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A Symphony of Style: Lebanese Creativity Captivates the Paris Runways

Marie-Christine Tayah, 09/10 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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This season, Paris once again moved to the rhythm of fashion. From September 27 to October 7, the city dressed in its finest attire to welcome Fashion Week, dedicated to the Women’s Ready-to-Wear Spring–Summer 2026 collections. On the official calendar, Lebanese designers once more carried high the banner of the Land of the Cedars on the ...

Football: Athletico and E-Club Seal Their Partnership in Champville

Makram Haddad, 09/10 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Football E-Club Champville

Athletico has set up shop in Dik al-Mehdi, in collaboration with E-Club and under the auspices of Collège Mariste Champville. The partnership was made official during a press conference held in the building adjacent to the E-Club grounds on the Champville campus, attended by a large group of people: Édouard Jabre (regional coordinator of Marist ...

Semaan Douaihy Joins the World Futsal Board

Makram Haddad, 09/10 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Semaan Douaihy Futsal Sports

A global whistle for a local builder. FIFA has officially appointed Semaan Douaihy to its Futsal Committee for the 2025-2029 term. A backseat position? No. Rather, it is a technical box from which the direction, formats, regulations, development, and roadmap of a rapidly growing discipline are decided. For Lebanon, it is a flag planted in the ...

Football – Asian Cup 2027: Lebanon Aims to Maintain Its Lead Against Bhutan

Makram Haddad, 09/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Bhutan Football Asian Qualifiers

A few months after securing maximum points against Brunei and sharing points with Yemen, Lebanon is back in action. On Thursday at 7:00 PM (Beirut time), at Hamad Al-Kabir Stadium in Doha, Lebanon will face Bhutan with a clear goal: to maintain its lead in Group C of the third qualifying round for the 2027 Asian Cup. With four points to their ...

Mr. Trump, There Are Still Hostages Left…

Marc Saikali, 09/10 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yes, we are the four and a half million Lebanese – prisoners of a country that has been hijacked. We live trapped in the open, under the rule of a militia that has seized a nation, its people and the state itself. Hezbollah is no force of resistance. It is an occupying power from within. It decides when Lebanon goes to war, whom it must obey ...

Qatar Backs Lebanon as Army Chief Haykal Visits Doha

This is Beirut, 08/10 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal arrived in Qatar for a two-day official visit that underscored Doha’s ongoing commitment to Lebanon’s stability and the strong ties between the two nations. Invited by Lieutenant General (Pilot) Jassim bin Mohammed Al-Mannai, Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces, General Haykal was welcomed with ...

BIA: 10% Rise in Passenger Traffic

This is Beirut, 08/10 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Beirut International Airport (BIA) is showing clear signs of recovery, with passenger numbers climbing steadily in 2025. According to data published in Byblos Bank’s Lebanon This Week bulletin, 5.41 million passengers passed through the airport between January and September 2025, a 10.2% increase compared to 4.88 million during the same period ...

Beirut Souks Celebrates its Relaunch

This is Beirut, 08/10 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Under the patronage of the Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, Beirut Souks will host an official celebration marking its relaunch, reaffirming its position as a leading landmark at the heart of the capital. Following the arrival of numerous prestigious international and exclusive brands, Beirut Souks is once again set to stand as one of the city’s ...

Port of Beirut Sets Record Container Volume

This is Beirut, 08/10 11:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Beirut Port Container Record

The Port of Beirut achieved a major milestone on October 5, 2025, handling its highest container volume since operations began in 2004. Omar Itani, Chairman of the Port’s Board of Directors, announced on Wednesday that 10,166 standard containers (TEUs) were processed on October 5 aboard the CMA CGM ARGON, a new-generation methanol-powered ...

Basketball: Sagesse or the Runner-Up Curse

Makram Haddad, 08/10 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Basketball Sagesse

Sagesse knocked on the door of the title once again. And, once again, the lock held firm. Beaten 101-93 by Kuwait Club after a roller-coaster final at the Rashid bin Humaid hall, the Greens unwillingly extend the “runner-up curse.” But the underlying message tells another story: a team that’s getting tougher, that knows how to come back, and ...

From Beirut to Mecca: Ali Wehbi, 50 Marathons for 50 Children

Makram Haddad, 08/10 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Saudi Arabia Ali Wehbi Marathon Autism

He has crossed deserts where the silence hits hard, tamed polar nights where the frost bites, and trained… in supermarket freezers to prepare his body for the Arctic. For 21 years, Ali Wehbi has pushed the boundaries of endurance. The “International Lebanese Desert Runner” has covered more than 18,000 kilometers across the globe, come close ...

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace Ahead of Trip to Turkey and Lebanon

This is Beirut, 07/10 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV marked the second anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel by urging an end to hatred and renewed dialogue for peace in the Middle East. Speaking in Castel Gandolfo, he reflected on the toll of the ongoing conflict, noting that “around 67,000 Palestinians have been killed” since the 2023 assault that killed 1,200 ...

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