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Thumbs, Pacifiers and Other Lifelines for Struggling Adults
David Sahyoun 27/08 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Pacifier Psychoanalysis Sucking Thumb-Sucking Adults
Once confined to the private world of early childhood, this scene has now entered the public eye: on TikTok, adults share their “comfort moments,” thumb in mouth or a trendy pacifier between their lips, openly embracing a return to childhood or the soothing pull of regression. In one viral video, viewed more than three million times, a young ...
America’s Beirut Gamble: Barrack, Ortagus and Graham Push Lebanon Toward Peace
Salam El Zaatari 28/08 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Ceasefire Damascus Gulf Hezbollah
When Tom Barrack, Morgan Ortagus and Senator Lindsey Graham touched down in Beirut, it was clear that the United States was no longer willing to watch Lebanon’s crisis unfold from the sidelines. Their visit was not ceremonial. It was an intervention, part carrot, part stick, designed to push Lebanon into one of the most consequential decisions ...
Security Council Grants Final Extension of UNIFIL’s Mandate
This is Beirut 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
UN Security Council Emmanuel Macron Lebanese Army Ceasefire UNIFIL
The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until December 31, 2026, setting in motion a final withdrawal of the peacekeeping force by the end of 2027. For the first time, the resolution introduces a clear timetable for winding down UNIFIL’s presence. France ...
Trump, Putin and the Future of Europe: A Deal that Could Redraw the Map
Salam El Zaatari 21/08 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Russia Ukraine Europe United States Donald Trump
On August 18, 2025, the White House became the stage for a meeting that may be remembered as a turning point in modern geopolitics. US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a cadre of European leaders gathered to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war. Europe’s top leaders crammed into the Oval Office, listening in silence ...
Hope and Hate: How Migrant Influx has Changed Germany
This is Beirut 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade. Many came during the huge migrant influx of 2015, when a million people arrived in a matter of months -- mostly from ...
Neither Man nor Woman? Psychoanalysis and the New Faces of Gender
David Sahyoun 20/08 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Gender Sexuality Binarity Man Woman
For centuries, gender identity was regarded as self-evident. To be a man or a woman seemed obvious. Biological sex was expected to dictate one’s role, tastes, gestures, clothing, and even destiny. One was born a girl or a boy, and society vigilantly preserved this division. Early psychoanalysis did not escape this binary logic. Freud himself ...
France: Macron, Bayrou and a Perilous Political Rentrée
Soumia Benmerzoug 27/08 16:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
France’s political rentrée promises to be fraught with tensions. The Prime Minister is staking the government’s survival on a controversial austerity plan, while nationwide strikes scheduled for September 10 are already casting doubt on the country’s stability. With a fractured National Assembly and growing public anger, the executive is ...
Putin and Zelensky Set for Peace Summit After Trump Talks
This is Beirut 19/08 10:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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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 ...
Julia Roberts Shakes Up Venice with Campus Drama After the Hunt
This is Beirut 17:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Julia Roberts hopes to "stir it all up" for viewers of her new film about a university professor grappling with fraught US campus politics, as the Hollywood star made her debut at the Venice Film Festival on Friday. The Pretty Woman star was attending the city's festival for the first time in her career for After the Hunt, a cancel-culture ...
Final Attempt to Mend Rift Before Cabinet Session
Philippe Abi-Akl 26/08 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In one week, the Cabinet is scheduled to meet — unless delayed — to review an army plan implementing the government’s decision to confine all weapons to state control. The coming days promise significant developments: it includes US Senator Lindsey Graham’s visit to Beirut with envoys Morgan Ortagus and Thomas Barrack, an anticipated ...
Morgan Ortagus’s Visit: A Strategic Boost for Lebanon’s Sovereignty and Stability
Tylia El Helou 26/08 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon United States Hezbollah
In a critical moment for Lebanon, the recent visit by U.S. Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus—alongside Senator Lindsey Graham—offered more than just diplomatic formalities. It sent a clear, resounding message: the United States stands firmly with the Lebanese state, its institutions, and its people. Beyond the headlines, Ortagus’s visit marked a ...
Israel Ups Pressure on Gaza City as Trump Eyes Post-War Plan
This is Beirut 27/08 22:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory. Israel is under mounting pressure both at home and abroad to end its almost two-year campaign in Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a ...
Alcaraz Races Into US Open Third Round As Djokovic, Sabalenka Advance
This is Beirut 28/08 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the third round of the US Open with a blistering straight-sets victory on Wednesday as Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to advance. Alcaraz, who could meet Djokovic in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows if the draw follows the seedings, blew away Italy's Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 in just one hour 36 minutes ...
Liverpool And Man City Face Real Madrid In Champions League, PSG Get Tough Draw
This is Beirut 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Champions League PSG Real Madrid Liverpool Man City
Liverpool and Manchester City will both come up against Real Madrid in this season's Champions League while title-holders Paris Saint-Germain were handed a tough list of opponents in Thursday's draw, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso's Real will play City at home and take on Premier League champions Liverpool at Anfield in what ...
