Tag: Lebanon
When he could not withdraw 200 thousand dollars in the bank, he signed an event that confused the country! New development in the hostage crisis that lasted for hours
An incident that took place on 11 August in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, created a big agenda in the country. Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, 42, came to the Federal Bank…
Assassination attempt on Salman Rushdie: in Lebanon, embarrassment dominates
The gesture of Hadi Matar, the American assailant of Lebanese origin who stabbed the British writer Salman Rushdie several times in New York on Friday August 12, sparked a wave…
Headlines: two years ago in Lebanon, a huge explosion devastated the port of Beirut
On August 4, 2020, the explosion sounded in a warehouse housing hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate stored without precautions. Result: more than 200 dead and 6,500 injured. How could…
Holidays in bled: on the way to Lebanon
This week, RFI offers you a series of reports devoted to the holidays. For many French people of foreign origin, summer is synonymous with going back to basics. Like every…
It was the symbol of the explosion in Lebanon! demolished after 2 years
The wheat silo, which is the symbol of the big explosion that occurred in Lebanon’s Beirut Port 2 years ago, was partially destroyed due to the fire that has been…
“Costa Brava, Lebanon” by Mounia Akl, portrait of a family trying to cope with the crisis
A first film by a director who comes to us from Lebanon. On the heights of Beirut, Soraya and Walid Badri have built a little paradise. Wooden chalet, luxuriant garden,…
two years after the explosion, the silos of the port of Beirut threaten to collapse
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned on Thursday July 28 of the collapse of the silos in the port of Beirut, two years after the devastating explosion that shook this…
Avignon Festival: Ali Chahrour pays tribute to the women and mothers of Lebanon
The 76th edition of the Avignon Festival is almost over. Among the latest pieces presented, there is a strong Lebanese presence, such as the choreographer Ali Chahrour. He presents his…
Soukaina Habiballah and Hanane Hajj Ali: words from women in the Arab world
Women from the Arab world in the spotlight at the Avignon festival. 2022 is practically the first year where parity is respected. Advertising The project Sheirat (“poets”) introduces us to…
Hezbollah leader threatens Israel with war if it exploits Karish gas field
The Hezbollah leader explicitly threatened a war if Israel began extracting gas from the Karish field, disputed by Lebanon, without prior agreement on the course of the maritime border between…