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Beirut Art Days: An Artistic Wave in Lebanon from July 3 to 6
Béatrice Moreau 2024-06-13 10:37 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
From July 3 to 6, 2024, Lebanon will vibrate to the rhythm of Beirut Art Days, an unprecedented cultural event that will bring together 70 artists and offer more than 130 free events across the entire country. Supported by the Cultural Agenda and the Beirut Art Days Committee, this ambitious initiative aims to celebrate the extraordinary ...
Israel Court Extends Al Jazeera Ban
This Is Beirut 2024-06-14 12:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli court has extended for 35 days the government's shutdown of Qatar-based television news channel Al Jazeera, the justice ministry said on Friday. Al Jazeera, which broadcasts in Arabic and English, went off the air in Israel under an initial 45-day order early last month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has had a ...
The Artistic Portraits of Mario Zaher
Fabienne Touma 2024-06-14 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese artist Mario Zaher presents his first solo exhibition, “You, Me and Everyone in Between,” on June 20, at the newly opened gallery in Gemmayzeh, Gemspace. Mario Zaher has nurtured a growing passion for art, drawing, and colors since his childhood. It was through his academic journey in interior design at the Holy Spirit ...
Iran Slaps One-Year Prison Term on Nobel Winner Mohammadi
This Is Beirut 2024-06-18 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to a year in prison for "propaganda against the state," the jailed activist's lawyer said on Tuesday. Mohammadi, 52, has been jailed since November 2021 over several past convictions relating to her advocacy against the obligatory hijab for women and capital punishment in ...
Attack on Journalist Rami Naim Sparks Outrage, Pushes el-Siyasa’s Closure
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 16:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The attack on journalist and general manager of the el-Siyasa website, Rami Naim, on Tuesday continues to spark outrage among Lebanon’s political class. On Wednesday, the media department of the Lebanese Forces Party strongly condemned the organized attack on Naim, stating, “We condemn the practices of those who believe they can intimidate ...
Djokovic to Play at Paris Games: Serbia Olympic Committee
This Is Beirut 2024-06-19 17:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former tennis world number one, Novak Djokovic, will play at the Summer Olympics Games in Paris, the Olympic Committee of Serbia said on Tuesday. The Serbian committee announced on their website that Novak Djokovic and Dusan Lajovic had fulfilled the conditions according to ATP ranking and confirmed their participation in the Summer Olympic Games ...
Beirut Spring Festival: A Moving Tribute to Gisèle Khoury
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-06-21 18:07 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
The 16th Beirut Spring Festival concluded on May 20 with a touching evening honoring Gisèle Khoury, a journalist and activist whose life was marked by an intense and rich journey. Gisèle Khoury lived a life filled with achievements, both personally and professionally. Her career in journalism began at LBCI in 1986, followed by her well-known ...
Gunmen in Dagestan Kill Police and Priest in ‘Terror’ Attack
This Is Beirut 2024-06-24 09:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gunmen attacked churches and synagogues in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, killing at least 15 police and national guard officers and a priest, officials said. The unidentified gunmen launched simultaneous attacks in Dagestan's largest city of Makhachkala and in the coastal city of Derbent. Russia's Investigative Committee ...
Women's Basketball (U18): Lebanon Crushes Maldives and Qualifies for the Quarterfinals
This Is Beirut 2024-06-26 17:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanon U18 women's basketball team crushed their counterparts from the Maldives (102-21) on Wednesday during the third and final day of the first round of the U18 Asian Championship, which is being held in Shenzhen (China) until June 30. The quarter scores were as follows: (17-5), (41-11), (76-13), and (102-21). Lebanon dominated their ...
Gaza War Puts Shabbat Rules to the Test
This Is Beirut 2024-06-27 12:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
When Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza this month, it dominated the news that Saturday, but Jerusalem resident Eliana Gurfinkiel, an observant Jew, didn't find out until nightfall. The French-Israeli was following the rules of Shabbat and not using her phone. Hearing the news after everyone else "made no difference", she ...
Basket-Wasl: Sagesse Off to a Flying Start
2024-05-26 10:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
La Sagesse won their first Wasl Super Cup Group A game, beating defending champions Al-Manama of Bahrain 95-82. Wasl, General Description The Wasl Super Cup represents the final stages of the Wasl championship, where the top two finishers qualify for the Asian Club Championship. The cup brings together the top three teams from the West Asian ...
CIA Chief Expected in Paris to Negotiate Gaza Truce
This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The head of the CIA is expected in Paris on Friday or Saturday to try to relaunch talks with Israel on a truce in Gaza, a Western source close to the matter told AFP. Israel gave the green light on Thursday to the resumption of negotiations for the release of hostages held in Gaza, while talks on a truce with the Palestinian Islamist movement ...
Tel Aviv Threatens Iran After Seizing Ship Linked to Israel
This Is Beirut 2024-04-13 13:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tel Aviv has warned Iran of the consequences of any escalation in the region, following the seizure by a Pasdaran commando of a ship linked to Israel. Iranian Revolutionary Guards took control of the Portuguese ship MSC ARIES in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. The ship is currently sailing in the Persian Gulf, according to ship-tracking website ...
Basketball-WASL: Riyadi to Seal, Gorgan for Revenge
2024-05-01 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Riyadi's team traveled on Tuesday morning to Iran to face Iran's Gorgan club tonight in the second final match of the WASL tournament. The Stakes of the Series Riyadi's team is seeking to win the title in the Iranian capital today to avoid a decisive match in Lebanon that could pose a problem, as they are fighting on several fronts, notably in ...
