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Houthis Detain 10 More Yemeni UN Staffers
This is Beirut 18/12 20:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Several Israelis entered the Gaza Strip on Thursday in defiance of army orders and held a symbolic flag-raising ceremony to call for the reoccupation and resettlement of the Palestinian territory. The army acknowledged the breach in a statement, saying the group had been under constant observation and reiterating that entry into the area is ...
Egypt Says Israel Gas Deal 'Commercial', Not 'Political'
This is Beirut 18/12 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egyptian authorities confirmed on Thursday a major deal to import natural gas from Israel, saying the agreement had nothing to do with politics and served a strategic interest for the country. "The deal is a purely commercial transaction concluded exclusively on the basis of economic and investment considerations, and does not involve any ...
US, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt to hold Gaza talks in Miami on Friday: official
This is Beirut 18/12 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Mechanism Meeting Faces Competing Interests and Agendas
Bassam Abou Zeid 18/12 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The mechanism meeting on Friday takes place amid a series of unfolding events, beginning with the Paris meeting that set a preliminary date for the Army Support Conference in February, continuing with army operations in Yanouh in the Tyre district and videos from Toulin in the Nabatieh district, and culminating with the highly anticipated summit ...
Hezbollah’s Ammar Al-Moussawi Makes Secret Visit to Saudi Arabia
This is Beirut 18/12 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hezbollah official Ammar Al-Moussawi has been on a secret three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, coordinated through Turkish mediation following his trip to Istanbul for the “Al-Ahd for Jerusalem Conference,” according to Nidaa Al-Watan. Sources cited by the newspaper said the meetings focused on providing “reassurances” regarding the recent ...
Depositors Rally Against Government’s Proposed Financial Gap Plan
This is Beirut 18/12 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A protest organized by the Depositors’ Associations Gathering and the Association of Expatriate Depositors was held on Thursday, bringing together representatives of depositor groups and unions in a unified show of opposition to the government’s proposed financial gap draft law. Demonstrators said the proposed legislation unfairly shifts the ...
Paris to Host Conference Supporting LAF in February
This is Beirut 18/12 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Paris will host a conference in February in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), following a quadripartite meeting held in the French capital on Thursday, the French Foreign Ministry confirmed to This is Beirut. The venue of the conference has yet to be announced. The meeting brought together LAF Commander General Rodolphe Haykal, French ...
Scathing Message by “Shiite Depositor” Targets Yassine Jaber
This is Beirut 18/12 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The page “Lebanon Pulse” published on its X account a message purportedly from a “Shiite depositor”, addressed to Finance Minister Yassine Jaber. In the message, the author accuses the minister of having, in the past, incited members of the Shiite community in front of the US ambassador and called for their bombardment and removal of ...
BDL: IMF Concerns on Financial Gap Law Are Risky and Inconsistent
This is Beirut 18/12 14:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Central Bank of Lebanon (BDL) issued observations regarding the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s recent comments on the financial gap bill. BDL described the IMF’s remarks as risky and inconsistent with accounting and financial standards, noting that there is no historical precedent in a systemic crisis where a state first erodes the ...
“Gap Law” for Beginners
Mario Chartouni 18/12 12:59 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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For several months now, the so-called “Gap Law” (law on financial gap) has been presented as the key to resolving Lebanon’s banking crisis. Its proponents argue that it would help restore order to the financial system and pave the way for an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). But behind this technical ...
Lebanon Debate: Gap Law Risks Bankrupting Banks, Wiping out Depositors
This is Beirut 18/12 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The following article, originally written on Thursday by Lebanon Debate, is reproduced here in full to highlight their analysis of the proposed financial gap bill and its potential impact on depositors and the Lebanese banking sector: “Once again, Nawaf Salam’s government is rushing to pass the financial gap law before the end of the year, ...
Urgent Appeal to Stop the Financial Conspiracy Threatening Depositors and Banks
This is Beirut 18/12 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon Pulse published a sharply critical message from a depositor addressed to Nawaf Salam, Yassin Jaber, and Amer Bsat, accusing them of playing a central role in what the text describes as a conspiracy that began before 2019 and has culminated today with severe consequences for depositors and the banking sector. In the message, the author ...
Parliament Approves $250 Million World Bank Reconstruction Loan
This is Beirut 18/12 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Despite a boycott by Lebanese Forces and Kataeb MPs, Lebanon’s parliament met Thursday morning and approved a World Bank loan intended to support reconstruction in the war-torn south. Lebanon has been working with the World Bank on a roughly $250 million loan under the Lebanon Emergency Assistance Project aimed at supporting efforts to ...
Israel Launches Airstrikes on Hezbollah Targets Across Lebanon
This is Beirut 18/12 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli warplanes struck multiple sites across southern and eastern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure including a compound used for training and weapons storage, the IDF said. According to the Israeli army, the strikes dismantled militant infrastructure and launch sites where Hezbollah operatives underwent shooting ...
US Congress Ends Syria Sanctions
This is Beirut 18/12 08:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The US Congress on Wednesday permanently ended sanctions imposed on Syria under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, paving the way for the return of investment to the war-ravaged nation. President Donald Trump had already twice suspended the implementation of sanctions in response to pleas from Saudi Arabia and Turkey, allies of the new government ...
WASL: Riyadi Snatch a Thriller in Tehran, Gyokchyan the Clutch Hero
Makram Haddad 18/12 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Still reeling from their loss to Astana a few days earlier, the three-time West Asia champions responded in the best possible way, grinding out a prestigious 85–83 road victory over Shahrdari Gorgan. Hayk Gyokchyan delivered a masterclass in the money time to seal the win on Iranian soil. Some defeats leave scars; some responses reset the ...
