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Urgent Appeal to Stop the Financial Conspiracy Threatening Depositors and Banks
This is Beirut 18/12 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Banks International Monetary Fund
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 ...
At Least 13 Dead In Gaza As Winter Storm Byron Batters Displaced Population
This is Beirut 12/12 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency on Friday said at least 13 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died from exposure to the cold, as a winter storm batters the territory. Heavy rain from Storm Byron has flooded tents and temporary shelters across the Gaza Strip since late Wednesday, compounding the suffering of the ...
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 ...
Silos of Beirut: Autopsy of an Announced Pollution
Makram Haddad 29/11 09:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Silos Beirut Blast Pollution
On 4 August 2020, Beirut exploded a first time, in a flash of ammonium nitrate, debris and shattered glass. Since then, the city has continued to explode in a muffled way: in the bronchi of the inhabitants, in the lungs of the children of Karantina, in the gutted silos that spit back out heat, smoke and dust. Last Thursday, the file came back ...
Tehran Shopkeepers Shut Stores Over Economic Hardship, Currency Volatility
This is Beirut 29/12 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tehran Economy Currency Sanctions protests
Some shopkeepers in Tehran closed their stores on Monday in protest against economic hardships and sharp swings in Iran's embattled currency, Iranian media reported, following similar demonstrations a day earlier. State news agency IRNA said some shopkeepers and traders at Tehran's bazaar "have closed or partially closed their stores," adding ...
Mechanism Meeting Faces Competing Interests and Agendas
Bassam Abou Zeid 18/12 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Lebanon Hezbollah Israel
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 ...
Taekwondo: A Precious Bronze for Jane Abboud at the Sarajevo Grand Prix
Makram Haddad 05/12 10:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Taekwondo Jane Abboud Sarajevo
Young Lebanese taekwondo athlete Jane Abboud (–37 kg category) claimed an impressive bronze medal at the Grand Prix Finals Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the 12–14 age division, marking yet another major achievement for Lebanese taekwondo on the international stage. At her age, reaching the podium at such a high-level competition is ...
Football – U14: Lebanese girls dominate Bahrain 4–0 in their opening match
Makram Haddad 08/12 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
From Jeddah to Beirut, the message is clear: the future of Lebanese women’s football is well and truly here. Making their debut in the third edition of the WAFF U14 Girls Championship, Sary Chehayeb’s young squad swept past Bahrain with authority, claiming a convincing 4–0 victory at the King Abdulaziz University Stadium. A dominant ...
Netanyahu: Trump Meeting to Focus on Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria
This is Beirut 12/12 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Lebanon Palestine Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to arrive in Washington on Monday, December 29, for talks with President Donald Trump, focusing on regional developments, including the Trump administration’s plan for Gaza and rising tensions with Lebanon. On Sunday, Netanyahu said he expects the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan to be ...
Fatah Hands Over Weapons to LAF in Ain al-Hilweh
This is Beirut 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Fatah Lebanon Joseph Aoun Palestine Mahmoud Abbas
Members of the Fatah movement on Tuesday handed over their weapons to the Lebanese Army (LAF) from the movement’s center in Jabal al-Halib, located on the outskirts of the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in the Saida district of southern Lebanon. The LAF deployed in the vicinity of the handover site and reinforced security measures to ...
Hollywood Awards Race Heats up With Golden Globes Nominations
This is Beirut 08/12 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Wicked Hamnet Sinners Golden Globes
Hollywood's awards season shifts into high gear Monday when nominations for the Golden Globes are unveiled, with hit musical "Wicked: For Good," Shakespeare family tragedy "Hamnet" and period horror movie "Sinners" leading the charge. Paul Thomas Anderson's politically charged "One Battle After Another," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and ...
Doctor Jailed for Supplying Ketamine to ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry
This is Beirut 04/12 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Entertainment Matthew Perry Justice US Culture
A doctor who supplied Friends star Matthew Perry with ketamine in the months before he fatally overdosed, musing to a fellow physician over "how much this moron will pay" for the drug, was jailed in California on Wednesday. Salvador Plasencia, 44, is the first of five people to face justice over Perry's 2023 death in the hot tub of his Los ...
Syria Kurds Chief Says 'All Efforts' Being Made to Salvage Deal with Damascus
This is Beirut 26/12 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi said Thursday that "all efforts" were being made to prevent the collapse of talks on an agreement with Damascus to integrate his forces into the central government. The remarks came days after Aleppo saw deadly clashes between the two sides before their respective leaders ordered a ceasefire. In March, Abdi ...
Turkish Ministers to Meet Syria's Sharaa in Damascus
This is Beirut 22/12 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkey Syria Syrian Democratic Forces Hakan Fidan Ahmad al-Sharaa
Turkish and Syrian foreign ministers held a joint press conference after talks in Damascus, focusing on relations between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Turkey’s foreign minister said discussions covered ongoing talks with the SDF and reaffirmed Ankara’s support for integrating the group into Syrian forces in a ...
