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Netanyahu Set to Present Iran Strike Options to Trump
This is Beirut 20/12 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to present plans for a potential strike on Iran to U.S. President Donald Trump during his forthcoming visit to the United States, NBC News reports, citing several unnamed officials. According to the report, Israel is increasingly alarmed that Iran is rebuilding, and possibly expanding, its ballistic ...
Aoun to Cabinet: The Language of Dialogue Must Prevail Over War
This is Beirut 04/12 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun emphasized that “the language of negotiation must take precedence over that of war” during Thursday’s Cabinet meeting at the Baabda Presidential Palace. President Aoun reaffirmed the appointment of former Lebanese ambassador to the United States, Simon Karam, to head the Lebanese delegation within ...
AI Nostalgia Videos Revive a Dreamy Vision of 1980s Life
This is Beirut 25/11 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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“The 1980s are calling,” a teenager with a throwback hairstyle tells viewers as “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” the Tears for Fears rock anthem from that decade, plays in the background. The fake montage — entirely generated using artificial intelligence — has racked up more than 600,000 “likes” on Instagram and is part of an ...
Houthis, Yemen Government to Exchange Nearly 3,000 Prisoners: Officials
This is Beirut 23/12 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels and its internationally-recognised government have agreed to a prisoner swap that includes nearly 3,000 people in total, including seven Saudis, officials from both sides said Tuesday. The deal came after nearly a fortnight of discussions between Yemeni officials from both sides in Muscat, the capital of ...
Syrian Close to Assad-era Commander Killed in Lebanon
This is Beirut 23/12 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A former Syrian intelligence officer who was close to one of ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad's top army commanders was killed in Lebanon, a judicial official said Tuesday, with the army announcing it had arrested a suspect. It was the first confirmation since Assad's ouster in December last year of a former Syrian government official being present ...
Kate Winslet Directs First Film, 'Goodbye June', Written by Her Son
This is Beirut 04/12 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Oscar-winning British actress Kate Winslet said she was "so proud" of herself for directing her first film, Goodbye June, and would "love to do more." Speaking at the Christmas drama's world premiere in London on Wednesday, the 50-year-old Winslet, who also acts in the film, said she found the experience of directing "incredibly rewarding." “I ...
Netanyahu Announces $35 Billion Gas Deal with Egypt
This is Beirut 17/12 21:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he approved on Wednesday a major gas export deal with Egypt worth nearly $35 billion. "Today, I approved the largest gas deal in Israel's history. The deal is worth 112 billion shekels ($34.7 billion). Of this total, 58 billion shekels ($18 billion) will go to the state coffers," ...
Iran Says Missile Programme Defensive, Non-Negotiable
This is Beirut 22/12 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran insisted on Monday that its missile program was defensive in nature and designed to dissuade attack, while adding the existence of its arsenal was not up for debate. Israel had presented Iran's ballistic missiles, along with its nuclear program, as the two main threats it sought to neutralize during the 12-day war the foes fought in ...
Association of Banks Criticizes Draft Gap Law
This is Beirut 15/12 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Association of Banks in Lebanon addressed an open letter to the three presidents, as well as to all Lebanese citizens—particularly depositors—in which it expressed its opposition to the contents of the draft law on the financial gap, whose ninth version was recently leaked. The Association said that “the draft contains serious ...
Israeli FM: Strikes on Hezbollah Don’t Breach Lebanon’s Sovereignty
This is Beirut 17/12 20:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Wednesday that Israeli strikes against Hezbollah do not constitute a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty, arguing instead that the Iran-backed group is the primary factor undermining its sovereignty. In an interview with Al Arabiya English, Saar said Israel has only “minor” disputes ...
8 Killed and 18 Wounded in Terrorist Mosque Bombing in Homs
This is Beirut 26/12 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Eight people were killed and others wounded on Friday in a terrorist bombing at the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the al-Waer district of Homs, Syrian state media reported. The Islamic State group (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack. The director of the Emergency and Ambulance Department at Syria’s Ministry of Health, ...
Ceasefire Anniversary: Hezbollah Rebuilds, Israeli Strikes Persist
This is Beirut 27/11 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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One year after the 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, southern Lebanon remains tense as the militia steadily rebuilds its military and civilian infrastructure, triggering daily Israeli airstrikes despite the truce. Hezbollah’s Ideology Drives Reconstruction An analysis of 669 Israeli airstrikes since November 27, 2024, by the ...
Hezbollah Operative Claims Widespread Israeli Penetration, Questions Leadership
This is Beirut 26/12 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A Hezbollah military operative told Israel’s N12 channel on Thursday that Israel has infiltrated the militant group so extensively that “70% of Hezbollah members work with Israel.” The anonymous military operative highlighted a significant intelligence gap in Hezbollah, noting the persistent uncertainty over how Israel has ...
Netflix Targets Warner Bros Discovery in Major Hollywood Shake-Up
This is Beirut 02/12 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Streaming giant Netflix has made a mostly cash offer to buy TV and film group Warner Bros Discovery as the storied yet debt-laden Hollywood studio presses on with a sale that could remake the US media landscape, a report said Monday. According to Bloomberg, Netflix joined Paramount Skydance and Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal, in a second ...
Paris to Host Conference Supporting LAF in February
This is Beirut 18/12 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Paris will host a conference in February in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), following a quadripartite meeting held in the French capital on Thursday, the French Foreign Ministry confirmed to This is Beirut. The venue of the conference has yet to be announced. The meeting brought together LAF Commander General Rodolphe Haykal, French ...
