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With Assad Down and Sanctions Lifted, Are Syrian Refugees Finally Being Pressed to Leave?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-05-19 20:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The startling decision by United States President Donald Trump to lift economic sanctions on Syria, coupled with the collapse of the Assad regime, could fundamentally reshape how the Syrian displaced population in Lebanon is managed – unless their permanent return to Syria remains excluded from the agreement being brokered among the key parties ...
Explained: The WHO’s New Global Pandemic Treaty
This is Beirut 2025-05-20 11:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Covid-19 United Nations WHO Pandemic
After more than three years of fierce negotiations, an international agreement on the prevention and control of pandemics was adopted on Tuesday at the World Health Organization (WHO). Here are the main points of the agreement, which has 35 articles. Objective The objective of the WHO Pandemic Agreement is "strengthening pandemic prevention, ...
Electoral Law in Committees: Bou Saab Stresses Need for Political Consensus First
This is Beirut 2025-05-20 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for a second joint session of several key parliamentary committees on Thursday to continue deliberations on a set of legislative proposals, including three electoral bills and major public health reforms. The joint meeting will bring together members of the Finance and Budget, Administration and Justice, ...
Property Owners Slam Institutional Chaos Over Commercial Lease Law
This is Beirut 2025-05-21 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In a statement issued following the Constitutional Council's decision on May 20, 2025, the Syndicate of Property Owners of Leased Buildings responded to the ruling concerning the new law on commercial leases. The syndicate clarified that the Constitutional Council did not rule on the content of the law, which aimed to liberalize long-standing ...
Venezuela's Maduro Wins Landslide in Election Boycotted by Opposition
This is Beirut 2025-05-26 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's party on Sunday swept the board in parliamentary and regional elections that were boycotted by the opposition in protest over his disputed re-election last year. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela won 23 out of 24 state governor positions and scored 82.68 percent of the votes cast for lists of National ...
Roland-Garros: Habib and Hassan on a Mission in Paris
Pierre Daccache 2025-05-21 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Tennis Roland-Garros Benjamin Hassan Hady Habib
The dream begins with sweat. Every year, players from all over the world battle it out in the qualifying matches to earn their place in the main draw at Roland-Garros. On the Paris clay court, two Lebanese players did the country proud: Benjamin Hassan and Hady Habib, determined to make history. First Winning Ball On Monday, on a side court but ...
Will Banking Reforms Spark a Crisis Between Souhaid and Salam?
Maurice Matta 2025-05-21 20:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Economy Banks Karim Souhaid Nawaf Salam
It seems that the relationship between Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor Karim Souhaid and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is far from ideal. In fact, it can be described as tense – a situation that didn’t arise recently but dates back to Souhaid’s appointment as Governor of the Central Bank, which was secured through a majority vote in the ...
Syrians Hope for Economic Recovery After West Lifts Sanctions
This is Beirut 2025-05-22 14:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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At a currency exchange in Damascus, Anas al-Shammaa is one of many Syrians hopeful that promised relief from Western sanctions will help revive their country's economy after years of war and isolation. "We were totally cut off from the world," said Shammaa, 45, who has been running the exchange shop since 2008. With the lifting of ...
BDL Issues Statement on Legal Measures and Financial Transparency
This Is Beirut 2025-05-22 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s Central Bank (BDL) announced in an official statement that it remains committed to transparency and integrity within the financial sector. It is actively pursuing legal procedures in collaboration with specialized law firms across several European countries and other international jurisdictions. This effort aims to initiate judicial ...
Public Sector Crisis: The Finance Minister’s Last Straw
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-05-22 18:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Tensions are mounting in the deserted halls of Lebanon’s public administrations. A single decision by the Ministry of Finance on May 15 was enough to trigger an immediate call for a strike. But beyond the standoff over working hours, deeper issues are surfacing—highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive reform of the public sector amid a ...
Constitutional Council Decision Reignites Debate: Landlords File Lawsuits Against Tenants!
