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US Faces Annual Budget Deadline as Another Government Shutdown Looms
Mario Chartouni 2025-09-29 17:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Every year, as September draws to a close, Washington is confronted with a critical deadline: passing the federal budget for the next fiscal year. When the White House and Congress fail to reach an agreement, the dreaded “government shutdown” can occur. Now a familiar term in American politics, a shutdown refers to the partial closure of ...
Trump’s Gaza Plan Wins Netanyahu Backing, but Hinges on Hamas
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 23:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump United States Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza
US President Donald Trump secured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's backing for a wide-ranging Gaza peace plan Monday, as the two leaders warned that Israel would "finish the job" against Hamas if the Palestinian militant group rejects the deal. Hamas had yet to give its judgment on the proposal that Trump unveiled at the White ...
Alcaraz, Djokovic Stroll Into US Open Quarter-Finals as Sabalenka Cruises
This is Beirut 2025-09-01 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
New York US Open Tennis Carlos Alcaraz Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic motored into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday as reigning women's champion Aryna Sabalenka kept her title defense firmly on track. Spanish second seed Alcaraz and tennis icon Djokovic—who are on course to meet in the semi-finals—both recorded straight-sets wins on the Arthur Ashe Stadium main ...
Barca Hold On For Draw Against Impressive Rayo
This is Beirut 2025-09-01 10:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
FC Barcelona Football Rayo Vallecano Liga Real Madrid
Champions Barcelona dropped their first points of the La Liga season with a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. The Catalan giants had goalkeeper Joan Garcia to thank for earning them that as he made several fine saves on a testing night in the Spanish capital. Barca took the lead through a contested Lamine Yamal penalty but Fran Perez ...
Basketball: Sagesse or the Runner-Up Curse
Makram Haddad 2025-10-08 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sagesse knocked on the door of the title once again. And, once again, the lock held firm. Beaten 101-93 by Kuwait Club after a roller-coaster final at the Rashid bin Humaid hall, the Greens unwillingly extend the “runner-up curse.” But the underlying message tells another story: a team that’s getting tougher, that knows how to come back, and ...
Decision Time as Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Begin
This is Beirut 2025-08-05 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
UN Environment Plastic Pollution Treaty
Countries will start the clock Tuesday on 10 days of talks aimed at hammering out a landmark global treaty on combating the scourge of plastic pollution. Three years of negotiations hit the wall in South Korea in December when a group of oil-producing states blocked a consensus. Since the failure in Busan, countries have been working behind ...
Haykal Marks Army Day with Border Pledge and Tribute to Troops
This is Beirut 2025-08-01 10:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Lebanese Army United Nations Rodolphe Haykal
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Rodolphe Haykal reaffirmed on Friday the army’s firm commitment to national security, announcing a “large-scale and important deployment” in the southern Litani region, conducted in close coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), as Israel continues to occupy several ...
Verstappen Quells Speculation by Committing to Red Bull for 2026
This is Beirut 2025-08-01 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Max Verstappen ended weeks of speculation about his future on Thursday when the reigning Formula One world champion said he would be staying with Red Bull in 2026. Verstappen said it was time to "stop all the rumours". "I've never really said anything about it because I was just focused on talking to the team about how we can improve our ...
From Strategy to Reality: What Will It Take to Disarm Hezbollah?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-08-01 15:30 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah United Nations European Union Internal Security Forces
The question of disarming Hezbollah in Lebanon, long a political taboo, is now back at the heart of both political and diplomatic discussions. This shift comes amid mounting international pressure and a changing balance of power in the region. Although the topic remains deeply divisive within Lebanon’s political class, experts believe there are ...
Norris on Top as McLaren Dominate Opening Hungary Practice
This is Beirut 2025-08-01 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Formula One F1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris
Lando Norris topped the times ahead of series leader and team-mate Oscar Piastri as McLaren ruled Friday's opening practice for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. Norris, who is 16 points adrift of Piastri in the drivers' world championship, clocked a best lap in one minute and 16.052 seconds to outpace the Australian by 0.019 seconds on a dry ...
