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An Opportunity for Lebanon to Join the Abrahams Accords
Hanin Ghaddar 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Israel Peace Joseph Aoun Morgan Ortagus Abraham Accords
“We affirm today that the survival of this Lebanon, gathered entirely around you, is a condition for peace, hope, and reconciliation among all the children of Abraham.” With these words to Pope Leo XIV during the pontiff’s visit to Lebanon, President Joseph Aoun signaled a possible willingness to bring his country into the ...
UN Security Council Makes Historic First Visit to Syria Ahead of Assad Ouster Anniversary
This is Beirut 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria United Nations Bashar al-Assad
A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in Syria on Thursday, state media reported, the first-ever visit to the country just days before the anniversary of the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The delegation arrived via the Jdeidet Yabus border crossing between Lebanon and Syria and "is scheduled to meet a number of Syrian ...
The Next Israel–Hezbollah War Could Be Inevitable — and Crippling for Hezbollah
Salam El Zaatari 09:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Lebanon Israel Hezbollah War Peace
When Israeli jets struck Beirut’s Haret Hreik on 23 November 2025 and killed Haitham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah’s chief of staff and the man responsible for rebuilding its shattered military infrastructure, the message was unmistakable. Israel was not simply targeting a militant; it was signaling that the post-war “ceasefire” is dead, that ...
Israel Accuses Hezbollah of Assassinations in Beirut Port Blast Case
Tylia El Helou 03/12 19:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Beirut Port Israel Hezbollah
New and highly sensitive allegations emerged on Tuesday after the Israeli army accused a specialized Hezbollah cell—Unit 121—of assassinating four Lebanese figures who allegedly held information implicating the Shiite militia in the August 2020 Beirut port explosion. The claims, made by the army’s Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee ...
Israel Says Received Presumed Remains of Gaza Hostage
This is Beirut 03/12 18:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel announced Wednesday it had received hostage remains found in Gaza from the Red Cross, which were being transported to the morgue for identification. It comes as the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remains fragile, with both sides accusing each other of violating the terms. Under the first phase of the deal, which came into ...
Israel Says to Allow Gazans to Exit to Egypt 'in Coming Days'
This is Beirut 03/12 18:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel said on Wednesday it would open the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt to allow residents to exit the Palestinian territory "in the coming days," but Egypt denied such a deal with Israel. "In accordance with the ceasefire agreement... the Rafah Crossing will open in the coming days exclusively for the exit of residents from ...
The Gentle Dictatorship of the Socio-Economic
David Sahyoun 03/12 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Socio-Economic Dictatorship
Domination does not always present itself through harshness. Some forms advance gently, not through coercion but through the pull of seduction. They show no signs of authoritarian rule and present themselves instead as paths that promise freedom. The current socio-economic order belongs to this quiet family of tyrannies. It draws individuals into ...
Fabergé’s Winter Egg Sets New Auction Record at £22.9 Million at Christie’s
This is Beirut 03/12 16:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Art Auction Record Faberge Winter Egg Russian Treasures Britain Culture
Fabergé's The Winter Egg, considered one of his most beautiful creations, sold for nearly £23 million ($30 million) at auction Tuesday in London, smashing the sales record for the legendary jeweler of Imperial Russia. It is the third time the delicate bejeweled egg, which went under the hammer at Christie's auction house, has ...
14th Meeting of Mechanism: Civilian Participants Added to Enhance Stability and Success
This is Beirut 03/12 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Israel UN Security Council USA
Senior officials convened for the 14th iteration of the Pentalateral on December 3 in Naqoura to assess ongoing efforts to reach an enduring cessation of hostilities arrangement in Lebanon, reported the US Embassy in Beirut in a statement. To support a durable peace and shared prosperity of both sides, former Ambassador Simon Karam of Lebanon ...
Lebanon Must Answer the Pope’s Call for Peace
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 03/12 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Peace
From the heart of Lebanon—a biblical land living under Hezbollah’s shadow—Pope Leo XIV issued a clarion call for genuine peace, not merely a ceasefire, between longstanding adversaries. Although he refrained from naming Israel directly, the implication was unmistakable: the pontiff was urging Lebanon to pursue normalization with its southern ...
