Lebanon has officially qualified for the AFC Men’s Basketball Championship to be held next year, with a fourth successive victory over Iraq, with a difference of nine points (78-69) in the match that took place between both teams this afternoon in the Bahraini capital, Manama, within the “second window” of the qualifiers. It is to...
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Diego Maradona passes away: Argentina football legend and FIFA World Cup winner dead at 60
Legendary Argentina footballer and former FIFA World Cup winner Diego Maradona has passed away on Wednesday. Maradona was 60 when he died of a heart attack. Coming as tragic news for all football fans around the globe, legendary Argentina footballer and former FIFA World Cup winner Diego Maradona passed away on Wednesday. Widely regarded as one of the...
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The UN, the sexual and gender-based violence task force and the national commission for Lebanese woman launch a 16-day campaign against the gender-based violence
Today begins the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) (25 November-10 December). On this occasion, the United Nations System in Lebanon, the sexual and Gender-based Violence Taskforce (SGBV TF), and the National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) are joining forces, to end and prevent gender-based violence in the country. As we mark...
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Basketball national team bound for Bahrain for Asia cup qualifiers
The Lebanese national basketball team left for the Bahraini capital, Manama, before noon today, to play two matches within the “second window” of the Asian Cup qualifiers that will be held next year. The national team will face its Indian counterpart next Friday, November 27, and its Iraqi counterpart next Sunday, the 29th of the...
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The Beirut Port Explosion
The explosions that ripped through the port of Beirut in 2020 devastated the city, leaving as many as 300,000 homeless. Following calls by city residents and survivors for an independent investigation, we’re releasing our models of the sequence of the incident as a free resource for investigators and civil society.
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British Council launches EnglishScore Tutors to Lebanon
The British Council has launched EnglishScore Tutors; a personal, online tutoring service to help you learn English online from the comfort of your home, the British Council in Lebanon indicated in a press release on Tuesday. David Knox, Director, British Council Lebanon said: “As a response to the growing global demand by customers for new ways...
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Information Ministry celebrates World Day for Audiovisual Heritage in cooperation with UNESCO
State-run Television of Lebanon (TL) and Radio Lebanon are set to celebrate World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, Tomorrow [Tuesday], October 27, based on the Ministry of Information’s special and exceptional attention to this day given that TL and Radio Lebanon possess the oldest, richest and most diverse archives in the Arab region. Therefore, tomorrow will...
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Lebanese director Nadine Labaki is ‘filming everything’ after Beirut blast
Lebanese director Nadine Labaki revealed at the El Gouna Film Festival that she is “filming everything” in Beirut since the Aug. 4 blast. The Oscar-nominated director added that she doesn’t “know where it’s going to lead, or if it will ever lead anywhere,” but that she needs to “capture what’s been happening,” according to Variety....
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Nicki Minaj Shared The First Photo Of Her Son
Today, Oct. 21, she shared a cute pic of her baby’s tiny foot and captioned it, “Happy Anniversary, my love.”