This is Beirut, 22/02 20:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On the eve of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral, Israel struck a border area near Janta, in the Bekaa, accusing Hezbollah of smuggling weapons into Lebanon. On his part, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced Saturday night that Israeli airstrikes targeted "transport routes on the Lebanon-Syria border ...
Alain E. Andrea, 21/02 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Between August 2024 and February 2025, Beit Tabaris was enveloped in a forced silence – one of waiting, anxiety, uncertainty and agony. The kind imposed by wars that crush souls and dictate their laws. Alas. Where, not long ago, music gathered souls, only the rubble of a broken harmony remained. Beirut, the eternal beloved, seemed to be quietly ...
This is Beirut, 19/02 21:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet Donald Trump at the White House next week, a US official said Wednesday, as Europe scrambles to respond to the US president's shift on the war in Ukraine. "President Macron is expected at the White House early next week," a White House official told AFP on condition of anonymity. With AFPe
This is Beirut, 19/02 18:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday held a new meeting on Ukraine in a bid to coordinate a European response to what he called an "existential threat" from Russia after a shock policy shift in Washington. Macron was speaking to leaders of 19 countries including Canada, with most taking part by video link, according to the ...
This is Beirut, 18/02 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that he will host another meeting on Ukraine after the talks between the new US administration and Russia, adding that Donald Trump "can restart a useful dialogue" with Vladimir Putin. In an interview with French regional newspapers, Macron again appeared open to the idea of sending ...
This is Beirut, 15/02 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Franco-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud has been sued in France for invasion of privacy by Saâda Arbane, an Algerian woman who accuses him of stealing her story to form the core of his novel Houris, which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt last year. This lawsuit, also reported by the French media outlet Mediapart on Friday, has its first procedural ...
Elie Valluy - Paris correspondent , 14/02 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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February 16, 2005. Jacques Chirac arrived at Beirut airport with his wife, Bernadette, to pay tribute to former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, who had been killed in a massive bombing two days earlier. As he stepped off the plane and delivered a speech on the airport tarmac, Chirac condemned the “abominable crime, one that seemed like it ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries. Macron took Modi for dinner in the picturesque southern town of Cassis on Tuesday, before Wednesday's visit to the Mediterranean ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A close relative of soul and funk, disco was born in the United States, yet several French musicians and producers helped define its signature sound. One of its most recognizable names is Patrick Hernandez, who set dancefloors on fire in 1978 with Born to Be Alive. However, the true pioneer of this movement—now honored by the Philharmonie de ...
Fabienne Touma, 11/02 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Festival Culture Art Cinema Lebanon France
Lebanon was the guest of honor at this year’s 47th edition of the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, with a rich program featuring films, discussions and cultural events highlighting Lebanese cinema and its talents. The event was co-organized with the Beirut Film Society, an organization supporting film production and distribution in ...
This is Beirut, 08/02 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The formation of Lebanon’s new government under Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has drawn international support, with key diplomatic figures emphasizing the need for reforms and stability. The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, described the government’s team announcement as a "new and brighter ...
This is Beirut, 07/02 19:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The new US administration’s rigorous way of handling foreign affairs was reaffirmed by US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus, who openly called for excluding Hezbollah from the next Lebanese government while applauding its defeat at Israel’s hand. The approach that is bound to alienate and provoke Lebanon’s Shiite ...