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CodeBrave's Impact: Tech Skills for Lebanon's Children

This Tuesday, CodeBrave celebrated the achievements of their outstanding students at the Australian ambassador's residence in Beirut. These students secured full scholarships, including to universities like AUB, thanks to the powerful skills acquired through CodeBrave's teaching programs in coding, robotics and AI.

Riyadi Advances to Final, Beirut SC Falls Short

Beirut SC and Riyadi each played a semi-final of the Dubai Basketball Championship (DFC) on January 27. As Riyadi qualified for the 33rd final of the DFC, Beirut SC could unfortunately not join them to set up an all-Lebanese final. Riyadi Win Amidst Potential Comeback Riyadi Beirut and the Libyan team Al Ahli Tripoli met on January 27 in the ...

Southern Lebanon: Anticipation and Extreme Caution

A rather tense calm prevailed on Sunday morning in southern Lebanon, marked by anticipation and extreme caution. An Israeli drone targeted a commercial establishment, Bilal Ghayth Cooperative, at the intersection of Tayr Harfa – Jebbine in southern Lebanon early this morning, causing significant damage to it along with neighboring ...

Audi Denounces the Obstruction of the August 4 Investigation

The Metropolitan of Beirut, Archbishop Elias Audi, stigmatized in his Sunday Sermon the obstruction of the investigation into "the crime of the explosion of August 4," which constitutes "a disgrace for our state and for some of our judges." "The latter have not only failed in their duty to uncover the truth and impose justice, but they are ...

Cameron in Beirut on Thursday

British Foreign Minister David Cameron is expected in Beirut on Thursday, the second leg of a regional tour that took him to Oman, where he called for an immediate humanitarian pause in Gaza. https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/world/222581 Cameron will be received at 11 a.m. by the caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, and then by the Speaker of the ...

New French Foreign Minister in Beirut on the Weekend

The new French Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, is expected to arrive in Beirut at the end of this week, according to the Al-Markazia agency on Thursday. This visit was preceded by those of British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The visit comes at a time when Lebanon is experiencing an ...

Séjourné in Beirut on Tuesday: Focus on the Southern Front

  The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, is set to begin a visit to Lebanon next Tuesday as part of his first regional tour. He will arrive in Beirut following his visit to Israel, where he engaged in discussions with officials regarding the developments in the Gaza war and southern Lebanon. According to French ...

Art Deco, From the Trifora to the Zigzag

In the city of Beirut, Art Deco successfully integrated into urban life through the traditional trifora model, but also a second model influenced by the Zigzag Moderne trend. The latter is equally conservative in its volumetrics, scale, proportions and adherence to street alignment. It emphasizes its main facade, heavily ornamented with geometric, ...

‘Tnein Bel Lel:’ An Evening of Unbridled Laughter

Attending a theater performance on a Saturday night in Beirut can hold its share of (good) surprises, as the Le Monnot theater provides so well. Such is the case with Tnein Bel Lel, an eccentric and bold musical comedy, distinguished by its originality and element of surprise. A true laughter therapy is guaranteed. [video width="960" height="960" ...

Retired Soldiers Demand a Return to Dignity 

Retired military personnel blocked the main roads in front of the Ministry of Finance, the port of Beirut and Bechara el-Khoury on Tuesday morning. These simultaneous protests come in reaction to the 2024 Budget vote, which failed to answer the calls of these former civil servants, outraged at the lack of consideration shown by the state that they ...

A Multifaceted Exhibition by Haifa Khodr Husni Bey

In an era when division often overshadows unity, Haifa Khodr Husni Bey's latest exhibition, "Encounter... Rencontre... Liqa’" emerges, unraveling the complex tapestry of human emotions. Scheduled to happen at Chaos Art Gallery in Beirut, this visual feast is set to start on Tuesday, February 13, from 5 PM to 9 PM, promising an evening dedicated ...

August 4: Sit-In by Victims' Families in Front of the Courthouse

Families of the victims of the August 4 double explosion held a sit-in in front of the Beirut Justice Palace on Thursday, condemning the maneuvers being used by the political class to block the investigation, the latest being Judge Sabouh Sleiman's revocation of the arrest warrant in absentia against Youssef Fenianos, a former minister accused ...