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Jailed Turkish Kurd Leader Calls on Government to Broker Deal for Syrian Kurds
This is Beirut 30/12 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Damascus Turkey PKK Abdullah Öcalan Kurdes
Jailed Turkish Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan said Tuesday that it was "crucial" for Turkey's government to broker a peace deal between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Damascus government. Clashes between Syrian forces and the SDF have cast doubt over a deal to integrate the group's fighters into the army, which was due to ...
Israel Awaits Return of Last Hostage Remains from Gaza
This is Beirut 04/12 21:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israel Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Hostage
Israel awaited the return of the last hostage remains held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the military said on Thursday that those of a Thai national had been identified after they were handed over. Under the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, militants were due to return all 48 hostages they held ...
Mona Zaki Takes on Iconic Role of Umm Kulthum in ‘El Sett’ at Marrakech Film Festival
This is Beirut 08/12 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Marrakech Film Festival Umm Kulthum Legend Morocco Egypt Culture
It took Egyptian actor Mona Zaki more than a year's preparation to take on the hardest role of her career, the iconic singer Umm Kulthum, a legend in the Arab world. Marwan Hamed's El Sett (The Lady) premiered this week at the Marrakech International Film Festival, where Zaki told AFP about the daunting task she faced. "I was very scared at the ...
Real-Life Horror to TV Drama: Feared Syria Sites Become Sets for series
This is Beirut 11/12 16:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
At a Damascus airbase once off-limits under Bashar al-Assad, a crew now films a TV series about the final months of the ousted leader's rule as seen through the eyes of a Syrian family. "It's hard to believe we're filming here," director Mohamad Abdul Aziz said from the Mazzeh base, which was once also a detention center run by Assad's air force ...
Farewell to Martin Parr, Britain’s Relentless Chronicler in Colour
This is Beirut 08/12 15:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Martin Parr Photographer Death Culture Britain
Celebrated British documentary photographer Martin Parr has died at his home in the western English city Bristol, his foundation announced on Sunday. He was 73. Famous for his kitschy colour-saturated images capturing all aspects of life in Britain and beyond, Parr had a sharp eye for mundane oddities, whether it was the rich at play or ...
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. ...
Syria’s Sweida on Edge: Clerics’ Deaths Expose Fractures in Druze Heartland
Samar El-Kadi 05/12 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Damascus Israel Syria Sweida Druze
Four months after a ceasefire agreement halted a weeklong wave of clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters in Syria’s southern province of Sweida, insecurity continues to plague the region. The truce, reached on July 19 with U.S. and Jordanian mediation, remains volatile and has been repeatedly violated by renewed outbreaks of violence, ...
Greta Thunberg Arrested at Pro-Palestinian Protest in London
This is Beirut 23/12 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
GretaThunberg London Palestine
London police on Tuesday arrested Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg during a demonstration held in support of pro-Palestinian hunger strikers, according to Palestinian activist groups. The group Prisoners for Palestine said in a statement that Thunberg was detained under the UK’s Terrorism Act while attending what it described as a ...
Syria's Sharaa Calls for United Efforts to Rebuild a Year After Assad's Ouster
This is Beirut 08/12 11:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus United Nations Ahmad al-Sharaa Syria
President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday urged Syrians to work together to rebuild their country, still marred by insecurity and divisions, as they marked a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The atmosphere in Damascus was jubilant as thousands of people took to the streets of the capital, AFP correspondents said, after mosques ...
Man City Edge Real Madrid To Leave Alonso On Brink
This is Beirut 11/12 11:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Real Madrid Manchester City Champions League Football Madrid Bernabeu
Manchester City came from behind to beat Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday in the Champions League and leave Xabi Alonso's position as coach of the Spanish giants in grave danger. Without injured superstar Kylian Mbappe, Madrid took the lead through Rodrygo Goes but Nico O'Reilly and an Erling Haaland penalty sent City in ahead at the break and ...
Is Peace Now Possible Amid Collapse of Iran’s Imperialism?
Charles Chartouni 25/11 09:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Peace Hezbollah Israel Hamas Iran Lebanon United States
The epilogue of the cascading wars that have taken place since October 7, 2023, was quite promising since the destruction of Iran’s regional proxy network was a good omen. For the first time, the region was able to imagine the possibility of extracting itself from the tight clasp of Iranian Shiite imperialism. Nonetheless, however bright the ...
Barrack's Glaring Error on Syria and Lebanon
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 10/12 16:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Israel Palestine Syria Tom Barrack
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack keeps warning that Lebanon will be “reabsorbed” into Syria unless Hezbollah is disarmed, a historically unfounded threat from someone who derides the Sykes-Picot boundaries as colonial nonsense yet treats Syria’s borders as sacrosanct. His selective anti-colonialism spares Syria, disregards Kurdish and Druze ...
The Hermes Kelly: Elegance Inspired by Grace Kelly
Bélinda Ibrahim 07/12 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Bags Culture Grace Kelly Hermès Kelly Fashion
In the exacting world of luxury leather goods, few pieces have left as profound a mark on collective memory as the Hermes Kelly. No other bag so effortlessly unites French equestrian heritage with international glamour. Originally created in the late 19th century as a “Haut à Courroies” for carrying saddles, it evolved in 1935 into the ...