Maurice Matta 2025-05-22 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
It appears that the crisis over the non-residential lease law in Lebanon is far from over—especially after a recent decision by the Constitutional Council declaring the law unenforceable, which has sparked fresh constitutional interpretations regarding its fate. Last Tuesday, the Constitutional Council issued Decision No. 5 concerning the appeal ...
The Trump Administration Withdraws Harvard University's Right to Host International Students
This is Beirut 2025-05-22 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump's administration on Thursday revoked Harvard's right to enroll foreign students -- more than a quarter of its annual enrollment -- in a major escalation of the president's fight with one of the world's most storied universities. Trump is furious at Harvard -- which has produced 162 Nobel prize winners -- for rejecting his demand that ...
Teachers’ Law Reissue or a Return to Street Protests
Maurice Matta 2025-05-23 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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On April 17, President Joseph Aoun submitted two appeals to the Constitutional Council. The first challenges Law No. 1, which automatically came into effect and regulates leases of non-residential properties. The second targets Law No. 2, also automatically enacted, which amends specific provisions related to private school faculty and school ...
Cannes 2025: Films as Living Paintings
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-05-23 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Some films speak, others depict, but rare are those that feel like paintings. At Cannes 2025, two films in competition stand out for their deep connection to visual art: Renoir by Chie Hayakawa and The Phoenician Scheme by Wes Anderson. The first explores the intimate world of a young girl immersed in Impressionism. The second, more stylized, ...
Cannes Hit by Power Cut as Film Festival Draws to a Close
This is Beirut 2025-05-24 17:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A power substation and an electricity pylon were vandalized overnight in the region around France's Cannes, which has been hit by a major blackout on the final day of its film festival, officials said. A substation in the village of Tanneron, which supplies Cannes, was targeted by a suspected arson attack, while the legs of a pylon carrying a ...
PSG Beat Reims to Win French Cup Ahead of Champions League Final
This is Beirut 2025-05-25 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their Champions League final showdown with Inter Milan by winning the French Cup on Saturday as Bradley Barcola scored twice in a comfortable 3-0 win against Reims. Barcola netted two goals in the space of four minutes early on to quickly extinguish whatever hopes Reims had of causing an upset at the Stade de ...
'Just an Accident:' The Iranian Film That Won Over Cannes and Took Home the Palme d’Or
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-05-25 18:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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From the very start of this 78th edition, the tone was set. The official poster, showing a couple running along a beach, taken from Claude Lelouch’s A Man and a Woman, said it all: a nod to romance, but also to the familiar. This year, Cannes offered both comfort and disruption. Comfort, in the form of familiar faces: Claude Lelouch, Daniel ...
Aoun Calls for Electoral Reform Ahead of 2026 Parliamentary Elections
This is Beirut 2025-05-25 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun has stressed the “urgent need” to prepare for Lebanon’s parliamentary elections scheduled for 2026 by revisiting the country’s electoral framework and improving the logistical and administrative processes behind the vote. His call came on Sunday following the successful conclusion of municipal elections across all ...
Palestinian Camps: Lebanon Moves to Restrict Weapons to the State
This is Beirut 2025-08-21 15:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The disarmament of Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian refugee camps kicked off on Thursday, as Lebanese army vehicles rolled into Burj al-Barajneeh camp south of Beirut in the first phase of the government’s comprehensive plan to restrict the possession of arms on Lebanese territory to the state authorities. Commenting on the weapons withdrawal ...
With 'Mother', Mitevska Restores Mother Teresa’s Humanity
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-08-22 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Mother Teresa Film Cinema Venice Film Festival Culture
Who was the real Mother Teresa? In Mother, Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska reexamines the legend to reveal a woman far beyond the clichés. Premiering in the Orizzonti section at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, the movie focuses on seven pivotal days in 1948 that forever changed Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, the woman who would become Mother ...
