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Disney Pulls Out Of Paris Store Amid Shein Backlash
This is Beirut 2025-10-24 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Culture Art Shein Disney BHV Paris
The company behind bringing Asian e-commerce giant Shein to a landmark Parisian department store suffered another setback Thursday as Disneyland Paris abandoned plans to open a pop-up boutique. Anger has been boiling since fast-fashion giant Shein announced earlier this month that it would open its first permanent physical store in November at BHV ...
Israeli Drone Strikes and UNIFIL Patrol Incident
This is Beirut 2025-07-10 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Lebanese Army South Lebanon UNIFIL
An Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcycle at the Mansouri junction in the Tyre district on Monday morning, killing one person and injuring another. Earlier in the day, Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of the town of Shebaa. Around 2:15 AM on Thursday, an Israeli drone carried out two successive airstrikes on a café and an ...
Over 600 Pilgrims Hospitalized Due to Chlorine Gas Leak in Iraq
This is Beirut 2025-08-10 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalized with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, authorities said Sunday. The incident took place overnight on the route between the two Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, located in the center and south of Iraq, ...
Work, Pensions and Wages on the Agenda of the Price Index Commission
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon wages ministry of work pensions
Salaries, social security, pensions and educational cooperation were the focus of Monday's meeting of the Price Index Commission, chaired by Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar. The goal: to move beyond symbolic discussions and take action. At the end of the meeting, Minister Haidar told the press that these meetings will continue until December in ...
Pope Leo Says Praying for Victims of Islamist DR Congo Church Attack
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV expressed his "profound grief" Monday over a deadly Islamist attack on a church in the DR Congo's northeast, saying he was praying for the victims and their families. Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters raided a Catholic church in the town of Komanda, killing 43 people who had gathered for prayer, the United Nations and the ...
Lebanon Bids Farewell to Ziad Rahbani
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 20:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Achrafieh Joseph Aoun Ziad Rahbani Nawaf Salam
Lebanon bid farewell on Monday to Ziad Rahbani, one of its most revered and influential artists, in a solemn and emotional atmosphere during a public funeral held at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in Mhaidse, Bikfaya. The farewell drew thousands of grieving fans, officials, artists and loved ones, united in mourning the loss of a ...
AI Bands Signal New Era for Music Business
This is Beirut 2025-07-29 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A rising tide of artificial intelligence (AI) bands is ushering in a new era where work will be scarcer for musicians. Whether it's Velvet Sundown's 1970s-style rock or country music projects Aventhis and The Devil Inside, bands whose members are pure AI creations are seeing more than a million plays on streaming giant Spotify. No major streaming ...
Smuggling of 500 Kg of Rotten Chicken Foiled in Al-Qaa
This is Beirut 2025-07-29 18:20 - Reading : less than a minute
A Lebanese customs patrol intercepted a significant quantity of smuggled rotten chicken, estimated at 500 kilograms, near the border town of Al-Qaa, authorities reported on Tuesday. The contraband poultry, believed to have been transported from Syria via motorcycles, entered Lebanese territory without meeting any health or refrigeration ...
Italy’s Fast Fashion Hub Turns Into Chinese Mafia Crime Battleground
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 13:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Fashion Italy China Culture Art Fast-fashion
When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato. But a "hanger war" is raging in the city near Florence — turning Europe's largest apparel manufacturing center and a pillar of Made in Italy production into a battleground for warring Chinese ...
The Holy Father Remembers Lebanon in Prayers on August 4
Fady Noun 2025-08-04 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon August 4 Pope Leo Paolo Borgia
“Beloved and suffering Lebanon” was the heartfelt theme of a prayer vigil held Sunday evening in the outdoor courtyard of Our Lady of Deliverance Church, in Beirut’s Karantina district near the port. The ceremony, attended by Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Paolo Borgia, featured a candlelit procession and the blessing of the 75 olive trees - ...
