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Heritage: The Mummies of Qadisha (2/2)
Amine Jules Iskandar 2025-05-04 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The medieval Maronite mummies buried in 1990 in the Assi cave, beneath Hadat, sparked the curiosity of the explorers from GERSL (Groupe d'Études et de Recherches Souterraines du Liban) regarding this troubled period in the second half of the 13th century. Ancient Maronite accounts, copied in the 17th century by Patriarch Estéphanos Douaihy, ...
Syria: Ethno-National Imbroglios and State Formation
Charles Chartouni 2025-05-05 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Turkey Iran Iraq
The recent clashes between the Syrian Druze community and the newly formed government in Damascus betray the inconsistencies of the current transition in Syria and its pitfalls. However positive the ongoing political evolutions in Syria are, they are still thwarted by major ideological and strategic hurdles that have prevented the actual ...
Ministry of Education Responds to Concerns Over Teachers’ Rights
This is Beirut 2025-05-05 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Education Ministry Rima Karami
The Ministry of Education issued a statement on Monday addressing concerns circulating on social media regarding the rights of education sector employees, particularly contracted teachers. The ministry emphasized that Minister of Education Rima Karami has made improving the status of education workers a key priority since assuming office. ...
Saudi Arabia Announces Major Gold Discovery
This is Beirut 2025-05-05 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
As gold prices surge to historic highs, surpassing $2,300 an ounce amid mounting geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, Saudi Arabia announced a major gold discovery that could further cement its position in the global mining sector. Saudi Arabia’s state-owned mining company Ma’aden revealed the discovery of significant gold deposits ...
Spain Probes Deaths of Thousands of Spaniards in Nazi Camps
This is Beirut 2025-05-05 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Spain Nazi Germany World War II Human Rights
Spanish prosecutors on Monday said they were investigating whether General Francisco Franco's dictatorship collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II to send thousands of exiled Spaniards in France to death camps. Thousands of Spaniards fled to France after Franco's Fascist-backed nationalists overthrew a republic in the 1936-1939 civil ...
Putin Gears up for 'Grandest' Victory Day Amid Ukraine Conflict
This is Beirut 2025-05-06 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Kyiv
Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the "grandest" ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, evoking the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II to rally support for his troops fighting in Ukraine. Russia marks the event more than three years into its offensive, and after it pummelled Ukraine with a string of ...
A Night of Elegance: Met Gala Spotlights Black Dandyism in Full Splendor
This is Beirut 2025-05-06 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
MET Gala Dinner Stars Culture New York
The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and fashion hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan fundraiser that this year spotlights the subversive style of Black dandyism. The blockbuster night’s theme explores the sharply tailored dandy aesthetic and its rich, complicated history. It also celebrates the ...
Ukraine and Russia Trade Aerial Attacks Ahead of Parade, Putin's Truce Order
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia and Ukraine traded a barrage of drone strikes overnight on Wednesday, in attacks that killed two in Kyiv and forced Moscow to shut major airports hours before a swathe of foreign leaders was to arrive. The Kremlin has announced a unilateral three-day truce -- set to start at 2100 GMT on Wednesday -- to coincide with its grand May 9 ...
China's Xi Heads to Moscow to Beef up 'No Limits' Putin Partnership
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Chinese President Xi Jinping headed to Moscow on Wednesday for a key three-day visit including a grand Victory Day parade and a show of support for Vladimir Putin. Moscow and Beijing declared a "no limits partnership" weeks before Putin ordered Russia's Ukraine offensive in February 2022. The expanded military and trade ties since ...
Ukraine-Russia: Ceasefire Shattered as Drones Keep Falling
Soumia Benmerzoug 2025-05-07 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ceasefire Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Kyiv Russia Moscow
Beyond the rhetoric of victory, the war has now reached Moscow’s skies. In a dramatic escalation, Ukraine launched a massive drone strike overnight, from Monday to Tuesday, targeting Russian territory. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 105 drones were intercepted or neutralized by air defense systems, with 19 aimed directly at the ...
Dar Sader Honored at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2025
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Abu Dhabi Book Fair Dar Sader Culture Publishing
In a powerful moment of cultural recognition, Dar Sader, the Arab world’s oldest active publishing house, was honored at the 2025 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair for its enduring contribution to Arabic literature and intellectual heritage, tracing back over 160 years to its founding in Beirut. The tribute, held under the auspices of the Abu ...
Hamas Insists on 'Comprehensive' Deal to End Gaza War
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 16:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hamas insisted Wednesday on a "comprehensive" agreement to end its war with Israel, as rescuers said Israeli bombardment of Gaza killed at least 26 people amid a growing humanitarian catastrophe. A two-month ceasefire in the war collapsed in March, with Israel resuming intense strikes and imposing a total aid blockade on the Palestinian ...
Lebanon to Grant Exceptional Entry Permits to Jaramana and Sahnaya Residents
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Sahnaya Jaramana Druze
Lebanese General Security is set to issue exceptional one-month entry permits to residents of the Syrian towns of Jaramana and Sahnaya, sources told An-Nahar newspaper on Friday. The decision comes as part of ongoing security coordination between Lebanon and Syria amid escalating tensions in southern Syria. The permits will allow residents of the ...
Disney to Open First Middle East Theme Park in Abu Dhabi
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Disney Abu Dhabi Entertainment Park
The Walt Disney Company announced plans Wednesday for a new theme park in the United Arab Emirates, highlighting the country's growing prominence as a global financial and entertainment hub. The waterfront resort will be located on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island and developed in partnership with local firm Miral. Disney stated that it aims to attract ...
