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Netanyahu Announces $35 Billion Gas Deal with Egypt
This is Beirut 17/12 21:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Egypt Gas Energy Chevron
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 Gideon Saar Says Strikes Against Hezbollah Don't Violate 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 that sovereignty. In an interview with Al Arabiya English, Saar said Israel has only “minor” disputes with Lebanon, ...
Yacoubian Attempts to Justify the “Gap Law,” Depositors Denounce a Drain on Their Savings
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 as 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
Israel Lebanon Hezbollah Tunnels
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)
Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah Lebanon Israel Palestine Iran
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)
Psychoanalysis Silence Therapy Words
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)
Lebanese Army Lebanon Hezbollah Joseph Aoun France Litani
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
Lebnon Financial Crisis Gap Law
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)
Ansar Safa Football Lebanon Lebanese league
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)
Artificial wombs Science Japan Gestation
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)
Lebanon Europe Middle East Foot-and-mouth disease
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 ...
Can Maristes Champville Beat Sagesse?
Hala Abdallah 16/12 17:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Jean Marc Jarrouge and Marc Aby Khers open up about Champville’s issues and drop a bold message ahead of their Sagesse game.
Seeing Is Believing: Army Unveils Realities South of the Litani
Natasha Metni Torbey 16/12 17:23 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On Monday in southern Litani, the Lebanese army went beyond a routine field visit, staging a carefully orchestrated tour for its ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, and military attachés to showcase its operations. From the sector command in the southern city of Tyre, the army’s commander-in-chief, General Rodolph Haykal, outlined to foreign ...
Israel Strikes Two Vehicles in Southern Lebanon, One in Rare Chouf Attack
This is Beirut 16/12 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli drone strike on Tuesday killed one Hezbollah member in Marjayoun after targeting a Rapid vehicle, and in a rare move, the IDF also struck a vehicle in Chouf’s Siblin–Jadra road, reportedly killing another Hezbollah member and injuring five others. The IDF declared on Wednesday that the Hezbollah operative killed in an ...
Hezbollah or Iran: Who Will Fall First?
Natasha Metni Torbey 16/12 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Tehran
Repeated Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, increasingly explicit warnings of war, signals exchanged between Tel Aviv, Tehran, and Hezbollah, and seemingly peripheral events, such as the Sydney terrorist attack and renewed scrutiny of Iran, may appear disconnected. Viewed together, they form a coherent sequence. The real issue is not escalation ...
Taekwondo: Lebanon Consolidates Its Place in the International Family
Makram Haddad 16/12 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Taekwondo Habib Zarifeh Kukkiwon
There are visits that look like a simple handshake, and others that sound like an official stamp. That of Na Young Ji, director of the International Department of Kukkiwon (South Korea), at the headquarters of the Lebanese Taekwondo Federation in Horch Tabet, clearly belongs to the second category. Accompanied by the organization’s ...
White House: U.S. Backs Israel Against Hezbollah, Warns of Military Action
This is Beirut 15/12 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Hezbollah Lebanon White House Disarmament
The U.S. administration supports Israel’s military efforts to eliminate the threat posed by Hamas and Hezbollah, arguing that diplomacy has failed to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon. “The United States backs Israel’s efforts to eliminate the threat posed by Hamas and Hezbollah, as diplomacy has failed to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon,” a ...
Deadly Floods Devastate Safi, Morocco
This is Beirut 15/12 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Flash floods in Safi, Morocco, have killed at least 37 people and caused widespread damage to homes, businesses, and streets. Rescue and cleanup operations are ongoing as authorities warn of more storms in the coming days.
Iran’s Female Bikers Push Limits
This is Beirut 15/12 19:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Once riding at night to avoid scrutiny, Maryam Ghelich now teaches motorcycle riding to hundreds of Iranian women. Despite legal and social barriers, female motorcyclists are becoming increasingly visible on the streets of Tehran.
Rajji: Lebanon to Complete Disarmament by End of 2026
This is Beirut 15/12 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UN Security Council Lebanon European Union Hezbollah Israel Rajji
Speaking at the Lebanon–European Union Partnership Council meeting in Brussels on Monday, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said the full implementation of the decision to restrict the bearing of arms in Lebanon exclusively to the state should be completed by the end of 2026, with the first phase expected to be completed by the end of this ...
Iran Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi Unwell after 'Violent' Arrest
This is Beirut 15/12 16:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran Narges Mohammadi Nobel Prize
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was taken to hospital twice after being violently arrested last week, her supporters said Monday, following a telephone call with the campaigner that raised concerns about her physical condition. Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize, was detained Friday after addressing a memorial ceremony in ...
Australia Mourns After Bondi Beach Mass Shooting
This is Beirut 15/12 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Australia Bondi Beach New South Wales
Two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah gathering at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing 15 and injuring 42. Authorities continue to investigate as security is reinforced across New South Wales, and world leaders condemn the attack.
Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 15/12 14:25 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Abraham Accords Israel Iran Turkey
Lebanon must pick a side in the regional map of alliances. One seeks peace, prosperity and higher standards of living for all and consists of the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Bahrain, and Morocco, enshrined by the Abraham Accords. The rival alliance—Qatar, its ATM, and Turkey, its NATO muscle, as well as Syria, Algeria, and Tunisia—dismisses ...
Louvre Museum Closed as Workers Strike
This is Beirut 15/12 12:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Louvre Museum closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery. Workers are demanding extra staff and measures to tackle overcrowding, adding to the woes of the world's most visited museum just as France is ...
Depositors’ Cry Association: Yassine Jaber, Accomplice or Powerless in the Banking Crisis?
This is Beirut 15/12 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Banks Nawaf Salam Yassine Jaber Finance Minister Lebanon
The Depositors’ Cry Association sharply criticized Finance Minister Yassine Jaber over the proposed Financial Gap Law, accusing him of failing to protect bank customers’ funds amid Lebanon’s ongoing banking crisis. In a statement, the association questioned whether Jaber is “a conspirator on depositors’ money” or simply ...
Association of Banks Criticizes Draft Gap Law
This is Beirut 15/12 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon opposition BDL Banque du Liban Association of Banks
The Association of Banks in Lebanon addressed an open letter to the three presidents, as well as to all Lebanese citizens—particularly depositors—in which it expressed its opposition to the contents of the draft law on the financial gap, whose ninth version was recently leaked. The Association said that “the draft contains serious ...
Israel Accuses Hezbollah of 1,900 Ceasefire Violations
This is Beirut 15/12 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Ceasefire Hezbollah Israel
The Israeli army on Wednesday accused Hezbollah of violating the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire more than 1,900 times since it took effect late last year. The Israeli military said it conducted targeted operations in around 30 locations across southern Lebanon since early October, resulting in the killing of approximately 40 fighters. The Northern ...