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'Citizen Kane': Orson Welles’ Thunderclap in the Sky of Hollywood
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-05-31 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Citizen Kane Orson Welles Cinema Film Culture
What’s being told here is no myth. Orson Welles really was 25 when he shot Citizen Kane. He had never directed a film before, but had already caused a sensation in 1938 with his radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds, so realistic it panicked thousands of Americans. A prodigy to some, a fraud to others, he fascinated everyone. The RKO studio, ...
Trump Says Will Double Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to 50%
This is Beirut 2025-05-31 19:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Tarrifs Donald Trump European Union
US President Donald Trump's announcement that he would double steel and aluminum import tariffs to 50 percent from next week drew ire from the European Union Saturday in the latest salvo in his trade wars aimed at protecting domestic industries. The EU warned it was "prepared" to retaliate against the latest tariffs, adding the sudden move ...
From Jerusalem to Beirut, a Unique Journal: Proche-Orient Chrétien
Fady Noun 2025-06-01 11:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Pope Francis Lebanese University Middle East Palestine
“The Middle East is a powder keg that has exploded! At this moment, the damage cannot be measured, and the future seems more uncertain than ever. The excess of violence and the prevailing chaos leave us perplexed and challenge both political and religious authorities. International interference suggests a plan to reconfigure the region — but ...
President Aoun in Baghdad: Strengthening Lebanese-Iraqi Ties
This is Beirut 2025-06-01 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
President Joseph Aoun began an official visit to Iraq on Sunday, at the invitation of Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, as part of efforts to strengthen strategic relations between the two countries. During a summit held at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad, both leaders reaffirmed the historical and fraternal ties uniting Lebanon and Iraq. The ...
Boualem Sansal: A Silenced Voice Honored in Paris
This is Beirut 2025-05-21 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Boualem Sansal Algeria Censorship Culture Prize France
Boualem Sansal, who has been jailed in Algeria for six months, was awarded the international Cino del Duca Prize on Wednesday. The French literary prize honors "the strength of a writer who (...) continues to make their free voice heard." Recognized for his entire body of work, Boualem Sansal joins the ranks of past laureates like Andrei ...
Government to Tighten Control Over Weapons as Part of National Reform Plan, insists Salam
This is Beirut 2025-05-20 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Weapons
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam confirmed on Tuesday that the government is committed to ensuring that all weapons in the country remain solely in the hands of the state, as part of broader efforts to restore national sovereignty, stability, and international trust. The statement was made during the opening of the first edition of “Beirut ...
Karim Souhaid: The Banking Reform Law Undermines the Independence of the Central Bank
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 21:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon BDL Banque du Liban Economy Parliament
Presenting a 33-page document containing substantial remarks on the banking reform bill submitted by the government, the Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Karim Souhaid, attended a session of the Parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee held mid-week. The session was chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan and attended by 40 parliamentarians, along ...
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Public Appearance at St. Peter's Basilica
This is Beirut 2025-05-11 15:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV Vatican Gaza Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church. "Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!" proclaimed the first pontiff from the United States, addressing tens of ...
Black Smoke: Cardinals Fail to Elect New Pope on First Try
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 22:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church in their first conclave vote. Tens of thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square to await the smoke, which came around three hours and 15 minutes after the 133 cardinals were closed ...
Batroun at the Ballot: Power Struggles, Family Loyalties and Political Shifts
Chelsea Al Arif 2025-05-08 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Batroun City Batroun Municipal Elections Tannourine
Following a smooth first round of municipal elections on Sunday, May 4, electors in Batroun and across North Lebanon will head to the polls on Sunday, May 11, to elect municipal councils and mukhtars. In a governorate comprising 31 municipalities, Batroun-city holds particular attention as the second-largest municipality after Tannourine, with 15 ...
Basel: a City at the Heart of European Culture
This is Beirut 2025-05-08 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Banks Europe Eurovision Culture
With a population of 180,000, Switzerland's third-biggest city after Zurich and Geneva straddles the River Rhine and sits right on the northern border with both France and Germany. Basel's location played a major role in its growth and continental importance through the ages. From May 11 to 17, it will be a center-stage in Europe again as it ...
