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Desert X Brings Bold Art to California’s Vast Landscape
This is Beirut 09/03 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A striking array of artworks, including mysterious metallic mirrors, towering marble boulders, and a 3D-printed mud hut, emerged in the California desert this Saturday, marking the return of the biennial Desert X outdoor art festival. This free event, which drew 600,000 visitors during its last edition, invites contemporary art enthusiasts to ...
Syrian Presidency Announces Agreement with Kurds to Integrate Autonomous Institutions
This is Beirut 10/03 21:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa Syrian Democratic Forces
The Syrian presidency announced on Monday an agreement with the head of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the institutions of the autonomous Kurdish administration in the northeast into the national government. Syria's new authorities under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa have sought to disband armed groups ...
Humanitarian Crisis: The Yemeni Population Overlooked by the International Community
Marie de La Roche Saint-André 11/03 11:04 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
After more than a decade of conflict, Yemen is mired in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Malnutrition, epidemics and water shortages persist, with nearly half of the population facing “food insecurity,” according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and 80% relying on humanitarian aid to survive. The situation ...
Palestinian Authority Condemns Hamas-U.S. Direct Talks
This is Beirut 13/03 15:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas Donald Trump Palestinian authority Massad Boulos
The Palestinian Authority condemned Hamas' statement in which the organization revealed it had opened a communication channel with the U.S. administration. The Israeli media, Haaretz, quoted Palestinian political sources as saying that the condemnation “indicates the depth of the crisis between the PA and Hamas”. “The PA is also ...
Lebanon's Positive Neutrality: A Principle That Bothers Hezbollah
This is Beirut 02/03 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Patriarch Rai
Lebanon's neutrality is a principle that greatly displeases Hezbollah. It deprives the group of a significant lever and considerably limits its room for maneuvering as an instrument of Iran in the region, not just in Lebanon. Ahmad Kabalan, the Jaafari mufti and unofficial spokesperson for the pro-Iranian group, has reiterated Hezbollah's ...
March 14, 2005: A Turning Point and a Pillar
Michel Touma 14/03 10:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
“The Cedar Revolution,” “Lebanon First,” “Culture of Connection”… These are just a few of the defining slogans that came to represent what some would call the “Beirut Spring” or the “Second Independence.” These powerful expressions emerged in the wake of a massive, popular rally ...
Political Figures Call for a Sovereign Lebanon on March 14
This is Beirut 14/03 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
cedar revolution Ibrahim Kanaan march 14 Lebanon
As Lebanon commemorates the 20th anniversary of the March 14, 2005 demonstrations and the Cedar Revolution, the first to see Lebanon freed from Iranian and Syrian rule, a number of political figures have expressed their vision for the country's future. Ibrahim Kanaan Calls for Placing the State Above Interests The Chairman of the Finance and ...
Syrian Druze Cross Armistice Line for Pilgrimage to Israel
This is Beirut 14/03 15:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine in decades. On board three buses escorted by Israeli military vehicles, the clerics crossed at Majdal Shams in the Golan, and headed to northern Israel. According to a source close to ...
Mass Layoffs at UN Migration Agency as US Aid Cuts Take Toll
This is Beirut 14/03 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Nations United States Migration
The UN migration agency, which has been hit hard by US foreign aid cuts, has launched more mass layoffs, impacting around a fifth of staff at its Geneva headquarters, employees said Friday. Fresh cuts at the International Organization for Migration are expected to impact at least 20 percent of the more than 1,000 current headquarters staff, ...
United G7 Reiterates Support to Ukraine, Threatens Russia With Sanctions
This is Beirut 14/03 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Group of Seven powers Friday warned Russia of new sanctions unless it accepts a ceasefire with Ukraine, in a forceful show of unity after President Donald Trump rattled the club of democracies. Meeting at a rustic hotel in rural Quebec, G7 foreign ministers also backed Ukraine's fight for its "territorial integrity" and spoke of ...
Berri to Katz: We Will Not Surrender an Inch of Our Territory
This is Beirut 14/03 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Nabih Berry Lebanon
Speaker Nabih Berri stated that “Lebanon will not surrender, under any circumstances, regardless of the intensity of the pressures, a single inch of its territory, nor any sovereign right.” “Lebanon will use all available means to protect its rights, preserve them, and liberate what remains of our territory from Israeli occupation,” Mr. ...
