Source: The National
Security & Justice
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
Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
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
A Future Without Hezbollah
At the end of September, when Israel’s campaign to destroy Hezbollah was reaching its height, I met one of the group’s supporters in a seaside café in western Beirut. He was a middle-aged man with a thin white beard and the spent look of someone who had not slept for days. He was an academic of sorts, not a fighter, but his ties to Hezbollah were deep and long-standing.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sports
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
Real Madrid Launch Investigation into Racist Insults After El Clasico Defeat
Real Madrid has launched an investigation into racist insults directed at players during Saturday’s 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in LaLiga, it said on Sunday.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Friday 11 February 2022 15:17:57
Jennifer Lopez Wears Zuhair Murad Couture Wedding Gown in New Film 'Marry Me'
Jennifer Lopez will model one of Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad’s most extravagant creations yet on the big screen in her latest film Marry Me.
Releasing in time for Valentine’s Day, the film stars Lopez, 52, alongside Colombian singer Maluma, as he makes his acting debut, and Owen Wilson.
In the film, Lopez plays pop superstar Kat Valdez who is about to marry her long-time fiance (Maluma) on stage in front of millions of fans. However, seconds before the ceremony, she learns her fiance has been unfaithful and in a moment of complete spontaneity, marries a man she locks eyes with in the crowd instead.
Lopez wears a Zuhair Murad bridal couture gown for the on-stage ceremony. The strapless dress features a full skirt and train, covered with intricate gold and pink beading and embellishment. She teams the look with a matching embellished veil and diamond flower necklace.
Away from the big screen, Lopez is a long-time fan of the Beirut-born atelier. She has worn looks created by Zuhair Murad on a number of occasions, including for major red carpets and awards show such as the Golden Globes, the Grammys and the Met Gala.
Murad has also dressed a number of stars for their real-life weddings since establishing his eponymous label in 1997, and adding a ready-to-wear bridalwear arm in 2011.
Most recently, model Jasmine Tookes wore a custom Zuhair Murad gown for her 2021 wedding to Snapchat executive and son of Ecuador's vice president, Juan David Borrero.
Models Chanel Iman and Devon Windsor, and Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, are also among celebrities to have tied the knot in a Zuhair Murad wedding dress.
