Cate Blanchett has voiced her support for the reopening of the Metropolis Cinema in Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday. “This is a remarkable achievement, and I extend my congratulations to everyone involved in the opening of the Metropolis Cinema in the heart of Beirut,” Blanchett said in a message read at the official opening ceremony in […]
The fourth edition of the Red Sea Souk, the market arm of the Red Sea Film Foundation, came to a wrap on Wednesday afternoon after five days of activities nested within the dates of the Red Sea Film Festival. Winners include “The Mother of All Lies” director Asmae El Moudir with “Holy Cow” and “Hiding […]
Families are beginning to return to their homes in Lebanon, after Israel agreed a ceasefire with Hezbollah. Israeli troops began a land invasion of Lebanon almost two months ago, in response to almost a year of rocket attacks from Hezbollah. BBC Arabic’s Rami Ruhayem has been to Dahieh, in southern Beirut, to see the damage […]
Israel’s military says around 250 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah across the border from Lebanon, marking one of the heaviest bombardments of Israel since fighting intensified in September. Several people were injured and buildings damaged in northern and central Israel, some of them near Tel Aviv, Israel’s police said. The attacks followed an Israeli […]
As negotiators inch toward a cease-fire deal, the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has intensified.
Israel’s military has been intensifying operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon in an apparent attempt to pressure the militant group into a cease-fire.
Israel was targeting a senior Hezbollah commander, but failed to kill him, one Israeli official said. Hezbollah officials said none of the group’s leaders were at the attack site.
A massive Israeli strike has flattened a residential building in centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The eight-storey structure was completely destroyed without warning, as people were sleeping in the capital’s densely-populated Basta district, the BBC’s Hugo Bachega said. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 60 injured, according to Lebanon’s health […]
A massive Israeli strike has flattened a residential building in centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Local reports say four people have been killed and more than twenty injured. The eight-storey building was completely destroyed by five missiles in the capital’s densely-populated Basta district, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA). The Israeli attack happened […]
The envoy, Amos Hochstein, was in Israel and planned to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking a truce in the country’s war with the militant group Hezbollah.
