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Boualem Sansal Chooses to Defend Himself and Denies Hunger Strike

This is Beirut, 25/02 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The French-Algerian writer, who has been in custody since mid-November, has not begun a hunger strike nor halted his medical treatment, as stated by his lawyer in Paris. Instead, he intends to represent himself, according to Mohamed Baghdadi, the head of the Algiers Bar Association. "Contrary to what has been reported, he is not on a hunger ...

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 ...

Joseph Tarrab, Art Critic and Chronicler of Beirut, Has Passed Away

Marie-Christine Tayah, 02/01 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A journalist, writer, theater enthusiast, and art critic, Joseph Tarrab’s career spanned decades, resulting in a remarkable body of books and articles. Bestowed the title of Officer of the Order by Henri Le Breton, cultural advisor and director of the French Institute of Lebanon, on behalf of French Culture Minister Aurélie Filippetti, 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 ...

Syrian War Photographer Killed in Air Strike Near Hama

This is Beirut, 2024-12-04 18:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Award-winning Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, who worked for German press agency DPA, was killed Wednesday in an air strike near the Syrian city of Hama, his employer said. "Our photographer Anas Alkharboutli, who documented the civil war in Syria in a unique visual language, has been killed in an air strike near the Syrian city of Hama. ...

Veteran Journalist Camille Menassa Dies at 88

This Is Beirut, 2024-02-21 20:54 - Reading : less than a minute

Camille Menassa Journalist

Renowned veteran Lebanese journalist Camille Menassa passed away on Wednesday after a long battle with illness. He was 88. Menassa is known for his roles as the director of news and political programs at Lebanon’s official TV, TeleLiban, from 1960 to 1971, and as Middle East correspondent for French radio and television from 1960 to 1964. In ...

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