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One Week After the Louvre Heist: What Do We Know?
This is Beirut 28/10 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Louvre France Heist Investigation
The men, both in their thirties and from Seine-Saint-Denis, were detained over the weekend as part of the investigation into the high-profile robbery. Police sources say the two are already known to law enforcement for previous thefts and are suspected of taking part in the team that carried out the bold operation at the museum. The suspects were ...
Rasamny Unveils Fast Track Service as MEA Launches Low Cost Fly Beirut
This is Beirut 11/11 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Beirut International Airport MEA Mohammed al-Hout Fayez Rasamny
Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny announced on Tuesday that a new “Fast Track” service will soon be launched at Beirut International Airport (BIA), designed to ease passenger flow, accelerate boarding, and increase the airport’s annual capacity by two million travelers. Speaking at the ceremony celebrating the 80th ...
Qatar Warns Will Cut Gas Supply to Europe over EU's Green Rules
This is Beirut 03/11 22:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qatar Europe Gas European Union
Qatar's energy minister on Monday warned the Gulf state would halt its supply of liquefied natural gas to Europe over Brussels's planned environmental and human rights rules. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) requires large companies to fix the "adverse human rights and environmental impacts" of their supply chains ...
Thunder, 76ers Remain Unbeaten With NBA Comeback Wins
This is Beirut 29/10 13:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, fueled by 31 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 107-101 on Tuesday to improve to 5-0 in the young season. The Philadelphia 76ers also remained unbeaten, erasing a double-digit deficit to improve to 4-0 with a thrilling 139-134 overtime victory over the Wizards ...
The IMF and Lebanon: Debts? Which Debts?
Marc Saikali 06/11 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon International Monetary Fund Banks
When it comes to the IMF, one thing stands out above all: a consistent pattern of bad advice. Governments change, wars erupt, and yet this venerable institution remains glued to its Excel spreadsheets, always heeded by Lebanese ministers, especially the finance minister. The International Monetary Fund, the self-proclaimed savior of struggling ...
Dominican Republic says Americas Summit Postponed Amid Tension over US Military Deployment
This is Beirut 04/11 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A meeting called the Summit of the Americas has been postponed because of tension in the region, host Dominican Republic said Monday, amid the US military deployment in the Caribbean. Originally due to take place in December, the gathering has been delayed until next year after consultations with countries that had been invited to attend, ...
Nintendo Marks 40 Years of Mario with New Movie Trailer
This is Beirut 13/11 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Super Mario fans got a first look on Wednesday at the sequel to the megahit movie based on Nintendo's top video game franchise that turned 40 this year. US star Brie Larson joins Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jack Black in the voice cast of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a CGI animation set for release in April 2026. It follows the huge ...
Spurs, Thunder, Bulls and Sixers Remain NBA's Unbeatens
This is Beirut 28/10 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Spurs Oklahoma City Philadelphia 76ers NBA Wembanyama
Reigning champion Oklahoma City, the Philadelphia 76ers, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Chicago Bulls remained undefeated with impressive NBA triumphs on Monday. The league's last four unbeaten clubs topped a busy 11-game slate. Philadelphia guard Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points, and Bahamian rookie guard VJ Edgecombe added 26 to lead the 76ers ...
Nigeria: Where Every Fault Line Is Exploding
Paul Guillot 10/11 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The tragic events of Monday, November 11, speak volumes about Nigeria’s downward spiral. Nearly 200 jihadists were killed in clashes between Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) around Lake Chad, according to several local sources. The infighting highlights the extreme fragmentation of a conflict that has torn apart ...
Saudi Hosts World's Business Elite with Eyes on Gigaprojects, AI
This is Beirut 28/10 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Saudi Arabia welcomes heads of state and the global business elite at a major investment conference this week as it seeks support for its sprawling "gigaprojects" and sky-high AI ambitions. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, joined by several ministers and more than 150 business leaders, and Syria's interim president are among the guests at the ...
