This is Beirut, 12/06 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
London Museum Exhibition Art Culture
Imagine being able to visit a museum and examine up close thousand-year-old pottery, revel alone in jewelry from centuries past, or peer inside a Versace bag. Now London's V&A has launched a revolutionary new exhibition space, where visitors can choose from some 250,000 objects, order something they want to spend time looking at, and have it ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
One person survived when a London-bound passenger plane crashed Thursday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, with 242 on board, a state health official told AFP. "Yes, one survivor is confirmed," said Dhananjay Dwivedi, principal secretary of Gujarat state's health department. They were being treated in hospital, he added without ...
This is Beirut, 10/06 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jazz London Music Culture Art Fusion
Named Group of the Year at the 2025 Brit Awards, London-based quintet Ezra Collective has ignited a fresh wave of enthusiasm for jazz. Fusing it with Afrobeat and raw, contagious energy, the band proudly repeats its mantra: this music is for everyone. Set to play Glastonbury Festival at the end of the month, the band made history in under two ...
This is Beirut, 06/06 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA China Tariffs London
US President Donald Trump announced Friday a new round of trade talks with China in London next week, a day after calling Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a bid to end a bitter battle over tariffs. The talks in the British capital on Monday will mark the second round of such negotiations between the world's two biggest economies since Trump ...
This is Beirut, 27/05 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Literature Salman Rushdie Justice US London Culture
Salman Rushdie said Monday he was "pleased" with the maximum 25-year jail sentence handed to a man who tried to kill him with a knife at a New York cultural center in 2022. "I was pleased that he got the maximum available, and hopefully he uses it to reflect upon his deeds," Rushdie told BBC radio in an interview. Hadi Matar was sentenced to 25 ...
This is Beirut, 21/03 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Britain's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, was shut down early Friday for 24 hours after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling facility west of London, officials said. Airport authorities said they "expect significant disruption" over the coming days, with hundreds of flights and thousands of passengers ...
This is Beirut, 08/03 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Painting Art Culture London Museum Book
Gaudy colors, messy brushwork, even a set of missing toes—the debate about the authenticity of Rubens’s Samson and Delilah will be reignited next week with the release of a book alleging that the painting hanging in London’s National Gallery is actually a copy. The work by the 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens was purchased by ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Architecture London Art Culture
"I never imagined it would still be here 25 years later!" From inside one of the London Eye’s capsules, its architect reflects on the giant wheel’s remarkable journey as it celebrates a quarter of a century as one of the city’s most famous attractions. British architect Julia Barfield, alongside her late husband David Marks, designed this ...
This is Beirut, 05/03 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A rare painting by the elusive street artist Banksy, which offers a satirical twist on Jack Vettriano's iconic The Singing Butler, has fetched an impressive £4.3 million ($5.5 million) at a London auction, Sotheby’s confirmed on Tuesday. The sale of Crude Oil (Vettriano), which is sometimes referred to as Toxic Beach, comes at a poignant ...
This is Beirut, 03/03 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UK London Gastronomy Tradition
Pie and mash, an iconic dish of British cuisine, is at the heart of a campaign to secure a protected designation, similar to champagne or parmesan. In a pie and mash shop in East London, the atmosphere is simple: no menu, just one specialty – a beef pie accompanied by a scoop of mashed potatoes, covered with a parsley sauce known as ...
This is Beirut, 25/02 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
UK London Fashion Designer Culture Art
London Fashion Week concluded on Monday with Burberry's Autumn/Winter collection, marking the end of a subdued event amid the rainy atmosphere of the British capital. The British luxury brand, under the creative direction of Daniel Lee, sought to lift the mood with a show inspired by a countryside retreat, taking guests to a warm, classic British ...
This is Beirut, 20/02 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United Kingdom FashionWeek London Theater Culture Art
London Fashion Week kicks off on Thursday evening with the theatrical designs of "queer" designer Harris Reed, launching four days of runway shows in the British capital. This season is a condensed edition marked by several absences. The Anglo-American designer, who is also the artistic director of Nina Ricci, opens the event at the Tate Britain ...