Judge Yuji Iwasawa, newly elected president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), enters the courtroom at the beginning of a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the ongoing case regarding Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, in The Hague, Netherlands, April 28, 2025. (Credit: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters)
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, April 29, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:9:00 a.m.– University of Balamand hosts World Water Day event, “Protecting Glaciers in Lebanon,” at Zakhem Auditorium, Koura, under President Joseph Aoun’s patronage.9:20 a.m. – 13th Arab Conference opens at Union of Arab Chambers, Beirut, under Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s patronage, focusing on peace, security, and development.10:00 a.m. – Sit-in at Riad Al-Solh Square by tenant rights groups protesting non-residential rent issues. Relatives mourn the bodies of the al-Khour family in the courtyard of al-Shifa hospital after their house was hit by an Israeli strike in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, on April 26, 2025. (Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Hezbollah chief calls on state to up pressure...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, April 29, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:9:00 a.m.– University of Balamand hosts World Water Day event, “Protecting Glaciers in Lebanon,” at Zakhem Auditorium, Koura, under President Joseph Aoun’s patronage.9:20 a.m. – 13th Arab Conference opens at Union of Arab Chambers, Beirut, under Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s patronage, focusing on peace, security, and development.10:00 a.m. – Sit-in at Riad Al-Solh Square by tenant rights groups protesting non-residential rent issues. Relatives mourn the bodies of the al-Khour family in the courtyard of al-Shifa hospital after their house was hit by an Israeli strike in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, on April 26, 2025. (Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Hezbollah chief calls on...