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Karting: Young Prodigy Oliver Allam Sets His Sights on Cyprus

Young karting driver Oliver Allam (16) is about to experience a major turning point in his young career. The Lebanese driver will take part in his first international event at the famous Daytona track in Nicosia, Cyprus, from September 5 to 7, 2025. First Step on the International Stage This will be a big first for the talented driver, who has ...

Khalaf: Toward Realistic Solutions in 2026

In his monthly editorial, “Toward Realistic Solutions in 2026,” Secretary-General of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL), Fadi Khalaf, stressed that Lebanese banks intend to play an active role in this critical stage of exiting the crisis. To support this effort, they have engaged the international firm ANKURA to assist in the reform ...

Quds Force Rejects Hezbollah Disarmament Plan

Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi, Deputy Coordinator of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, strongly condemned the plan to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon, describing it as an “American-Zionist plan.” In an interview with Defapress on Monday, Masjedi stated, “Certainly, neither the people of Lebanon nor the Resistance ...

Football: Lebanon Scores Big in Doha

Facing a more experienced opponent, Lebanon fielded a team largely composed of local players and new faces. Without several expatriate players, as well as Gabriel Bitar, who was absent at the last minute, and Kassem Zein, who was injured in the jaw, Miodrag Radulović chose to put his trust in youth. The gamble paid off in the sixth minute. After ...

Diplomacy and Totalitarianism

Observing international life today conveys puzzling images and ambivalent feelings about its complexion. We have a difficult time categorizing events, making sense of political evolutions, and dealing with them. The collapse of the conventional political taxonomy with its binaries and ideological lenses invites us to rethink our intellectual ...

Barrack and Ortagus Expected in Lebanon with Senator Lindsey Graham

US special envoys Tom Barrack and Morgan Ortagus are set to arrive to Beirut on Monday, accompanied by Senior Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, according to Israeli media – i24 and the Jerusalem Post. The visit carries significant weight: “Graham serves as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, giving the trip both political and economic ...

Rai: 'The Responsibility of Public Officials Is Immense'

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai urged on Sunday all officials, politicians and citizens to recognize that “true faith is expressed through integrity, reform, commitment to national unity and working for the common good rather than narrow interests. A nation is not built on conflicts but on trust. It does not rise with promises but with actions. ...

Football: Lebanon Tests Its Local Base Against the Asian Champion

Deprived of their expatriate key players, who were kept by their clubs, Miodrag Radulović’s men will have to reinvent themselves against the reigning Asian champion. Outside the FIFA calendar, this meeting offers another chance for home-based players to shine, while also integrating fresh faces into the rotation. Several of them will even ...

Kuwaiti Oil Shipment Arrives in Lebanon

Lebanon received its first oil tanker from Kuwait on Saturday, as part of an agreement to supply 132,000 metric tons of gas oil for Electricité du Liban (EDL) power plants. Half of the shipment, 66,000 tons, is being provided as a donation, effectively reducing the overall cost to half its market value. Energy Minister Joe Saddi confirmed that ...

Assaad Awad, a Spanish-Lebanese Visionary of Wearable Art

Spanish-Lebanese multidisciplinary artist Assaad Awad is redefining wearable art. Renowned for his collaborations with Lady Gaga, Hermès, Mugler, and Balenciaga, he fuses traditional leather-making with cutting-edge technologies like 3D printing and scanning. His creations show that sustainability, innovation, and tradition can coexist in ...

Army Commander Offers Condolences to Families of Fallen Soldiers

Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal visited the families of two soldiers from Hay al-Fikani–Zahle and Majdaloun–Baalbeck, who were killed in an explosion at an arms and ammunition depot in Wadi Zebqine, South Lebanon. During his visit, Haykal praised the professionalism, discipline and courage of the fallen soldiers, highlighting ...