Esports Olympics No Longer to Be Held in Saudi Arabia, Says IOC
This is Beirut 30/10 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia E-sports Olympics International Olympic Committee
Saudi Arabia will no longer stage the inaugural Esports Olympics scheduled to be held in 2027, the International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday. The IOC and the Saudi National Olympic Committee "mutually agreed that they will end their cooperation on the Olympic Esports Games", a statement said. The first Esports Games were originally ...
Aoun Meets U.S. Envoy Ortagus, Seeks Action on Israeli Violations
This is Beirut 28/10 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Lebanese Army Joseph Aoun Morgan Ortagus United States
President Joseph Aoun emphasized during a meeting Tuesday with U.S. special envoy to Lebanon Morgan Ortagus “the need to activate” the work of the Committee for Monitoring the Cessation of Hostilities (‘the mechanism’), particularly regarding the cessation of Israeli violations against Lebanon. Aoun also called for the ...
Bulatov, Pillar of Russian Contemporary Art Scene, Dies at 92
This is Beirut 10/11 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Erik Bulatov, a pillar of Russia's contemporary art scene known for works mocking Soviet propaganda, has died in Paris at the age of 92, the Russian Academy of Fine Arts told AFP Monday. Bulatov was best known as one of the creators of the Sots Art movement that made use of Soviet slogans and shot him to fame in the final years of the USSR. "One ...
Raids Continue in Southern Lebanon: One Injury in Toul
This is Beirut 13/11 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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One person was injured on Thursday afternoon when an Israeli drone targeted a car in the town of Toul, in the Nabatieh caza, the Public Health Ministry announced in a statement. The strike reportedly occurred at the roundabout near Ayoub Station and Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital, in the heart of the town, on a street typically congested at that hour ...
Turkey to Hold Gaza Peace Plan Meeting for Muslim States
This is Beirut 31/10 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkey will on Monday host a meeting of foreign ministers from Muslim countries to discuss a US peace plan for Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. Fidan told reporters on Friday that the Istanbul meeting would "evaluate our progress and discuss what we can achieve together in the next stage". A ministry spokesman said ministers from Egypt, ...
Stalemate Over Iran’s Nuclear Program Raises Fears of Another War
This is Beirut 10/11 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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With negotiations stalled and no clarity over Iran’s nuclear stockpiles, regional experts warn that another conflict with Israel could be inevitable, according to The New York Times in an article published on November 9. The 2015 nuclear deal, designed to limit Iran’s enrichment, expired last month. Sanctions have been reinstated, and ...
Disarmament in Lebanon’s Interest Amid Mounting International Pressure
Bassam Abou Zeid 08/11 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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According to an official Lebanese source, the process of placing all weapons exclusively under state authority is first and foremost a Lebanese initiative — not an Israeli, American, or broader international demand. Any delay or suspension of this process, the source warned, would have negative repercussions solely for Lebanon and its ...
“Glamorize”: When Crime Becomes a Show
Sana Richa Choucair 09/11 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Since the spectacular Louvre heist on October 19, the internet has been ablaze. On social media, heist videos multiply, memes turn stolen jewels into fashion accessories, and the alleged thieves of France’s Crown Treasure have become fictional characters. The case reveals a broader cultural phenomenon: the glamorization of crime, where ...
Afghanistan Quake Kills 27, Injures Over 300
This is Beirut 04/11 13:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Afghanistan Earthquake
A strong earthquake killed at least 27 people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Monday, just months after another deadly tremor that left the country reeling. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck overnight at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles) with the epicenter near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, according to the US Geological Survey. More than ...
Beirut’s Southern Suburbs: Real Estate Sales Driven by Fear of a New War
This is Beirut 28/10 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The southern suburbs of Beirut are reportedly seeing an unprecedented wave of real estate sales amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. A political and military stronghold of the pro-Iranian militia, this densely populated area was heavily targeted during the fall 2024 war and continued to face strikes even after the ceasefire reached ...
