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Ghada Aoun: Retirement Amid Judicial Controversies

Natasha Metni Torbey, 03/03 17:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Ghada Aoun Free Patriotic Movement Central Bank of Lebanon Judiciary Lebanon

She pursued her judicial campaign until the very last day before the official end of her tenure within the judiciary. On March 1, 2024, the prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Ghada Aoun, who had been dismissed from her duties in May 2023 by the Judiciary’s Disciplinary Council, retired. True to her nature, however, she did not ...

Saoud Reveals Al Riyadi's New Signing for WASL

This is Beirut, 03/03 16:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Sports Lebanon Basketball FIBA WASL

Injuries, new signings, and everything you need to know before FIBA WASL tips off on Tuesday!

Aoun in Riyadh: "An Opportunity to Reaffirm Strength of Bilateral Ties"

This is Beirut, 03/03 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Joseph Aoun Saudi Arabia Lebanon Relations

President Joseph Aoun declared upon his arrival in Saudi Arabia on Monday, during his first official visit abroad: “it is an opportunity to reaffirm the depth of Lebanese-Saudi relations and to express appreciation for the role played by the Kingdom in supporting Lebanon’s stability, safety, and constitutional institutions.” Aoun ...

Joumblatt Warns of 'Israeli Plots,' Plans to Visit Damascus

This is Beirut, 02/03 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Israel Syria Jumblatt

Former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Joumblatt, issued a stark warning on Sunday about alleged Israeli schemes to destabilize the region during a press conference from his residence in Clemenceau. He also revealed plans to visit Damascus as part of ongoing political efforts. Speaking on the preparations for the 48th anniversary ...

Israel Set to Open Its Only Ski Resort on Mount Hermon

This is Beirut, 02/03 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Israel

Israel is preparing to open its sole ski resort, located on Mount Hermon at the border with Lebanon and Syria, after allowing residents of nearby border villages to return home starting March 1. The announcement came on Sunday, signaling a return to normalcy in this border area. Israeli military spokesperson Avichai Adraee, in a post on his X ...

A New Chapter for Lebanon in Saudi Arabia and the Arab Summit

Bassam Abou Zeid, 02/03 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

lebanon Saudi Arabia Arab Summit

The first visit of President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, to Saudi Arabia marks the beginning of a series of future visits to the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia has repeatedly expressed its willingness to support a Lebanon that is committed to reforms, stability, and fostering strong ties both with the international community and Arab countries. This ...

Mzaar Kfardebian’s Slopes Buzz with Energy as Ski Season Peaks

Lyne Sammouri , 01/03 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Winter Ski Mzaar Kfardebian Lebanon Tourism

As ski season peaks, Mzaar Kfardebian’s slopes come to life, with locals and tourists alike embracing the winter season.

The Alignment of Calendars: Christians and Muslims Will Fast Together This Year

Fady Noun, 01/03 09:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Lebanon Ramadan Easter

This year, due to a calendar alignment, Christian and Muslim fasting periods will overlap during the lunar month of Ramadan, which runs from March 1 to March 29. Their fasts begin just two days apart: Saturday, March 1 for Muslims and Monday, March 3 for Eastern Christians. For Latin Catholics, Lent starts two days later, on Wednesday, March 5, ...

Kanaan Calls for Reform Budget, Audited Accounts, and Independent Justice

This is Beirut, 28/02 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Ibrahum Kanaan Budget

The chairman of the Finance and Budget Parliamentary Committee, MP Ibrahim Kanaan, emphasized that implementing reforms in Lebanon's public finances requires addressing four key areas: the tax system, the budget, financial accounts, and public borrowing. He made these remarks during a conference on public finance reforms at the Ecole ...

Economic Organizations Applaud Decision to Reject Public Loans

This is Beirut, 28/02 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Yassine Jaber Finance Lebanon

In a statement on Friday, economic organizations, led by former Minister Mohammad Choucair, praised Finance Minister Yassine Jaber’s decision to reject public loans and actively address the informal economy. The organizations stated that this decision reflects the minister’s serious commitment to controlling public spending across various ...

World Bank Commits $250 Million to Lebanon’s $1 Billion Fund

This is Beirut, 28/02 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Banks World Bank Lebanon Yassine Jaber

The World Bank (WB) has allocated $250 million toward Lebanon’s recovery, as confirmed by Ousmane Dione, the WB Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, following a meeting with Finance Minister Yassine Jaber on Friday. Dione further emphasized the aim to secure an additional $250 million by partnering with a group of international ...

From Father to Son, from Beirut to the Louvre, the Epic of the Abou Adal Icons

Bélinda Ibrahim, 28/02 17:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Louvre Museum Collection Icons Christianism Lebanon

The extraordinary journey of the Abou Adal collection began in the early 1950s, in a Lebanon then regarded as the “Switzerland of the Middle East.” Georges Abou Adal, driven by a curiosity for Eastern sacred art, acquired his first icons in 1952. What started as a personal interest quickly turned into a passionate quest to preserve and ...

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