Kanaan Warns of “Constitutional Violation” in Unaudited State Accounts
This is Beirut 03/12 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Ibrahim Kanaan Budget 2025 Finance and Budget Committee
Following a Finance and Budget Committee meeting on Wednesday, its chairman, MP Ibrahim Kanaan, issued sharp warnings over the state’s continued failure to produce audited financial accounts, describing this as a “clear constitutional violation” of Article 87. Kanaan stressed that Lebanese citizens are required to submit their accounts for ...
A Historic Day: Lebanon and Israel Hold First Direct Talks in Decades
This is Beirut 03/12 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon and Israel held their first civilian-led direct talks in decades on Wednesday, in a meeting hosted by UNIFIL in Naqura as part of the ceasefire monitoring mechanism established in November 2024. The shift from military to political dialogue marks a historic rupture in Lebanese policy—driven by President Joseph Aoun’s bold ...
Luck: Randomness or Quantum Secret? Science Is Just Starting to Look
Bélinda Ibrahim 03/12 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Quantum physics has upended the very foundations of how we understand the world. For over a century, it has challenged the idea that randomness is merely a product of our ignorance, suggesting instead that it is woven into the fabric of the universe itself. Before observation, particles exist in a cloud of probabilities. Nothing is predetermined. ...
Syrian Security Forces Foil Hezbollah Landmine Smuggling Operation
This is Beirut 03/12 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syrian authorities said on Wednesday they had killed a man and arrested four others who were attempting to smuggle hundreds of landmines to Hezbollah. In a statement, the interior ministry said it launched a raid in Al-Jebbe, near the capital Damascus, during which "four people were arrested and a fifth neutralized after a clash." Khaled Abbas ...
A Historic Decision by Joseph Aoun… Lebanon on the Path to Joining the Abraham Accords
This is Beirut 03/12 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Pope Vatican Joseph Aoun Israel
The news of appointing former ambassador Simon Karam to head the Lebanese delegation to the “Mechanism” meetings—and the Presidency’s confirmation of his participation in today’s session in Naqoura—can only be understood within the context of the bold steps President Joseph Aoun is taking to move toward direct negotiations to resolve ...
AIDS in Lebanon: A Chronic Disease, A Stubborn Taboo
Makram Haddad 03/12 10:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The history of AIDS officially begins in the early 1980s, when research teams, including that of Luc Montagnier at the Institut Pasteur, identified the human immunodeficiency virus. At the time, doctors had neither reliable tests nor effective treatment. Today, the situation has radically changed: triple and dual antiretroviral therapies control ...
Iran: Tehran dams reach critical levels
This is Beirut 03/12 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Climate change Drought Tehran
The water level in Tehran’s dams and those in its surrounding areas is less than half of what it was last year due to a historic drought, according to state media, as Iranian authorities warn of the risk of shortages. Iran is facing its worst drought in six decades this year, and in Tehran, the capital, the low level of rainfall is “almost ...
Pope Leo XIV: The Church Proposed That Hezbollah Lay Down Arms and Pursue Dialogue
This is Beirut 02/12 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah pope Leon XIV
Pope Leo XIV revealed on Tuesday, during a press conference aboard the plane returning him to Rome after his visit to Beirut, that “the Church has put forward a proposal” calling on Hezbollah to “abandon its weapons and prioritize dialogue.” He said he had been informed of a message sent by the Shiite movement during his stay in ...
Saudi Powers Forward with Deficit Spending to Fund Reforms
This is Beirut 02/12 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia greenlit its 2026 budget Tuesday, projecting a deficit of 165 billion riyals ($44 billion) as the kingdom presses on with an ambitious spending drive to diversify its oil-dependent economy. The Arab world's largest economy is overseeing a major push to slash its dependence on oil revenues, with officials pouring billions into ...
Pope Plans Trip to Africa, Starting with Algeria
This is Beirut 02/12 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Wrapping up his first international trip as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday he would like to visit Algeria in 2026 as part of a voyage to Africa, which could be his next overseas destination. "I hope to make a trip to Africa, which could be my next trip," the US pope said during a press conference aboard the papal plane during his return from ...
