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Bayern Munich’s dominance in German football faces a potential setback in the 2023-24 season, as they currently trail in the Bundesliga following successive losses. Under the leadership of Thomas Tuchel, appointed in March 2023, the team faces scrutiny for its performance, risking a trophyless season—an occurrence not seen since the 2011-12 season. With their Champions League future hanging by a …

Coco Gauff, the US Open champion, expressed her enthusiasm for integrating mixed-gender contests within tennis, taking inspiration from a recent basketball event where NBA star Stephen Curry faced WNBA’s Sabrina Ionescu in a 3-point challenge. Gauff praised the groundbreaking basketball event, suggesting tennis could host similar competitions, such as a serve target challenge between Serena Williams and Nick Kyrgios. Speaking …

Today, the ambassadors from a five-country coalition will convene at Pine Residence in Beirut, as reported by al-Jadeed TV. The group is preparing for an upcoming visit by French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian, scheduled to occur before Ramadan, where he will outline the desired qualifications for Lebanon’s next president. These criteria will be determined through a series of one-on-one and …

Today, a group from the U.S. Congress’s foreign affairs committee is set to arrive in Beirut to engage in discussions with several high-ranking Lebanese officials, including Speaker Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Army Chief Joseph Aoun, and possibly caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, as reported by the media. The purpose of this visit is to assess the …

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that it successfully evacuated 32 patients from the beleaguered Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, amidst grave concerns for the well-being of those still trapped inside. The situation around the hospital, located in Khan Younis, has been described by WHO staff as “indescribable” due to the dire conditions following Israeli troops’ entry into the …

Despite ongoing U.S.-led airstrikes over the past month aimed at weakening them, Yemen’s Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, continue to launch significant assaults. Recently, they targeted a vital maritime route, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, damaging a ship and reportedly downing an expensive American drone. These actions underscore the difficulty of curtailing the guerrilla warfare tactics employed by the Houthis, who …

Late Monday, a tragedy struck a Beirut suburb when a building collapsed, resulting in the deaths of four individuals and injuries to three others. The collapse occurred in Choueifat, a southern suburb, following several days of intense rainfall. Authorities had deemed the four-story structure unsafe, and two years prior, the municipality had mandated its evacuation due to concerns about the …

Michel Aoun, the former president of Lebanon and the founder of the Free Patriotic Movement, has subtly criticized Hezbollah’s decision to open the southern front against Israel in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. Aoun highlighted that Lebanon does not have a defense pact with Gaza and pointed out that only the Arab League has the authority to coordinate such efforts …