WASL: Riyadi Launches its Title Defense Without Fireworks
Makram Haddad 07/11 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Basketball Riyadi WASL Al Wahda Sagesse
The film of the game Riyadi lived a real first, with highs, air pockets, and a money-time to manage under pressure. With 6'23 left, James Justice Jr. (37 points, 6/11 from three, 6 rebounds) puts Al Wahda ahead 71–69 on the line. Immediate answer from the hosts: Perrin Buford and Ivan Buva chain together and sign a 7–0 run to turn the tables ...
Trump Urges Scrapping Key Vote Threshold to End Shutdown
This is Beirut 31/10 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Republicans Democrats USA Filibuster
President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the "Nuclear Option" of scrapping the key 60-vote threshold required for the Senate to advance legislation, as Republicans face mounting pressure to end the US federal shutdown. The move would get rid of a longstanding rule that enables 41 of the 100 senators to block any bill from debate or vote -- a ...
Lebanon's Industry: Resilient Yet Transforming
Christiane Tager 31/10 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In Lebanon, industry remains both a social buffer and a key provider of foreign currency. Yet its macroeconomic footprint has shrunk, reflecting an economy battered by currency collapse, weak domestic demand, and high energy costs. Caught between export momentum and fragile profit margins, the “made-in-Lebanon machine” moves forward ...
Blasts at Indonesia School Mosque Injure More than 50
This is Beirut 07/11 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two blasts at a school mosque in the Indonesian capital Jakarta injured at least 50 people on Friday, authorities said, with a student accused of being responsible for the incident. The explosions took place at a North Jakarta high school around 12:15 pm (0515 GMT), sparking panic among the students. "It immediately turned chaotic at the school, ...
French Ex-Leader Sarkozy Appeal Trial to Open March 16
This is Beirut 13/11 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy will go on trial on appeal over Libyan campaign-funding allegations starting March 16, a Paris court said Thursday. A lower court in September found the right-wing politician -- who was head of state from 2007 to 2012 -- guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Moamer Kadhafi's Libya for the campaign ...
Charlotte Gainsbourg Returns Under the Spell of a 'Blurry Moon'
Marie-Christine Tayah 30/10 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Charlotte Gainsbourg Single Music Culture Art France
With her new single Blurry Moon, released in September 2025, Charlotte Gainsbourg marks a magnetic and deeply personal return to music. Produced by Saint Laurent and SebastiAn, the track blends elegance, restraint, and emotional clarity. The music is elevated by a video that is both artfully stylized and strikingly simple, a visual mirror of the ...
Female Suspect Charged in Louvre Heist
This is Beirut 01/11 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A woman arrested this week along with four other suspects over the unprecedented jewel heist at the Louvre on Saturday appeared before a magistrate who will decide whether to detain her. The 38-year-old woman was in tears as she confirmed that she lives in the northern La Courneuve suburb of Paris, an AFP journalist said. She has been charged ...
Iranian Actor Homayoun Ershadi, Star of 'Taste of Cherry', Dies Following Cancer Struggle
This is Beirut 11/11 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Film Obituary Homayoun Ershadi Iran Culture
Iranian actor Homayoun Ershadi died at 78 on Tuesday after a battle with cancer, state news agency IRNA reported. Ershadi rose to international fame with his breakout role in the late Abbas Kiarostami's Palme d'Or-winning Taste of Cherry (1997), which tells the story of a hopeless man looking for someone to bury him after his planned ...
Sudan's RSF says Arrests Fighters Accused of Abuses in El-Fasher
This is Beirut 31/10 14:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations El-Fasher Sudan Darfur
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they had arrested several of their fighters accused of committing abuses during the capture of the city of El-Fasher, including a man identified by AFP in multiple execution videos. The RSF, at war with the army since April 2023, seized El-Fasher -- the army's last stronghold in western Darfur -- on ...
UK Police Charge UK Man with 10 Counts of Attempted Murder in Train Attack
This is Beirut 03/11 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train, British Transport Police said on Monday. The 32-year-old, named as Anthony Williams from Peterborough in central England, was also charged with actual bodily harm and possession of a knife in connection with the incident on Saturday ...