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MEA Announces Delays in Flights to and from Beirut
This Is Beirut 2024-07-28 18:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced on Sunday delays in the return of some flights to and from Beirut from the evening of July 28, 2024, to the morning of July 29, 2024, due to technical reasons related to the distribution of insurance risks for aircraft between Lebanon and other destinations. The updated schedule, with all departure times local ...
Tel Aviv: Two Dead in Stabbing Attack
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 12:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two people were killed on Sunday and two others were wounded in a stabbing attack near Tel Aviv, Israeli medics said, with police reporting a Palestinian suspect was "neutralized" and later died in the hospital. The Magen David Adom emergency service said in a statement that the "terrorist attack" took place in several locations in Holon, a ...
Olympic Games 2024 – Tennis: Lebanese Duo Eliminated From Men's Doubles
This Is Beirut 2024-07-29 11:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese players Hady Habib and Benjamin Hassan were eliminated from the men's doubles tournament at the Olympics after losing 7-6, 6-2 to Australians Matthew Ebden and John Peers. Despite a strong performance from the Lebanese team, who achieved 75% on their first serves, they were overpowered by the Australians' service game, with 32 service ...
More Airlines Cancel and Postpone Flights to Beirut
This Is Beirut 2024-07-29 14:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Germany’s national airline group Lufthansa, which encompasses Swiss International Air Lines, Eurowings and Lufthansa, announced on Monday that it is suspending flights to Beirut until August 5. This decision is due to safety concerns stemming from the recent escalations in the Middle East. In its statement, Lufthansa and its subsidiary ...
Countries Warn Their Citizens Against Staying in Lebanon
This Is Beirut 2024-07-29 14:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States, Italy and Germany warned their citizens on Monday against staying in Lebanon amid heightened tensions between Hezbollah and Israel. The Saudi government reaffirmed its decision to ban travel to Lebanon for its citizens, emphasizing the importance of abiding by this directive due to current security concerns. The US Embassy in ...
Embassies Advise Their Nationals to Leave Lebanon in Case of Emergency
This Is Beirut 2024-07-29 16:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Due to fears of a wider war between Hezbollah and Israel, several airlines have suspended or cancelled some of their flights to and from Beirut. At the same time, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the American, German and Italian Chancelleries have advised their nationals in Lebanon to “avoid or exercise caution” in following security ...
How Pro-Iranian Groups Occupy Syrian Territory
2024-07-29 21:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A redeployment in anticipation of a response expected to be particularly forceful. On Monday, Iranian-backed fighting forces in Syria were redeployed from the southwestern part of the country to the region of Bou Kamal, according to information obtained by This is Beirut from Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ...
Fitch Maintains Lebanon’s RD Rating Amid Data Shortages
This Is Beirut 2024-07-30 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ditch Ratings maintained last week Lebanon’s “Restricted Default (RD)” status on its long-term foreign currency public debt. The agency also announced its intention to withdraw Lebanon’s ratings due to insufficient information caused by the unavailability of key data. This decision underscores the Lebanese government’s failure to ...
Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed in a Strike in Tehran
This Is Beirut 2024-07-31 06:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hamas said Wednesday its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he had been attending the inauguration of the country's new president. "Brother, leader, mujahid Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement, died in a Zionist strike on his headquarters in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of the ...
US Raises Travel Advisory to Level 4 Amid Hezbollah-Israel Tensions
This Is Beirut 2024-07-31 22:01 - Reading : less than a minute
The United States Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs has updated its travel advisory to Level 4, indicating an upgrade in the United States policy on travel bans to Lebanon. The Embassy strongly urged its citizens to avoid southern Lebanon and to depart the area, including all parts south of the city of Saida. The statement ...
US Says Plea Deal Reached With 9/11 Mastermind
This Is Beirut 2024-08-01 11:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US prosecutors have reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Pentagon said Wednesday, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial. The agreements with Mohammed and two other accused moves their long-running cases toward resolution. These have been bogged down in pre-trial maneuverings ...
Turkey Blocks Access to Instagram
This Is Beirut 2024-08-02 11:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkey on Friday blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications authority said without explanation, following censorship accusations against the US company by a high-ranking Turkish official. The BTK communications authority said in a post on its website that "instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the ...
MEA: New Schedules for August 2 and 3
This Is Beirut 2024-08-02 13:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced on Friday that its daily flight schedules for August 2 and 3, 2024, will remain unchanged, except for some flights that have been delayed. These measures are due to the ongoing security situation in Lebanon and the region, which has escalated significantly since Tuesday. Following the attacks on the southern ...
Turkey Accuses Instagram of Censorship and Blocks Access
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 11:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Instagram users in Turkey woke up Sunday to find the social media network blocked for the third consecutive day, following censorship accusations against the US company from a high-ranking Turkish official. The BTK communications authority announced on its website on Friday that the Meta-owned platform had been frozen, without giving any ...
Trump 'Safe', Suspect Apprehended Following 2nd Assassination Attempt
This Is Beirut 2024-09-15 21:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Sunday in Florida, the FBI said, with the Republican presidential candidate's campaign and law enforcement reporting he was safe and unharmed. The US Secret Service confirmed one or more of its agents "opened fire on a gunman" located near the boundary of Trump's golf course, and ...
Taiwanese Firms Probed Over Explosive Pagers Linked to Hezbollah
2024-09-20 10:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two people from Taiwanese companies were questioned as part of a probe into pagers that exploded while being used by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, investigators said Friday, as top officials insisted the devices were not from the island. Questions and speculation have swirled over where the devices came from and how they were supplied to the ...
