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Prevost becomes first US pope as Leo XIV
This Is Beirut 08/05 20:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on Thursday, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter's Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, waving with both ...
Germany, Israel Mark 60 Years of Ties as Gaza War Casts Shadow
This is Beirut 12/05 15:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli President Issac Herzog will visit Germany on Monday to mark 60 years of relations with the country that perpetrated the Holocaust, at a time when ties are complicated by the Gaza war. His German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier will then visit Israel with Herzog, to emphasise Germany's historic responsibility as one of its staunchest ...
T-Wolves Lead in NBA Playoffs Series as Celtics Get Key Win
This is Beirut 11/05 13:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Anthony Edwards scored 36 points and rallied the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 102-97 victory over Golden State on Saturday to seize the lead in their NBA playoff series. The Warriors, missing star guard Stephen Curry with a left hamstring strain, dominated defensively before the T-Wolves battled back in the fourth quarter behind Edwards and ...
Lebanon Is Finally on the Right Track
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 13/05 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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A glimmer of hope can finally be seen in the Middle East and is emanating, surprisingly, from Lebanon, where the state is restoring its sovereignty and shrinking the Hezbollah tumor. More needs to be done. For now, however, the country is on the right track. “It has only been six or seven months,” a senior U.S. official told The Wall Street ...
US, China Agree to Slash Tariffs in Trade War De-Escalation
This is Beirut 12/05 21:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States and China announced Monday an agreement to drastically reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, an outcome President Donald Trump dubbed a "total reset," as he said that talks with counterpart Xi Jinping could soon follow. After the first meetings between Washington and Beijing since Trump ratcheted up his trade war, ...
Trump's Film Tariff Shocks Hollywood: 'Makes no Sense'
This is Beirut 06/05 13:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Hollywood reacted with skepticism on Monday to US President Donald Trump's announcement of 100 percent tariffs on foreign films, with movie insiders calling it a policy made up on the fly by a president who fails to understand how the industry works. "It makes no sense," entertainment lawyer Jonathan Handel said of Trump's idea. Handel told AFP ...
Shocking Interview: Prince Harry Opens Up, the Crown Grows Irritated
Ali A. Hamadé 06/05 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In a somber interview with the BBC, Prince Harry expressed his desire for “reconciliation” with the British royal family, while acknowledging the depth of the rifts between them. His statement comes shortly after the rejection of his legal appeal against the removal of his police protection in the UK—an issue he claims makes contact with his ...
Trump Says would be 'Stupid' to Reject Qatari Air Force One Gift
This is Beirut 13/05 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Monday angrily dismissed concerns over his plans to receive a jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One, saying it would be "stupid" not to accept such a gift. The offer from Qatar's royal family to donate the $400 million 747-8 to be used as the US presidential plane raised major questions about ethics and security, ...
Juliette Binoche: The Free-Flowing Intensity of a Life in Cinema
Marie-Christine Tayah 09/05 15:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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There’s a unique energy that Juliette Binoche brings to her performances, a quiet force infused with enigma. On May 13, 2025, she’ll step into the spotlight once again, this time to lead the Cannes jury. Born in Paris in 1964 into a family of artists—her father a mime and sculptor, her mother an actress—Binoche’s path was almost ...
Hamas to Release US-Israeli Hostage Edan Alexander
This is Beirut 11/05 22:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hamas said it would release a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza as the group revealed it was engaged in direct talks with the United States towards a ceasefire in the war-battered territory. "Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, a dual US national, will be released as part of efforts towards a ceasefire" and the reopening of aid crossings, the ...
Trump Hails Air Force One 'Gift' after Qatari Luxury Jet Reports
This is Beirut 12/05 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump on Sunday defended plans to receive a new Air Force One as a gift, after reports he will accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar despite strict rules on presents for US presidents. Calling the plane a "flying palace," ABC News, which first reported the story, said the Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet gifted from the Qatari royal family would ...
Parade on Red Square: Putin Honors Russian Soldiers and Defies the West
This is Beirut 09/05 11:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany to rally his country round the Ukraine offensive at a grand military parade in Moscow in front of his key allies on Friday. The Kremlin is using its annual Victory Day parade -- marking 80 years since the end of World War II – to whip up patriotism ...
Cinema Icon Gérard Depardieu Sentenced to 18-Month Suspended Term for Sexual Assault
This is Beirut 13/05 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A Paris court on Tuesday handed French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu an 18-month suspended sentence after convicting him of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021. The Paris court also ordered that Depardieu, 76, who was not present in court for the verdict, be inscribed on the sex offenders' register. Depardieu, who has acted in ...
US, China to Publish Details of 'Substantial' Trade Talks in Geneva
This is Beirut 12/05 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The US and China will Monday give details of "substantial progress" touted by Washington on trade talks aimed at ending a devastating tariff war launched by US President Donald Trump that has wiped billions off equities and brought chaos to international commerce. US Treasury Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Chinese ...
Heritage: The Mummies of Qadisha (2/2)
Amine Jules Iskandar 04/05 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The medieval Maronite mummies buried in 1990 in the Assi cave, beneath Hadat, sparked the curiosity of the explorers from GERSL (Groupe d'Études et de Recherches Souterraines du Liban) regarding this troubled period in the second half of the 13th century. Ancient Maronite accounts, copied in the 17th century by Patriarch Estéphanos Douaihy, ...
