Lebanese

Behind the (Secret) Scenes of Lebanese Sports (9)

Preparations for Sports Federation Elections: Several parties have begun planning and preparing for the sports federation elections that will take place after the Olympic Games in Paris next summer. Monitoring the Lebanese National Soccer Team: Soccer observers are following news of the Lebanese national team's participation in the Asian Cup, ...

Lebanon Dives into World Swimming Competition in Qatar

A delegation from the Lebanese national swimming team travelled to Qatar to take part in the World Championships, which run from February 10 to 19. The delegation is made up of the federation's secretary general, Farid Abi Rached (head of delegation), national coach Elie Boutros, and swimmers Mounzer Kabbara, competing in the 100-meter ...

Lebanese Cargo Ship Damaged by Houthi Strike Sinks

A cargo ship loaded with fertiliser has sunk in the Gulf of Aden less than two weeks after it was damaged by missiles from Yemen's Houthi rebels, Yemen's government said Saturday. The Houthis claimed the February 19 attack against the Rubymar, a cargo ship flying a Belizean flag and operated by a Lebanese firm, which transported combustible ...

Lebanese Alpine Skiing Championship

The Lebanese Ski and Biathlon Federation organized phases 1 and 2 of the Lebanese Alpine Skiing Championship for the youth category at "Mzaar Ski Resort" (Kfardebian) and at Les Cèdres on the slopes of Gibran Khalil Gibran. The races took place with the participation of Lebanese players representing federal clubs and skiers from Cyprus. The ...

Surfing in Jiyeh: A Summer of Waves

  Last weekend, the Lebanese Surfing Federation, in collaboration with the House of Creed, organized the first official Lebanese Surfing Championship on the beach of the Jiyeh Marina complex. This Saturday and Sunday, on the beach of Jiyeh, the summer was looking very promising. The season got off to a rhythmic start with the sound of waves ...

In Brussels, a Lebanese Rejection of Syrian Migrants’ Presence

On Monday, MPs from the Lebanese Forces (LF) held a protest in Brussels ahead of a conference on the issue of Syrian migrants in Lebanon. They voiced their opposition, in line with a Lebanese political consensus, to efforts aimed at restricting solutions that would pave the way for the return of migrants to regions in Syria deemed safe.

World No Tobacco Day: Words From Lebanese Smokers

Smoking is a major cause of cancer in Lebanon, exacerbating the challenges in a country already facing unprecedented socio-economic crises. Despite the efforts of some to find alternatives, the problem persists.

Living on the Edge: The Psychological Paradox of The Lebanese Psyche

Despite a troubled daily life, the Lebanese dance, celebrate, and sunbathe. How can we explain this paradox? What psychological mechanisms are at play behind this apparent carefreeness? Does this dissociation actually mask a very real suffering? Let’s try to dissect this behavior through psychoanalysis. Regularly, national and especially ...

Olympics: Lebanese in Paris Revel in the Games

  This Is Beirut spoke with Lebanese residents in Paris to get their reactions to the Olympic Games, which officially kicked off on Friday in the French capital and other cities across the mainland and overseas territories. The Paris Olympic Games officially kicked off on Friday, July 26, with the lighting of the Olympic flame in the ...

Reality and Illusion

The people of the Middle East, particularly Lebanese, Israelis, Palestinians, and their near neighbors are understandably living on a knife's edge of uncertainty about what's next ever since the killing of Ismael Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, 2024. It was a humiliation for the Iranians to have an honored terrorist guest assassinated in a ...