Sinner on the March as Swiatek, Tearful Gauff Toil at US Open
This is Beirut 14:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Reigning men's champion Jannik Sinner charged into the third round of the US Open on Thursday as Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek battled to keep their title bids intact. Sinner swatted Australia's Alexei Popyrin aside 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to stretch his Grand Slam winning streak on hard courts to 23 matches. The Italian top seed has made a convincing start ...
US Pushes for Strategic Shift in UNIFIL's Mandate as Tensions Rise over Its Renewal
Amal Chmouny 25/08 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
USA Lebanese Army UN Security Council Hezbollah UNIFIL
As the deadline for renewing the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon's (UNIFIL) mandate approaches on August 31, 2025, significant tensions are emerging within the UN Security Council. A scheduled vote has been canceled, and diplomatic efforts are intensifying to address ongoing disagreements, particularly centered on the United States' ...
Unit 4400: Hezbollah’s Vulnerable Logistical Backbone
Soumia Benmerzoug 27/08 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hezbollah Beirut Port Damascus Israel Joseph Aoun
In the Beqaa Valley, once bustling with heavily loaded night convoys, silence now reigns. The routes that Unit 4400 used to transport weapons, drones and spare parts from Iran via Iraq and Syria are currently heavily monitored, relentlessly targeted by Israeli airstrikes and patrolled by the Lebanese Army. Once hailed as the backbone of ...
Women’s Equality Day: How Culture Reflects and Drives the Fight for Women’s Rights
Bélinda Ibrahim 26/08 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Women's Equality Day USA Culture Fight August 26
August 26 is not an ordinary day in the United States. It is Women’s Equality Day, a moment to remember the victory of women’s suffrage and to reflect on the progress that remains to be made. Established in 1973, this date commemorates the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, a milestone that secured the right to vote for women. A ...
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 ...
Israel Demands Release of all Hostages After Hamas Backs New Truce Offer
This is Beirut 20/08 08:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A senior Israeli official on Tuesday said the government stood firm on its call for the release of all hostages in any future Gaza ceasefire deal, after Hamas accepted a new truce proposal. Mediators are awaiting an official Israeli response to the plan, a day after Hamas signalled its readiness for a fresh round of talks ...
Israel Ups Pressure on Gaza City as Trump Eyes Post-War Plan
This is Beirut 27/08 13:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory. Israel is under mounting pressure both at home and abroad to end its almost two-year campaign in Gaza, where the military is preparing to conquer the ...
Five Journalists Among 20 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospital
This is Beirut 25/08 19:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said five journalists were among at least 20 people killed Monday when Israeli strikes hit a hospital in the south, with Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera mourning their slain contributors. The ongoing war in Gaza has been one of the deadliest for journalists, with around 200 media workers killed over ...
UNIFIL: Withdrawal or Extension? The Countdown Begins
Élie-Joe Kamel 19/08 15:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
UN Security Council Hezbollah UNIFIL Lebanon Israel
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 ...
Complaint Against Naim Qassem Puts Lebanese Judiciary to the Test
Sana Richa Choucair 27/08 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Naim Qassem Judiciary
The complaint, lodged Wednesday by lawmakers and members of the Sovereignist Front, comes after an August 19 meeting during which several parliamentarians and political figures announced their intention to take legal action against Qassem and refer the case to the Court of Cassation. They argue that Qassem’s August 15 statement warning that ...
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 ...
Washington Makes Military Aid Overtures to Sahel Juntas
This is Beirut 25/08 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Under President Donald Trump the United States has reset relations with West Africa's military leaders on a mutual back-scratching basis, bartering help fighting jihadists for the Sahel region's mining riches, experts say. While Joe Biden was in office the US suspended most of the development and military aid it sent to Burkina Faso, Mali and ...
Iran Says Return of IAEA Inspectors Not Full Resumption of Cooperation
This is Beirut 27/08 23:01 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was suspended in the aftermath of June attacks by Israel and the United States. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency began work at the key nuclear site of Bushehr in southwestern Iran, the nuclear watchdog's ...
Trump Heads to Alaska to Meet With Putin Over Ukraine
This is Beirut 15/08 08:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump departed Washington en route to Alaska Friday for a high-risk summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that could prove decisive for the future of Ukraine. "HIGH STAKES," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform shortly before boarding Air Force One and taking off for the near seven-hour ...
US Tariffs on Indian Goods Double to 50% Over Russian Oil Purchases
This is Beirut 27/08 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
USA Donald Trump Europe India Tariff
US tariffs of 50 percent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil. Trump has raised pressure on India over the energy transactions, a key source of revenue for Moscow's war in Ukraine, as part of a campaign to end the conflict. The latest ...
White House Fires US Health Agency Head After she Refused to Quit
This is Beirut 28/08 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
USA White House Health Vaccines CDC Susan Monarez
The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The escalating dispute over Kennedy's sweeping overhaul of US vaccine policy also led to five other senior officials at the Centers for ...