Syria: Government Forces Retreat on All Fronts
This is Beirut 2024-12-06 23:22 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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According to a security source in Damascus, rebels have taken control of three army and police posts in Sweida, and most of Deraa is no longer in the hands of the regime. Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on Friday. The ...
US Embassy in Kyiv Warns of ‘Potential Significant Air Attack'
This is Beirut 2024-11-20 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US embassy in Kyiv warned Wednesday of a "potential significant air attack" and shuttered its doors, following Russia's vow to respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time. "The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20," it said in a ...
Special Edition: Donald Trump Claims Victory
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 11:38 - Reading : less than a minute
USA Presidential Election Donald Trump Kamal Harris
We bring you the latest results from our studio in Beirut with Victoria Werling, Head of Reports Section at This is Beirut; Charles Chartouni, university professor and political science researcher; and Chelsea Al Arif, journalist. Together, they will shed light on this historic election, drawing on the analyses of our special correspondents in ...
Istanbul Film Festival Canceled After Authorities Ban ‘Queer’ Screening
This is Beirut 2024-11-08 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The organizers of a film festival in Istanbul announced its cancellation on Thursday in protest, following local authorities' ban on the screening of the film Queer, starring former "James Bond" actor Daniel Craig. "A few hours before the opening, authorities in the Kadikoy district informed us that the screening of Queer, scheduled for the ...
Notre-Dame de Paris: A Jewel of French Popular Culture
Elie Valluy - Paris Correspondent 2024-11-08 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral Heritage Paris
In a month, on December 7 and 8, 2024, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen for visitors and worshipers, five years after it was devastated by fire. Beyond being an emblematic (religious and historical) monument of Paris, and more broadly of France, Notre-Dame de Paris has, for decades and even centuries, inspired numerous writers, ...
Putin Finalizes Landmark Defense Pact With North Korea
This is Beirut 2024-11-10 14:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Vladimir Putin North Korea Kim Jong Un Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a landmark defense pact with North Korea, a deal that comes amid reports that Pyongyang has dispatched thousands of troops to fight against Ukraine. Putin struck the deal during a visit to North Korea in June, but it had to pass through Russia's parliament and be signed by the Kremlin leader to ...
AI Brings St. Peter's Basilica to Life with Digital Twin
This is Beirut 2024-11-12 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Vatican Rome AI Basilica Heritage
The public will soon be able to access every detail of St. Peter’s Basilica through a virtual portal, thanks to 400,000 images of the monument analyzed by artificial intelligence, according to a project presented Monday at the Vatican. Starting December 1, visitors to the basilica's official website will discover a digital reconstruction of its ...
There Might Be a Shot for a Ceasefire in Lebanon, According to Hochstein
This is Beirut 2024-11-12 22:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Amos Hochstein ceasefire
The American envoy to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein, told reporters at the White House that there might be "a shot" at getting a ceasefire in Lebanon in the coming weeks, according to the American news website, Axios. "I am hopeful we can get it," Hochstein was quoted as saying. Axios revealed that Ron Dermer, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
Ronaldo at Double as Portugal Reach Nations League Quarters, Spain Win
This is Beirut 2024-11-16 01:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal thrashed Poland 5-1 thanks to a rampant second-half display on Friday to reach the Nations League quarter-finals, while already-qualified Spain beat Denmark. Roberto Martinez's Portugal wrapped up top spot in Group A1 with a game to spare, securing their place in the next round in March. France, ...
300 Experts Urge UNESCO to Protect Lebanon's Heritage
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Baalbeck Hezbollah UNESCO
In a petition addressed to UNESCO, 300 cultural professionals, including archaeologists and academics, called on Sunday for the protection of Lebanon's heritage, particularly Baalbeck. Since September 23, Israel has been engaged in open warfare against Hezbollah, with strikes targeting the cities of Baalbeck (east) and Tyre (south), both of which ...
Hochstein in Lebanon and Israel: A New Diplomatic Mirage?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2024-11-18 20:15 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Amos Hochstein Hezbollah ceasefire
In the absence of an “Iran-Israel-US deal,” any roadmap for a ceasefire in Lebanon seems destined to fail. What about a proposal that, in both substance and form, brings no changes (being similar to the previous one) and for which each party continues to express reservations? According to various media sources, US envoy Amos Hochstein is ...
US Seeks for Google to Sell Chrome Browser
This is Beirut 2024-11-19 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The US will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant, according to a media report Monday. Antitrust officials with the US Department of Justice declined to comment on a Bloomberg report that they will ask for a sell-off of Chrome and a shake-up of ...
Beirut Chants: Resilience Through Music and Community
This is Beirut 2024-11-19 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Beirut Chants Festival Culture
“No sound rises above the sound of music.” “Beirut Chants has never been a ‘festival’ in the conventional sense. For us and our loyal fans, Beirut Chants has always been a shared space, a reflection of our diverse community's determination, solidarity, and authenticity. It is where all Lebanese come together, no matter how tough the ...
Coqlico Calls on Artists to Celebrate Independence Through Art
This is Beirut 2024-11-21 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On the occasion of Lebanon’s Independence Day, the Lebanese brand Coqlico unveils a bold national initiative elegantly merging art and humanitarian commitment. This innovative endeavor invites Lebanese artists to unleash their creativity by transforming the brand’s iconic finjan into unique works of art. These creations will be sold, with a ...