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Singer Bruni arrives in Beirut Sunday evening

Beirut - NNA

French renowned singer and supermodel, Carla Bruni, is expected to arrive this evening at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, accompanied by her husband, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Bruni will be performing Monday night at the Beiteddine International Festivals. Read more

Booby-trapped messaging apps used

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

An espionage campaign using malware-infected messaging apps has been stealing smartphone data from activists, soldiers, lawyers, journalists and others in more than 20 countries, researchers said in a report Thursday. A report authored by digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation and mobile security firm Lookout detailed discovery of "a prolific actor" with nation-state capabilities "exploiting targets globally across multiple platforms."Read more

Lebanon says foiled IS holiday attacks

Beirut - Al Maghrib Today

Lebanon thwarted jihadist plans to attack places of worship and government buildings over the holidays after gaining rare access to an Islamic State group operative, the interior minister said Friday. Nuhad Mashnuq said at a press conference that an elite unit in Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) had arrested an Iraqi IS commander in Beirut last June. The commander, knownRead more

Lebanon bans Spielberg film and adventurer biopic

Beirut - Al Maghrib Today

Lebanese authorities have banned Steven Spielberg's latest film, political thriller "The Post", and Australian drama "Jungle" to comply with a boycott of Israel, an official told AFP Monday. "Screening of the film 'The Post' has been banned," said the official from Lebanon's General Security authority, speaking on condition of anonymity. Spielberg "is blacklisted by the Arab League's boycott office, whichRead more

New Saudi ambassador to Lebanon formally takes charge

BEIRUT - Almaghrib Today

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Al-Yaacoub presented his credentials to Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Wednesday. The ceremony took place less than two weeks after the Lebanese Foreign Ministry informed the relevant authorities in the Kingdom of their decision to approve the designation of Fawzi Kabbara as Lebanese ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Future Movement MP Ammar Houri told Arab NewsRead more

Stray dog poisoning video sparks Lebanon outcry

Beirut - Al Maghrib Today

Video footage of stray dogs apparently being poisoned by municipal staff has sparked a public outcry in Lebanon, with politicians rushing to post pictures of themselves with their pets. The video, shot in the south Beirut suburb of Ghobeiry, shows the dogs lying on their sides near a bowl of food shaking uncontrollably and frothing at the mouth. A municipalRead more

Sources deny marriage of Haifa Wahby

Beirut - Michal Hadad

Sources revealed that Lebanese singer Haifa Wahby expressed her resentment over the rumors of her marriage from the Emirati artist Abdullah Belkheir. They added that this rumor has been launched years ago and the singer denied it many times before. They added that she ended the filming of her first scenes in her new video clip “Tota Tota” which she launched inRead more

Assy Al Helani cancels concert in Qatar

Beirut - Michal Hadad

Sources revealed that Lebanese singer Assy Al Helani will not participate in a new concert in Qatar in coincidence with the New Year season, saying that he was scheduled to participate in a concert in the Gulf State. They said that his concert was scheduled to be presented by a large number of prominent figures. The sources have not revealed the reasonsRead more