With Qatar deciding on Friday to ban beer from stadiums, fan zones such as the concert venue on the corniche will be the only Fifa-associated area serving pints – meaning more fans could wind up there. Source link
Read More »Israeli court gives green light to Lebanon maritime deal
The agreement sets a border between Lebanese and Israeli waters for the first time and also establishes a mechanism for both countries to get royalties from an offshore gas field that straddles the boundary. Source link
Read More »Lebanon flotilla rallies at Israel sea border ahead of maritime talks
Lebanese protesters in a yacht with an Arabic banner that reads “No compromises No waivers, No negligence, Our maritime resources belong to us,” during a demonstration demanding Lebanon’s right to its maritime oil and gas fields, in the southern marine border town of Naqoura, Lebanon on Sunday. Photo: AP Source …
Read More »Rushdie attack suspect Hadi Matar ‘changed’ by Lebanon visit, mother says
Silvana Fardos says her son became fixated on religion after a visit to see his estranged father and started to lock himself in the basement. Source link
Read More »Salman Rushdie suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder and assault
Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of attacking Rushdie on Friday as the Satanic Verses author was being introduced at a lecture at the Chautauqua Institute in New York state. Source link
Read More »Beirut silo collapses, reviving trauma ahead of blast anniversary
Parts of Beirut’s grain silos collapsed, just days before the second anniversary of a catastrophic explosion at the Lebanese capital’s port that ravaged the stores and swathes of the city. Source link
Read More »Lebanon seizes ship carrying ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain
A Lebanese prosecutor ordered “the seizure of the ship until the investigation is completed”, instructing police to consult the Ukraine embassy after it claimed the grain cargo aboard the Laodicea was loaded from a region occupied by Russian forces. Source link
Read More »Rescuers in Italy locate 7 bodies at scorched site of helicopter crash
The seven people, including four Turkish and two Lebanese businessmen, died when their helicopter crashed in a mountainous area in north-central Italy during a storm. Source link
Read More »French officials issue international arrest warrant for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn
The disgraced car tycoon has been living in Lebanon since he fled Japan in 2019, where he was facing trial for financial misconduct. Source link
Read More »Afghanistan is world’s unhappiest country, according to UN report
Afghanistan is the unhappiest country in the world – even before the Taliban swept to power last August. That is according to a so-called World Happiness report released ahead of the UN-designated International Day of Happiness on Sunday.The annual report ranked Afghanistan as last among 149 countries surveyed, with a …
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