Tony Merheb

Manners Maketh Man!
Cardiologue Libanais en France

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🚨🇵🇸🇪🇬 Heartbreaking... the man who organized the Gaza World Cup watch party has been KILLED in an Israeli airstrike.

Mohamed al-Wahidi helped organize giant screens where families in Gaza could gather to watch Egypt vs. Argentina on Tuesday.

He was the director of the Egyptian Committee in Gaza, which provides food, shelter, and other humanitarian assistance to Palestinians.

But just before kick-off, an Israeli strike hit a car in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood, killing al-Wahidi, a driver, and two brothers aged 8 and 10.

F**king terrible...

Source: CNN (Instagram) / Writer: Michael

[Alexandre Ziad Karkour 🇱🇧 🇫🇷 @AZKARKOUR]

À moins de 200 m de l’ambassade du #Liban à Paris, endeuillé par plus de 4000 morts sous les bombardements israéliens, la place Victor-Hugo a accueilli hier soir un concert aux couleurs exclusives d’Israël.

Pas un seul drapeau de la France dans cette célébration de l’indécence.

Il aurait sans doute davantage convenu à Victor Hugo d’être aux côtés du peuple qui meurt que des rois qui tuent.

[freebill @thefreebill]

والله بيبيعونا على اول طاولة مفاوضات
الجيد انه ما غلطنا غلطة بيئة الحزب
لا عنا ميليشيا بتتمول من الغرب ولا اقتصادنا معتمد على رواتب وبطاقات دعم وتسليح ولا مدينين الهن بشي
المسيحيين ��علموا الدرس جيدا ما عدا قلة اعلاميبن وسياسيين
بيبقى الباقي يتعلم انه لا ايران ولا االغرب بينفع

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

As expected, the MOU does NOT include Israel pulling out of Lebanon

I'm not surprised: Iran cares about Hezbollah, NOT Lebanon

I'm sorry Lebanon, you've been abandoned again, abandoned by Iran, by the U.S., and by the rest of the world 💔

[Alexandre Ziad Karkour 🇱🇧 🇫🇷 @AZKARKOUR]

Tyr, la reine des mers qui fonda Carthage et Cadix

Tyr, inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO, jumelée avec Alger, Málaga, Perpignan et Tunis
Saccager Tyr comme le fait Israël, c’est ravager un patrimoine de l’humanité comparable à Rome, Athènes ou Carthage

On laisse faire

[Alexandre Ziad Karkour 🇱🇧 🇫🇷 @AZKARKOUR]

Sud-Liban, Qlayaa.

Portés à bout de bras par les villageois en deuil, les cercueils de Théodosia, 20 ans, de son frère Tony, 21 ans, et de leur père, le Dr James George Karam.

Tous trois ont été tués par une frappe de drone israélien à leur retour de #Beyrouth après leurs examens.

L’émotion dans l’église est indicible.
Le Liban continue d’enterrer ses vivants.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israeli strikes on the Nabatieh-Khardali road in southern Lebanon killed 61-year-old dentist Dr. James George Karam, his daughter Theodosia, and his son Tony yesterday.

The family was entirely civilian and residents of the Christian border town of Qlayaa.

A drone hit their moving vehicle amid a flurry of drone operations in the area.

Source: @Tasnimnews_EN

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

Nobody asked him to.

Nobody was watching.

He just saw something needed doing and did it.

The world runs on moments exactly this small.

[Ali Haider MD @yourheartdoc1]

Has anybody tried training claude #AI to do their interventional STEMI call schedules based on inputs, request and vacations etc. ?

[American Heart Association @American_Heart]

The American Heart Association mourns the passing of the legendary cardiologist Eugene Braunwald, M.D., widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in the history of cardiovascular medicine. Over seven decades, his work reshaped the understanding and treatment of heart disease, leading many to call him the father of modern cardiology.

Braunwald was a lifelong contributor to the American Heart Association, helping advance its research and scientific mission, and was honored with some of the Association’s highest honors for his lasting influence on cardiovascular care and research. His influence extended well beyond his own discoveries, as generations of Association‑supported investigators, clinicians and academic leaders were trained by Braunwald or guided by the clinical trial standards and mentorship models he helped establish.

https://t.co/ieZuHYMyOP

[European Society of Cardiology @escardio]

The European Society of Cardiology is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Eugene Braunwald, one of the most influential figures in the history of cardiovascular medicine, who died on 22 April 2026, aged 96.

“Professor Braunwald was the leading cardiologist of his time. His vision and innovation changed the trajectory of cardiovascular medicine. He had a rare ability to see what the field needed next, and then to build the science and rigorous evidence leading to better care. He set a standard for intellectual honesty and mentorship, giving generations of clinicians and researchers the confidence to aim higher.” Professor Thomas F. Lüscher, @ESC_President

Professor Braunwald’s work helped define how cardiovascular disease is understood and treated. His legacy endures in the patients whose lives have been saved by evidence-based cardiovascular care, and in the people he inspired to pursue medicine with integrity and purpose https://t.co/IUtVSlbzph

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇱🇧Lebanon pulls off something no other country really does.

Morning swim in the Mediterranean.

One hour in the car. Standing in alpine snow by afternoon.

Ancient Phoenician cities, Roman ruins, cedar forests older than most civilizations, and mountain peaks. all packed into a strip of land the size of Connecticut.

Most people travel across entire continents chasing that kind of contrast. Lebanese people do it before lunch.

