2024

Month: January 2024

The 2024 Budget: Increased Costs on the Poor, Exemptions for the Rich, and Disregard of the Conflict

The Lebanese Parliament approved the 2024 state budget after three days of consecutive discussions, thereby respecting the mandated timeline. While...

Lynn Sheikh Moussa

At Least Nine Countries Suspend UNRWA Funding

At least nine countires have suspended funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) following...

Lynn Sheikh Moussa

International Court of Justice First Ruling: Israel Genocide Acts Plausible

Today, January 26, the International Court of Justice ruled in favor of implementing emergency provisional measures requested by South Africa...

Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Environment Quality Authority says 66 percent of people in Gaza suffer from water-borne diseases

The Environemnt Quality Authority in Palestine has released a statement saying two-thirds of Palestinians living in Gaza are now suffering...

Mahdi El Amin

Why boycott: The case of McDonald’s

On January 11, McDonald’s Lebanon announced a new limited edition Sujuk burger. This decision was perceived by citizens as a...

Beirut Today

Al-Qassam Brigades Kill 21 Israeli Soldiers in Deadliest Single Attack in Gaza

On Monday January 22, 21 Israeli soldiers were killed as a result of a rocket-propelled grenade attack by a Palestinian...

Beirut Today

Ministry of Social Affairs Hacked in Third Cybersecurity Attack this Month

On the morning of Monday January 22, a cyberattack targeted the website of Lebanon’s caretaker Ministry of Social Affairs. A...

Beirut Today

MPs Announce New App to Increase Crackdowns on Syrian Refugees

Amidst a rising death toll from the current conflict and deteriorating socioeconomic conditions, a number of Beirut Members of Parliament,...

Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Miscarriages in Gaza have increased by 300 percent since October 7, report says

Healthcare workers in Gaza are reporting a 300 percent increase in miscarriages among pregnant people since the start of Israeli...

Beirut Today

Public Prosecution Revokes Arrest Warrants Against Khalil and Fenianos for Port Explosion

Cassation Public Prosecutor Judge Sabbouh Suleiman decided to “stop” the execution of the arrest warrant in absentia against former minister...

Beirut Today

Regional tensions escalate as war on Gaza expected to last

On Sunday, January 14, the spokesperson for the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, known by his nom de guerre “Abu Obeyda”,...

Lynn Sheikh Moussa

A summary of the ICJ hearings: South Africa accuses Israel of genocide

The second day of public hearings at the world body in The Hague has concluded as both South Africa and...