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Latest Developments in the Gaza Ceasefire
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 10:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Hamas handed over the first seven of 20 surviving Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Gaza City, the Israeli army said, as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal. US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel for a trip which will also take him to Egypt, where he will co-host a Gaza peace summit with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah ...
Four Gaza hostage bodies brought into Israel
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Red Cross Gaza Hamas
The bodies of four hostages held in Gaza and handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas on Monday were brought back to Israel, the army said. The remains in four coffins arrived on Monday night at the National Institute for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, an AFP journalist reported. There, "identification procedures will be carried out," the ...
US Tariffs on Timber, Furniture Take Effect
This is Beirut 2025-10-14 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Shipping Tariffs
US fresh tariffs on imported wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets took effect Tuesday, a development likely to fuel building costs and pile pressure on homebuyers in an already challenging market. The duties were imposed to boost US industries and protect national security, according to the White House, and they broaden a slate of ...
Sean Penn Captivates Lyon with His Unexpected Dream Role
This is Beirut 2025-10-14 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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“The dream role is the one that surprises you the way this one did,” said American actor Sean Penn on Monday in Lyon, central France, reflecting on his part as a sadistic soldier in his latest film One Battle After Another. Honored as the guest of the 17th Lumière Film Festival—an event celebrating global cinema—Penn shared insights ...
Saluting Those Who Stand for Peace
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-10-14 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The latest events in Sharm al-Sheikh echo the spirit of the Camp David Accords nearly 50 years ago, a historic turning point that reshaped the trajectory of the Arab world. In the aftermath of the 1967 Naksa (the defeat) and amid shifting regional realities, Egypt and Jordan would later move toward peace with Israel. At that time, Egypt commanded ...
Trump Pressures Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah Following Gaza Agreement
Amal Chmouny 2025-10-15 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In the wake of the recent Gaza peace agreement, the United States is sharpening its focus on disarming Hezbollah, the militant group that has long contributed to Lebanon's instability. The aftermath of this agreement is expected to catalyze significant geopolitical shifts, compelling external powers, particularly the US, to take decisive actions ...
US Treasury Chief: Beijing's Rare Earths Move is 'China vs the World'
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Beijing's rare earth export curbs Wednesday as "China versus the world," vowing that Washington and its allies would "neither be commanded nor controlled." "This should be a clear sign to our allies that we must work together, and work together we will," Bessent told reporters at a press ...
Trump Indicates Approval of CIA Action Against Venezuela
This is Beirut 2025-10-16 08:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorized covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country. Trump's comments triggered outrage from leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who decried "coups d'etat orchestrated by the ...
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 ...
Liverpool Suffer Third Consecutive Loss as Estevao Strikes Late for Chelsea
This is Beirut 2025-10-05 01:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Football Premier League Chelsea Liverpool
Liverpool crashed to a third successive defeat as Estevao Willian's last-gasp strike condemned the spluttering Premier League champions to a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea on Saturday. Arne Slot's side were rocked by Estevao's close-range finish in the final seconds at Stamford Bridge after Cody Gakpo's second half equaliser had cancelled out Moises ...
Public Education in Lebanon: Where Do We Stand?
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-10-04 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On September 30, 2025, Rima Karami, Minister of Education, launched the National Campaign for Public School Support, presenting it as “a collective space for dreams, hope, and reform.” The initiative aims to restore public schools’ central role in shaping citizens and driving Lebanon’s development. In parallel, the ministry introduced a ...
Israeli Escalation Envisioned: Timing Hinges on Multiple Factors
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-10-16 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Israelis have not ruled out intensifying their military strikes against Hezbollah across Lebanon. However, according to available information, they are closely monitoring three key issues: the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and Hamas’ compliance, the latest developments in the confrontation with Iran, and US policy ...
Ancient Chinese Skull Challenges Human Evolution Timeline
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study said Friday. The findings are based on a reconstruction of a crushed skull discovered in China in 1990, and have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in ...
Egypt's Sisi Pardons Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah: State-Linked Media
This is Beirut 2025-09-22 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a pardon on Monday for prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been jailed for the better part of the past decade, state-linked media reported. The 43-year-old British-Egyptian national, who was pardoned alongside five others, was a leading figure in Egypt's 2011 uprising and was jailed under ...
US Envoy to UN Vows to 'Defend Every Inch of NATO Territory'
This is Beirut 2025-09-22 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Washington's new envoy to the United Nations vowed Monday to "defend every inch of NATO territory" as he addressed an emergency meeting over an incursion by Russian fighter jets into Estonia's airspace. NATO scrambled jets after three Russian MiG-31 fighters on Friday breached Estonian airspace for some 12 minutes, triggering complaints of a ...
IAEA Chief Warns of Challenges in Iran Nuclear Talks, Sees Hope for Diplomacy
This is Beirut 2025-09-22 21:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Discussions with Iran over its nuclear program are at a “difficult juncture,” the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, acknowledged Monday, while leaving open the possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough by the end of the week. “Clearly, this is a rather difficult moment,” Grossi said in an ...
