Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, prepares awarma, a traditional Lebanese lamb confit, at her late mother's apartment in the Mount Lebanon town of Ballouneh, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, signs a copy of her new book at her late mother's apartment in the Mount Lebanon town of Ballouneh, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at her late mother's apartment in the Mount Lebanon town of Ballouneh, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, holds her new book during a ceremony at the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, prepares awarma, a traditional Lebanese lamb confit, at her late mother's apartment in the Mount Lebanon town of Ballouneh, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a tourist couple brace themselves against strong wind and rain at Tanmen central fishing port in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province on Friday, July 3, 2026, as a severe weather system was affecting the area. (Pu Xiaoxu/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, workers clear up a fallen tree along a road in Jiangping town, Dongxing of Fangchenggang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday, July 4, 2026, after a severe weather system was affecting the area. (Lu Boan/Xinhua via AP)

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada celebrates winning the men's singles fourth round match against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)