Port Explosion: Israeli Army Claims Hezbollah Eliminated Four Key Witnesses
This is Beirut 02/12 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel port explosion Lebanon Beirut
The Israeli army accused on Tuesday a Hezbollah unit of assassinating four Lebanese figures who allegedly possessed information implicating the Shiite movement in the Beirut port explosion of August 2020, according to its Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, on X (formerly Twitter). According to the Israeli army, Hezbollah’s Unit 121 ...
Pope Leo XIV Sends Voice Message to President Aoun and the Lebanese People
This is Beirut 02/12 18:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Joseph Aoun pope Leo XIV catholic church
From the plane carrying him back to Rome, Pope Leo XIV sent a voice message to President Joseph Aoun, broadcast by LBCI on Tuesday. In the recording, the pontiff expressed his gratitude for the welcome he received during his visit to Lebanon. “While on my way to Rome following the conclusion of my papal visit, I would like to express my ...
Israel Police Say Received Presumed Remains of One of Last Two Gaza Hostages
This is Beirut 02/12 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli police said Tuesday they had received the presumed remains of one of the last two deceased hostages in the Gaza Strip and were transporting them to the morgue for identification. In a brief statement, the police said they were "currently escorting, with reverence, the coffin of the fallen hostage to the National Centre of Forensic ...
Asterix in Germany: France’s Irrepressible Gaul to Conquer Neighbor
This is Beirut 02/12 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Leisure Cartoon Asterix France Germany Culture
A theme park based on the beloved French comic strip series Asterix is to open in Germany, the first time the adventures of the pugnacious Gaul are to be the focus of an attraction outside France, its operator said on Tuesday. An existing theme park called Belantis outside the east German city of Leipzig is to morph into an Asterix theme park by ...
Netflix Targets Warner Bros Discovery in Major Hollywood Shake-Up
This is Beirut 02/12 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Entertainment Netflix Warner Bros Discovery Film US Culture
Streaming giant Netflix has made a mostly cash offer to buy TV and film group Warner Bros Discovery as the storied yet debt-laden Hollywood studio presses on with a sale that could remake the US media landscape, a report said Monday. According to Bloomberg, Netflix joined Paramount Skydance and Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal, in a second ...
Pope Leo Calls for Peace in South Lebanon in Departing Speech
This is Beirut 02/12 14:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
“Mr President, Presidents of the Council of Ministers and of Parliament, Your Beatitudes and Brothers in the Episcopate, Civil and religious authorities, Sisters and brothers, Departing is often more difficult than arriving. We have spent time together, and in Lebanon, this spirit of encounter is contagious. Here, I have found ...
Pope Leo XIV Wraps Up Lebanon Visit with Prayer and Peace Call
This is Beirut 02/12 14:15 - Reading : less than a minute
On his final day in Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV left a lasting mark with emotional meetings, a moment of prayer at the Beirut port explosion site, and an open-air Mass attended by 150,000 faithful, highlighted by a strong call for unity and peace.
Pope Leo XIV Bids Farewell to Lebanon at Official Ceremony
This is Beirut 02/12 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Beirut International Airport Pope Francis
After a three-day visit to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV bids farewell at an official ceremony at Beirut International Airport. He boards the plane back to Rome, leaving messages of peace, hope, and unity for the country.
Pope Leo XIV Urges the Christians of the Levant to Embrace Courage and Peace
This is Beirut 02/12 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Pope Francis USA Peace Hope Mass
Under a clear blue sky and before nearly 150,000 worshippers gathered along Beirut’s seafront, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the public Mass, closing his three-day apostolic visit to Lebanon on Tuesday, December 2. From early morning, faithful from across the country streamed to the waterfront, while the nation’s top officials joined the assembly, ...
Pope Leo XIV Greets the Faithful Ahead of Mass
This is Beirut 02/12 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute
In his Popemobile, Pope Leo XIV made his way along the esplanade leading to the waterfront, warmly greeting the faithful gathered for the Mass. A moment of closeness and emotion before the celebration.