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From Theft to Restoration: Shakespeare’s First Folio’s Journey Back to Durham

This is Beirut, 04/04 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Britain Literature Crime Shakespeare Exhibition Culture

The Shakespeare First Folio edition stolen from Durham University's Cosin's Library in 1998 is one of only 235 known to survive, and is valued at more than £1 million ($1.3 million). The First Folio, published in 1623, was the first collection of Shakespeare's plays and each version is unique. It is considered to be one of the most important ...

Murder of Archimandrite Anania Kojanian: President Aoun Vows Justice and Accountability

This is Beirut, 01/02 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Anania Kojanian Bsalim Crime Murder

Archimandrite Anania Kojanian, the Episcopal Vicar for the Armenian Orthodox Church in Lebanon, was found dead at his home in Bsalim, Metn, at the age of 40. He had been responsible for managing the affairs of the Armenian community in Zahle and Anjar. His body was discovered after he failed to answer calls the previous day. Security forces ...

Iraq to Debate Revised Bill After Underage Marriage Outcry

This is Beirut, 2024-12-01 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iraq Marriage Crime

Iraq's parliament will review contentious legal amendments Sunday, including a reworked family law bill that has sparked civil society outrage over fears of a resurgence in underage marriages. The proposed amendments would let people choose between religious or state regulations for family matters, such as marriage, inheritance, divorce and ...

Indian Lawmaker and Ex-Minister Shot Dead in Mumbai

This is Beirut, 2024-10-13 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

india mumbai baba siddique crime

A senior politician in India's financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role of a notorious crime gang. Baba Siddique, 66, a local lawmaker and former minister in Maharashtra state, was shot multiple times in the chest outside his son's office in Mumbai, Indian media ...

Three Killed in Las Vegas Campus Shooting

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-07 13:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

campus crime Joe Biden Las Vegas Shooting United States University

Three people were killed and one injured in a university shooting in Las Vegas, with the gunman shot dead by police. President Biden condemned the “horrific act of gun violence,” highlighting the urgent need for congressional action amid the pervasive gun violence epidemic in the United States. Three people were killed and another seriously ...

Al-Rai: Failing to Elect a President, Closing the Presidential Palace is a Crime

gdeveloper, 2023-12-03 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Al-Rai crime

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rai believed that “failing to elect the president and closing the Presidential Palace is a crime that entails the demolition of constitutional institutions and public administrations, the spread of chaos and corruption, and the distortion of Lebanon's civilized face.” He stressed in his sermon during the ...

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