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Decisive Paris Meeting: Can the Lebanese Army Deliver?

Decisive Paris Meeting: Can the Lebanese Army Deliver?

Israel Launches Airstrikes on Hezbollah Targets Across Lebanon

Israel Launches Airstrikes on Hezbollah Targets Across Lebanon

Parliament Approves $250 Million World Bank Reconstruction Loan

Parliament Approves $250 Million World Bank Reconstruction Loan

Israeli FM: Strikes on Hezbollah Don’t Breach Lebanon’s Sovereignty

Israeli FM: Strikes on Hezbollah Don’t Breach Lebanon’s Sovereignty

US Congress Ends Syria Sanctions

US Congress Ends Syria Sanctions

Netanyahu Announces $35 Billion Gas Deal with Egypt

Netanyahu Announces $35 Billion Gas Deal with Egypt

  • 18:59 Bangladesh 2024 uprising leader wounded in assassination attempt dies in Singapore hospital: statement
  • 18:48 Israel says US took 'moral stance' sanctioning two ICC judges
  • 18:47 French police raid home of culture minister in graft probe: prosecutors
  • 18:39 Mexico offers to mediate in US-Venezuela crisis: president 
  • 18:31 Denmark govt says pro-Russian groups responsible for two cyberattacks
  • 18:30 Denmark to summon Russian ambassador after two cyberattacks on its soil: govt
  • 18:25 Trump health chief announces moves to bar trans youth from accessing gender-affirming care
  • 18:01 Lula says open to mediate between US, Venezuela to 'avoid armed conflict'
  • 17:59 ICC 'strongly rejects' latest US sanctions against its judges: statement
  • 17:57 US, Qatar, Turkey and Egypt to hold Gaza talks in Miami on Friday: US official
Latest News

From Rockets to Reels: Iran and Hezbollah’s Fight for Survival through Propaganda

Salam El Zaatari

Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Hezbollah or Iran: Who Will Fall First?

Natasha Metni Torbey

Lebanon

Mechanism Meeting Faces Competing Interests and Agendas
Mechanism Meeting Faces Competing Interests and Agendas

Bassam Abou Zeid 17:40

Hezbollah’s Ammar Al-Moussawi Makes Secret Visit to Saudi Arabia
Hezbollah’s Ammar Al-Moussawi Makes Secret Visit to Saudi Arabia

This is Beirut 17:10

Depositors Rally Against Government’s Proposed Financial Gap Plan
Depositors Rally Against Government’s Proposed Financial Gap Plan

This is Beirut 16:45

Paris to Host Conference Supporting LAF in February
Paris to Host Conference Supporting LAF in February

This is Beirut 16:20

Yacoubian Defends “Gap Law” as Depositors Decry Losses
Yacoubian Defends “Gap Law” as Depositors Decry Losses

This is Beirut 17/12 20:00

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Middle East

Egypt Says Israel Gas Deal 'Commercial', Not 'Political'
Egypt Says Israel Gas Deal 'Commercial', Not 'Political'

This is Beirut 18:25

US, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt to hold Gaza talks in Miami on Friday: official
US, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt to hold Gaza talks in Miami on Friday: official

This is Beirut 18:15

Iran Refusing to Allow Independent Medical Examination of Nobel Winner
Iran Refusing to Allow Independent Medical Examination of Nobel Winner

This is Beirut 16/12 18:10

Iran Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi Unwell after 'Violent' Arrest
Iran Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi Unwell after 'Violent' Arrest

This is Beirut 15/12 16:57

Syrian Who Killed Americans Was Part of Security Forces
Syrian Who Killed Americans Was Part of Security Forces

This is Beirut 14/12 15:30

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Pope Leo XIV: A Mission For Peace
Pope Leo XIV: A Mission For Peace
The Muslim Brotherhood: The Rise of an Invisible Power
The Muslim Brotherhood: The Rise of an Invisible Power
October 7, 2023: Two Years Later
October 7, 2023: Two Years Later
A Year After Nasrallah's Death: The End of Hezbollah?
A Year After Nasrallah's Death: The End of Hezbollah?
Motherhood in the 21st Century
Motherhood in the 21st Century
Confidential
Municipal Elections in Beirut: Will “Change MPs” Be Punished by Voters?
Municipal Elections in Beirut: Will “Change MPs” Be Punished by Voters?

15 May 2025

Multimedia

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"The Financial Gap": A Smokescreen?

