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Jeddah Hosts Vibrant Fourth Red Sea Film Festival Edition
Marie-Christine Tayah 2024-12-10 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Culture Art Cinema Festival Jeddah RedSea
The fourth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) opened on December 5, 2024, in the heart of Jeddah's UNESCO-listed Al-Balad district. Running until December 14, the festival features the Kingdom's growing presence in the global film industry while praising the variety of international cinema. Built around The New Home of Film ...
Festive Agenda (1): December in the Spirit of Christmas
This is Beirut 2024-12-11 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Culture Concert Exhibition Christmas
Beirut Chants: A Celebration of Artistic and Cultural Resilience The Beirut Chants festival, held from December 4 to 23, 2024, provides a space for unity and togetherness through free concerts highlighting culture and prayer. Among the highlights already past are Mozart’s Coronation Mass, the Nativity Hymns, and various performances by local ...
Syria's New Leaders Pledge Justice and Inclusivity After Assad's Fall
This is Beirut 2024-12-11 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee the rights of all religious groups and called on the millions who fled the war to return home. Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and its allies, which brought to a ...
Father Siraj Dib from Damascus: 'As Long as We Have Faith, We Have Hope!'
Elie Ziadé 2024-12-11 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Damascus Bachar el-Assad Christians Revolution
However, in Bab Touma, a district with a strong Christian majority in the eastern part of Old Damascus, a sense of apprehension and waiting prevails in the almost deserted streets. Most shops and churches remain closed, awaiting a stabilization of the political and military situation. This is Beirut spoke to the residents of this neighborhood, ...
Gebran, a Gaping Wound That Never Really Heals
Shirine Abdallah 2024-12-12 18:14 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Four days before the 19th anniversary of your assassination, the region finally witnessed an incredible upheaval. This long-awaited, long-hoped-for event, this old dream cherished by generations of Lebanese since 1976, this hope you yourself never ceased to nurture — first for your children, then for your compatriots, humiliated yet so ...
Exclusive: Shops Reopen in Damascus, Revival After the Fall of the Regime
Elie Ziadé 2024-12-12 20:19 - Reading : less than a minute
Damascus Economy Syria Businesses
Commercial activity is picking up vigorously in the central markets of Damascus, where shops have reopened and are once again attracting customers. However, the recovery remains more hesitant in Christian neighborhoods like Bab Touma. Political uncertainty and a fragile economic situation are holding back merchants, who are still reluctant to ...
Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus: A Common Origin?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-12-06 16:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Santa Claus Saint Nicholas Tradition Culture Christmas
The legend of Saint Nicholas dates back to the fourth century in Lycia, an area in present-day Turkey. Born in 270 in Patara to a wealthy, devout Christian family, Nicholas inherited a great fortune upon the death of his parents and chose to give it to the poor. Nicholas became the Bishop of Myra at a young age and is believed to have ...
Festive Agenda (2): December in the Spirit of Christmas
Béatrice Moreau 2024-12-13 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Christmas Exhibition Theater Culture Events
Khyal Sahra returns to Casino du Liban for the holidays After captivating over 26,000 spectators last August, the play Khyal Sahra, written, directed and performed by Georges Khabbaz, alongside Adel Karam, makes a grand return to Casino du Liban for a limited series of performances from December 18, 2024, to January 19, 2025. This theatrical ...
Aleppo: Christmas Amid Hope and Concerns for Christians
This is Beirut 2024-12-13 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Where should the crown be placed? In the courtyard of the Marist Brothers in Aleppo, one of the eleven Christian communities in Syria’s second city (northwest), the question that is sparking debates is about the Christmas tree. Just days after their swift conquest of power in Damascus on December 8, the new rulers of the country, former ...
Archbishop Jacques Mourad: Rebuilding a New Syria
Elie Ziadé 2024-12-13 22:45 - Reading : less than a minute
In an interview with This is Beirut, the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Homs and former monk of Mar Moussa, Jacques Mourad, stressed the importance of Syrian unity. “Today is an opportunity to free ourselves from all the horrible theories we've lived with for fifty years; the idea of ghettos and minorities, or that Muslims will kill us and ...
