Beirut-born Architect Lina Ghotmeh Selected to Redesign the British Museum’s Western Range

Multi-award-winning architect Lina Ghotmeh was selected in February to redesign the British Museum's Western Range, one of the largest cultural renovations undertaken anywhere in the world. The Paris-based architecture firm Lina Ghotmeh Architecture won the competition against 60 teams and will have the opportunity to renovate galleries dedicated to ancient Greece, Egypt, Rome, Assyria, and the Middle East—representing about a third of the museum’s gallery space. Here's what the British Museum said about Ghotmeh: LG—A,…

Government Ordered to Pay Actor Ziad Itani 480 Million Lebanese Liras in Reparations

For those who may not be familiar with Itani’s story or may have forgotten, he was falsely arrested by the General Directorate of State Security in 2017, accused of espionage on behalf of Israel. During the investigation, State Security officers subjected him to severe abuse, including "beating him with electric cables, restraining his body in a stress position with an iron chain, hanging him by his wrists for hours, kicking and punching him in the…
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Which Lebanese MP Has a Female Bodyguard?

8 months ago
LBCI aired a report on International Women’s Day featuring Siham Al Kassir, a Lebanese woman who works as a professional bodyguard and personal trainer. Al Kassir won the title of “Strongest Woman in the Arab ...
Lebanon

Lebanese Soldier Ziad Chebli Still Held Captive by Israeli Army

8 months ago
Israeli forces ambushed and abducted a Lebanese Army soldier while he was traveling on his motorcycle. The incident occurred over the weekend when the soldier, identified as Ziad Chebli, was en route from the village ...
Lebanon

Riad Salameh To Be Released Soon?

8 months ago
Many Lebanese celebrated Riad Salameh’s arrest six months ago, but with the expiration of his pre-trial detention period approaching, he is expected to be released due to significant flaws in the case. Salameh was initially ...
Lebanon

US President Trump Nominates Michel Issa as New US Ambassador to Lebanon

8 months ago
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he has nominated Michel Issa to be the US Ambassador to Lebanon. Michel Issa is a Lebanese-American businessman born in Bsous, Aley, who spent his early years ...
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The Henley 2025 Passport Index: Lebanon Climbs to 89th Spot

8 months ago
The Lebanese passport ranking has significantly improved since 2024, climbing from the 95th spot to the 89th, almost matching its highest ranking in the past 15 years, which was 88th in 2013 and 2014. The ...
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Israeli Settlers Illegally Cross Southern Borders to Visit Religious Site

8 months ago
Israeli settlers, escorted by the military, visited a religious site (Qabr al-Ibad) today, located within Lebanese territory on the outskirts of southern Lebanon’s Houla. The Israeli army had announced the planned visit a day earlier, ...
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Rony Seikaly Still Holds The Record For Most Rebounds in an NBA Game Since 1993

8 months ago
Lebanese-American professional basketball player Rony Seikaly celebrated on his Instagram 32 years of holding the record for most rebounds in a game. On December 1, 1993, Seikaly grabbed 34 rebounds while playing for the Miami ...
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CMA CGM CEO Joins US President at Oval Office to Announce $20bn Investment

8 months ago
US President Donald Trump was joined by CMA CGM’s French-Lebanese President Rodolphe Saadé in the Oval Office to announce a $20 billion investment in America’s shipping and logistics sector. The investment, according to the French-based ...
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