Liliane Mokbel 17/12 13:00

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Deadly Floods Devastate Safi, Morocco
Deadly Floods Devastate Safi, Morocco

This is Beirut 15/12 20:30

Iran’s Female Bikers Push Limits
Iran’s Female Bikers Push Limits

This is Beirut 15/12 19:55

Australia Mourns After Bondi Beach Mass Shooting
Australia Mourns After Bondi Beach Mass Shooting

This is Beirut 15/12 16:05


Economy

Scathing Message by “Shiite Depositor” Targets Yassine Jaber
Scathing Message by “Shiite Depositor” Targets Yassine Jaber

This is Beirut 14:55

BDL: IMF Concerns on Financial Gap Law Are Risky and Inconsistent
BDL: IMF Concerns on Financial Gap Law Are Risky and Inconsistent

This is Beirut 14:15

“Gap Law” for Beginners
“Gap Law” for Beginners

Mario Chartouni 12:59

Lebanon Debate: Gap Law Risks Bankrupting Banks, Wiping out Depositors
Lebanon Debate: Gap Law Risks Bankrupting Banks, Wiping out Depositors

This is Beirut 12:40

Urgent Appeal to Stop the Financial Conspiracy Threatening Depositors and Banks
Urgent Appeal to Stop the Financial Conspiracy Threatening Depositors and Banks

This is Beirut 12:10

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Culture

Silence in Psychoanalysis: What the Absence of Words Reveals
Silence in Psychoanalysis: What the Absence of Words Reveals

David Sahyoun 17/12 18:00

Louvre Under Strike Pressure Partially Reopens to Frustrated Tourists
Louvre Under Strike Pressure Partially Reopens to Frustrated Tourists

This is Beirut 17/12 14:15

Another Vision of Beauty, by Nada Talhamé
Another Vision of Beauty, by Nada Talhamé

This is Beirut 17/12 10:30

Louvre Museum Closed as Workers Strike
Louvre Museum Closed as Workers Strike

This is Beirut 15/12 12:25

Director Rob Reiner and Wife Found Dead at Los Angeles Residence
Director Rob Reiner and Wife Found Dead at Los Angeles Residence

This is Beirut 15/12 09:05

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Sports

WASL: Riyadi Snatch a Thriller in Tehran, Gyokchyan the Clutch Hero
WASL: Riyadi Snatch a Thriller in Tehran, Gyokchyan the Clutch Hero

Makram Haddad 08:50

Football – Lebanese League: Al-Ahed Win, Jwaya Slip, Nejmeh Catch a Cold
Football – Lebanese League: Al-Ahed Win, Jwaya Slip, Nejmeh Catch a Cold

Makram Haddad 17/12 11:30

Taekwondo: Lebanon Consolidates Its Place in the International Family
Taekwondo: Lebanon Consolidates Its Place in the International Family

Makram Haddad 16/12 09:30

WASL: Riyadi in Tears, Sagesse in Celebration
WASL: Riyadi in Tears, Sagesse in Celebration

Makram Haddad 12/12 11:10

Beirut Sports Festival: Karim Andari Invests 4 Billion LBP to Support 80 Students Through “Loubnaniyoun”
Beirut Sports Festival: Karim Andari Invests 4 Billion LBP to Support 80 Students Through “Loubnaniyoun”

Makram Haddad 11/12 16:35

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Science

Does the Spider Plant Really Purify the Air in Our Homes?
Does the Spider Plant Really Purify the Air in Our Homes?

Bélinda Ibrahim 18:00

Artificial Womb: Is Japan Really on the Brink of Birth Outside the Human Body?
Artificial Womb: Is Japan Really on the Brink of Birth Outside the Human Body?

Bélinda Ibrahim 17/12 11:00

​​​​​​​Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Lebanon’s Livestock Under Pressure as a Health Emergency Takes Hold
​​​​​​​Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Lebanon’s Livestock Under Pressure as a Health Emergency Takes Hold

Makram Haddad 17/12 08:50

The Brain: Forever an Adolescent Until 32
The Brain: Forever an Adolescent Until 32

Bélinda Ibrahim 11/12 10:30

HIV and STIs: The Return of a Forgotten Threat Among 15–24-Year-Olds
HIV and STIs: The Return of a Forgotten Threat Among 15–24-Year-Olds

Bélinda Ibrahim 10/12 12:00

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Miscellaneous
USJ Hosts Grand Dinner Celebrating 150 Years of Educational Commitment
USJ Hosts Grand Dinner Celebrating 150 Years of Educational Commitment

27 Aug. 2025

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