Putin’s Order for Three-Day Truce With Ukraine Enters Force
This is Beirut 2025-05-08 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin's order for a three-day truce with Ukraine took effect Thursday, a move the Kremlin said would "test" Kyiv's readiness for peace but that Ukraine has slammed as a farce. It was not immediately clear whether either side was observing the ceasefire, even with world leaders -- including China's ...
‘Jumbo’ Smashes Records: Indonesian Animation Hits Box Office Milestone
This is Beirut 2025-05-08 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Indonesia Film Animation Jumbo
An Indonesian animated movie is smashing regional box-office records and could be set for wider success as it prepares to open beyond the Southeast Asian archipelago's silver screens. Jumbo - a film based on the adventures of main character Don, a large orphaned Indonesian boy facing bullying at school - last month became the highest-grossing ...
Stocks Rise as US-UK Unveil Trade Deal
This is Beirut 2025-05-08 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paris Donald Trump dollar Washington City
Stock markets mostly rose Thursday as US President Donald Trump unveiled a trade deal with Britain, boosting hopes for other countries' tariff negotiations. After the turbulence sparked by Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs on April 2, markets have settled in recent weeks on optimism that countries will reach agreements with Washington to avoid his ...
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 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 ...
Robert De Niro, Mylène Farmer and Glamour to Take Center Stage in Cannes
This is Beirut 2025-05-13 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cannes Cinema France Cannes Film Festival Culture Festival
The Cannes Film Festival chose to dedicate the day before its grand opening to that conflict, screening three powerful documentaries. Another outside event may cause waves on opening day: by coincidence, the festival’s first official evening will unfold just hours after a Paris court delivers its verdict in Gérard Depardieu’s trial. That ...
Cinema Icon Gérard Depardieu Sentenced to 18-Month Suspended Term for Sexual Assault
This is Beirut 2025-05-13 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Trial Sexual agression Women Cinema France Culture
A Paris court on Tuesday handed French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu an 18-month suspended sentence after convicting him of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021. The Paris court also ordered that Depardieu, 76, who was not present in court for the verdict, be inscribed on the sex offenders' register. Depardieu, who has acted in ...
What Riyadh Really Expects from Trump's Visit
Soumia Benmerzoug 2025-05-13 16:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Gulf Saudi Arabia
On May 13 in Riyadh, Donald Trump kicked off a high-stakes tour of the Middle East, starting with a lavish welcome in Saudi Arabia. Escorted by Saudi F-15 fighter jets and greeted warmly by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the former real estate mogul turned president is under close scrutiny from the Kingdom. What are the Saudis really hoping to ...
Over 1,100 Candidates Enter Municipal Race in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-05-14 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
South Lebanon Nabatiye Tyre Municipal Elections 2025
The deadline for submitting candidacies for municipal council and mukhtar elections in the South Lebanon governorate came to a close at midnight on Tuesday, under the supervision of Governor Mansour Daou. This phase, which began on April 28, was conducted using an upgraded digital system to streamline application processing. Originally set for ...
At Least Three Police Officers Killed in Syria car Bomb
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Three police officers were killed and two other people wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police station in eastern Syria on Sunday, state news agency SANA reported. "Three police officers were martyred and two others were injured in an explosion that occurred today near the police station in the city of Al-Mayadeen in the eastern ...
Jailbreaking
Charles Chartouni 2025-05-19 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Gulf Hamas Hezbollah
The proactive diplomacy of President Donald Trump is proceeding steadily on multiple fronts. The very fact that he is moving on multiple fronts and breaking the taboos that have hobbled international political life is a good omen. The sanctioning tariffs seem to open up the fray for negotiations on the outside and for renewed investment dynamics ...
Syria: Drone Strike Kills Four Druze Fighters in Sweida
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus United Kingdom
Four Druze fighters were killed on Friday in a drone strike targeting Syria’s southern province of Sweida, a stronghold of the Druze minority, according to a rights group, which did not specify who carried out the attack. “Four Druze fighters were killed on a farm in Kanaker in an explosion that coincided with the overflight of a drone,” ...
Zelenskyy Describes the Mining Agreement with the United States as “Truly Fair”
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 22:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday a landmark minerals deal with the United States offered "equal" benefits for both sides even though the accord offered no concrete security guarantees for Kyiv. Russia later launched a large-scale drone attack on the central industrial city of Zaporizhzhia, ripping open a Soviet-era ...
Pope Leo XIV and the Call for Unity 1,700 Years After Nicaea
Ryan Chaba 2025-05-20 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The First Ecumenical Council in history was convened by Emperor Constantine on May 20, 325, with a clear purpose: to restore the unity of the Church in the face of doctrinal divisions. The goal was to define the faith, establish its core foundations and create a common framework for all of Christianity. This was encapsulated in the Nicene Creed, ...
When Vargas Llosa Punched García Márquez: A Journalist Witness Recalls
This is Beirut 2025-04-16 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Peru Literature Llosa Mexico Marquez Culture
When journalist and novelist Elena Poniatowska headed to a film premiere in Mexico City, she had no idea she was about to witness the literary feud of the century as two future Nobel laureates came to blows. It was February 12, 1976, and Poniatowska wound up seated next to Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his wife Mercedes to watch the ...
Rocket Strikes Signal Reaction to Iran's Exclusion from Regional Settlements
Philippe Abi-Akl 2025-04-01 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Morgan Ortagus
Two unsettling and deliberate incidents occurred ahead of four critical milestones for Lebanon. On March 22, shortly before the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron’s special envoy to Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel. Hezbollah denied any involvement, but Israel responded with heavy strikes on the ...