Inner Workings of AI an Enigma - Even to its Creators
This is Beirut 13/05 11:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Even the greatest human minds building generative artificial intelligence that is poised to change the world admit they do not comprehend how digital minds think. "People outside the field are often surprised and alarmed to learn that we do not understand how our own AI creations work," Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei wrote in an essay posted ...
Trump Basks in Saudi Welcome on Business-Focused State Visit
This is Beirut 13/05 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Donald Trump enjoyed a lavish, royal welcome in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on the first state visit of his second term, with the US president foremost focused on business deals at the start of a Gulf tour. Saudi Arabia escorted Air Force One with fighter jets before bringing out long-stretching honour guards both at the airport and a palace decked ...
Drone Strikes Rock Port Sudan in Third day of Attacks
This is Beirut 06/05 13:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Drones struck the airport and knocked out power across Port Sudan on Tuesday, officials said, the third straight day the Sudanese army-aligned government's seat of power has come under attack. The strikes, which also targeted an army base, come a day after the country's main fuel depot was hit, causing a massive blaze just south of the ...
AfD Designated as "Far-Right Extremist": Is a Ban on the Party Coming ?
This is Beirut 02/05 20:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the rising far-right party AfD as an extremist group, handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned. The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) swiftly slammed the move as a "heavy blow" to democracy, just months after they won second ...
UN Aviation Agency finds Russia Responsible for 2014 Downing of Airliner over Ukraine
This is Beirut 13/05 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The UN aviation agency blamed Russia Monday for the downing of a Malaysian jetliner over Ukraine in 2014, leading to the deaths of 298 people. Australia and the Netherlands, the countries with most fatalities in the tragedy, quickly called for Russia to assume responsiblity for the downing and pay damages. The International Civil Aviation ...
Xi and Putin Present United Front Against West on Victory Day Eve
This is Beirut 08/05 12:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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China's Xi Jinping was in Moscow on Thursday for a state visit ahead of the Kremlin's grand Victory Day celebrations, as Ukraine accused Russia's army of launching air strikes just hours into a supposed truce. More than 20 foreign leaders are in Russia to attend a vast military parade on Friday marking 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany in ...
Israel Calls up Tens of Thousands of Reservists for Gaza Offensive
This is Beirut 04/05 04:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel was issuing orders to call up tens of thousands of reservists ahead of an expanded offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported Saturday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked truce mediator Qatar. Several news outlets reported the military had begun sending the orders for reservists to replace conscripts and active-duty soldiers in ...
Trump, Casting Himself as Peacemaker, to Lift Syria Sanctions
This is Beirut 13/05 21:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would lift sanctions on Syria to offer it a chance for "greatness" after Bashar al-Assad's fall, as he cast himself as a peacemaker in the Middle East. On a state visit to Saudi Arabia primarily aimed at securing billions of dollars of investment, the billionaire president took aim at both ...
First Group of White South Africans Arrive in US for Resettlement
This is Beirut 13/05 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A group of around 50 white South Africans arrived on Monday for resettlement in the United States after President Donald Trump granted them refugee status as victims of what he called a "genocide." Trump essentially halted refugee arrivals after taking office, but is making an exception for the Afrikaners despite Pretoria's ...
Zelensky Urges Trump to Make Putin Meeting Happen
This is Beirut 13/05 21:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to help secure a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday, accusing the Russian leader of not seriously wanting to negotiate an end to the war. Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv that the West should impose massive sanctions if Putin skips ...
Man Utd Crush Athletic Bilbao to Set Up Spurs Europa League Final
This is Beirut 09/05 14:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Mason Mount starred as Manchester United roared back to crush Athletic Bilbao 4-1 on Thursday and 7-1 on aggregate, setting up a mouthwatering Europa League final against Tottenham. United, 3-0 up after the first leg, fell behind to a superb strike from Mikel Jauregizar and looked nervy and untidy as they fought to find their feet at Old ...
Karim Souhaid: The Banking Reform Law Undermines the Independence of the Central Bank
This is Beirut 07/05 21:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Presenting a 33-page document containing substantial remarks on the banking reform bill submitted by the government, the Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Karim Souhaid, attended a session of the Parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee held mid-week. The session was chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan and attended by 40 parliamentarians, along ...
Mitchell Magic as Cavs Down Pacers, Nuggets Silence Thunder in Overtime
This is Beirut 10/05 13:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a crucial 126-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday, as the Denver Nuggets beat Oklahoma City in an overtime thriller. Cleveland, the top seed in the East after racking up 64 regular-season wins, had their backs against the wall after dropping the first two games at home ...
Trump Tells India and Pakistan to 'Stop' Clashes
This is Beirut 07/05 21:28 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for India and Pakistan to halt their fighting, the worst violence between the nuclear-armed countries in two decades. "I want to see them stop," Trump said at the White House, adding: "We get along with both countries very well, good relationships with both, and I want to see it stop. And ...
A Night of Elegance: Met Gala Spotlights Black Dandyism in Full Splendor
This is Beirut 06/05 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and fashion hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan fundraiser that this year spotlights the subversive style of Black dandyism. The blockbuster night’s theme explores the sharply tailored dandy aesthetic and its rich, complicated history. It also celebrates the ...