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Lebanese Officials Stress Sovereignty as Iran’s Larijani Maps Out Suggestions for Lebanon
This is Beirut 13/08 13:55 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Joseph Aoun Iran Ali Larijani
The Lebanese government’s message to Tehran was crystal clear on Wednesday: Beirut will not tolerate any interference in its internal affairs, let alone intrusions into its sovereign decisions, most notably, the state’s monopoly on arms. This unequivocal stance was delivered first by President Joseph Aoun and then by Prime Minister ...
Rebuilding in Devastated Mariupol Under Russia's Thumb
This is Beirut 13/08 09:50 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
United Nations Russia Zhdanov Mariupol
Sun-seekers crowded onto the beach in Mariupol in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine -- a devastated city which Moscow wants to turn into an improbable seaside resort. "Take a dip in the Sea of Azov!" said 52-year-old local Ivan, who like other beach goers lapped up the good weather and mild waters of a coastline that is now entirely ...
The Council of Ministers Unanimously Approves the Objectives of the US Proposal
This is Beirut 07/08 15:45 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Information Minister Paul Morcos announced Thursday that Lebanon’s Cabinet approved the removal of all armed groups from Lebanese territory, “including Hezbollah,” and the deployment of the Lebanese Army (LAF) to border areas. “We will make the appropriate decisions based on the implementation plan to be submitted by the ...
Putin and Zelensky Set for Peace Summit After Trump Talks
This is Beirut 10:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
United States Ukraine Russia Donald Trump Volodymyr Zelensky Vladimir Putin
Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issue of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv. Hopes of a breakthrough rose after Trump said he had spoken by phone with Russian counterpart Putin ...
First Post-Assad Parliament and the Challenge of Transition
Kaline Antoun 09/08 15:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Syria’s first legislative elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime are scheduled for September 2025. Conducted through an unprecedented indirect voting system, these elections aim to lay the groundwork for political renewal. Yet, amid promises of representation, significant uncertainties leave the outcome fragile. According to the ...
Mass Rally in Tel Aviv Calls for End to Gaza War, Hostage Deal
This is Beirut 17/08 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered on Sunday evening in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of hostages, one of the largest demonstrations in Israel since the start of the fighting in October 2023. The rally was the culmination of a day of nationwide protests and a general strike to pressure the government to ...
The Many Faces of Sexual Desire: When Psychoanalysis Listens Without Judgment
David Sahyoun 13/08 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Desire Sexuality Rules
Psychoanalysis does not seek to confine desire within categories. It does not judge, direct, or impose a model. It listens. Since Freud, it has recognized that human desire follows neither a straight nor a strictly logical path. What we love, what we move toward, what attracts or unsettles us – all are shaped by the subject’s ...
UNIFIL: Withdrawal or Extension? The Countdown Begins
Élie-Joe Kamel 15:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Will UNIFIL’s presence in southern Lebanon be extended beyond August 31? The question is at the heart of diplomatic negotiations as the Security Council prepares to vote on August 25, while the mandate of the UN force expires at the end of the month. On Monday, the UN Security Council began debating a draft resolution presented by France to ...
And Just Like That… Fades Away: When Nostalgia Alone Isn’t Enough
Bélinda Ibrahim 08/08 19:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
New York Sex and the City Sarah Jessica Parker TV Series And Just Like That
And Just Like That… The story ends here. On August 14, 2025, HBO will air the final episode of a show that always walked a fine line, the line of memory. The memory of a cult quartet from the late 1990s. The memory of a fantasized New York, filled with cosmos, heels, and raw confessions. But above all, the memory of a series that gave voice and ...
Terrorists' Brinkmanship
Charles Chartouni 18/08 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Gaza Syria Hamas Hezbollah Israel
The riddled negotiations taking place in Lebanon and Gaza and the equivocations of the Syrian transition are quite compelling since they convey the ambiguities undermining political stability in these different environments. Nonetheless, they illustrate the difficulties of political transitioning in countries partially or totally controlled by ...
