Minus 1 (Tabaris) and Roland el Khoury have invited the public to the opening of the art exhibition "Solace - Before the World Turned Silent."
The exhibition features fourteen unique chapters, each inspired by songs that helped the artist navigate the pain of societal pressures and the fear of losing his hearing -- transforming these challenges into powerful works of art.
Full StoryThe ambassadors of the five-nation group for Lebanon - the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar - will meet within two weeks to discuss the presidential impasse, diplomatic sources told local al-Liwaa newspaper.
The sources added, in remarks published Tuesday, that French special envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian will likely visit Lebanon at the end of the month or in early October and that mid-September will witness intense efforts to break the presidential deadlock.
Full StoryIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overnight reiterated that Israel is determined to return its northern residents to their homes, adding that this would be possible through a “diplomatic agreement” or “military” action.
Netanyahu also reminisced over Israel’s withdrawal from south Lebanon in the year 2000 to defend his decision not to pull out from Gaza’s Philadelphi corridor.
Full StoryThe Free Patriotic Movement says it has “positively received the advanced stance expressed by Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea (on Sunday), especially as to the resistance (Hezbollah) and its martyrs and the issues of dialogue, coexistence and Lebanon’s unity.”
This stance matches “the FPM’s openness-characterized stances,” the FPM’s media department said in a statement.
Full StoryThree people were injured Tuesday in Israeli attacks on south Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.
Two people were injured in a strike on the border village of Markaba and a civilian was injured by Israeli gun fire in al-Khiam.
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Speaker Nabih Berri has said that his presidential initiative can “pave the way for presidential elections as soon as possible,” hoping the five-nation group’s expected efforts will lead to “positivities.”
Full StoryParliament Speaker Nabih Berri is not worried about his presidential dialogue initiative, sources close to Berri told Annahar.
"Berri is assured that 86 MPs will participate in his dialogue," the sources said in remarks published Monday, adding that he will not immediately call for it as he hopes that Lebanese Forces Party leader Samir Geagea will change his mind and accept to attend the presidential dialogue.
Full StoryIsraeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has said that Israel intends to maintain its attacks on Hezbollah until it manages to return the residents of northern Israel to their homes.
“The price we are paying will not go in vain and we will keep striking (Hezbollah) until we return the residents of the north,” Gallant said during a visit to the occupied Golan Heights.
Full StoryTwo people were killed Monday in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon, according to the health ministry, with a Lebanese security source saying the car belonged to a U.N.-contracted company.
"The Israeli enemy's strike targeting a car in Naqoura left two dead," the health ministry said, without specifying whether they were civilians.
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Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil has said that the FPM has always called for “consensus” and “dialogue” among the Lebanese over the presidential file.
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