Reports

War Diary: Day 248
War Diary: Day 248

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for June 10th, 2024.

Lebanon Hosts Region's Biggest Padel Tournament with World's Top Players
Lebanon Hosts Region's Biggest Padel Tournament with World's Top Players

The world's top padel players gathered at Nouhad Naufal Stadium on Sunday for the region's biggest padel tournament. Arturo Coello (ranked first in the world), Agustin Tapia (ranked third), Juan Lebron (ranked fourth), and Paquito Navarro (ranked 8th), competed alongside high-level Lebanese players such as Jamil Ali Hassan, Marc Boustany, and ...

War Diary: Day 247
War Diary: Day 247

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for June 9th, 2024.

Lebanese Expatriates Vote in the European Elections
Lebanese Expatriates Vote in the European Elections

On Sunday, polling stations opened in Beirut for expatriates residing in Lebanon. The turnout at the French Embassy in Beirut was similar to that of the last European elections.

Jacky Terrasson, the Explorer of Jazz Piano
Jacky Terrasson, the Explorer of Jazz Piano

With his new album Moving On, Franco-American pianist Jacky Terrasson continues his musical journey, blending virtuosity, insatiable curiosity and creative freedom. A voyage into the heart of jazz improvisation. Jacky Terrasson, a Franco-American jazz pianist, is a musician who constantly pushes the boundaries. At 58, he released his eighteenth ...

War Diary: Day 246
War Diary: Day 246

From Gaza to Lebanon, This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for June 8, 2024.

ALES Reveals Lebanon's Largest Sinkhole
ALES Reveals Lebanon's Largest Sinkhole

The Lebanese Association for Speleological Studies (ALES) has revealed that the Qattine Azar sinkhole, discovered in Aintoura al-Metn, is the most developed underground system in Lebanon and the Levant. ALES announced, during a press conference held on Friday at the French Cultural Mission in Beirut, that this sinkhole, with a depth of 507 ...

Cultural Diplomacy: China's Soft Power in the Land of the Cedars (2/3)
Cultural Diplomacy: China's Soft Power in the Land of the Cedars (2/3)

"The art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." This simplified version of the words of Chinese thinker Sun Tzu in his eleventh-century essay, The Art of War, resonates today as Beijing challenges American leadership on the global stage. Central to this strategy is a soft power extending beyond Chinese borders, particularly in the ...

LAU's Annual Graduate Fashion Show
LAU's Annual Graduate Fashion Show

Hosted by the Charles Corm Foundation, the LAU School of Architecture and Design organized its annual graduate fashion show titled 'In Sight' in collaboration with Elie Saab.