August 4: Four Witnesses at the Epicenter
Moncef Ait-Kaci 2025-08-04 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon august 4 beirut port explosion
That day began like any other. Sam, a young bartender then working in Hamra, was already on shift, and the restaurant was packed. “I was preparing orders when I felt the ground shaking. A massive jolt. They say there were two explosions, but I only heard one. A sound unlike anything I’d ever heard.” Jacques, architect, was sitting down to ...
Chopin’s Spirit Fills Polish Mountain Town at Festival
This is Beirut 2025-08-05 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Chopin Festival Music Art Piano Culture
A few hundred people gather in front of a large white tent in the peaceful spa town of Duszniki-Zdroj, nestled on the Polish-Czech border. Inside, the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra is preparing to open the 80th edition of the International Chopin Piano Festival. "I've loved Chopin for so many years!" said Erin Gao, a 33-year-old from ...
Higher US Tariffs Kick in for Dozens of Trading Partners
This is Beirut 2025-08-07 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Donald Trump Washington China Tariffs
The United States began charging higher tariffs on dozens of trading partners Thursday, in a major escalation of President Donald Trump's drive to reshape global commerce in America's favor. Shortly before the new levies kicked in, the United States separately announced it would double tariffs on India to 50 percent and hit many semiconductor ...
Sales in Lebanon: Swing Between Bargains, Illusions and Economic Survival
Christiane Tager 2025-08-08 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Economy Shopping Sales
For many Lebanese, sales are the only time of year when long-desired items become remotely affordable: a pair of sneakers, a designer dress or a household appliance. With wallets worn thin by inflation, a devalued currency and eroding purchasing power, discounts provide a much-needed breather. But while some shoppers welcome the relief, others ...
When Ice Cream Unites a Divided Lebanon
Moncef Ait-Kaci 2025-08-10 18:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Under Beirut’s summer sun, ice cream shops overflow with life. Families, friends and children gather over Lebanese achta, pistachio or lemon. In a country divided in so many ways, there’s one sweet truth everyone shares: Lebanese ice cream is delicious.
WE4LEAD Drives Real Change for Gender Equality at Universities
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-07-27 18:30 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Lebanese University WE4LEAD Gender equality Erasmus
Two Years After Its Launch in 2023, Where Does the Euro-Mediterranean Project Women’s Empowerment for Leadership and Equity in Higher Education Institutions (WE4LEAD) Stand? The project’s mission is to increase the representation of women in key academic leadership roles by transforming institutional practices and fostering a genuine culture ...
China’s Gen Z Women Embrace Centuries-Old Script
This is Beirut 2025-08-11 14:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
At a studio in central China's Hunan province, a teacher grips an ink brush, gently writing characters of a secret script created by women centuries ago and now being embraced by a new generation. Nushu, meaning "women's script", emerged around 400 years ago. Barred from attending school, the women secretly learned Chinese ...
Harry and Meghan Renew Netflix Deal with Fewer Perks
This is Beirut 2025-08-12 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Netflix Prince Harry Meghan Markle Series Culture Art
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will continue producing film and television content for Netflix, but under a more limited arrangement, the streaming giant announced Monday. Under the revised agreement, Netflix now has the right of first refusal—meaning the platform can accept or decline a project before the couple shops it to other ...
Taylor Swift Announces 12th Album for 'pre pre-order'
This is Beirut 2025-08-12 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Taylor Swift Tour Music Culture Art Singer
US popstar Taylor Swift announced her 12th album, titled The Life of a Showgirl, for "pre pre-order" just after midnight Tuesday in posts on her website. Her online shop displayed blurred images of a record, CD and cassette tape overlaid with a glittery orange lock, explaining the album artwork would be "revealed at a later date." A disclaimer ...
Sheila Jordan, the Voice of Jazz, Dies at 96
This is Beirut 2025-08-12 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sheila Jordan Jazz Singer Homage
The jazz world has lost one of its most singular voices. Sheila Jordan, singer, composer and educator known for her unique timbre and unmatched improvisational skill, died on August 11, 2025, in New York at the age of 96. The news was confirmed by her longtime bassist, Harvie S., on US public radio NPR, prompting a wave of tributes ...
