BEIRUT

Fatima al-Housseini’s Art Flourishes at Art Scene Gallery

Fatima Al Housseini’s exhibition "Let it Bloom," at Art Scene Gallery in Gemmayze, is vibrant and full of life. A fine arts graduate and current art teacher, Fatima has always been passionate about art and painting, a passion evident from her early childhood when she won prizes at the famous Fabriano competition. After participating in ...

Explosion in a Beirut Restaurant, Owner Arrested

The public prosecutor at the Court of Appeals in Beirut, Judge Zaher Hamadeh, ordered on Tuesday evening, the arrest of the owner of Pizza Secret restaurant, where nine people died by asphyxiation in a fire caused by the explosion resulting from a gas leak. Two other people were injured, according to a statement from the Civil Defense. “A unit ...

The Intelligent Recap: This Week's AI News Report

Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday May 3rd and the 210th day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s episode: the situation in South Lebanon, France’s diplomatic efforts to calm tensions and a one-billion-euro EU package to Lebanon over Syrian presence. As well as a report on garbage scavengers in Beirut and other local ...

Nadine Labaki to This is Beirut: 'Cinema, Two Hours Stolen from Life'

Nadine Labaki, an internationally renowned Lebanese director, screenwriter, and actress, embarks on a new adventure by serving on the official feature film jury at the world-famous Cannes Film Festival this year. Having already walked the Croisette as a director, a member of the Un certain regard jury, and having received the Jury Prize for her ...

Alida Torbay Sculpts the Odyssey of Life in Beirut

Artist Alida Torbay presents Caminante, an immersive exhibition at the Cervantes Institute in Beirut that explores the essence of existence through a captivating visual and sensory odyssey. Like a lighthouse in the night, the Cervantes Institute in Beirut illuminates the art scene with Caminante, an enchanting exhibition by Venezuelan-Lebanese ...

Port Explosion: Victims’ Families Urge World Bank to Preserve Silos

The association of the families of the Beirut port explosion and the “Our City, Our Silos” campaign have joined forces in a plea to the World Bank's Middle East Director, Jean-Christophe Carret, demanding an urgent intervention to safeguard the Port's iconic silos. In a letter addressed to Carret on May 2nd, 2024, the association emphasized ...

Basketball: Riyadi vs La Sagesse, a Dream Championship Final

  Lebanese basketball fans eagerly await the final of the Lebanese Basketball Championship, which will pit Riyadi Beirut against La Sagesse in a fiery series that will crown the winner of four out of seven matches. The first will start at 9:45 PM on Tuesday, at the Saeb Salam Hall in Manara, the home court of Riyadi, which will benefit from ...

Mawlawi Launches Beirut Security Plan Wednesday

The security plan for Beirut, which was developed based on the recommendations of caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi, was launched on Wednesday morning. “I have instructed everyone to be on the ground, and we have increased the presence of security services, following a rise in crime-related complaints, especially in Beirut and its ...

Karim Andari Launches Second Beirut Sports Festival

  Karim Andari, founder of the Beirut Sports Festival, held a press conference on Thursday at the Beirut Forum to announce with great pomp the launch of the second edition of the festival. In front of an impressive array of personalities, politicians, sports figures and journalists, including President of the Lebanese Olympic ...

Presidential Election: Le Drian Expected in Beirut Tuesday

French President Emmanuel Macron's personal envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected in Beirut on Tuesday, according to information relayed by local TV channel al-Jadeed. He is due to meet the members of the National Moderation parliamentary bloc over lunch on Wednesday at the Résidence des Pins, the headquarters of the French Embassy in ...