US House Votes to Repeal Caesar Act Sanctions on Syria
This is Beirut 11/12 08:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The US House of Representatives has voted to repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, a landmark sanctions regime imposed in 2019 on officials of former president Bashar al-Assad’s government for war crimes and human rights abuses. The repeal measure was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, ...
IMF Reservations Fuel Dispute Over Financial Gap Law
This is Beirut 23/12 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Nidaa al-Watan reported Tuesday that controversy persists over the leaked draft Financial Gap Law, amid claims that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is dissatisfied and has raised reservations. While the draft is expected to be circulated to ministers ahead of a possible Cabinet vote, political and diplomatic circles cited by the newspaper ...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar Sign High-Speed Rail Deal to Link Kingdoms
This is Beirut 08/12 19:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Monday signed a deal to construct a high-speed rail connecting the Gulf countries' capitals, marking the latest sign of improved ties between the two nations that were once deeply at odds. According to a statement in the official Saudi press, the "high-speed electric passenger railway" would connect Riyadh ...
Hollywood Awards Season Kicks Off: 'Sinners' Tops Critics’ Choice Nominations
This is Beirut 06/12 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Sinners topped the slate of nominees for the Critics’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Friday, as the movie industry's awards season starts to take shape. The acclaimed period horror drama, written and directed by Ryan Coogler, received a whopping 17 nods, including one for best picture, giving it early momentum as Hollywood gears up for the ...
Israeli Military Sacks Several Generals Over October 7 Attack
This is Beirut 24/11 13:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's military announced the dismissal of three generals and disciplinary actions against several other senior officers over their failure to prevent the October 2023 assault by Hamas, the deadliest attack in the country's history. The move comes two weeks after Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir called for a "systemic ...
Mediators Egypt, Qatar, Others 'Concerned' About Israel Opening One-Way Gaza Exit
This is Beirut 05/12 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Gaza mediators Egypt and Qatar and six other Muslim-majority countries said on Friday they were concerned about Israel stating it would open a one-way crossing for Palestinians to exit the Strip. The foreign ministers of Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates "expressed their deep concern ...
Egypt's Foreign Minister Presents De-Escalation Proposal to Lebanon
This is Beirut 26/11 14:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Cairo’s “full support” for Lebanon’s efforts to assert exclusive state control over weapons during an official visit to Beirut on Wednesday. After talks with President Joseph Aoun, Abdelatty underscored Egypt’s backing for the president’s latest Independence ...
Israel Finds Nine Bodies in Rafah Tunnels as Mediators Discuss Safe Passage for Hamas Fighters
This is Beirut 28/11 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Israeli army announced on Friday that it had recovered the bodies of nine Palestinian fighters recently killed during its operations to dismantle the tunnel network in the southern Gaza Strip. During operations in the eastern sector of Rafah, soldiers “located nine additional terrorists who had been eliminated in the underground terrorist ...
Israel, Qatar and US Hold Trilateral Meeting in New York
This is Beirut 08/12 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States, Israel, and Qatar held a trilateral meeting in New York Sunday, a senior White House official told AFP, months after Israeli jets conducted an airstrike in Doha, targeting Hamas leadership. The White House official confirmed that the meeting had taken place but did not provide any further details. Two sources told US news ...
Khamenei Adviser Affirms Iran Will 'Resolutely Support' Hezbollah
This is Beirut 14/12 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that the country would "resolutely support" Hezbollah in the group's efforts to confront Tehran's regional foe, Israel. The remarks by Ali Akbar Velayati came as Lebanon faces pressure from the United States and Israel to disarm Hezbollah, which engaged in more than a ...
Hamas Says Weapons Are 'Legitimate Right', Open to Proposals That Preserve It
This is Beirut 14/12 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hamas's Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said on Sunday that the militant group had a "legitimate right" to hold weapons and that any proposal for the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire must uphold that right. "Resistance and its weapons are a legitimate right guaranteed by international law and are linked to the establishment of a Palestinian state," ...
Pope Leo XIV: The Church Proposed That Hezbollah Lay Down Arms and Pursue Dialogue
This is Beirut 02/12 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Pope Leo XIV revealed on Tuesday, during a press conference aboard the plane returning him to Rome after his visit to Beirut, that “the Church has put forward a proposal” calling on Hezbollah to “abandon its weapons and prioritize dialogue.” He said he had been informed of a message sent by the Shiite movement during his stay in ...
The Gucci Jackie: Italian Elegance in Jackie Kennedy’s Hand
Bélinda Ibrahim 23/11 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Named after an icon and defined by its unmistakable silhouette, the Jackie exemplifies the subtle interplay between Italian refinement and global elegance. As one of the Florentine house’s signature pieces, it rose to fame through Jackie Kennedy Onassis, who lent it an enduring aura of sophistication. This is the remarkable journey of an ...
Israel Army Says Killed Two Palestinians After West Bank Attacks
This is Beirut 02/12 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Israeli military said Tuesday it had killed two assailants it said attacked soldiers in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank. The army said the first attack took place Monday evening near Hebron, in the south of the Palestinian territory, where a female soldier was lightly injured in a car ramming attack. In a statement, it said that ...
Iran and Turkey Agree to Build Key Trade Rail Link
This is Beirut 30/11 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran and Turkey have agreed to begin constructing a new joint rail link to serve as a strategic gateway between Asia and Europe, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday. The planned route, known in Iran as the Marand–Cheshmeh Soraya railway transit line and running towards Turkey's Aralik border region, will cover around 200 ...