Lebanon
Lebanon recovers against Iraq after dismal start to qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup 2021
4 years agoAfter starting in a very chaotic, selfish way, with a game lacking any strategy whatsoever during almost the first 2 quarters of the match, it was a different Lebanese team that showed up in the ...
Lebanon
Lebanon demolishes India in the second window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifications
4 years agoAfter comfortably topping Group D in Window 1 of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifications, with 2 wins over Iraq and Bahrain last February, Lebanon’s national team is back on track for Window 2. In ...
Lebanon
Dima Sadek joins MTV Lebanon, a year after quitting LBCI
4 years agoAfter being a news anchor on OTV for 4 years, between 2007 and 2011, then on the LBCI for 8 years, until 2019, including hosting the Miss Lebanon Pageant in 2014, 15, 17 and 2018, ...
Lebanon
Low-cost German Airline Eurowings to Launch Direct flights to Beirut from Berlin, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf
4 years agoUnder the label “families and homeland visits”, cheap German airline and Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has decided to expand its flights and connect 3 new German cities to Beirut. They will be served as follows: 1- ...
BeirutBlast
Recent France2 Report 12 Uncovers New Details on Beirut Port Explosion
4 years ago“Beyrouth: une bombe au coeur de la ville” which translates into “Beirut: a bomb at the heart of the capital” is the title of the Envoyé Spécial report which aired on France 2 on November ...
BeirutBlast
France to offer Lebanese students joining its territory this year 500 euros of aid
4 years agoIn a not very surprising – given the French President Macron’s latest promises to help Lebanese students in France – yet very welcome initiative given the current economic crisis that is plaguing the country, Campus ...
Lebanon
Has ‘lucky’ Lebanon escaped the coronavirus crisis? I don’t think so yet.
4 years agoPhoto by Jad G Ghorayeb. Social distancing in Lebanon has become a thing from the past. Confinement has become a thing from the past. Everything seems to be back to “normal” in the past ...
Lebanon
Lebanese band Adonis drops new single “Thoqb Aswad” after postponing Spring tour due to coronavirus crisis
4 years agoLebanese pop/rock band Adonis just released the first single from its upcoming studio album “Thoqb Aswad” (Black Hole). Having postponed its tour, which was scheduled for Spring 2020, the band has instead accelerated the production of its upcoming ...
Health
Bayte Baytak – A free Airbnb initiative to shelter Red Cross and Medical Heroes during coronavirus crisis
4 years ago“!كرمال أبطال الجهاز الطبي والصليب الأحمر بيوتنا إلكن” Lebanese always find a way to help each other. But this time, it transcended all expectations. People opening their doors to welcome Lebanese Red Cross volunteers and ...
Health
Calls to applaud the medical staff at 5PM, while MTV Lebanon launches marathon Téléthon day
4 years agoThe image has been shared widely around Europe, in France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands in particular. People stepping out on their balconies and saluting the medical staff working at hospitals, at around 8PM every ...