sector of South Lebanon on Monday, establishing positions in three locations. The deployment followed the simultaneous withdrawal of the Israeli army from the western area, according to Israeli media. Earlier on Monday, the Municipality of Naqoura indicated that the ...
Lyne Sammouri, 06/01 19:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein Hezbollah Israel
US Envoy Amos Hochstein met with top Lebanese officials, including caretaker PM Najib Mikati and Speaker Nabih Berri, to discuss the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire as well as local and regional developments. His visit comes days ahead of Lebanon's crucial parliamentary session to elect a new president.
Michel Touma, 06/01 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Iranian mullahs' camp and their local allies have adopted excessive tactics of intimidation, threats and coercive politics. They revel in flaunting their defiance, entrenched in denial, loudly proclaiming that the "resistance" remains intact, "strong" and poised for a swift revival. While listening to their rhetoric and observing the arrogance ...