Netanyahu Announces $35 Billion Gas Deal with Egypt
This is Beirut 17/12 21:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he approved on Wednesday a major gas export deal with Egypt worth nearly $35 billion. "Today, I approved the largest gas deal in Israel's history. The deal is worth 112 billion shekels ($34.7 billion). Of this total, 58 billion shekels ($18 billion) will go to the state coffers," ...
Israeli FM: Strikes on Hezbollah Don’t Breach Lebanon’s Sovereignty
This is Beirut 17/12 20:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Wednesday that Israeli strikes against Hezbollah do not constitute a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty, arguing instead that the Iran-backed group is the primary factor undermining its sovereignty. In an interview with Al Arabiya English, Saar said Israel has only “minor” disputes ...
Yacoubian Defends “Gap Law” as Depositors Decry Losses
This is Beirut 17/12 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In a video shared by the page El Haweyah, MP Paula Yacoubian defended the so-called “gap law” bill, presenting it as an indispensable reform and an “achievement” of Nawaf Salam’s government in the context of a prospective agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to her, the bill would constitute the third ...
Israeli Drone Strike Hits Kfarkila as Lebanese Army Probes Tunnel Claims
This is Beirut 17/12 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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An Israeli drone strike hit Sari Hill on Thursday afternoon, targeting the area between the villages of Aaziyé and Chakhroub in the Kfarkila region of southern Lebanon. Separately, the Lebanese army dispatched earth-moving equipment to the southern town of Touline at the request of the coordination mechanism, after Israel alleged the ...
From Rockets to Reels: Iran and Hezbollah’s Fight for Survival through Propaganda
Salam El Zaatari 17/12 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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After the 2024 Israel–Hezbollah war, Iran and its main regional proxy faced a grim reality. Hezbollah survived the war, but its top leadership had been assassinated, much of its arsenal destroyed, thousands of its fighters killed, and it was forced to retreat from south of the Litani. In response, Iran and Hezbollah have shifted from kinetic ...
Silence in Psychoanalysis: What the Absence of Words Reveals
David Sahyoun 17/12 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Some silences are deafening, heavy, cutting through, and freezing the space around them. Others, by contrast, open a gap, suspending the flow of speech like a hand gently soothing a wound. In psychoanalysis, silence is not the enemy of discourse; on the contrary, it is its very condition, sometimes even its hidden engine. Silence permeates ...
Louvre Under Strike Pressure Partially Reopens to Frustrated Tourists
This is Beirut 17/12 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Staff at the Louvre Museum voted on Wednesday to extend a strike to demand better working conditions and visitor experience at the Paris landmark, forcing management to only partially open to frustrated tourists. Hundreds had queued in the brisk weather hoping to enter the world's most visited museum as the vote delayed opening, with ...
Decisive Paris Meeting: Can the Lebanese Army Deliver?
Natasha Metni Torbey 17/12 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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On Thursday in Paris, one of the most sensitive moments in Lebanon’s current diplomatic timeline will unfold. A closed-door meeting on the Lebanese Armed Forces’ (LAF) needs will bring together the army’s commander-in-chief, General Rodolph Haykal; US Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus; Saudi envoy Prince Yazid bin Farhan; France’s special envoy ...
"The Financial Gap": A Smokescreen?
Liliane Mokbel 17/12 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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Is the Financial Black Hole a Smokescreen? Professor Jassem Ajjaka answers three key questions to uncover the economic and financial reality.
Football – Lebanese League: Al-Ahed Win, Jwaya Slip, Nejmeh Catch a Cold
Makram Haddad 17/12 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Firm at the top, Al-Ahed did the job against Safa (1–0) and maintained control after Matchday 9. Behind them, Ansar defeated Jwaya (1–0) and surged back into contention, Nejmeh stumbled again, while Al-Mabarra produced the shock of the weekend against Sagesse. Ahed win like champions At the Fouad Chehab Complex in Jounieh, Ahed settled the ...
Artificial Womb: Is Japan Really on the Brink of Birth Outside the Human Body?
Bélinda Ibrahim 17/12 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Since the summer of 2025, a series of announcements from Japan have set the global media landscape alight. Researchers are said to have developed an artificial womb capable of faithfully recreating the conditions of human gestation. Some headlines already evoke embryos carried to term outside the body, a redefinition of motherhood, or even the end ...
Another Vision of Beauty, by Nada Talhamé
This is Beirut 17/12 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
For nearly ten years, Nada Talhamé has been developing a singular approach to beauty, true to her background and her vision of style. A recognized designer, she understood early on that fashion does not stop at clothing. As early as 2016, she introduced cosmetics into her fashion boutique, convinced that makeup, skincare, and hair care are ...
Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Lebanon’s Livestock Under Pressure as a Health Emergency Takes Hold
Makram Haddad 17/12 08:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Nearly two-thirds of the country’s cattle are believed to be infected with a fast-spreading viral fever that slashes milk production and devastates farmers. Veterinarians describe the outbreak as “extremely dangerous but not transmissible to humans”, yet it lays bare the weaknesses of Lebanon’s preventive systems—at a time when another ...
Iran Refusing to Allow Independent Medical Examination of Nobel Winner
This is Beirut 16/12 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iranian authorities are refusing to allow an independent medical examination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi after she was beaten during her arrest last week, her family said on Tuesday. Her brother Hamid Reza Mohammadi, who lives in Norway, told reporters in Paris via video link that she had informed her other brother in Iran in a ...