Hezbollah Targets Iron Dome Launch Pads
This Is Beirut 2024-04-13 21:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah retaliated on Saturday afternoon to the Israeli strike which in the morning had targeted a large military complex and a post belonging to Hezbollah in the Rihan area in southern Lebanon. In the afternoon and through the evening, Hezbollah carried out a series of attacks on Israeli positions, targeting, with drones, Iron Dome launch ...
Hamiye: Beirut Airport to Resume Normal Operations by End of the Day
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 13:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiye declared on Sunday morning that Lebanon "has reopened its airspace at 7 AM, and the airport will gradually resume normal operations today." "Operations should return to normal by the end of the day," he announced during a tour of the airport. Following the Iranian attack on Israel on ...
Photo of Grieving Palestinian Wins Photo of the Year Award
This Is Beirut 2024-04-18 13:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A haunting image of a grieving Palestinian woman embracing her little niece, killed in an Israeli strike in war-torn Gaza, won the 2024 World Press Photo of the Year Award on Thursday. The picture taken by Reuters news agency's Mohammed Salem shows Inas Abu Maamar cradling the body of five-year-old Saly, who was killed with her mother and sister ...
Israel Strikes at the Heart of Iran
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 07:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan Friday, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. Air defense systems over several Iranian cities were activated, state media reported, after the country's official broadcaster said explosions were heard near the city ...
US Embassy Tells Employees to Limit Movement
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
The United States embassy in Israel on Friday told its employees and their families to restrict their movements after reports that Israel conducted a strike inside Iran. "Out of an abundance of caution following reports that Israel conducted a retaliatory strike inside Iran, US government employees and their family members are restricted from ...
US Hints at Sanctioning Israeli Unit Over Alleged Abuses
This Is Beirut 2024-04-21 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Benjamin Netanyahu
Washington could impose sanctions on an Israeli Army unit for possible abuses committed against Palestinians in the West Bank prior to the October 7 Hamas attack, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday. The United States appears close to sanctioning an Israeli military unit over alleged human rights violations in the West Bank, a ...
Three Injured in Jerusalem Car Ramming Attack
This Is Beirut 2024-04-22 10:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Three civilians were injured in a car ramming attack in Jerusalem on Monday morning, the Israeli police said, adding that they were searching for suspected assailants who fled on foot. The incident occurred on Techelet Mordechai street in Jerusalem on a day when Israeli Jews marked the start of the Passover holidays. "A short time ago, a report ...
Gaza Truce Talks Advance as Hamas Prepares Response
This Is Beirut 2024-04-28 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Diplomatic efforts to secure a truce in Gaza and captive exchange with Israel have built up on Sunday with Hamas' upcoming visit to Egypt on Monday, where the Islamist militant group will deliver its response to Israel's latest proposal. Diplomatic efforts intensified on Sunday to reach a long-sought-after truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, ...
Gantz and Smotrich Air Differences Over Gaza Truce Deal
This Is Beirut 2024-04-28 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz called for Hamas to be destroyed, as planned by the government when it went to war after the Islamist movement's October 7 attack. "If you decide to raise a white flag and cancel the plan to occupy Rafah aimed at destroying Hamas in order to restore security to ...
Hamas in Cairo for Truce Talks, As Diplomatic Efforts Intensify
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
A Hamas delegation will arrive in Cairo on Monday, for the latest round of Gaza negotiations as diplomatic efforts intensify with Blinken's latest visit and Hamas and Israeli concessions. A Hamas delegation is due Monday in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel's latest proposal for a long-sought truce in Gaza and hostage release after almost ...
Violence Erupts at UCLA Between Opposed Protest Groups
This Is Beirut 2024-05-01 13:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Clashes broke out on Wednesday at pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, as dozens of universities around the United States struggle to contain similar protests. CNN reported that the clashes erupted between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups. "At the request of UCLA, due to multiple ...
Covid-19 and Olfaction: A Troubling Scent
Alain E. Andrea 2024-05-02 10:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The long-term effects of Covid-19 continue to pique researchers’ interests. A recent study delves into the enduring loss of smell and taste, one year after exposure to SARS-CoV-2. The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, and it seems this reality won't change anytime soon. Scientific studies are continuously yielding new insights into the virus' ...
ISF Extends Security Campaign
This Is Beirut 2024-05-23 19:52 - Reading : less than a minute
Internal Security Forces, on Thursday, asserted that “the security plan will be prolonged for several more days in Greater Beirut and its southern suburb, after it proved its effectiveness, especially with a decrease in crime rate.” In a statement, the ISF Public Relations Division refuted “the news circulated by some media outlets and ...
UN and US Defend Free Press After Israel Bans Al Jazeera
This Is Beirut 2024-05-06 21:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations defended freedom of the press on Monday as it commented on Israel's decision to shut down the Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera, while the United States opposed Israel's closure of the channel, saying it should be allowed to operate despite any concerns about its coverage. "We think Al Jazeera ought to be able to operate in ...
Al Jazeera to Pursue Legal Action Over Israel Ban
This Is Beirut 2024-05-07 19:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
The news director of Al Jazeera informed AFP in an interview that the TV network is determined to pursue every available legal action to contest Israel's ban of its operations within the country. Al Jazeera can still broadcast its live feed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as the shutdown does not apply to these territories. Al Jazeera will look ...
BDL’s New Currency Exchange Platform: Updates!
2024-05-07 21:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Central Bank of Lebanon (BDL) is actively working on launching the new official platform that will provide the exchange rate of the dollar against the Lebanese pound in the market. This initiative, developed in partnership with Bloomberg, seeks not only to replace Sayrafa but also to ensure transparency in the exchange rate. Originally ...