Xi and Putin Present United Front Against West on Victory Day Eve
This is Beirut 2025-05-08 12:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
China Russia Xi Jinping Vladimir Putin
China's Xi Jinping was in Moscow on Thursday for a state visit ahead of the Kremlin's grand Victory Day celebrations, as Ukraine accused Russia's army of launching air strikes just hours into a supposed truce. More than 20 foreign leaders are in Russia to attend a vast military parade on Friday marking 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany in ...
Prevost becomes first US pope as Leo XIV
This Is Beirut 2025-05-08 20:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on Thursday, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter's Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, waving with both ...
Eurovision 2025 Kicks Off in Basel With Parade and High Hopes
This is Beirut 2025-05-09 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Eurovision 2025 Music Television Parade Switzerland Culture
The Eurovision Song Contest comes shimmering into Basel on Sunday with a glitzy parade kicking off a week of high-octane revelry building up to the May 17 grand final. The Swiss city is pulling out the stops as it hosts the 69th edition of the light-hearted TV spectacular that celebrates kitsch and pushes the boundaries of taste. While Europop ...
Parade on Red Square: Putin Honors Russian Soldiers and Defies the West
This is Beirut 2025-05-09 11:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Vladimir Putin May 9 Russia Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany to rally his country round the Ukraine offensive at a grand military parade in Moscow in front of his key allies on Friday. The Kremlin is using its annual Victory Day parade -- marking 80 years since the end of World War II – to whip up patriotism ...
The Erasable Manifesto of Virgil Abloh
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-05-09 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In 2021, just months before passing, designer and artist Virgil Abloh unveiled one of his most surprising and powerful projects: a book printed with thermochromic ink designed to disappear when exposed to heat. A book that literally erases itself, not simply a metaphor for impermanence, but a tangible embodiment of the volatility of meaning. A ...
The Sunni Leadership Problem...
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-05-10 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon has witnessed three major nationwide Sunni leaderships since independence. The first was the leadership of Riad Al Solh, a pillar of the National Pact, independence, and Greater Lebanon after the French withdrawal. The second was Saeb Salam, the leading Sunni figure within Lebanon’s Chehabist political framework and beyond. He was known ...
The Vatican’s Finances: A (Nearly) Divine Mission for Leo XIV?
Christiane Tager 2025-05-10 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amid ongoing spiritual and social transformation, the Vatican is facing a more down-to-earth reality—its accounts are in the red. The Holy See’s financial management appears more akin to that of a debt-ridden state than a model of virtue. As head of the Catholic Church, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV inherits not only a spiritual mission but ...
At Long Last, Cannes Welcomes Klapisch, Filmmaker of a Generation
This is Beirut 2025-05-10 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cinema Cannes Cannes Film Festival Cédric Klapisch Culture Art
From Le Péril jeune to L’Auberge espagnole, every generation has its Klapisch. Yet despite drawing over 17 million viewers to theaters, the French director had never been invited to Cannes—until now. At 63, that’s finally changing at the 78th edition of the Festival. His new film, La Venue de l’avenir, will be screened out of competition ...
2025 Municipal Elections – Day 2: North Lebanon Seeks Political Direction
Elie Ziadé 2025-05-10 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Gebran Bassil
{{MAP:12}} After Mount Lebanon, voters in North Lebanon now head to the polls to elect their municipal councils and mukhtars. Nearly one million Lebanese citizens—981,634 to be exact—are eligible to vote for 288 municipal councils, totaling 3,351 council members, as well as 821 ...
The Daring Thefts of Munch’s 'The Scream'
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-05-10 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Edvard Munch The Scream Art Culture Paintings
It is without a doubt one of the most recognizable paintings in the world: a pale face frozen in a silent scream, hands pressed against its cheeks, a burning red sky above a Norwegian fjord. Since its creation in 1893, The Scream by Edvard Munch has been the subject of endless interpretations, reproductions, and obsessions. A symbol of modern ...