Major Fires in the Shouf and Northern Lebanon: Civil Defense on Maximum Alert
This is Beirut 2025-08-02 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Friday was a day of intense mobilization for Lebanon’s Civil Defense, which battled multiple blazes threatening forests and residential areas. The most critical intervention occurred Friday afternoon in the Shouf district, where a large-scale fire broke out between the towns of Debbieh, Barja, and Bkachtine. Firefighting teams, supported by two ...
Beirut Port: The Dormant Strategic Hub
Liliane Mokbel 2025-08-02 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Levant’s maritime landscape is rapidly shifting. Since the easing of Western sanctions on Syria, investors have flocked to its shores. Emirati logistics giant DP World has launched an $800 million investment plan to modernize Tartus port. Meanwhile, CMA CGM is investing $262 million in Lattakia, and China is expanding its footprint in ...
Trump Orders Firing of US Official as Cracks Emerge in Jobs Market
This is Beirut 2025-08-02 13:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Economy
President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the firing of a key economic official, accusing her of manipulating employment data for political reasons after a new report showed cracks in the US jobs market. US job growth missed expectations in July, Labor Department data showed, and revisions to hiring figures in recent months brought them ...
Second Seed Fritz Ends Canadian Hopes at ATP Toronto Masters
This is Beirut 2025-08-02 13:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Taylor Fritz ended Canadian hopes at the ATP Toronto Masters on Friday as he crushed Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round. The American second seed needed just 77 minutes to dispatch the the 37th-ranked local and book a meeting with Jiri Lehecka, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 winner over France's Arthur Fils. Fritz is aiming to at ...
Doncic Inks Three-Year $165 Million Lakers Extension
This is Beirut 2025-08-03 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Los Angeles Lakers NBA Basket-ball
Luka Doncic has signed a new long-term contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, the club announced on Saturday, in a deal reportedly worth $165 million over three years. The Slovenian star, who joined the Lakers in a jaw-dropping trade earlier this year, will remain with the Lakers for the next three years through to 2028. "Today is a ...
Norris Wins in Hungary to Trim Piastri Lead as McLaren Reel Off Another 1-2
This is Beirut 2025-08-03 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Formula One F1 Lando Norris Ferrari
Lando Norris trimmed McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri's lead in the drivers’ world championship to just nine points on Sunday when he switched tactics to lead him home by just 0.698 seconds in a thrilling finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Briton, who moved from a two-stop strategy to one stop, held off series leader Piastri, on ...
Messi Out Indefinitely With 'Minor Muscle Injury'
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi will be sidelined indefinitely with what the MLS team described as a "minor muscle injury in his right leg" in a statement on Sunday. The 38-year-old Argentine legend suffered an upper right leg injury early in Miami's penalty-kicks home win over Mexico's Necaxa on Saturday in a Leagues Cup match. Messi went out ...
Fritz Fights Through To Reach ATP Toronto Masters Quarters
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Tennis Taylor Fritz ATP Toronto Masters
Taylor Fritz battled into Monday morning before finally getting past Czech Jiri Lehecka with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5) victory in three hours to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Toronto Masters. The US second seed finished off a complete matched set of Masters 1000 quarter-finals as the last piece of the puzzle fell into place in ...
Zverev To Meet Khachanov In ATP Toronto Semi-Finals
This is Beirut 2025-08-05 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Alexander Zverev reached his 21st Masters 1000 semi-final on Monday by ending the Canadian title defence of Alexei Popyrin 6-7 (8/10), 6-4, 6-3 at the ATP Toronto Masters. The final game, with Zverev serving at 5-3, was interrupted by shouts from an unruly fan who was tossed out by security. The distraction ended a run of 14 consecutive points ...
NBA Spurs Agree to Four-Year Extension with Fox
This is Beirut 2025-08-05 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
NBA All-Star guard De'Aaron Fox has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs worth $229 million, according to multiple reports on Monday. Fox, who would have become a free agent next year but is now set through the 2029-30 campaign according to ESPN and The Athletic, was obtained in a trade with Sacramento last ...
