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The Collectif Monnot: A New Cultural Heartbeat for Beirut
This Is Beirut 2024-09-07 10:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Collectif Monnot was inaugurated this Wednesday, September 4. This groundbreaking initiative unites the cultural powers of the Monnot neighborhood to refine Beirut's cultural landscape. This collaboration brings together eight leading cultural institutions, transforming the Monnot area into a vibrant hub of cultural activities. The Collectif ...
China’s Paralympic Domination Fails to Ignite Enthusiasm Back Home
This Is Beirut 2024-09-08 16:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As the Paris Paralympics enter their final day, China's athletes are enjoying rampant success and are almost 100 medals ahead of their nearest challengers, but few in the country appear to be paying attention. The Olympics were watched widely, with victorious Team China athletes lauded as national heroes, and nail-biting medal table rivalry with ...
Lebanese Road Network Rehabilitation: An Overly Ambitious Project?
2024-09-09 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The rehabilitation of Lebanese roads is the focus of an ambitious program initiated by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport in June of 2023. A section spanning several hundred kilometers is currently undergoing restoration, with over a hundred projects covering the entire territory. "No region has been spared in this process of restoring ...
UK Halts Direct Flights to Iran as Part of New Sanctions
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 19:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Kingdom said on Tuesday that it has started terminating "all direct air services between the UK and Iran," as part of new sanctions on Tehran for supplying Russia with missiles to use in Ukraine. London said it was acting alongside international partners to "cancel its bilateral air services arrangements with Iran," which would ...
US Sanctions Against Hezb-Linked Smuggling Network
This Is Beirut 2024-09-11 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday imposed new sanctions against three individuals, five companies and two vessels involved in the smuggling of oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which generate substantial revenues for Hezbollah. “The network is made up of Lebanese businessmen and companies, ...
“Artville,” or Art at the Heart of the City
Zeina Nader 2024-09-12 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Smallville Hotel is launching the “Artville” project, a series of exhibitions showcasing Lebanese artists. Claude Saba, Fantine Samaha, and Tarek Mashmoushi will inaugurate this unprecedented artistic initiative, curated by Dr Tony Karam. The new season promises to be rich in art and renewal at the Smallville Hotel. With the aim ...
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Defies Court Summons
This Is Beirut 2024-08-08 11:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims to be the rightful winner of the country's presidential election, on Wednesday defied a Supreme Court summons over the disputed results. Election authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the July 28 vote, prompting the opposition to cry foul and sparking ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Great IT Blackout: How a CrowdStrike Update Paralyzed the World
Khalil Sehnaoui 2024-07-25 12:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Last Friday morning, the world was hit by one of the most significant IT blackouts in history. Thousands of Windows machines failed to boot up or reboot, disrupting banks, airlines, TV broadcasters, healthcare companies, major retailers, and numerous other businesses globally. While the cause of the outage is known and efforts to restore ...
Women's Basketball (U18): Lebanon Defeats Iran and Advances to Final Against the Philippines
This Is Beirut 2024-06-29 17:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The title of the U18 Women's Asian Basketball Championship (Division B) will be contested between the national teams of Lebanon and the Philippines, who respectively defeated Iran and Samoa in the semi-finals this Saturday. To recall, this championship is being held in Shenzhen, China. Lebanon's team managed to defeat Iran (64-49) in the ...
Third Day of Intense Fighting in Northern Gaza
This Is Beirut 2024-06-29 23:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Explosions, air strikes and gunfire rattled northern Gaza on Saturday, the third day of an Israeli military operation that has uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians and compounded what the United Nations called "unbearable" living conditions in the territory. An AFP correspondent reported explosions from the Shujaiya area near Gaza City, and ...
Daesh Leader's Wife Sentenced to Death in Iraq
This Is Beirut 2024-07-10 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Iraqi court has sentenced to death a wife of slain Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on charges of detaining Yazidi women, the judiciary said on Wednesday. The wife of the polygamous Baghdadi was brought back to Iraq after being detained in Turkey, judicial sources told AFP under cover of anonymity because they were not ...
Armenia and Azerbaijan to Hold US-Mediated Peace Talks
This Is Beirut 2024-07-10 19:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet Wednesday in Washington for a fresh round of US-mediated talks, Yerevan and Washington announced, as the arch-foe neighbors negotiate a peace agreement. The Caucasus rivals fought two wars -- in the 1990s and in 2020 -- over control of Azerbaijan's breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, which had ...
Iranian Court Orders the US to Pay Damages for Patients
This Is Beirut 2024-07-12 14:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Iranian court has ordered the United States to pay almost $6.8 billion in damages for the effect of sanctions on patients with a rare skin disease, the judiciary said. The International Court in Tehran ordered its foe the United States to pay $6.785 billion to patients with epidermolysis bullosa, a disorder that causes the skin to blister ...
Oakenfest and REEF Biodiversity: Lebanon at the Hour of Commitment
Béatrice Moreau 2024-07-13 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
This summer, Lebanon will be the stage for two major events that will blur the lines between art, engagement, and ecology: the eighth edition of the Oakenfest Festival and the sixth REEF Encounters. These two events invite us to rethink our relationship with creation, the environment, and living together. From July 19 to 21, head to the oak grove ...
Five Ways Turkey Is Building Its Influence in Africa
This Is Beirut 2024-07-21 13:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkey is pushing for diplomatic and economic influence on the world stage – not least in Africa, where it announced plans this week to search for oil and gas off Somalia. Over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power, Ankara has consolidated its foothold on the continent, quadrupling its number of embassies there. Here are five ...
Biden Backs Harris, Biggest Day for Top Democrat Fundraiser
This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 10:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Democratic fundraising group ActBlue said on Sunday evening that it had seen its biggest single-day haul of the 2024 election after US President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. "As of 9pm ET, grassroots supporters have raised $46.7 million through ActBlue following Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign launch. ...
A Timed Military Escalation Ahead of Netanyahu’s US Visit?
2024-07-23 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following a Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv on Saturday, Israeli fighter jets launched an assault from the Nevatim Airbase (Negev) on oil and electricity facilities in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah. On Sunday, a Houthi official stated, "Israel made a serious mistake. We will retaliate in a strong and appropriate manner." Meanwhile, the American news ...
Lebanon’s Reserves Over $10.2B: Will Dollar Withdrawal Limits Rise?
Maurice Matta 2024-07-23 11:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Since August 1, 2023, Lebanon’s Central Bank (BDL) liquid foreign currency reserves have steadily increased from $8.573 billion to $9.9 billion by June 2024, marking an average monthly growth of $120 million under the new leadership. This development occurs under Lebanon's Central Bank policy of not financing the government with currencies, ...
Nepal Plane Crashes With 18 Dead, Pilot Sole Survivor
This Is Beirut 2024-07-24 11:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A passenger plane crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage, but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepali capital told AFP. Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety, and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light plane and helicopter crashes over the ...
French Airport Evacuated for Security Reasons
This Is Beirut 2024-07-26 14:32 - Reading : less than a minute
A Franco-Swiss airport was temporarily evacuated for security reasons on Friday, hours after arson attacks disrupted the French rail network ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony. EuroAirport, located on the French side of the border near Basel, said on its website that it had reopened and flight operations were gradually restarting. Earlier, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...