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SpotlightEducation in Lebanon: The Struggle of Anxious Parents

David Sahyoun 02/04 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon has been entrenched in a protracted, multifaceted structural crisis, compounded by prolonged security instability, regional conflicts, political tensions and sporadic outbreaks of violence. These factors have fostered an environment of uncertainty and anxiety. The war that erupted in 2023 has layered additional trauma and disruption, ...

Val Kilmer, Charismatic Star of 'Top Gun' and 'Batman,' Passed Away

Marie-Christine Tayah 02/04 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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American actor Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65 from complications of pneumonia, as confirmed by his daughter Mercedes Kilmer to The New York Times. The actor, whose career saw soaring highs and difficult lows, had been battling the long-term effects of throat cancer since 2014, which left him without his voice but never without his artistic ...

'Image Whisperers' bring Vision to the Blind at Red Cross Museum

This is Beirut 02/04 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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"They are our eyes," said Karin happily after releasing the arm of one of the specialised "image whisperers" guiding her and other blind people around Geneva's Red Cross museum. The museum has been offering its new image prompter service to the visually impaired since late last year. Karin, who did not want to give her ...

Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Ticket Scalping

This is Beirut 02/04 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The directive seeks to prevent "unscrupulous middlemen" from profiting off reselling tickets for concerts and other events at an "enormous markup". It orders the US attorney general and the Treasury secretary to use "all legal means" to stamp out soaring price gouging and calls on the Federal Trade Commission to "ensure price transparency at all ...

Chronicle'A Sign of Faith:' Annaya, Charbel and the Breath of the Miracle

Bélinda Ibrahim 01/04 18:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Annaya Saint Charbel Miracle Lebanon Film

Just a few hours earlier, an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut had once again reminded everyone of Lebanon’s wounds, a land both sacred and divided. And yet, it is from this very country that Saint Charbel emerges, the silent hermit who became a saint of miracles, transcending all boundaries of color, race, religion and ...

Joan of Arc Reborn Through Sacred Songs and Theater

Marie-Christine Tayah 01/04 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Joan of Arc died at the stake after being convicted of heresy. At just 13, she claimed to hear divine voices that gave her the mission to drive the English out of France. She went on to liberate the city of Orléans and paved the way for Charles VII to be recognized as the legitimate King of France. Nearly six centuries after her death, Joan’s ...

Sam Mendes Plans Four Beatles Biopics for April 2028

This is Beirut 01/04 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Sam Mendes will release four movies about The Beatles in the same month, the director announced Monday, with Paul Mescal playing Paul McCartney and Barry Keoghan portraying Ringo Starr in "the first bingeable theatrical experience." The "four-film cinematic event," hitting theaters in April 2028, will each focus on a different member of the ...

Richard Chamberlain Is No More

Marilyne Jallad 31/03 20:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Recognized as one of the sex symbols of the 1980s, Richard Chamberlain is unforgettable in the globally successful series The Thorn Birds. He played Father Ralph de Bricassart, a cardinal torn between his religious calling and his feelings for young Meggie Cleary, played by Rachel Ward. It was an impossible love story that touched millions of ...

CinemaCon Hopes to Revive Hollywood After Box Office Slump

This is Beirut 31/03 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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This was meant to be the year the movies bounced back. Yet, as the CinemaCon trade convention kicks off Monday in Las Vegas, theater owners are hoping and praying for signs that 2025 is back on track. The box office has endured a terrible start, reeling from high-profile flops like Disney’s live-action Snow White, superhero sequel Captain ...

'A Working Man' Beats 'Snow White' in Box Office

This is Beirut 31/03 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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MGM's new thriller A Working Man, with Jason Statham, emerged atop a flock of new films this weekend in North America, earning an estimated $15.2 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The action film, from Suicide Squad director David Ayer, features Statham as a military veteran who comes out of retirement to seek the ...

InterviewsRobert Bared: Rain as Muse, Paris as the Setting (2/2)

Bélinda Ibrahim 30/03 18:30 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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There are moments that alter the course of a life—brief instants that crystallize an artistic calling. For Robert Bared, it was a summer storm beneath the canopy of the Luxembourg Gardens, some 20 years ago. A Proustian moment in the truest sense—not rooted in childhood, but in its power to set in motion an unrelenting artistic ...

'So British': British Wit and Wonder Shine at La Gacilly Festival

This is Beirut 30/03 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Irreverent, whimsical, or eccentric—this year’s La Gacilly Photo Festival, now in its 22nd edition, is shining a spotlight on the "offbeat eye" of British photographers. Starting June 1st, the picturesque village in Brittany’s Morbihan region will transform into an open-air gallery. Around 700 photos, some displayed in massive outdoor ...