Dima Sadek joins MTV Lebanon, a year after quitting LBCI

After 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, she is back on the big screen. "Extremist" to some, "bold and one of the icons of the October 2019 revolution" to others,  Dima Sadek joins MTV Lebanon exactly a year after breaking up with the LBCI. The announcement was…

Low-cost German Airline Eurowings to Launch Direct flights to Beirut from Berlin, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf

Under 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- Berlin-Beirut direct connections starting December 19, 2020: Tuesday: BER – BEY 08.25 – 13.25; BEY – BER, 14.30 – 17.45 Saturday: BER – BEY, 12.05 – 17.05; BEY – BER, 18.15 – 21.30 2- Düsseldorf-Beirut direct connections starting December 22,…
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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 ...
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France to offer Lebanese students joining its territory this year 500 euros of aid

4 years ago
In 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

Lebanon and Israel to Hold US-Mediated Talks Over Maritime Borders

4 years ago
Three weeks after US placed sanctions on Berri’s top aide finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil, Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker came out today to announce that Lebanon and Israel have asked that the United States mediates talks ...
Lebanon

Has ‘lucky’ Lebanon escaped the coronavirus crisis? I don’t think so yet.

4 years ago
Photo 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 ago
Lebanese 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 ...
Lebanon

Updated: Disney Plus Originals Coming to the Middle East on April 9

4 years ago
Update: Disney+ will roll out to 42 other countries this summer including Lebanon. Here is the list of new countries getting Disney Plus, per The Hollywood Reporter: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, ...
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 ...
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Health

Calls to applaud the medical staff at 5PM, while MTV Lebanon launches marathon Téléthon day

4 years ago
The 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 ...
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