This is Beirut, 14/04 14:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Under the patronage of the Ministries of Information and Economy and Trade, and in the presence of distinguished officials, including the Director General of the Ministry of Economy, Dr. Mohammad Abou Haidar, the President of the Beirut Order of Physicians, Dr. Youssef Bakhache, several heads of health professions unions and the Health Order ...
Hala Abdallah, 14/04 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute
FIBA WASL Lebanon La Sagesse Riyadi Basket-ball
Al Riyadi makes history with a WASL three-peat, becoming the first club to do it in the pan-regional competition. Both Al Riyadi and Sagesse now turn their focus to the Final 8 next month.
Charles Chartouni, 14/04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Foreign observers wonder why the transition seems to be so awkward at a time when the proper conditions for an orderly political change are in place. Far from being accidental, these botched opportunities are ascribed to systemic factors related to undermined national legitimacy, curtailed sovereignty, dysfunctional governance, and regional ...
This is Beirut, 13/04 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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On the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a powerful message on X urging Lebanon to break free from foreign entanglements and focus on building lasting peace. “Fifty years ago, the Lebanese Civil War began. On this solemn anniversary, I pay tribute to all the victims of that ...
Rayan Chami, 13/04 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Christians gathered at Saint George Cathedral in downtown Beirut to celebrate Palm Sunday with traditional processions, marking the start of Holy Week and honoring the spiritual journey toward Easter.
This is Beirut, 13/04 17:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Rai Palm Sunday Maronite Civil War Lebanon
On this Palm Sunday, which coincides with the 50th anniversary since the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai recalled the conflict that “tore apart our lives, our childhoods and our youth, and distorted our relationships with one another.” “Lebanon has turned the page on the civil war, and today, it is turning ...
Sana Richa Choucair, 13/04 15:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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In Lebanon, the official history textbook ends with the withdrawal of French troops in 1946, following the country’s independence in 1943. Entire chapters of the country’s modern history remain unaddressed—most notably the 1975–1990 war, which left at least 150,000 dead and 17,000 missing. Even the terminology remains contested: Should it ...
This is Beirut, 13/04 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Civil War Nawaf Salam Syria
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, who laid a wreath of flowers at the Martyrs’ Monument in central Beirut on the 50th anniversary of the commemoration of the Lebanese Civil War on Sunday, said, “We must learn from the tragedies of the war and it is time to rebuild our state capable of protecting us through its army.” On the occasion, he ...
This is Beirut, 13/04 12:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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An Army unit, in coordination with a patrol from the Intelligence Directorate, seized a truck carrying equipment used for Captagon production along with raw materials used in narcotics manufacturing in Sammaka, Hermel on Saturday, April 12. According to a statement issued by the Army Command – Directorate of Orientation, “the seized items ...
Elie Valluy - correspondant à Paris, 13/04 11:28 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
France Lebanon Civil War Expatriates
François Boustani remembers Sunday, April 13, 1975 — the day the Lebanese civil war began — with vivid clarity. “That day is etched in our memory,” recalls the cardiologist, who was in Zahleh, eastern Lebanon, at the time. “The phone rang that afternoon. My parents had friends over for lunch. It was my uncle, calling to warn my father ...
Fady Noun, 13/04 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Jesus begins the final act of His earthly life with pure joy: the act of His Passion and His victory over death, the ultimate transformation of the human race. This pure joy is that of Palm Sunday, commemorated by the Church on the last Sunday of Lent. It is, in anticipation, the joy of Easter itself. Yet the shadow of the Cross subtly looms over ...
This is Beirut, 12/04 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Lebanon April 13 1975
On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, President of the Republic Joseph Aoun delivered a speech in Lebanese Arabic – a sign of empathy with a people still deeply scarred by the legacy of war and ongoing crises. More importantly, he called on the Lebanese to learn from the past in order to build a ...