Private Generators in Lebanon: The Toll of a Profitable, Highly Polluting Industry
Sana Richa Choucair 14/08 20:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On Wednesday, the Lebanese government announced a crackdown on one of the most visible symbols of the country’s failed public electricity sector: private generators. During a ministerial meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, operators were given a maximum of 45 days to comply with legal and environmental standards. After that ...
Trump Rules out US Troops But Eyes Air Power in Ukraine Deal
This is Beirut 20:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out sending US troops but envisioned extending US air power as Western nations began hashing out security guarantees for Ukraine before any potential summit with Russia. Trump, in a flurry of diplomacy aimed at ending the war, brought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top European leaders to the ...
UN, Media Groups Condemn Israel’s Deadly Strike on Al Jazeera Team in Gaza
This is Beirut 12/08 05:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Condemnations poured in from the United Nations, the EU and media rights groups Monday after an Israeli strike killed an Al Jazeera news team in Gaza, as Palestinians mourned the journalists and Israel accused one of them of being a Hamas militant. Dozens of Gazans stood amid bombed-out buildings in the courtyard of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City ...
The Body as Legacy: Building Sexual Identity
David Sahyoun 06/08 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Sexuality Desire Freud Gender
Human sexuality is a journey. It doesn’t suddenly surface at adolescence or with a first sexual experience. It develops from birth, woven over time through sensations, taboos, fantasies, emotional attachments and inner conflicts. The libido, understood as the energy of desire, begins to form in early childhood, gradually finding shape, ...
Iran’s GPS Jamming Hits Daily Life, Leaving Drivers Lost in Tehran
This is Beirut 17/08 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The streets of Tehran have become a confusing maze for driver Farshad Fooladi amid widespread GPS disruption, still ongoing nearly two months after the end of Iran and Israel's unprecedented 12-day war. "For weeks I have been unable to work," said Fooladi, who uses Iran's homegrown ride-hailing app Snapp to find customers. "Most of the time was ...
Southern Lebanon Defies the Odds as Summer Comes Alive Again
Katia Kahil 10/08 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In the villages of Marjayoun and Hasbaya, summer has quietly reclaimed its place, defying fear and hardship. Restaurants, swimming pools, vineyards, festivals, and village fairs have all come back to life, offering a tender yet powerful reminder that, even under the watchful presence of Israeli drones, the spirit of the South continues to beat ...
Vanished Masterpieces: The Art of the Perfect Crime
Bélinda Ibrahim 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Europe Masterpieces Art Heists Mona Lisa Munch
When a masterpiece disappears, a void opens in collective memory. Visitors pause before the empty frame, whispering stories and imagining the audacity of the theft. The moment art slips into shadow, legend takes over. Disappearance grants a fame no peaceful exhibition could ever match. An art theft is never just another crime. It strikes at the ...
Mossad’s Reach: How Israel Penetrated Iran’s Inner Sanctum
Soumia Benmerzoug 11/08 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In June 2025, Iran was struck by a wave of operations of an unusual kind: targeted sabotage, “accidental” explosions, digital disruption, targeted assassinations… The whole affair bears the hallmarks of a hybrid offensive, silent yet devastatingly effective. But beyond technological prowess, the structural collapse of a paranoid regime ...
Zelensky and European Leaders Arrive for High-Stakes White House Talks
This is Beirut 18/08 20:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron Europe Ukraine United States
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders arrived at the White House Monday ahead of high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump aimed at bridging big differences over a peace deal with Russia. The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Finland, as well as NATO chief Mark Rutte and European Commission chief Ursula ...
Hezbollah’s Threats: A Misreading of Lebanon’s Real Fabric
Michel Touma 18/08 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In a country that truly upholds the rule of law, Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Sheikh Naim Qassem, would have faced prosecution for undermining national security, inciting sedition, and threatening civil peace. As the figurehead of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ outpost in Lebanon, he has reached new heights of recklessness, veering into ...