How Hezbollah's Coordination Unit Continues to Influence Lebanese Security
Ralph Atrach 06/05 20:10 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Armed Forces’ (LAF) recent raids in a southern suburb of Beirut to apprehend gunmen were coordinated with Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, a security source told This Is Beirut, highlighting the unit’s continuing influence over security measures in Lebanon. In a tense standoff Sunday, Hezbollah supporters blocked ...
Basketball – 2027 World Cup Qualifiers: Lebanon Survives a Scare, Khayat Delivers the Dagger
Makram Haddad 2025-11-28 08:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Qatar Basketball World Cup 2027 qualifiers
In Doha, the script had everything to become the perfect trap. Facing Lebanon was a Qatari team already qualified by default for the 2027 World Cup as host nation, but in full “resurgence” and determined to send a message to the rest of Asia. Opposite them, a Lebanese team favored on paper, 30th in the FIBA rankings, with a new coach on the ...
UNIFIL Begins Withdrawal as Europe Weighs Replacement Force
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-11-18 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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No one can predict what southern Lebanon will look like after UNIFIL withdraws at the end of 2026. Will Lebanon have succeeded in disarming Hezbollah? Will it be able to fully control the south, particularly the area south of the Litani River? And what role will the international presence play in the region? UNIFIL has already begun reducing its ...
Cloudflare Resolves Outage That Disrupted Parts of the Internet
This is Beirut 2025-11-18 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Services from Cloudflare, a software company that supports thousands of websites, including X, Spotify, and OpenAI, on Tuesday reported a crash in one of its software systems, according to a report in the New York Times. Cloudflare, which provides tools to secure and manage internet traffic for websites, reported earlier in the day that it was ...
Lebanon Faces Donor Backlash After Decision Extending Disability Benefits to Hezbollah Fighters
Tylia El Helou 2025-11-18 20:30 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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Lebanon is facing mounting diplomatic backlash after the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) extended state and donor-funded disability benefits to the thousands of Hezbollah fighters wounded in Israel’s September 2024 operation targeting Hezbollah’s communication devices. What the ministry described as a humanitarian exemption is now being ...
Capsula Mundi: Imagine Becoming a Tree After Death
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-19 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Capsula Mundi Death Tree Italy
What if, after death, we could become a source of life for the planet? This idea is no longer a myth or a poetic dream. It is now taking shape through Capsula Mundi, literally “the capsule of the world” in Italian, a project by designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel that challenges our deepest assumptions about human finitude. Since 2003, ...
Raggi Open to Negotiations With Israel
This is Beirut 2025-11-21 00:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said Thursday evening that he was open to negotiations with Israel while urging Lebanese expatriates to quickly register on the platform for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Speaking on MTV’s Sar el-Waet program, Mr. Raggi said that if he were given a mandate by the government, he would be ready to enter ...
Warner Music Enters Licensing Deal With AI Music Startup
This is Beirut 2025-11-21 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Warner Music Group and AI startup Udio announced on Wednesday they have settled a US copyright lawsuit and struck a deal to cooperate on a licensed artificial intelligence music creation service. The landmark agreement resolves litigation between the major label and Udio, while establishing what the companies described as a "clear framework" for ...
J. Aoun Announces a Five-Point Plan to Reassert State Authority and Open the Path to Peace
This is Beirut 2025-11-21 21:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On the occasion of the 82nd anniversary of Lebanon’s Independence, President Joseph Aoun delivered a speech Friday evening from South Lebanon, focusing on sovereignty, the state’s exclusive control over arms, and the need to turn the page on “mini-states.” The head of state unveiled a five-point plan aimed at fully restoring state ...
Nayla Romanos Iliya Re-Imagines Heritage
Lea Mehanna 2025-11-22 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Culture Arts Painting Sculpture
Discover how this architect-turned-artist brings new life to the Phoenician alphabet, turning letters into form and memory into sculpture, alongside her public project ‘’On the Other Side of Time’’. The installation draws on Dante’s‘’Divine Comedy’’ tracing Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, and reflecting on humanity’s journey ...