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White House Says ‘Substantial’ Shutdown Layoffs Have Begun
This is Beirut 2025-10-11 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Government Politics
The White House said Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal workers as President Donald Trump sought to amp up pressure on opposition Democrats to end a government shutdown that has crippled public services. With the crisis set to go into a third week and no off-ramp in sight, Trump's budget chief Russ Vought announced on social media ...
Art World’s ‘Troublemakers’ Join Forces in ‘Joyful’ London Show
This is Beirut 2025-10-11 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Art Exhibition ‘Triple Tour’ London Culture
They come from a world of underground, even subversive, art, but now US activist Shepard Fairey has joined forces with Britain's Damien Hirst and French street artist Invader with a "joyful" exhibition to show even in dark times there is always hope. "We all see ourselves as troublemakers because we have been," Fairey told AFP, ahead of Friday's ...
One Year On: Southern Lebanon Devastated
Katia Kahil 2025-10-11 11:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
One year after the September 2024 war, southern Lebanon bears deep scars. Ravaged by strikes and displacement, the region faces a dual crisis: a collapsing economy and the quiet unraveling of its social fabric. Behind shattered facades and shuttered markets, an entire way of life teeters on the brink of a merciless winter. Agonizing Markets In ...
Drive-In Dreams Fade as America’s Outdoor Theaters Struggle
This is Beirut 2025-10-11 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Cinema Film Movies Culture Art
Film buffs sit snugly in cars watching a drive-in movie, munching popcorn on a lovely recent fall night. Michelle Hutson, 52, has been coming to the Family Drive-In since childhood, enjoying what is now a dying form of quintessentially American entertainment. With a sigh, she notes she might soon see the last picture show as the nearly ...
Qaraoun Lake: Lebanon’s Silent Ecological Disaster
Liliane Mokbel 2025-10-11 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Every year, an estimated 50 million cubic meters of domestic wastewater are discharged into Lake Qaraoun. Added to this are 2 million cubic meters of industrial wastewater, as well as waste from Syrian migrant camps established by the state along the riverbanks. This toxic mix is putting one of Lebanon’s largest freshwater reservoirs at serious ...
Israel Releases Murderers to Rescue Its Hostages
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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This Monday, Israel finds itself caught between celebration and unease. The joy of hostages returning home is tempered by a bitter reality: to secure the release of citizens still held in Gaza, the Israeli government is freeing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including several convicted of violent crimes. The deal, brokered under US President ...
Israel to Lebanon: Disarm Hezbollah, or Never Recover
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-10-14 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Hamas
Lebanon’s government warns that disarming Hezbollah, the pro-Iran militia that undermines its sovereignty, risks plunging the country into civil war. Yet, it simultaneously demands that the international community restrain Israel from targeting this group. This contradictory stance exacts a devastating toll: Without Hezbollah’s disarmament, ...
Taylor Swift, Love, Diamonds and Pop: Everything She Touches Turns to Gold
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-10-14 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Taylor Swift Music Culture Economy Art Star
Dominating music charts, Taylor Swift leads in multiple areas, establishing herself as a worldwide sensation. The American star creates rare ripple effects across music, fashion and even finance. At 35, after announcing her engagement to American football player Travis Kelce this summer, Swift triggered an immediate reaction from millions of fans ...
Gold Rush in Lebanon: Between Speculation and Shortages
Liliane Mokbel 2025-10-15 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese buyers are increasingly turning to precious metals, especially gold and silver, whose international prices have been climbing steadily to record highs. These days, it can take up to a week to obtain a gold bar and nearly two weeks for a kilogram of silver. A few weeks ago, people had to spend over an hour in line to make a purchase. The ...
Lebanon’s Bananas Withstand TR4
Christiane Tager 2025-10-15 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Under the southern Lebanese sun, banana trees proudly stretch their lush green leaves, standing tall against climate challenges, crises and conflict. In this fertile, humid region, bananas have become more than a crop; they are a national specialty. “We produce between 80,000 and 100,000 tons a year, and demand keeps rising,” says a grower ...