Life After War: How the Lebanese Are Resiliently Moving Forward
This is Beirut 2024-12-13 23:40 - Reading : less than a minute
In less than a month of ceasefire, streets, restaurants, and shops in Lebanon are bustling as the holidays approach.
Founder of Spain’s Mango Clothing Chain Dies in Accident
This is Beirut 2024-12-14 22:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Spain Mango Retail Clothing Isak Andic
Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish clothing retailer Mango, one of Europe's largest fashion groups, with nearly 2,800 stores worldwide, died Saturday in an accident, the company said. While the company did not provide further details, Spanish media reports said the 71-year-old died after falling while hiking with several members of his family ...
Syrian Christians Who Took on the Challenge of Trust
Fady Noun 2024-12-15 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Introduced by Vincent Gelot, L'Œuvre d'Orient's representative in Syria and Lebanon, the conference featured addresses by Archbishop Jacques Mourad, the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Homs, Hama and Debek, Sister Jihane, a member of the Soeurs de Besançon (Sisters of Besançon) and director of Damascus' largest Christian school, and Salim Safir, ...
Rai Urges Syrian Christians to Embrace Political and Social Role
This is Beirut 2024-12-15 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Sunday Homily Bkerke Syria Christians Béchara Raï
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai stressed the need to “encourage Christians (in Syria) to get involved in national and political work.” In his Sunday homily in Bkerke, Archbishop Rai affirmed that “it is essential to unite all components of Syrian society to collaborate in rebuilding the country,” stressing the importance of “building a ...
Audi Commemorates the Assassination of Gebran Tueni: 'Only the Truth Endures'
This is Beirut 2024-12-15 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Metropolitan of Beirut, Elias Audi, referred to the 19th commemoration of the assassination of Gebran Tueni who “pleaded for freedom for all,” and stressed that “only truth endures.” During his Sunday homily, Archbishop Audi affirmed that Tueni's voice “still resounds, and his words continue to vibrate in living consciences, while ...
Syria: From Euphoria to Growing Concern
Elie Ziadé 2024-12-15 15:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Turkey HTS Bashar al-Assad Syria
The fall of Bashar al-Assad took everyone by surprise, almost no one saw it coming. Yet, it was met with joy. Scenes of celebration across Syria, as well as in countries hosting millions of Syrian nationals and refugees, along with the shared joy of other populations — notably in Lebanon — reflect the harsh rule that the Assad dynasty had ...
Syrians Return to Ruined Homes in City That Became Hezbollah Hub
This is Beirut 2024-12-15 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Residents of Qusayr in central Syria are finally returning home after the departure of Hezbollah fighters, who helped Bashar al-Assad's forces seize the city a decade ago and left with his fall. Many of the houses are now in ruins, after years under the control of the Lebanese armed group, a key Assad ally which had set up a military base and ...
Tehran Malls Close Early to Save Energy: Media
This is Beirut 2024-12-17 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Malls and shopping centres in Iran's capital will limit opening hours starting Tuesday, closing two hours earlier to tackle severe energy shortages, local media said. The fuel crisis has already led to frequent power cuts in Tehran in recent weeks and nationwide closures of schools and businesses. The Tehran Chamber of Trade Unions and Guilds ...
Syria's New Rulers Step Up Engagement With The World
This is Beirut 2024-12-17 19:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Syria Bashar al-Assad Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Syria's new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah, with the French flag raised at the embassy for the first time in over a decade. Assad fled Syria just over a week ago, as his forces abandoned tanks and other equipment in the face of a lightning offensive spearheaded by the ...
New 'White Lotus' Season to Premiere Before 'Harry Potter'
This is Beirut 2024-12-07 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
HBO has revealed that the third season of its acclaimed TV series The White Lotus will premiere in February. This will be followed by the second season of The Last of Us later in the year, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed. Unveiling an ambitious global programming lineup, HBO and Max streaming service CEO Casey Bloys announced that the ...
