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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 in its case against Israel under the convention of committing or preventing a genocide. The ruling stated that the court found that there’s a plausible case of Israel committing a...

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...

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 spokesperson at the Ministry announced that the website was hacked, and was completely inaccessible to users around 10:30 am. The spokesperson explained that efforts are underway to resolve the issue...

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 and member of the Marada party Youssef Fenianos. The decision came as the Public Prosecution deemed the arrest warrant issued by the judicial investigator in the case of the port...

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...

Beirut Today

Army and UNIFIL Dismantle Five Israeli Hoses to Transfer Incendiary Material

On Monday, a joint Lebanese Army and UNIFIL patrol in the outskirts of the town of el-Labbouneh found three hoses used by Israeli forces to pump incendiary material into southern Lebanon. While a specialized unit in the army worked on dismantling the hoses in the presence of UNIFIL members, they...