When Luxury Faces Economic Headwinds
Christiane Tager 2025-08-13 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tourism has long been the lifeblood of luxury, injecting vitality and a steady flow of affluent clients into prestigious fashion houses. Each summer, cities like Paris, Milan and Tokyo transform into prime destinations for wealthy international shoppers eager to find unique pieces and limited editions. In 2024, the system worked smoothly: a ...
Lebanon’s Heatwave Fails to Boost Fan Sales
Chelsea Al Arif 2025-08-13 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon is sweltering under a powerful heatwave this week, but contrary to popular belief, the soaring temperatures have not sparked a rush to buy fans. Appliance shop owners say sales remain flat compared to last summer, with some even suggesting that last year’s sales were higher despite this week’s intense heat. In Beirut, from Corniche ...
In Tripoli, One Man Keeps the Tarbouche Tradition Alive
This is Beirut 2025-08-13 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Clothing Tradition Tarboosh Tripoli Culture
Nestled among shops in a bustling market in north Lebanon's Tripoli, Mohammed al-Shaar is at his workshop making traditional tarboosh hats, keeping up a family craft despite dwindling demand. With a thimble on one finger, Shaar, 38, cuts, sews and carefully assembles the pieces of the conical, flat-topped felt hat also known as a fez, attaching a ...
'I Love Peru': Raphaël Quenard’s Biting yet Poetic Mockumentary
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-08-14 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Raphaël Quenard Film Cinema Cannes Culture Art
Balancing fiction and reality, I Love Peru, the feature debut co-directed by Raphaël Quenard and Hugo David, dives with humor and excess into the rise of an improbable leading man. From improvised shoots in hotel rooms to surreal sequences in Peru, the film reveals a character both grotesque and fragile. Premiering at the most recent Cannes Film ...
Ahmad, or a Country’s Indifference to Its Elders
Charbel Hneineh 2025-08-16 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
In a small, dusty shop in Hadath–Kfarchima, Ahmad still works every day. No pension, no social security, no rest. A lifetime of effort, stacked on shelves… in a country where growing old has become a silent struggle.
Mass Rally in Tel Aviv Calls for End to Gaza War, Hostage Deal
This is Beirut 2025-08-17 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Hostages
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered on Sunday evening in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of hostages, one of the largest demonstrations in Israel since the start of the fighting in October 2023. The rally was the culmination of a day of nationwide protests and a general strike to pressure the government to ...
YASA Sounds Alarm over Soaring Road Deaths in August
This is Beirut 2025-08-19 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon YASA Death Injury Road
More than 40 people lost their lives on Lebanon’s roads in August alone, with dozens more injured, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA). The organization described the toll as “shocking,” warning that if accidents continue at this pace, the country could see over 1,000 fatalities in a ...
Kiruna Church on the Move
Rayan Chami 2025-08-19 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
With great fanfare, a historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden's most beautiful buildings began its slow move from its home in the Arctic town of Kiruna on Tuesday to allow the expansion of Europe's biggest underground mine. Kiruna's entire town center is being moved because of the giant LKAB iron ore mine that dominates ...
La Loge Store: Thrift Store of On-Screen Costumes
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-27 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paris Movies Fashion Thrift Shop TV series
They’ve graced film sets, stood under spotlights, and sometimes even starred in iconic scenes… Today, these movie costumes hang from the racks of a Paris thrift shop. Welcome behind the scenes of a wardrobe like no other. La Loge Store is located in Paris’ 9th arrondissement at 17 rue Condorcet. It is a discreet boutique that draws fashion ...
Ahead of August 4 Anniversary, Audi Warns: Lebanon Meant for Life, but Many Stay Silent Before Truth
This Is Beirut 2025-07-27 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
The Metropolitan of Beirut for the Greek Orthodox, Archbishop Elias Audi, delivered a sermon in which he said, “In a few days, the fifth anniversary of the heinous explosion that struck our beloved city, Beirut, the capital of a country called to life, will be upon us.” He added, “Yet many within it remain blind to the truth, silent out of ...