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Security & Justice
State Action Signals Change in Tackling Longstanding Illegal Land Grabs in Jbeil District
For years, the serene villages of Jbeil's highlands have been far from peaceful. Ghabat, a Maronite village nestled between the predominantly Shiite towns of Afqa and Lassa, has become a focal point of growing tensions due to territorial disputes.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Mawlawi Ensures Strict Monitoring for Wanted Syrian Regime Figures at Beirut Airport
Caretaker Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, conducted an inspection tour of Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut to review the security arrangements and measures implemented by the Airport Security Apparatus ahead of the holiday season.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Opinion
Lebanon After the Assads
The United States has important equities in Lebanon, including a desire for a generally friendly government’s economic and political stability; security cooperation; long-standing relations with the large Christian community in Lebanon and Lebanese diaspora in the United States; and ultimately peace between Israel and Lebanon within a broader regional settlement. Achieving these objectives will require navigating a tumultuous period in the country’s history following a war between Hezbollah and Israel that has devastated a large part of the country, exacerbating Lebanon’s already challenging economic conditions. But perhaps the most important dynamic will be how a likely Sunni-dominated state of uncertain composition in Syria will differ in its intentions toward Lebanon from the previous Alawite-led minoritarian Assad regime.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Europe’s Syrian Dilemma
The news of the sudden and unexpected demise of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has met a mixed response in Europe. The jubilation that a murderous dictator and close ally of Russia and Iran has fallen is not just good for the Syrian people but serves as a morale booster for Eastern Europeans wondering whether Russia can be defeated
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils New Private Jet Worth $73 Million
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the richest global athletes, has unveiled his upgraded private jet reportedly worth $73 million. With its top-notch design, exceptional speed and range of 7500 nautical miles, the Gulfstream G650 is among the fastest jets in the world.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Guardiola Accepts Man City May Need to Sign More Players to Cope with Schedule
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes he will need a bigger squad to handle soccer’s ever-expanding fixture schedule.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Thursday 23 November 2023 18:03:32
Ellie Goulding Among Radio 4's Today Programme Guest Editors
Pop star, Ellie Goulding is one of seven high-profile public figure people to guest edit BBC Radio 4's Today programme over the Christmas period.
Other guests who will edit the show during the week between Christmas and New Year include former Top Gear host James May and author Hanif Kureishi.
The tradition of guest editors has been running for the past 20 years.
It has seen the likes of Prince Harry, Angelina Jolie and Stephen Hawking edit the show.
The BBC's flagship news and current affairs programme will begin the guest editor takeover on 23 December with Nasa's Head of Science, Dr Nicky Fox, who will look at science education and the influence of outer space on music.
Boxing Day will see author and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi as guest editor.
Mr Kureishi sustained life changing injuries after a fall in Rome, and now one year on he will explore the impact his injuries have had on his family and how they have changed the way he now writes.
On 27 December, Grand Tour and former Top Gear presenter James May will look at the future for autonomous cars and whether hobbies can improve your health and wellbeing.
May told the Today Podcast on Wednesday, after news that Top Gear was being paused, it was "time for a new format and a new approach to the subject because the subject has not been this interesting, I suspect, since the car has been invented".
Goulding will take over the show on 28 December and use her programme to look at climate and nature stories, as well as examining the work being done to make the music industry more sustainable.
Other guest editors include Andrew Malkinson, who has been cleared this year after being wrongfully convicted and jailed for 17 years and Jason Arday, Cambridge University's youngest black professor.
He will look at the stigma and shame associated with low literacy in adults after he was diagnosed with global development delay and only learnt how to read and write at the age of 18.
The guest editing series will close with Dame Emma Walmsley, CEO of the global biopharma company GSK.
Each programme will include an interview with the guest editor.