Marwa Khalil: a Lebanese Artist in Marrakech
Marie-Christine Tayah 2024-12-06 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Marrakech Festival Cinema Theater
The 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival celebrates cinema’s global reach and artistic collaboration, and this year, it features the talented Lebanese artist Marwa Khalil. Renowned for her work in theater, cinema and television, Marwa Khalil shares her journey and artistic connection to Morocco, a country where she lived ...
UN Peacekeeping Chief Visits UNIFIL in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 2024-11-13 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah South Lebanon United Nations
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, visited southern Lebanon on Wednesday to assess the situation in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) area of operations. During his visit, Lacroix toured the UNIFIL 1-26 site in Mansouri and the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, where he ...
‘Steep Climb’ Ahead as Clock Ticks on Stalled Climate Talks
This is Beirut 2024-11-20 14:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
European Union Saudi Arabia United Nations USA Climate
Pressure mounted on rich nations Wednesday to commit nearly $1 trillion a year in assistance for poorer countries as time runs out to strike a deal at the COP29 climate talks. With two days left to break the impasse in Azerbaijan, wealthy nations have still not revealed how much they are willing to provide the developing world to cope with ...
Xi, Biden Attend Asia-Pacific Summit, Prepare to Meet
This is Beirut 2024-11-15 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Joe Biden Xi Jinping Peru
US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend the first day of an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit Friday ahead of a face-to-face meeting under a cloud of diplomatic uncertainty cast by Donald Trump's election victory. Biden and Xi are due to hold talks Saturday, in what a US administration official said will probably be the ...
Devastation Mounts Amid Escalating Tensions Between Hezbollah and Israel
This is Beirut 2024-11-15 11:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah South Bekaa
The situation on the ground leaves little room for hope of an imminent ceasefire as hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel escalate. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly preparing for a potential ground operation deep into Lebanese territory if Hezbollah does not agree to a ceasefire, according to the Wall Street ...
Rampant Looting in Marjayoun Adds to the Suffering of Its Displaced Inhabitants
Katia Kahil 2024-11-16 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah South Lebanon Marjayoun
In the South Lebanon town of Marjayoun, most homes have shuttered their windows, and shops have rolled down their metal gates. Cars rarely pass through what has become a ghost town. The majority of its 15,000 residents have fled the bombings that have extended to residential areas and neighborhoods on the outskirts or within the town. However, ...
Iranians Sceptical About Talks Under Trump
This is Beirut 2024-11-16 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Tehran United Nations USA
Many Iranians were sceptical on Saturday about the possibility of the Islamic republic opening negotiations with the United States under Donald Trump, given the fractured history he has with Tehran. On Thursday, The New York Times reported that tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk had met Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in a bid to ...
Israel Pummels South Beirut as Lebanon Mulls Truce Plan
This is Beirut 2024-11-16 22:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Baalbeck Dahyeh Hezbollah Benjamin Netanyahu South Lebanon
Israeli media reported on Saturday evening that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense minister have decided to intensify airstrikes on Lebanon to pressure Hezbollah into reaching a settlement. This escalation coincided with a fourth wave of raids targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut. The suburbs, known as Dahyeh, have faced ...
Beirut's Businesses Struggle to Stay Afloat under Bombardment
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 11:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Banks Hezbollah Palestine
Lina al-Khalil has fled her south Beirut home to escape escalating Israeli attacks on Hezbollah, but she still returns daily to the bombarded area to keep the family business running. "It's more important than my house," said the pharmacist, in her 50s, of the business she inherited from her father in Haret Hreik, a southern suburb ...
A Noel Gallagher Guitar Sells for Over €271,000
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A guitar that belonged to Noel Gallagher, the lead guitarist and songwriter of Oasis, was sold at a Bonhams auction in London for an impressive £226,800, which equates to over €271,000. The instrument, a red Gibson Custom Shop Florentine Les Paul, was a key element in the Britpop icon’s collection during the height of the band’s fame in the ...