This is Beirut, 08/01 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Italian journalist arrested in Iran and jailed for three weeks has been freed and is returning to Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said on Wednesday. "The plane taking journalist Cecilia Sala home took off from Tehran a few minutes ago" following "intense work through diplomatic and intelligence channels", Meloni's office said in ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 02/01 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Culture Heritage Art Journalist Writer Critic
A journalist, writer, theater enthusiast, and art critic, Joseph Tarrab’s career spanned decades, resulting in a remarkable body of books and articles. Bestowed the title of Officer of the Order by Henri Le Breton, cultural advisor and director of the French Institute of Lebanon, on behalf of French Culture Minister Aurélie Filippetti, his ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 18:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Italy Iran Journalist Cecilia Sala Tehran
Italy denounced Friday the "unacceptable" arrest of an Italian journalist in Iran, who her employer said was being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. Cecilia Sala was detained on December 19 by police in Tehran, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, adding that Italy's ambassador, Paola Amadei, had ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-04 18:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Award-winning Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, who worked for German press agency DPA, was killed Wednesday in an air strike near the Syrian city of Hama, his employer said. "Our photographer Anas Alkharboutli, who documented the civil war in Syria in a unique visual language, has been killed in an air strike near the Syrian city of Hama. ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-21 20:54 - Reading : less than a minute
Renowned veteran Lebanese journalist Camille Menassa passed away on Wednesday after a long battle with illness. He was 88. Menassa is known for his roles as the director of news and political programs at Lebanon’s official TV, TeleLiban, from 1960 to 1971, and as Middle East correspondent for French radio and television from 1960 to 1964. In ...