The Art of Losing: Hezbollah’s Stubborn Path
Marc Saikali 2025-09-24 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah USA Stubborn Pigeon Rock
Hezbollah has lost. Yes, lost. The military campaign? Lost. The battle for public opinion? Lost. The fight for legitimacy in Lebanon? Lost. And yet the Shia militia keeps haunting the country, convinced that a LED projection on a rock will somehow rewrite history. Illuminating the “Pigeon Rock” with portraits of dead leaders is Hezbollah’s ...
Zelensky Says NATO Membership Not Automatic Protection, Praises Trump after Shift
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Volodymyr Zelensky cast doubt Wednesday on NATO's ability to guarantee Ukraine's security but praised Donald Trump after the US president unexpectedly flip-flopped to say he thinks Russia can be defeated. Addressing the United Nations, Zelensky suggested that even NATO membership, which Trump has ruled out for Ukraine, might not be ...
The UN: Paralyzed and Powerless
Marc Saikali 2025-09-25 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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This week, heads of state are taking the stage at the United Nations General Assembly. The routine is familiar: solemn speeches, pledges for peace, calls for multilateralism. Yet behind the diplomatic pomp and cameras focused on New York, everyone knows the real negotiations are happening elsewhere – in hushed corridors and behind closed ...
Venezuela: Caracas Rocked by 6.3-Magnitude Quake Felt Over 600 km Away
This is Beirut 2025-09-25 09:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A 6.3-magnitude quake shook northwestern Venezuela late Wednesday, following a slightly smaller tremor in the area, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 14 kilometers (8.7 miles), 27 kilometers from Mene Grande, an oil town in a sparsely populated area of the state of Zulia. The most recent earthquake ...
Aalborg Airport Shut for Hours After Drone Sightings Across Denmark
This is Beirut 2025-09-25 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Drones flew over multiple airports across Denmark and caused one of them to close for hours, police said Thursday after a similar incident this week prompted Copenhagen airport to shut. The latest incidents in Danish skies follow similar events in Poland and Romania and the violation by Russian fighter jets of Estonia's airspace, which have ...
What Do We Know About Sudan's Shifting Battlefield?
This is Beirut 2025-09-25 14:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The war in Sudan has reached a critical phase that threatens to permanently fracture a country already devastated by displacement, famine, and disease. What began more than two years ago as a power struggle between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has escalated into a brutal fight for territorial control, with the ...
Israeli Army Strikes Houthi Targets in Sanaa
This is Beirut 2025-09-25 22:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli air strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa killed at least eight people and wounded 142 others on Thursday, the Houthis said, a day after a drone attack hit an Israeli resort. Israeli forces struck several Houthi-linked targets in the capital, Israeli officials said, warning of more attacks to come. AFP correspondents in Sanaa heard ...
Berri: No Cause for Concern...
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-09-26 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri speaks only when circumstances demand it or when a message must be conveyed, whether on domestic or external fronts. He has mastered the art of choosing his words, his audience, and the medium through which they are delivered. This is the result of forty years of political shrewdness, which has taught him how to ...
Syrian Army Clashes with Narcotics Smugglers on Lebanese Border
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 09:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that army units clashed with a group of narcotics smugglers near Dabousiya, west of Homs, along the Lebanese-Syrian border. In a statement, the ministry said the confrontation led to the seizure of a batch of drugs, which was handed over to the competent authorities. It added that operations to ...
Amorim Under Pressure as Brentford Stun Man Utd
This is Beirut 2025-09-27 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Football Premier League Manchester United
Troubled Manchester United crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Brentford on Saturday as Bruno Fernandes's penalty miss piled pressure on beleaguered boss Ruben Amorim. Amorim's side paid the price for another error-strewn display as Igor Thiago netted twice in the opening 20 minutes to punish shambolic defending. Benjamin Sesko reduced the deficit with ...
US Government Shutdown Seen Dragging Into Next Week
This is Beirut 2025-10-03 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The US government shutdown appeared likely to stretch into next week as senators prepared Friday to vote for a fourth time on a funding fix proposed by Donald Trump's Republicans that has little hope of success. Federal agencies have been out of money since Wednesday—with a wide range of public services crippled—as a result of deadlocked ...
Paris Fashion Week Opens With New Creative Era
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paris Fashion Week France Culture Brands Fashion
Shows by Saint Laurent and Weinsanto will kick off a hotly anticipated Paris Fashion Week on Monday, with a dozen brands set to showcase new creative directors following a major industry shake-up. The Spring-Summer 2026 season will highlight the recent renewal of top leadership within global luxury brands. The first Chanel show by Matthieu Blazy ...
Russia Withdraws from European Anti-Torture Convention
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 17:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Russia Europe Torture European Anti-Torture Convention
President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law to pull Russia out of a European anti-torture convention, Moscow's latest rejection of Western institutions and rights protections amid its offensive on Ukraine. According to a document published online by Russian authorities, Putin approved a law to denounce the European Convention for the ...
Trump Renews Tariff Threat on Movies Made Abroad
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat of imposing steep tariffs on films made outside the United States, claiming his country's industry has been "stolen" by others. Trump's remarks come shortly after he threatened a slew of new tariffs to be imposed this week on branded pharmaceutical products, furniture, as well as heavy trucks ...