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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
Wednesday 31 July 2019 15:59:48
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Is Cancelled for 2019, According to Supermodel Shanina Shaik
It's a stalwart of the fashion calendar, but the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show apparently won't be taking to the stage this year.
The extravaganza, in which models such as Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss showcase the wares of the lingerie and swimwear company, has been put on hold because of a rebranding project, Shanina Shaik suggested this weekend.
The Australian-born model, who has Saudi Arabian ancestry, told the Daily Telegraph the show "won't be happening", corroborating recent rumours to that effect.
"It's something I'm not used to because every year around this time I'm training like an angel," she told the newspaper.
Shaik, 28, is a veteran of the Victoria's Secret show, walking in the brand's 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018 events. The supermodel is also a Victoria's Secret Angel, a term the label uses to describe those under contract with the brand.
The model did, however, reveal that the show is expected to make a return, but possibly in a new format.
"But I'm sure in the future something will happen, which I'm pretty sure about," Shaik said. "I'm sure they're trying to work on branding and new ways to do the show because it's the best show in the world."
Her statement follows an announcement from Victoria's Secret in May that the show would not be televised. Shaik's comments offer the first inkling that the catwalk display is not taking place at all.
"For the past few months, we've said that we are taking a fresh look at every aspect of our business," a memo from parent company L Brands said when the announcement was made, according to E!.
"We have decided to rethink the traditional Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Going forward we don't believe network television is the right fit."
The fashion show, which has been televised for the past 24 years, has suffered from plummeting viewer numbers, with the 2018 event attracting 3.3 million eyeballs when it aired on ABC, a drop from 5 million viewers in 2017 and 6.7 million in 2016, when it aired on CBS.
Victoria’s Secret has yet to issue an official comment on the fate of the 2019 show.
