Source: Sky News
Security & Justice
Over 70% of Baalbek Residents Forced to Flee Amid Escalating Conflict
Over 70 percent of Baalbek’s residents have fled the eastern Lebanese city in recent days following heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, according to the National News Agency (NNA).
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, leveling more than 37 towns and wiping out over 40,000 residential units, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Opinion
My Hope for Lebanon
A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from the Mediterranean. I make the blunder of asking their commander how many of his men are Shiites, Sunnis, Christians and Druze.
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Sports
FC Barcelona Fears First Team Star Will Be Banned From Playing, Reports SPORT
FC Barcelona is concerned that one of its main first-team stars will be banned from playing at the turn of 2025 because of issues related to his registration and Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
Friday, November 1, 2024
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Tuesday 5 July 2022 15:55:14
Eiffel Tower Reportedly Riddled with Rust and in Need of Full Repairs
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is reportedly riddled with rust and in need of full repairs.
But the wrought-iron landmark will only be given a cosmetic paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in the capital city, according to confidential reports cited by French magazine Marianne.
The 324m (1,064ft) tower is among the most-visited tourist sites in the world and welcomes around six million visitors each year.
It was built by Gustave Eiffel in the late 19th century.
But confidential reports by experts cited by Marianne suggest it is in a poor state and riddled with rust.
"It is simple, if Gustave Eiffel visited the place he would have a heart attack," one unnamed manager at the tower told the magazine.
The tower is currently undergoing a repaint costing Є60m (£51.7m) in preparation for the 2024 Olympics. It is the 20th time it has been repainted.
Some 30% of the tower was supposed to have been stripped and then have two new coats applied, but delays caused by the COVID pandemic and the presence of lead in the old paint means only 5% will be treated, Marianne said.
The company that oversees the tower, Societe d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE), is reluctant to close it for a long time because of the tourist revenue that would be lost, the magazine added.
