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Civil Aviation General Director: Beirut Airport Traffic to Increase in Coming Days

This is Beirut, 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Director General of the Civil Aviation, Amin Jaber, said on Saturday that traffic at Beirut International Airport was normal at this time, but was set to increase in the coming days. In an exclusive interview with An-Nahar, Jaber explained that the heavy traffic was due to the arrival of expatriates to Lebanon and the departure of residents ...

Minister of Justice: Beirut Port Blast Probe Nearing Final Stage

This is Beirut, 01/08 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Beirut Explosion Justice Lebanon Investigation August 4

Minister of Justice Adel Nassar announced on Friday that the investigation into the devastating Beirut Port explosion of August 4, 2020, is approaching its final phase. Nassar emphasized the importance of reaching the truth and ensuring accountability, declaring that no state can be complete without justice for such a catastrophic ...

‘Boundless Ties’: A Solo Exhibition by Nayla Kilzi

This is Beirut, 29/07 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Exhibition Beirut Culture Art Painting Artist

In Boundless Ties, an exhibition curated by Dr. Tony Karam and on view from July 29 to September 9 at the Smallville Hotel’s main lobby, Lebanese-Canadian artist Nayla Kilzi invites art lovers into a vivid exploration of identity, memory, and human connection. Through her striking Connection series, Kilzi weaves a visual narrative that spans ...

Rewriting 'Ben-Hur:' 'Aletheia' by Luigi A. Kohli on Faith, Empire and Fiction

Marie-Christine Tayah, 13/07 12:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

Writing UK Beirut Author Culture Art

Luigi A. Kohli, author of Aletheia, a Ben-Hur saga, followed a dream that never left him. After years in the corporate world, he found the courage to step away and embrace the calling he had carried since youth: to write. What began as a long-held fascination with epic films and ancient history transformed into a powerful, imaginative ...

Damascus Denies Threatening Escalation Against Lebanon

This is Beirut, 11/07 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Reports that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was preparing a series of diplomatic and economic measures against Lebanon in response to Beirut’s alleged neglect of the file of Syrian detainees were denied, al-Arabiya said, quoting a Syrian government source.    “There is no truth to the reports being circulated about the ...

Army Arrests 4 Armed Men in Zuqaq al-Blat Incident

This is Beirut, 09/07 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese Army announced on Wednesday the arrest of four individuals involved in an armed parade that took place last Friday in the Zuqaq al-Blat neighborhood of Beirut, during the commemoration of Ashoura. Armed men had marched through the streets, sparking outrage among residents and drawing official condemnation. In a statement released in ...

Lebanon–Syria: Borderlines and Broken Promises

Natasha Metni Torbey, 07/07 20:50 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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When Greater Lebanon was proclaimed on September 1, 1920, by General Henri Gouraud, a new geopolitical reality emerged. The newly formed Lebanese State extended beyond historic Mount Lebanon to include parts of the Sanjaks of Tripoli and Saida, the city of Beirut and 4 districts annexed to Lebanese territory: Baalbeck, the Beqaa, Rashaya and ...

Suzanne El Hakim: The Sea as Refuge

Yara Germany, 05/07 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Sea Diver Beirut community refuge

Close to the Beirut shoreline, Suzanne El Hakim has built a world of her own, a tight-knit community united by a love for the sea. For this professional diver, the sea isn’t a backdrop but a lifeline: a space for freedom, healing and renewal. In Suzanne’s eyes, the deep blue isn’t a passing escape, it’s a living refuge, open to anyone in ...

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