Skybar reopens for ‘last dance’
The news spread like wildfire on social media over the past three weeks. Skybar, the iconic nightclub that was once the busiest in the city and a landmark of Beirut’s summer nights since 2003,...
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Protestors in downtown Beirut decry Sweden Quran burning
BEIRUT — A few dozen people, including religious dignitaries, gathered in front of the Al-Amin mosque in downtown Beirut on Friday to express their displeasure at the burning of the Quran in Sweden...
7 July 2023
Deepening divide: Mikati’s relationship with Christian parties further strained
While the majority of Christian parties have been criticizing caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati for his handling of day-to-day current affairs during the presidential vacuum, tensions were...
Salah HIJAZI, 7 July 2023
Fire ravages forests in Akkar for 3rd consecutive day
BEIRUT — On Friday, for the third consecutive day, a wildfire ravaged the forests overlooking the Wadi Jouhannam valley between the Akkar and Denniyeh regions in northern Lebanon. The fire, which...
7 July 2023
Deputy central bank governors' threat to collectively resign is 'dangerous': Deputy PM
BEIRUT — On Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami said the deputy governors of Lebanon's central bank should take over if no governor is appointed by the end of the month, calling their...
7 July 2023
One person killed in Bekaa Valley shooting, security source says
One person was killed and three were wounded during a shooting near a mosque in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Friday, a security source said, adding that preliminary information indicated it was...
7 July 2023
Abu Dhabi establishes Investment Ministry to counter regional competition
Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid al-Maktoum, UAE Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, unveiled Monday the UAE’s Ministry of Investment, which aims to ensure the country’s global appeal as an investment...
Léontine Gallois, 7 July 2023
Drownings on the rise: How to ensure swimming doesn't turn into tragedy
“Drowning cases are higher in 2023 than in previous years,” said Samir Yazbek, head of the Civil Defense's marine rescue unit. “There were fewer drownings in the previous three years because...
Mario DOUEIRY, 7 July 2023
Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians who carried out attack, army says
Israeli security forces on Friday killed two Palestinians suspected of carrying out a shooting attack against police this week, Israel's military said. Israeli forces raided the occupied West Bank...
7 July 2023
Iraq opens investigation into kidnapping of Israeli citizen Tsurkov -government
The Iraqi government has opened an investigation into the kidnapping of Israeli citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov in Baghdad in March, a government spokesperson told Reuters on Friday. Tsurkov went...
7 July 2023
The sounds of Eid
BEIRUT — In mid-June 2023, during a parliamentary session to elect Lebanon’s next president, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s actions left a deep impression on Rana Eid. “He did something highly...
Jim Quilty, 7 July 2023
About Ghajar, the disputed village occupied by Israel
Over the weekend, Ghajar, a disputed village on the border between Lebanon and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, was absorbed by Israel. The Israeli army constructed a fence to the north of...
Wael Taleb, 7 July 2023
Fuel oil and diesel prices slightly up
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry on Friday announced a slight increase in fuel oil and diesel prices. These are the new prices: • Twenty liters of 95-octane gasoline: LL1,626,000, unchanged • Twenty...
7 July 2023
Britain to target Iranian decision makers with new sanctions regime
Britain said on Thursday it would create a new sanctions regime for Iran, giving the UK greater powers to target decision makers, including those involved in weapons proliferation and threats...
7 July 2023
Israel strikes Lebanon, Salameh’s successor, wildfire season: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Israel striked the villages of Kfar Shuba and Mazraat Halta in South Lebanon yesterday in retaliation to a cross-border rocket launch earlier the same day. Salam al-Kadiri, a shopkeeper from Kafr...
