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Rare Meeting Between Hamas and Houthis

Yemen's Houthis, supported by Iran, discussed plans to escalate conflicts and encircle Israel during a meeting in Lebanon with Hamas and other Palestinian factions, as reported by a Houthi official to AFP on Saturday. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis discussed "expanding confrontations and encircling" Israel in a meeting in Lebanon with Hamas and ...

'Beirut Animation Nights:' The Power of Unspoken Words

Union Marks, in collaboration with Lary Bou Saff, cordially invites the public to the Beirut Animation Nights' inaugural festivities. The event will take place at Union Marks and will welcome attendees without prior reservations. Beirut Animation Nights will be celebrated from March 22 until March 24, with a wide range of activities. On Friday, ...

Downtown Beirut: A Deserted Land

  Poor Downtown Beirut, it does not deserve the fate it has endured for years. And, by a play of mirrors, poor Solidere, which does not deserve it either. The fates of the two are linked. And the current fleeting Ramadan revival will not change this torpor, which is not the result of chance, but rather the culmination of a long macabre ...

The International Beirut Table Tennis Tournament

The International Table Tennis Tournament of Beirut entered its final phase on Wednesday. Organized by the Lebanese Table Tennis Federation under the supervision of the International Federation, this significant sporting event takes place in the halls of al-Kawthar Secondary School in Beirut. In the men's singles category, competitors fiercely ...

Beirut International Table Tennis Tournament Comes to an End

The first international table tennis tournament for men and women, organized by the Lebanese Table Tennis Federation under the supervision of the International Federation, concluded on the tables of Al-Kawthar High School in Beirut. The closing ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Youth and Sports, MP Simon Abi ...

Is It Still Allowed to Dream in Lebanon?

  Can we still see the repeated caress of passing time in the disjointed slabs of the sidewalks? Can we still smell the stubborn scents of orange blossoms among the port’s odors? Can we still grasp the benevolent smile and gesture of the truck driver within the chaotic traffic? Can we still find hope and energy in the lofty brow of our ...

War Diary: Day 169

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 23, 2024.

India Takes the Lion's Share of Honors at Beirut Table Tennis Tournament

Table tennis players from India took three titles on the final day of the Beirut International Table Tennis Tournament. Hong Kong and Taiwan took one title each. No fewer than 250 male and female players representing 52 countries took part in this major sporting event. Organized by the Lebanese Table Tennis Federation under the aegis of the ...

'Yoga Patrimoine': Harmony at the Heart of Beirut

The Sursock Museum will be gladly hosting the 6th Edition of Yoga Patrimoine, an initiative conceived by Monique Rizkalla Chebli and Hania Rayess, on Saturday, April 6, from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This marks a noteworthy iteration of Yoga Patrimoine as it ventures into the urban heart of Beirut, offering a "spring" edition held within the historic ...

Audi: Lebanon Is Sick and No One Is at Its Bedside

For the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Archbishop of Beirut, Elias Audi, Lebanon "is ill and divided due to the sins of its rulers, leaders, and party and tribal chiefs, and it has no one to carry it towards healing." During his Sunday sermon, Audi denounced the harmful actions of the country's leaders, who "exploit the state and its institutions, ...

Beirut-Bound SWISS Flight Turns Back Mid-Air Over Security Fears

Swiss International Air Lines said on Friday that it turned back a flight in mid-air heading from Zurich to Beirut because the security situation in Lebanon had become "difficult to assess." The flight, with 138 passengers and five crew on board, did not have permission to land back in Zurich overnight on Thursday. It was instead diverted to ...

Cypriot President in Beirut on Monday to Address Syrian Migrant Issue

The Cypriot Prime Minister, Nikos Christodoulides, is expected to land in Beirut on Monday morning. His official visit will center around finding possible solutions with Lebanese authorities for the incessant flow of displaced Syrians to the island from the Lebanese coast. He will be accompanied by his Minister of Interior and Foreign Affairs, ...