Speedy by Louis Vuitton: Audrey Hepburn’s Nomadic Elegance
Bélinda Ibrahim 30/11 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Louis Vuitton Bags Audrey Hepburn Iconic Fashion Speedy
Within the world of luxury leather goods, few pieces have endured with the same grace and universal appeal as the Speedy. It has graced the arms of both everyday sophisticates and Hollywood legends. But behind its clean, understated silhouette lies a surprisingly rich story. At once a reflection of its era and a catalyst for change, the Speedy has ...
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 ...
Over 600 Artifacts Stolen From British Empire Collection In Bristol Museum Heist
This is Beirut 11/12 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
More than 600 items, including military medals and jewelry from a collection documenting the links between Britain and countries in the former British Empire, were stolen from a UK museum in September, police said Thursday. Avon and Somerset Police have launched an appeal for information about four men captured on security cameras on September ...
George Clooney, Amal, and Twins Embrace French Citizenship
This is Beirut 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hollywood star George Clooney has become French, along with his wife, Amal Alamuddin Clooney, and their two children, an official decree seen by AFP on Monday showed. The publication, in France's government gazette, confirms an ambition Clooney alluded to early in December when he hailed French privacy laws that keep his family shielded from ...
Lebanon and Oman Reaffirm Strategic Partnership During Presidential Visit
This is Beirut 10/12 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army Tehran United Nations
Following a two-day official visit to the Sultanate of Oman, President Joseph Aoun and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq issued a joint statement underscoring the strength of relations between their countries and their shared commitment to enhancing bilateral cooperation. The leaders highlighted the historical ties and fraternal bonds between the peoples ...
An Opportunity for Lebanon to Join the Abrahams Accords
Hanin Ghaddar 04/12 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 ...
Syrian Who Killed Americans Was Part of Security Forces
This is Beirut 14/12 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Syria Palmyra U.S. Army Islamic State Group
Syria's interior ministry said Sunday the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to have been fired for extremism. Two U.S. troops and a civilian interpreter died in what the Syrian government described as a "terrorist attack" on Saturday, while Washington said ...
Long Covid: New Pathways to Repair the Brain
Bélinda Ibrahim 04/12 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Covid-19 Long Covid Brain Fog Science
Since the emergence of Covid-19, a growing number of patients have reported symptoms that persist long after the acute infection has passed. Neurological after-effects are among the most worrying: memory loss, difficulty finding words, brain fog, persistent fatigue. According to data published by Santé Publique France, nearly 30% of people ...
Yemen Warring Parties to Exchange Bodies as Part of Major Prisoner Swap
This is Beirut 25/12 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemen's Houthi rebels and its internationally recognised government said they agreed on Wednesday to recover and exchange bodies as part of a major prisoner swap, sparking hope for families of those missing in the war. A day earlier, the warring sides had agreed to a prisoner swap of nearly 3,000 people -- the largest such exchange in 11 years of ...
Amnesty Accuses Hamas of Crimes Against Humanity on Oct 7 and Afterwards
This is Beirut 11/12 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hamas International Criminal Court Israel Palestine Amnesty International
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity, including extermination, during and after the October 7, 2023 attack that sparked the war in Gaza. "Palestinian armed groups committed violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes, and crimes against ...
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 ...
Lancel’s B.B.: Parisian Glamour Inspired by Brigitte Bardot
Bélinda Ibrahim 14/12 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Brigitte Bardot B.B Lancel Bags Iconic Fashion Culture
How do you create a bag inspired by an icon like Brigitte Bardot? How can an accessory express the freedom, instinct, and tenderness she embodies? In embracing this challenge, Lancel was not aiming simply to produce a collaboration. The house sought to capture what Bardot represents in the collective imagination: a feeling of lightness, a sense of ...
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 ...
Lebanon Sees Push for Foreign Troops in South Litani Region
Bassam Abou Zeid 09/12 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel United States UNIFIL France European Union
Through Jean Yves Le Drian and the French military team in Lebanon, France has informed Lebanon’s political and military leadership that it is ready to take charge of an international force to be stationed south of the Litani River once UNIFIL pulls out at the end of 2026. The message added that Paris is working to rally backing for this ...
UN Force in Lebanon Says Peacekeeper Wounded by Israeli Fire
This is Beirut 27/12 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Lebanon Hezbollah Israel UN Security Council
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said an Israeli attack near their position in the country's south wounded a peacekeeper on Friday, reiterating a call for Israel to "cease aggressive behaviour". It is the latest incident reported by the peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, where UNIFIL acts as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon and has ...
Italy Says Wants Military to Stay in Lebanon After UN Peacekeepers Leave
This is Beirut 22/12 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Italy said Monday it intends to keep a military presence in Lebanon even after the UN peacekeeping force it belongs to leaves as planned on December 31, 2026. "Even after (the peacekeeping force) UNIFIL, Italy will continue to do its part, supporting with conviction the international presence and supporting the capacity development of the ...