HIV and STIs: The Return of a Forgotten Threat Among 15–24-Year-Olds
Bélinda Ibrahim 10/12 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
HIV STI Diseases Youth Threat Science
Not long ago, the prospect of a generation largely untouched by HIV felt within reach: new diagnoses were falling, treatments were becoming more effective, and access to testing was expanding. Yet as 2025 draws to a close, public-health agencies are voicing growing concern. In all three countries, infections among young people are rising again. ...
Israel and Lebanon Hold Second Direct Talks in Naqoura
This is Beirut 19/12 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Following talks held Friday in Naqoura, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the meeting addressed ways to advance economic initiatives with Lebanon, alongside ongoing security discussions. In a statement, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the meeting aimed to continue the security dialogue, ensure the disarmament of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Aoun Welcomes French Role in Mechanism Committee, Reaffirms Commitment to Diplomacy
This is Beirut 08/12 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Emmanuel Macron UN Security Council Lebanon European Union Nabih Berry Jean-Yves Le Drian Le Drian France Israel
President Joseph Aoun told French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday that Lebanon is open to an enhanced French role within the framework of the “Mechanism Committee,” stressing that any such involvement must support the committee’s core negotiation goals. During the meeting at Baabda Palace, Aoun outlined ...
Israel’s Power Vacuum Dilemma
Seth J. Frantzman 10/12 17:10 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu USA Lebanon Syria Gaza
On December 2 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israel Defense Forces soldiers wounded in recent fighting in southern Syria. Their injuries followed a November 26 IDF raid on the village of Beit Jinn in southern Syria, an operation that left several Syrians dead and wounded a number of Israeli soldiers. Netanyahu had a ...
The Syndicate of Traders and Importers of Alcoholic Beverages Denounces the Gap Law
This is Beirut 20/12 14:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Banque du Liban economy Lebanon Banks Gap Law Traders
The Syndicate of Traders and Importers of Alcoholic Beverages issued a statement on Saturday denouncing the Gap Law, which they said shifts the state’s responsibilities onto traders and businesses. “While respecting the draft presented by the Prime Minister concerning financial restructuring and the recovery of deposits, the currently ...
'One Battle After Another' Leads Golden Globes Noms With Nine
This is Beirut 09/12 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Golden Globes Movie Nominations
Paul Thomas Anderson's politically charged "One Battle After Another" leads with nine nominations for the Golden Globes, organizers announced Monday, as the race to the Oscars kicked into high gear. Norwegian family dramedy "Sentimental Value" was second with eight, followed by period horror movie "Sinners" with seven and Shakespeare family drama ...
“Hope:” The Last Lifeline
Sana Richa Choucair 07/12 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
“Young people of Lebanon, grow strong like the cedars and let the world blossom with hope!” With these words, Pope Leon XIV concluded his address to the 15,000 Lebanese youths gathered around him on December 1 at the patriarchal siege in Bkerke. “Hope”, a word charged with meaning and symbolism, invites us to revisit both its spiritual ...
+114% in 2025: Silver Breaks Free and Takes Center Stage
Liliane Mokbel 20/12 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Silver has delivered a historic performance in 2025. Since the beginning of the year, the white metal has surged by more than 114 percent, reaching an all-time high of 64 dollars per ounce. For the first time in years, silver is no longer following gold’s lead. Its rise has clearly outpaced gold, whose price has increased by around 60 percent, ...
Lebanon’s Diplomatic Pivot: Understanding Simon Karam’s Role
Natasha Metni Torbey 04/12 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Wednesday’s meeting of the ceasefire monitoring mechanism in Naqoura carried the weight of history. Lebanon held civilian-led direct talks with Israel for the first time in decades, a development that offered Beirut a rare opportunity to resuscitate the faltering November 27, 2024, ceasefire and begin moving toward substantive political ...
Lebanon’s Cabinet Divided Over Controversial Financial Gap Law
This is Beirut 22/12 20:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Nawaf Salam International Monetary Fund Banks Central Bank of Lebanon Gap Law
The controversial financial Gap Law presented as key to resolving Lebanon’s enduring banking crisis that deprived depositors of their savings, topped discussions at Monday’s cabinet meeting, exposing differences among ministers. The session, attended by Central Bank Governor Karim Souaid, was adjourned and will resume Tuesday to ...
Day Two: Pope Leo XIV Highlights Peace, Unity and Solidarity
This is Beirut 01/12 13:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Pope Leo XIV Harissa St. Charbel The Vatican
On the second day of his visit to Lebanon on Monday, Pope Leo XIV met with bishops, clergy, religious communities, and pastoral workers at the Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine in Harissa, where he delivered an address focused on his trip’s theme: “Blessed are the peacemakers.” The Pope praised the Lebanese Church’s role in sustaining hope amid ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Israel Calls Countries Condemning New West Bank Settlements 'Morally Wrong'
This is Beirut 25/12 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel West Bank Palestine Conflict settlements
Israel reacted furiously on Thursday to a condemnation by 14 countries, including France and Britain, of its approval of new settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling the criticism discriminatory against Jews. "Foreign governments will not restrict the right of Jews to live in the Land of Israel, and any such call is morally wrong and ...