The latest exhibition at Beit Beirut, “Beyrouth | Beirut,” takes a close look at the city’s hidden beauty, through the lens of Lebanese photographer Fadia Ahmad. Curated by Pascale Le Thorel, the exhibition, which opened last month during the Beirut Art Fair, shows just under 100 snaps, selected from seven years of documentation. Split into […] Read more
The High Court has issued a $400,000 penalty to property coaching business, Ronovation, after it admitted to price fixing in Auckland’s residential real estate market. The Commerce Commission filed High court proceedings in May 2017, citing anti-competitive conduct by the company. In a statement today, the Commission Chair Anna Rawlings said the Ronovation case was the […] Read more
Saudi Finance Minister Mohammad al-Jadaan said his country is holding talks with the Lebanese government to provide financial support. “We put our money and commitment in Lebanon and we will continue to support Lebanon and work with its government,” Jadaan said in an interview with Reuters. Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid al-Bukhari visited the Grand […] Read more
Regular exercise does in fact reduce people’s mental-health burden, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry. The study examined the relationship between exercise and mental health to better understand the influence of exercise type, frequency, duration and intensity on people’s mental-health outcomes. It collected data from 1,237,194 Americans aged 18 years or older between 2011 and 2013, […] Read more
The UAE is no stranger to high-level mixed martial arts (MMA), having hosted events in 2010 and 2014 but Saturday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 242 card at The Arena in YAS Island, Abu Dhabi, is easily the biggest of them all. ‘The Arena’ was constructed just for the event to host a mouth-watering 12-fight card […] Read more
The pop star Elissa received an outpouring of support over the past 24 hours, calling for her to reconsider a recent decision to quit the music industry that she has likened to the mafia. Elissa, who is 46, said Monday that she is prepping one final album “with a lot of love and passion” but […] Read more
Prime Minister Saad Hariri and other officials formally opened new security measures at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport Tuesday, in order to end the misery experienced by passengers departing during peak hours. Among the updates are an underground scanner for checked luggage, which will replace the pre-check-in luggage and body scanners now located at both […] Read more
BEITEDDINE, Lebanon: The Chouf palace went back in time Wednesday night for the national premiere of “Broken Wings,” a musical adaption of Gibran Khalil Gibran’s poetic novel. Directed by Bronagh Lagan, the show was created by Lebanese stage artist Nadim Naaman and Qatari musician Dana al-Fardan. “We wanted to write a musical for the Middle […] Read more
A flock of sheep that has taken a 140-kilometre (87-mile) tour around Paris, nibbling on grass at historic monuments and housing blocks along the way, ended their 12-day journey on the banks of the river Seine on Wednesday. The trip began in the low-income Parisian suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis on July 6 and ended on Wednesday […] Read more
BEIRUT/BAALBECK: Social media users flocked to Facebook and Twitter over the weekend to voice their anger and admiration after Lebanese musician Marcel Khalife refused to play the national anthem while opening the Baalbeck International Festival. Instead, Khalife chose to dedicate a song to the people of Baalbeck during his “Ode to a Homeland” performance Friday. […] Read more