Customs Revenues: Lebanon’s Unexpected Performance in 2025
Liliane Mokbel 2025-07-31 17:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Customs revenues Fiscal revenues Economy
It’s both a welcome and surprising development: in 2025, Lebanon’s state treasury saw a significant rise in customs revenues – and this happened without any increase in customs duty rates. According to the World Bank (Lebanese Monitor report, Turning the Tide, Spring 2025), public revenues reached $4 billion in 2024, with $3 billion coming ...
Lebanon’s Cost of Living: A Nation Still Under Pressure
Liliane Mokbel 2025-08-05 17:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As of June, Lebanon’s Consumer Price Index recorded an annual increase of around 15%, a sharp drop from the staggering 253.55% seen during the same period in 2023. This decline is largely due to the stabilization of the exchange rate following months of severe devaluation of the Lebanese pound (LBP). Yet, despite this slowdown in inflation, ...
Trading Arms for Power: Hezbollah’s Political Bargain
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-08-05 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah United States
The issue of Hezbollah’s weapons is no longer confined to a small elite who once represented a silent majority and feared Hezbollah’s refusal to constructively engage. Today, the weapons file is firmly on the table, openly discussed under sustained Arab and international pressure. The August 5 Cabinet session holds historic significance, on ...
Lebanon Sets Year-End Deadline for Militia Disarmament
This is Beirut 2025-08-05 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Disarmament Hezbollah Militias Politics Government
Lebanon has set a deadline of the end of this year for the disarmament of all militias, based on a disarmament roadmap to be prepared by the Lebanese Army and submitted to the Cabinet for review before August 31. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam following a nearly six-hour cabinet session held at the Baabda Presidential ...
Brazil: Why Lightning (Almost) Always Spares Christ the Redeemer
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-08-06 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Brazil Christ the Redeemer Lightning Science Rio de Janeiro
Standing 38 meters tall, arms outstretched atop Mount Corcovado, Christ the Redeemer watches over Rio de Janeiro. But this stone guardian, national symbol of Brazil, is also a prime target for lightning strikes. At nearly 710 meters above sea level and perched in isolation, the statue is struck an average of four to six times per year. During ...
Fritz, Shelton Set Up All-American Toronto Semi-Final
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US second seed Taylor Fritz overcame a late niggle while serving for the match on Tuesday to beat Andrey Rublev 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) and reach the ATP Toronto Masters semi-finals. The American claimed his place in a fifth semi-final of the season after losing serve while trying to close out what had been looking like a quick win, finally coming ...
Asia Cup: Lebanon Kicks Off with a Hard-Fought Victory over Qatar
Makram Haddad 2025-08-07 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
It nearly ended in a debacle. Long dominant, the Lebanese almost threw it all away, squandering a 15-point lead before narrowly pulling out a win against Qatar (84–80) on Wednesday night at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. A victory as precious as it was laborious, snatched in the final moments by one man: Karim Zeinoun. KZ, the Flash in ...
Israeli Security Cabinet to Hold Talks Over Future Gaza War Plans
This is Beirut 2025-08-07 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu United Nations Hamas
Israel's security cabinet is expected to meet later Thursday to discuss future military plans in Gaza, according to Israeli media reports, amid speculation of a full takeover of the besieged Palestinian territory. The planned meeting comes as international outrage over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza has ratcheted up pressure on Israel, ...
Khachanov Topples Zverev To Book ATP Toronto Title Clash With Shelton
This is Beirut 2025-08-07 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Karen Khachanov ATP Toronto Tennis
Karen Khachanov rallied to defeat top seed Alexander Zverev and book an ATP Toronto Masters title clash with Ben Shelton, who beat second seeded Taylor Fritz on Wednesday. Khachanov fought back from 3-1 down in the final-set tiebreaker to beat Zverev 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4). Shelton, seeded fourth, hammered Fritz 6-4, 6-3 in the first All-American ...
Needle Attacks: Between Collective Rumor and Stalled Investigations
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-08-07 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Needle Attacks Concerts World Investigations
Concerts, festivals, nightclubs and crowded subway carriages – these lively, bustling venues have, in recent years, become the alleged sites of a phenomenon as disturbing as it is elusive. Since autumn 2021, hundreds of people across France have reported sudden needle pricks in their legs, arms or backs, followed by nausea, dizziness, fainting ...