Kyiv Won't Give Up Land, Says Zelensky as US-Russia Summit Confirmed
This is Beirut 09/08 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Russia Volodymyr Zelensky Vladimir Putin Donald Trump United States
Ukraine won't surrender land to Russia to buy peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday, after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold a summit in a bid to end the war. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska on August 15, to try to resolve the three-year conflict, despite warnings from Ukraine and ...
Netanyahu Says Israel Must Complete Defeat of Hamas to Free Hostages
This is Beirut 05/08 23:21 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel must "complete" the defeat of Hamas in Gaza to secure the release of the remaining hostages, days ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss an updated war plan. Israeli media have said the premier is considering ordering the total occupation of Gaza, even as international pressure ...
Saint-Gilles of Tripoli
Amine Jules Iskandar 09/08 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Tripoli History Heritage Culture
Christian rule over Tripoli came to an end with the death of Byzantine emperor Nicephorus II Phocas in 969. Some 130 years later, the Crusaders reached the city gates and found a fortified settlement where the Arabs had firmly consolidated their presence. Despite reinforcements from the Christian mountain regions, it took them a full decade to ...
European Leaders Urge More ‘Pressure’ on Russia Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
This is Beirut 10/08 05:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
European leaders urged more "pressure" on Russia overnight Saturday, after the announcement of a Trump-Putin summit to end the war in Ukraine raised concern that an agreement would require Kyiv to cede swathes of territory. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska this Friday to try to resolve the ...
PSG Get Ligue 1 Title Defense Off to Winning Start
This is Beirut 18/08 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ligue 1 PSG Vitinha Nantes Football Giroud
Paris Saint-Germain got their defense of the Ligue 1 title off to a winning start on Sunday as Vitinha's deflected strike proved enough to earn the European champions a 1-0 victory away to Nantes. The Portuguese midfielder's effort midway through the second half beat goalkeeper Anthony Lopes with the aid of a wicked deflection off Nantes defender ...
Zelensky Warns Against 'Rewarding' Russia After Trump Urges Concessions
This is Beirut 18/08 15:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky USA Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron Europe
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said ahead of talks with Donald Trump on Monday that Russia should not be "rewarded" for its invasion, after the US leader pressed Ukraine to make concessions in exchange for peace. The talks, in which European leaders will also take part, follows a Friday summit between Trump and Russian President ...
Hezbollah Holds Back, Awaiting the Army’s Disarmament Plan
Philippe Abi-Akl 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Amal Joseph Aoun Lebanon Disarmament Lebanese Army
Over the past year, regional and domestic developments have overturned the balance of power and reshaped political positions. What was categorically rejected before September 2024 is now being accepted by Hezbollah, which today demands what it had previously opposed, notably a dialogue over the future of its arsenal within a national defense ...
Lebanon’s Moment of Truth: Disarm or Disintegrate
Salam El Zaatari 07/08 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Israel United States Hezbollah
There’s a phrase I’ve heard a lot in Beirut lately. It's whispered between sips of Turkish coffee, murmured across newsrooms and tossed around military circles like a live grenade: “Either we get our country back, or we become a geography with a flag.” And this week, for the first time in nearly two decades, the Lebanese government ...
Israel PM Says New Plan for Gaza 'Best Way to End The War'
This is Beirut 11/08 07:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his plan to take control of Gaza City and target the remaining Hamas strongholds, saying Sunday it was "the best way to end the war", despite growing calls to stop the fighting. More than 22 months into the war, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel, the country is ...
Ukraine Allies Meet with Hopes of Peace Talks Breakthrough
This is Beirut 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron Europe
Ukraine's allies were meeting on Tuesday to discuss the outcome of fast-moving talks to end the war with Russia, after indications that Volodymyr Zelensky could sit down with Vladimir Putin for a peace summit. Hopes of a breakthrough rose when the Ukrainian president and European leaders met US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, who ...