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The Italian Film Festival Launches at Metropolis Cinema in Beirut

Marilyne Jallad, 25/01 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The inaugural edition of the Italian Film Festival in Lebanon, a collaboration between the Italian Embassy in Lebanon, its Cultural Institute, and Metropolis Art Cinema, has been a success. Together, they attracted a diverse audience of Italian cinema fans, art enthusiasts, and curious cinephiles eager to explore contemporary Italian ...

Giorgio Armani's Fall-Winter 2025-26 Collection: Elegance, Comfort, and Freedom

This is Beirut, 21/01 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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With soft fabrics, jewelled hues and fluid shapes, Giorgio Armani's men's show in Milan on Monday was an ode to elegance and freedom of movement. The legendary Italian designer, now 90, presented a fall-winter 2025-26 collection comprising belted baggy trousers and layered loose jackets, knits and scarves. A seasonal palette of greys and browns ...

Milan Men’s Fashion Week Kicks Off Amid Luxury Sector Challenges

This is Beirut, 18/01 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, and Giorgio Armani lead a reduced schedule for men's fashion week, which kicked off on Friday, January 17, in Milan, putting a brave face on a crisis in the luxury sector. Fendi and Gucci are noticeably absent, having shown here last January, but this season, they've opted to present mixed collections during women's fashion ...

Skiers from Lebanese Universities Take on the Italian Slopes

Pierre Daccache, 17/01 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Until January 23, the 2025 Winter Universiade organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) is taking place in Italy, with the Lebanese delegation participating with an ambitious and diverse team. The Lebanese athletes are mainly competing in skiing events. The races will take place across six different venues: Turin, ...

Direct Flights Between Italy and Libya Resume After Ten Years

This is Beirut, 12/01 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Direct flights between Rome and Tripoli resumed on Sunday after a 10-year hiatus, with Italy's foreign ministry citing a "concerted effort" to strengthen ties with its former colony Libya. Italy's flag carrier ITA Airways on Sunday announced it had launched its first commercial flight between Tripoli's Mitiga airport and ...

Italian PM: Jailed Italian Reporter in Tehran Freed

This is Beirut, 08/01 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Italian journalist arrested in Iran and jailed for three weeks has been freed and is returning to Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said on Wednesday. "The plane taking journalist Cecilia Sala home took off from Tehran a few minutes ago" following "intense work through diplomatic and intelligence channels", Meloni's office said in ...

Tripartite Collaboration to Address Social and Humanitarian Challenges in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 07/01 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Armed Forces, the Military Technical Committee for Lebanon (MTC4L), and the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address social and humanitarian challenges across Lebanon. The MoU was signed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, by General Joseph Aoun, Commander-in-Chief of the ...

Milan Bans All Outdoor Smoking in Italy's Toughest Prohibition

This is Beirut, 01/01 11:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Smokers in Italy's financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas after the country's toughest ban comes into effect Wednesday. Those who defy the new prohibition in the polluted northern Italian city could be fined between 40 to 240 euros ($41 to $249), a punishment that does not ...

AC Milan Sack Coach Fonseca After Just Six Months

This is Beirut, 2024-12-30 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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AC Milan sacked coach Paulo Fonseca on Monday after just six months in charge with the Italian giants failing to mount a Serie A title challenge. The 51-year-old Portuguese handler had pre-empted the announcement by saying he had been fired as he left the San Siro following his press conference after the draw with AS Roma on Sunday. His ...

Italy Condemns Journalist Cecilia Sala's Arrest in Iran as "Unacceptable"

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 18:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Italy denounced Friday the "unacceptable" arrest of an Italian journalist in Iran, who her employer said was being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. Cecilia Sala was detained on December 19 by police in Tehran, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, adding that Italy's ambassador, Paola Amadei, had ...

Italy Launches €5.4 Million Emergency Aid Projects in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-12-03 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Italy has reaffirmed its commitment to Lebanon with the launch of nine humanitarian emergency projects worth €5.4 million, aimed at addressing critical needs stemming from the ongoing humanitarian crisis. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Embassy of Italy in Beirut explained that the initiatives, announced on 18 November, are financed ...

UNIFIL Targeted in Three Separate Incidents in South Lebanon, Italy Condemns 'Unacceptable' Attack

This is Beirut, 2024-11-19 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a statement on Tuesday saying that its “peacekeepers and facilities were targeted in three separate incidents in South Lebanon today, with four peacekeepers injured in one of the incidents.” “Four Ghanaian peacekeepers on duty sustained injuries as a rocket – ...

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