Forty years after Lebanon’s civil war began, the families of thousands of people who disappeared are still haunted by the conflict and fighting to learn of their loved ones’ fate. "We just want to know what happened to them… we want a grave where we can leave flowers," Wadad Halawani, president of the Committee […]

  BEIRUT: Winter-like weather returned to Lebanon late-Friday, with heavy overnight rain along the coast and snowfall in the mountains. Intermittent rain and snow will continue over the weekend as temperatures slowly drop until Monday, according to the Meteorological Department at Beirut airport. Some mountain roads, including the Kfar Debian road linking Beirut to the […]

Investigations with Sheikh Khaled Hoblos and two other suspects revealed that they were trying to activate dormant terrorist cells affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in eastern Bekaa Valley and the northern city of Tripoli. According to As Safir newspaper published on Saturday, the arrest of Hoblos, who is wanted […]

  Security forces succeeded on Thursday in arresting and killing prominent fugitives wanted on terrorism charges, most notably Sheikh Khaled Hoblos, who is wanted for his involvement in clashes with the army in Bhannine in late 2014. An Internal Security Forces statement late on Thursday announced that Hoblos was arrested while riding in a Kia […]

  BEIRUT: Iranian presidential envoy Morteza Sarmadi has reiterated his country’s willingness to send much-needed weapons to the Lebanese Army, which is confronting jihadis on the eastern border with Syria. "Whether we live under sanctions or if sanctions were partially or completely lifted, we are ready for the [weapons] donation,” Sarmadi said in remarks published […]

  Health Minister Wael Abou Faour ordered on Friday the closure of a beauty institution, a clinic and several daycars across Lebanon for not meeting the required health standards. Health inspectors forced the shutting down of Silkor Center in Beirut’s Furn al-Shubbak area for not having a permit and for failing to meet the necessary […]

SALMA HAYEK-PINAULT RED CARPET WORLD PREMIERE IN BEIRUT CAPTURES SPIRIT OF HUMANITY

BEIRUT, LEBANON – J. Walter Thompson Beirut, part of the world’s best-known marketing communications brand network in the Middle East and Africa announced today its partnership with Fathallah Films in Lebanon for the red carpet premiere and MENA launch of "Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet" film, produced by Salma Hayek-Pinault and directed by Roger Allers. The film’s world premiere in Beirut will be launched through a multi-channel integrated campaign centralized around the main theme of Gibran’s book, the spirit of humanity.

This is the first time Lebanon has ever hosted the world premiere of any film. "Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet" is being distributed across the Middle East and North Africa by Fathallah Films. The premiere’s red carpet event will be held on Monday 27 April 2015 at Cinemacity in the Beirut Souks. The film will be released to the public in Lebanese cinemas on Thursday 30 April 2015. Emmy award winning actor Salma Hayek-Pinault – who lends her voice to the character of Kamila in "Kahlil Gibran The Prophet" and is of Lebanese origin – will attend the red carpet event together with other Hollywood A-list stars, the film’s director Roger Allers (famous for his work on ‘Beauty and The Beast’, ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Lion King’) and the film’s music composer, Oscar winning Lebanese, Gabriel Yared.

  The special envoy of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Morteza Sarmadi, arrived in Lebanon on Wednesday to hold a series of meetings with Lebanese officials on Tehran’s expected agreement with the West of its controversial nuclear program. Al-Liwaa newspaper on Wednesday said that he will first meet Speaker Nabih Berri, followed by Prime Minister Tammam […]

  BEIRUT: Spain’s King Felipe VI met with his country’s peacekeepers stationed in Lebanon’s volatile south Wednesday, where a Spanish soldier was killed in Israeli shelling earlier this year. Felipe arrived at the Spanish peacekeeping force’s headquarters in Marjayoun before midday to pay tribute to Cpl. Francisco Javier Soria Toledo, who was killed Jan. 28 […]

  Change and Reform bloc lawmaker Ibrahim Kanaan stressed on Wednesday that ties with the seat of the Maronite church are still intact despite differences over political matters. “The national partnership with Bkirki is ongoing and comprehensive,” Kanaan said in comments to Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5). He noted that “only a unanimous national decision” […]