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Day Two: Pope Leo XIV Highlights Peace, Unity and Solidarity
This is Beirut 2025-12-01 13:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On the second day of his visit to Lebanon on Monday, Pope Leo XIV met with bishops, clergy, religious communities, and pastoral workers at the Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine in Harissa, where he delivered an address focused on his trip’s theme: “Blessed are the peacemakers.” The Pope praised the Lebanese Church’s role in sustaining hope amid ...
Israel Army Says Killed Two Palestinians After West Bank Attacks
This is Beirut 2025-12-02 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 ...
Beirut Readies for a Historic Papal Mass
This is Beirut 2025-12-02 07:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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More than 120,000 people are expected to attend Pope Leo XIV's mass in Beirut on Tuesday, the final day of his Lebanon visit and a chance to pay his respects at the site of the huge 2020 port explosion. The pontiff arrived from Turkey on Sunday on his inaugural visit abroad as pope and brought a message of hope, particularly to young people in ...
Trump Warns Israel Not to ‘Interfere’ in Syria
This is Beirut 2025-12-01 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump told Israel on Monday to avoid destabilizing Syria and its new leadership, days after a deadly operation by Israeli forces killed 13 people. Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and invited him for another White House visit, Netanyahu's office said shortly after Trump issued the warning. "It ...
Pope Leo’s Speech During Youth Meeting in Bkerke
This is Beirut 2025-12-01 19:10 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Dear young people of Lebanon, “assalamu lakum!” (peace be with you!) This greeting of the Risen Jesus (cf. Jn 20:19) sustains the joy of our meeting. The enthusiasm we feel in our hearts expresses God’s loving closeness, which brings us together as brothers and sisters to share our faith in him and our communion with one ...
From Porcelain to Tweed, EU Opens Protected Label to Crafts
This is Beirut 2025-12-01 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Traditional crafts, from French Limoges porcelain to Irish Donegal tweed, became entitled to EU protected status as of Monday, placing them on par with agricultural products such as Champagne and Parma ham. Europe’s glassblowers, potters, jewellers, and other artisans will now be able to register their product names under the bloc’s new ...
Pope Leo’s Speech During Interfaith Dialogue
This is Beirut 2025-12-01 17:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Dear brothers and sisters, I am deeply moved and immensely grateful to stand among you today, in this blessed land—a land exalted by the prophets of the Old Testament, who beheld in its towering cedars emblems of the righteous soul that flourishes beneath heaven’s vigilant gaze; a land where the echo of the Logos has never fallen ...
Syria Launches First Official Print Newspaper Since Fall of Assad
This is Beirut 2025-12-01 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria Al Thawra Al Souriya Newspaper media newspaper
Syria published the first print issue of the official Al Thawra Al Souriya newspaper Monday, the latest government-owned media outlet to launch since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The move brings print media back for the first time in five years. Assad's government stopped printing dailies during the Covid-19 pandemic, citing rising ...
Israel Says Killed 40 Fighters over Past Week in Gaza Tunnels Operation
This is Beirut 2025-11-30 22:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army said Sunday that it had killed more than 40 Palestinian militants over the past week in operations targeting tunnels near Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Earlier in the day, the army announced it had killed four militants emerging from underground in the territory's southernmost city overnight. Dozens of Hamas fighters are holed up in ...
Syrians Mark One Year Since Offensive That Toppled Assad
This is Beirut 2025-11-28 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Demonstrators across multiple Syrian cities condemned on Friday the deadly Israeli attacks on the south of the country during rallies to mark one year since the start of the offensive that toppled former ruler Bashar al-Assad. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa had called on Thursday for Syrians to "go down to the squares" to commemorate the ...
Pope Urges Lebanese to Stay in Their Country Despite Difficulties
This is Beirut 2025-11-30 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called on the Lebanese people to embrace reconciliation and to remain in their country. Arriving from Turkey on his first international trip, the American pope brought a message of peace for Lebanon, while also urging its leaders to put themselves fully "at the service of your people". "There are times when it is easier to ...
Pope Reiterates Support for Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestinians
This is Beirut 2025-11-30 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that a two-state solution was the only one likely to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Flying from Istanbul to Beirut during his first foreign trip since his election in May, the pope continued the tradition of his predecessors by speaking to reporters aboard the papal plane. "The Holy See has ...
Speedy by Louis Vuitton: Audrey Hepburn’s Nomadic Elegance
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-30 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Louis Vuitton Bags Audrey Hepburn Iconic Fashion Speedy
Within the world of luxury leather goods, few pieces have endured with the same grace and universal appeal as the Speedy. It has graced the arms of both everyday sophisticates and Hollywood legends. But behind its clean, understated silhouette lies a surprisingly rich story. At once a reflection of its era and a catalyst for change, the Speedy has ...
Holy See Delivers Speech at the Presidential Palace
This is Beirut 2025-11-30 18:25 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
“Mr. President, Distinguished Civil and Religious Authorities, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Ladies and Gentlemen, Blessed are the peacemakers! It is a great joy for me to meet with you and to visit this land where “peace” is much more than just a word, for here peace is a desire and a vocation; it is a gift and a work in ...
Iran and Turkey Agree to Build Key Trade Rail Link
This is Beirut 2025-11-30 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 ...