Lebanon: Signs of Recovery Amid Economic and Humanitarian Challenges
Liliane Mokbel 2025-10-16 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As Lebanon gradually emerges from a period marked by deep political, economic, and humanitarian turmoil, the World Bank’s latest MENAAP (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) Economic Report, published in October 2025, gives encouraging prospects for the country. Despite ongoing fragility, particularly in public finances and ...
Israel's Netanyahu says Determined to Secure Return of all Hostages
This is Beirut 2025-10-16 14:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he was determined to ensure that Hamas hands back the remains of hostages still in Gaza, adding that the fight "is not over yet". Under a ceasefire agreement spearheaded by US President Donald Trump, Hamas returned the last 20 surviving hostages to Israel, and said it ...
Rebuilding Wrecked Syria Vital for Regional Stability
This is Beirut 2025-10-24 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Syria Refugees Return Reconstruction
After 14 years of destruction, Syria must be swiftly rebuilt to bring stability to the country and the wider region, a top UN official in the war-ravaged nation told AFP. Reconstruction is one of the most significant challenges facing Syria's new Islamist authorities after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last December. "The ...
Between Moscow and Washington, India Charts Its Energy Course
Mario Chartouni 2025-10-16 16:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had committed to “cease purchasing Russian oil” within a “short timeframe,” while imposing 50% tariffs on Indian exports to the United States, with additional penalties for transactions involving Moscow. However, New Delhi stressed that its “top ...
Cocoa: Has the Sweet Boom Come to an End?
Christiane Tager 2025-10-18 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The frenzy that gripped the cocoa market seems to be fading. In December 2024, the price per ton hit nearly $12,000, a historic high driven by fears of a worldwide shortage. However, since the summer of 2025, prices have dropped below $6,000, reaching their lowest point since February 2024, according to Bloomberg. This shift signals the end of a ...
Power Tool-Wielding Robbers Flee Louvre with 'Priceless' Jewels
This is Beirut 2025-10-19 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Robbers wielding power tools broke into the Louvre on Sunday and made off with priceless jewels from the world-renowned museum, taking just seven minutes for the broad-daylight heist, sources and officials said. Police were hunting the culprits on Sunday afternoon, but a 19th-century crown covered in diamonds and emeralds was found damaged near ...
Trump says Gaza Ceasefire Still in Force after Israeli Strikes
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza was still holding after Israel carried out deadly strikes on the territory over alleged truce violations by Hamas. The dozens of strikes Israel carried out on Hamas positions in southern Gaza Sunday came after it accused the militant group of targeting its troops in "a blatant ...
Louvre Closes for Second Day as France Hunts Jewel Thieves
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 13:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron France Louvre Heist Jewelry
The Louvre was closed for a second day Monday as police hunted for thieves who broke in and stole priceless jewels in a spectacular daylight robbery. Officials said a team of 60 investigators was working on the theory that an organised crime group was behind the theft Sunday of nine pieces of jewellery, one of which -- a crown covered in ...
From Excitement to Frustration: Louvre Visitors Caught Off Guard by Closure
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Louvre Tourists State of mind Theft France Culture
Visitors pressed against the Louvre's iron gates on Monday, peering through bars locked after thieves pulled off a daylight jewel heist inside the world-famous museum the day before. Would-be museum-goers queued outside the famed tourist attraction for the scheduled 0900 (0700 GMT) opening, a day after robbers stole precious jewelry and fled on ...
China Hawk Takaichi Named Japan's First Woman PM
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Sanae Takaichi Japan China Prime Minister
Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. Japan's fifth premier in as many years will lead a minority government and has a bulging in-tray, not least a scheduled visit by US President Donald Trump next week. The lower house of parliament ...