Source: PlanetVista 4k

[Global News Monitor @GlobalNewsMontr]

What’s there to celebrate and be happy about? Take this time to reflect and mourn those who have been martyred in this pointless war.

[Lebanese Red Cross @RedCrossLebanon]

مساء اليوم وأثناء تنفيذ مهمة إنسانية في موقع على طريق بلدة بيت ياحون, تعرضت فرق الصليب الأحمر اللبناني للإستهداف المباشر من مسيرة إسرائيلية، فأدى ذلك إلى استشهاد المسعف حسن بدوي واصابة مسعف آخر بجروح طفيفة وجرى نقلهما إلى مستشفى تبنين الحكومي.

[EWTN News @EWTNews]

VATICAN CITY — Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin warned that the “logic of the strongest” risks prevailing on the international stage and called on Christians to become “voices of peace” who do not leave Pope Leo XIV standing alone in his opposition to war.

In an interview with Dialoghi, a cultural magazine linked to Italian Catholic Action, Parolin said the voice of the pope is “prophetic” but risks becoming “a voice crying in the wilderness if it is not supported and helped concretely.”

His remarks also offer a key to understanding the peace prayer vigil Leo XIV has called for April 11 in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Parolin recalled the 2003 Iraq war, when St. John Paul II pleaded for the conflict to be avoided but “was left alone.” He therefore stressed the need to support the current pontiff’s appeal for a peace that is “unarmed and disarming” and to reject “the false propaganda of rearmament.”

“There is a need for more voices of peace, more voices against the madness of the rush toward rearmament, more voices raised in favor of our poorest brothers and sisters, more voices and more proposals — I am thinking, for example, of the world of Catholic universities — for new economic models inspired by justice and care for the weakest instead of the idolatry of money,” Parolin said.

The cardinal described an alarming international climate in which military action appears to impose itself too easily.

“I am struck by how much determination — I was about to say ease — with which the military option is presented as decisive, almost inevitable,” he said.

According to the Vatican secretary of state, this trend has left diplomacy practically “mute,” unable to activate alternative tools, while awareness of the tragedy of war and the value of shared rules is being lost.

Parolin said the root of the problem is a “multi-polarism inspired by the primacy of power,” in which states place greater trust in force than in international law. That, he said, has produced “double standards,” visible in the differing reactions to attacks on civilians in Ukraine and the destruction in Gaza.

“Many governments,” Parolin said, “have expressed indignation over attacks against Ukrainian civilians by Russian missiles and drones, imposing sanctions on the aggressors.”

“I do not think the same has happened with the tragedy of the destruction of Gaza,” he added.

For the cardinal, this is a case of “double standards” tied to the “primacy of power” — the dominance of one’s own country over others — with international law invoked “only when convenient” and ignored in many other cases.

“It seems there has been a lack of awareness of the value of peace, awareness of the tragic reality of war, awareness of the importance of shared rules and of respecting them,” he said.

Parolin also lamented the weakening of the global diplomatic architecture and said it is “utopian” to think peace can be guaranteed “by weapons and by balances imposed by the strongest rather than by international agreements.”

“We cannot surrender to the logic of the strongest,” the cardinal insisted, because that logic “bends international law to its own interests” and weakens multilateral institutions.

In that context, he also expressed regret that Europe has been unable to speak with one voice. He said it is necessary “to rekindle in peoples the sense of European belonging and, in leadership, the awareness of the need for common actions without ever failing the principles that are at the foundation of the European Union itself.”

Regarding the United Nations, Parolin said the Holy See “continues to believe in its importance,” considering international organizations essential for restraining the logic of the strongest. At the same time, he acknowledged that the use of the veto has limited the U.N.’s ability to act.

“We cannot move from the force of law to the law of force,” he warned.

Parolin also highlighted the role believers can play, including defending life and human dignity, protecting religious freedom, promoting reforms to the economic and financial system in line with the Church’s social doctrine, and caring for creation.

Finally, the cardinal addressed the cultural impact of new technologies, saying hyper-connectivity and the spread of fake news help fuel fear and build new walls.

“As Christians, we must oppose this drift with our daily lives,” he concluded.

https://t.co/tMa70mscCt

[Nada Maucourant Atallah @MaucourantNada]

Hussein Saleh lost 8 members of his family in an Israeli strike on their home, including his pregnant wife.

He found the head of his young daughter amid the rubble. “When I picked up her head, everything changed. Something in my heart broke and went silent.”

It is one of the most heartbreaking stories @NadaOHomsi and I have worked on during the war.

Nothing could justify such a horrific attack.

[Global News Monitor @GlobalNewsMontr]

Iran’s betrayal was inevitable.

[Rayane Moussallem @RioMoussallem]

One of the darkest days in Lebanon’s recent history! 100 Israeli strikes in 10 minutes across different regions.
More than 250 have been killed and 1,200 wounded, with the toll expected to rise as civilians remain trapped under the rubble.
My heart is aching. I’m still in shock.

[Alexandre Ziad Karkour 🇱🇧 🇫🇷 @AZKARKOUR]

Infligeant au #Liban la m��me recette machiavélique assénée à Gaza :
fracasser sans se lasser les vies et les villages,
monopolisant le ciel, rasant les zones résidentielles.

Entre urbicide et écocide, l’armée la plus morale du monde laboure notre terre de mort et de phosphore.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

#ViaCrucis