Baja 2025: Rafic Eid Offers Lebanon a Historic World Podium
Makram Haddad 2025-11-30 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Rafic Eid Baja Vice champion
Rafic Eid has struck again. Over the course of a marathon season, from Ha’il to Dubai, the Lebanese rider built up his 2nd place in the overall world standings, all motorcycle categories combined, day after day, by taming the most hostile terrains on the international circuit. On his Honda CRF 450 Factory, Eid swallowed dunes, rocks, mud, ...
Pope Visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque
This is Beirut 2025-11-29 13:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque early on Saturday on the third day of his trip to Turkey. It was the first time the American pope, elected in May as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, visited a Muslim place of worship since taking over from his late predecessor Francis. The Blue Mosque is one of Istanbul's main ...
Turkish Airlines Orders Up to 225 Boeing Jets After Erdogan’s White House Visit
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Turkish Airlines announced on Friday a deal to buy up to 225 Boeing jets, one day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first White House visit since 2019. The order includes 150 confirmed aircraft to be delivered between 2029 and 2034, with an option for 75 more, the company said in a statement, without giving a figure of the ...
Iran's Carpet Industry Unravelling Under Sanctions
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Once a symbol of cultural prestige, Iran's handmade rugs are no longer selling as fast as they once did, as sanctions weigh on an already troubled economy and buyers' tastes change. Commanding more than $2 billion in export revenues in its heyday of the early 1990s, the industry now struggles to scrape together around $40 million, marking a ...
Lancel’s B.B.: Parisian Glamour Inspired by Brigitte Bardot
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-12-14 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Brigitte Bardot B.B Lancel Bags Iconic Fashion Culture
How do you create a bag inspired by an icon like Brigitte Bardot? How can an accessory express the freedom, instinct, and tenderness she embodies? In embracing this challenge, Lancel was not aiming simply to produce a collaboration. The house sought to capture what Bardot represents in the collective imagination: a feeling of lightness, a sense of ...
What Does NATO's 5% Spending Deal Really Mean?
This is Beirut 2025-06-25 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
NATO leaders are set to sign off Wednesday at their Hague summit on a defense spending pledge to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand for a headline figure of five percent of GDP. Here are the details of what NATO is signing up to: Five percent? Not really Trump has insisted NATO countries hit the five-percent bar -- well beyond the ...
Jonathan Anderson teases Dior debut with Mbappé, Basquiat and Marie Antoinette
This is Beirut 2025-06-27 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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It’s the most eagerly awaited show of Paris Men’s Fashion Week. And for the last few days, Dior’s new creative director Jonathan Anderson has been dropping clues on social media about the contents of his first collection for the fabled French house. In a virtual version of Hansel and Gretel, the 40-year-old Northern Irishman has been ...
Toward the Normalization of Syria-Israel Relations? Insights from the Israeli Press
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-06-27 14:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As major regional dynamics shift, the prospect of a rapprochement between Damascus and Tel Aviv—once unthinkable—is starting to take shape. On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the outcome of the war with Iran, which began on June 13 and ended with a ceasefire agreement on June 24, “could lead the way to new ...
Matcha: The Japanese Tea Taking Over the World
This is Beirut 2025-06-26 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Matcha is the new drink of choice at hip cafes worldwide, but Japanese producers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand for the powdered green tea. Here's what you need to know about the drink beloved of weekend treat-seekers and "wellness" influencers: What is matcha? The word matcha means "ground tea" in Japanese and comes in the ...
Trading Peace for Firepower? Europe’s Rush to Rearm
Sarah Martin 2025-06-25 21:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in The Hague, under mounting pressure from both the Russian threat and the United States’ demands, the Alliance crossed a historic threshold: member states committed to raising defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. But behind the bold figure lies a fractured Europe, torn between rearmament ...
US-Iran: What Is Next?
David Hale 2025-06-25 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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While most international media are focused on what will happen today or this week between America and Iran, the real story is much bigger—the complete turning of the tables on Iran. While the headlines focus on whether Trump's ceasefire will hold, too many commentators are losing sight of the fact that Iran is trying to surrender (without ...
Saint Laurent, Vuitton Light Up Paris Men's Fashion Week
This is Beirut 2025-06-25 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Saint Laurent and Vuitton opened Paris Men's Fashion Week on Tuesday with collections tinged with retro influences, as the industry reels from the revolving door of creative directors and a diminished appetite for luxury goods. Saint Laurent Returns with Playful Retro Style Saint Laurent kicked things off with a playful spring-summer 2026 ...
Trump Rattles NATO Allies as He Descends on Summit
This is Beirut 2025-06-24 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump swept into NATO's Hague summit Tuesday, with allies hoping a pledge to ramp up defence spending will keep the mercurial leader of the military superpower committed to protecting them. Trump joined leaders from NATO's 31 other members to kick off the two-day gathering with a dinner hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander in ...
$4 Billion: The True Weight of Lebanon’s Agriculture Sector
Liliane Mokbel 2025-06-28 14:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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As Lebanon endures a prolonged economic crisis, one figure remains widely overlooked: the country’s agriculture sector generates over $4 billion annually when including the entire value chain: transport, packaging, and agro-food processing. On its own, raw agricultural production is valued at $2.2 billion per year. Strengthening agriculture and ...
As War Recedes, Oil Prices Plunge and Markets Rally
Christiane Tager 2025-06-24 22:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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From Cold Sweats to Cooling Oil: Why Crude Prices Are Plunging After the Iran-Israel De-Escalation A bomb can send oil prices soaring – unless it doesn’t hit as hard as expected. That’s exactly what played out in the markets following Iran’s limited strike on a United States base in Qatar, followed by a surprise ceasefire between Tehran ...