Consumer Price Index Up 0.6% in September
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon’s Consumer Price Index rose 0.6% in September 2025, compared with August 2025, according to official data. Year-on-year inflation reached 15.06%. At the governorate level, monthly increases varied significantly: Mount Lebanon, +0.90%; Beqaa, +0.69%; Nabatieh, +0.64%; Beirut, +0.27%; South Lebanon, +0.22%; and North Lebanon, ...
Louvre Director Faces Senate Over Heist as Museum Reopens
This is Beirut 2025-10-22 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The jewelry stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist. The director, Laurence des Cars, has not made any public statement since thieves made off with royal jewels during a daylight ...
Lebanon 2019: Behind a Programmed Revolution (2/2)
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-22 12:30 - Reading : 11 minute(s)
Central Bank of Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement Amal Banks
Lebanon has an exceptionally dense civil society sector. Hundreds of local NGOs receive funding from international organizations such as the European Union, various United Nations agencies, private foundations like Ford, Rockefeller and Open Society, as well as contributions from the diaspora. Most of this funding is fully declared, independently ...
Asian Youth Games: Lebanon Begins Its Campaign, Lea Khachfe Reaches the Quarter-Finals
Makram Haddad 2025-10-22 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Lea Khachfe Asian Youth Games
The 3rd edition of the Asian Youth Games opened for Lebanon in Manama with the rising sport of the moment: teqball. Competing in singles and doubles, Anthony Sabbagh, Rady Shebbo and Lea Khachfe delivered a focused first performance, highlighted by a quarter-final for Khachfe in singles and a notable victory in mixed doubles. Against already ...
Honoring a Historic Visit: Lebanon Commemorates Pope Leo XIV with a Stamp
Christiane Tager 2025-10-22 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Pope Francis Pope Leo XIV
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon, scheduled for November 30 to December 2, 2025, the Ministry of Telecommunications has confirmed to This is Beirut that the country will issue a special stamp commemorating the pontifical visit. According to Ministry sources, this official release has been entrusted to LibanPost, which will oversee its ...
De-dollarization: Enduring Shift or Fleeting Illusion?
Liliane Mokbel 2025-10-23 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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De-dollarization — whether an enduring trend or a fleeting declaration — reflects a growing determination among emerging powers to reduce global dependence on the US dollar, long the cornerstone of international trade and finance. The initiative seeks to rebalance a monetary system historically dominated by the greenback and move toward a more ...
Giant Kermit Sculpture Set to Lighten Mood at Art Basel Paris
This is Beirut 2025-10-23 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Fair Art Basel Paris France Culture
A huge inflatable Kermit the frog will be the star of the Art Basel Paris contemporary art fair this week in the French capital, unnerved by a daring heist at the Louvre. "Kermit the Frog, Even" is a 20-metre (66-foot) blow-up figure by Venezuelan-US artist Alex Da Corte, with its head deflated at the artist's request. The beloved Muppet Show ...
Switzerland Has Crossed the Mountains
Marc Saikali 2025-11-09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Damascus Hezbollah Tehran Syria
Sometimes symbolism says it all. On Monday, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will walk through the doors of the White House, a sight that would have seemed unthinkable a year ago. The world, it seems, has a soft spot for spectacular reinventions. Yesterday’s pariah has become today’s partner. Al-Sharaa, once a wanted man with a price on his ...
ISG : Lynn El-Hajj Wins Bronze in the 100m Breaststroke as Lebanon Launches Its Campaign
Makram Haddad 2025-11-10 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Saudi Arabia Swimming Lynn el hajj sports
Around El-Hajj, the head of mission Sami Kablawi, administrator Wissam Cherri, and coach François Ghattas are orchestrating a steady rise in form without deviating from the training plan: arm speed, final underwater phase, wall transitions. The goal is clear: convert the momentum from Paris into sustainable time benchmarks and capitalize in ...
Israel Says ‘All Parties’ Signed Phase One of Gaza Deal
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 17:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel said Thursday all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, adding that Hamas freeing the captives would "bring the end to this war". The agreement in Egypt follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by US President Donald Trump, after more than two years of war sparked by ...