Papal Election and Contemporary Challenges
Charles Chartouni 2025-05-12 09:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
The election of Robert Francis Prevost as bishop of Rome is a powerful indicator of the Catholic Church's ability to reform its bi-millennial odyssey and reinterpret its ecclesiology to make it adjust to the challenges of contemporary ministries in a global world. The changing of the theological and ecclesiological paradigms is a Church ...
Cannes Film Festival 2025's Fashion Police: Do’s and Don’ts
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-05-20 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Fashion Cannes Film Festival France Cannes2025 Culture Glamour
The 2025 edition reasserts the Festival’s fashion authority with a stricter code for gala events. Published just one day before the opening ceremony, it caught publicists, fashion houses, and celebrities by surprise. According to the official site: “For gala screenings at the Grand Théâtre Lumière around 7 PM and 10 PM, formal attire ...
Leo XIV Gets Down to Business on First Full week as Pope
This is Beirut 2025-05-12 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Pope Francis Hamas Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV launches his first full week as leader of the world's Catholics on Monday, with journalists, diplomats and top Vatican officials all set to meet the newly elected pontiff. Pomp and prayer marked the initial days of the pontificate of the former Robert Francis Prevost, the US pope first introduced to the world from the balcony of St ...
From Iran’s Nuclear Program to Gaza: The Gulf as the New Hub of Global Diplomacy (1/2)
Malo Pinatel 2025-05-12 21:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Gulf United Arab Emirates Bahrain Hamas Qatar Oman
On December 8, 2024, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stated that the member states of the GCC “are committed to strengthening dialogue and diplomacy, ensuring that the Gulf region remains a hub for peace and cooperation amid growing global competition.” This was said during a roundtable on the future of cooperative ...
Lebanon Relaunches Its Civil Aviation Security Center
This is Beirut 2025-05-13 16:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Aviation security airport
Minister of Public Works and Transport Fayez Rasamny announced the relaunch of the Civil Aviation Security Center (CASC), located at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY), during a press conference held on Tuesday at the airport. This move marks a renewed commitment by Lebanese authorities to reform and modernize the civil aviation ...
Trump Set to Meet Syrian Leader Ahead of Qatar Visit
This is Beirut 2025-05-13 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United States Donald Trump Ahmad al-Sharaa Saudi Arabia Syria
Donald Trump is set to meet the leader of Syria and the heads of the Gulf states Wednesday in Riyadh before travelling to Qatar where controversy is swirling over the gifting of a luxury aircraft. The US president was set to "say hello" to Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa during his last day in Riyadh, after vowing to remove sanctions against ...
Ehdeniyat 2025: A 21st Edition of Musical Summits and Shared Emotions
This is Beirut 2025-05-14 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon North Ehden Culture Music
Ehdeniyat International Festival will celebrate its 21st edition in July, showcasing a diverse lineup of Lebanese and Arab artists through six captivating concerts from July 17 to August 3. The program includes Guy Manoukian, Abeer Nehme, Adam, Kadim El Sahir, Al Shami and Dancing Moon III, offering a varied musical experience blending magic, ...
Postal Sector: A Chronicle of a Tender That Won’t Close
Christiane Tager 2025-05-14 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Rewind to July 2023: French logistics giant CMA CGM, through its subsidiary Merit-Colis Privé, was awarded the postal services tender launched by Lebanon’s Ministry of Telecommunications. It seemed like a turning point for the beleaguered sector: $12.8 million in promised investments, $6 million in guaranteed annual revenues for the state and a ...
Trump to Close Deal-Making Gulf Tour in UAE
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Gulf Middle East UAE
US President Donald Trump on Thursday closes a Middle East tour in the United Arab Emirates as he focuses squarely on seeking deals after billions of dollars of pledges from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The first major trip of his second term had been scheduled to end Thursday but Trump, always ready with surprises, did not rule out continuing on to ...