Greenland's Political Parties Reject the Idea of Annexation by the US
This is Beirut 14/03 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Greenland United States Donald Trump
The leaders of all Greenland's political parties on Friday denounced US President Donald Trump's vow to take over the Danish autonomous island. "We - all party leaders - cannot accept the repeated statements about annexation and control of Greenland," the leaders of Greenland's five parliamentary parties said in a joint ...
Israel Team Discusses Hostages at Truce Talks Dogged by Divisions
This is Beirut 16/03 19:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel said its negotiating team was discussing the hostage issue with Egyptian mediators on Sunday, as deep divisions persist between Israel and Hamas over the terms of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, the initial phase of the ceasefire took effect on January 19, largely halting more than 15 months of ...
German MPs Approve Colossal Fiscal Spending for Defense and Infrastructure
This is Beirut 18/03 21:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Germany Europe Defense Reichstag
German lawmakers gave the green light on Tuesday for a colossal spending boost for defense and infrastructure pushed by chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz amid deep fears in Europe over the future strength of the transatlantic alliance. The unprecedented fiscal package—dubbed "XXL-sized" and a cash "bazooka" by German media—could pave the ...
Canada PM Carney to Call April 28 Snap Election
This is Beirut 20/03 22:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
United States Canada Mark Carney Elections
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a snap election for April 28, triggering an intense campaign dominated by how to react to President Donald Trump's trade war and demands to turn the close US ally into a 51st state. Carney, who replaced prime minister Justin Trudeau just last week, is set to announce the election ...
Ronen Bar: Ex-Shin Bet Chief Who Incurred Right-Wing Wrath
This is Beirut 21/03 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Israel Palestine
The days of Ronen Bar as Israel's Shin Bet chief were already numbered after Hamas's deadly attack on October 7, 2023, having hinted he would resign to take responsibility for failing to prevent it. But he was sacked on Friday before he could depart himself, after incurring the wrath of the country's right wing over his positions, including on ...
Israel Supreme Court Freezes PM Bid to Sack Intel Chief
This is Beirut 21/03 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel US Supreme Court Benny Gantz Benjamin Netanyahu Democrats
Israel's supreme court Friday froze a decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to sack the internal security agency chief, an unprecedented move that has deepened divisions in the country. The court's decision came after opposition parties and a non-governmental organisation filed separate appeals hours after the government ...
Joumblatt Warns of 'Israeli Plots,' Plans to Visit Damascus
This is Beirut 02/03 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Joumblatt, issued a stark warning on Sunday about alleged Israeli schemes to destabilize the region during a press conference from his residence in Clemenceau. He also revealed plans to visit Damascus as part of ongoing political efforts. Speaking on the preparations for the 48th anniversary ...
From Father to Son, from Beirut to the Louvre, the Epic of the Abou Adal Icons
Bélinda Ibrahim 28/02 17:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Louvre Museum Collection Icons Christianism Lebanon
The extraordinary journey of the Abou Adal collection began in the early 1950s, in a Lebanon then regarded as the “Switzerland of the Middle East.” Georges Abou Adal, driven by a curiosity for Eastern sacred art, acquired his first icons in 1952. What started as a personal interest quickly turned into a passionate quest to preserve and ...
What Does Rwanda want in Eastern DR Congo?
This is Beirut 30/01 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The M23, a Rwanda-backed armed group, has seized most of Goma, a key city of a million people in the mineral-rich eastern DR Congo. Analysts say their motives combine security and economic interests with the deadly momentum of war. Why did Rwanda and M23 take Goma? Rwanda's President Paul Kagame says its priority in eastern Democratic Republic ...
Deciphering the Ostrich Policy
David Sahyoun 12/02 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Denial Culture Lebanon Politics
The expression “burying one’s head in the sand” describes a person who refrains from facing reality. While this phrase does not do justice to ostriches at all, in humans, it involves denial, an unconscious defense mechanism. It consists of refusing to acknowledge an unbearable reality, whether external or internal. We all use this mechanism ...
Lebanon Face Their Davis Cup Destiny
Pierre Daccache 30/01 16:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The pressure is on for the Lebanese national Davis Cup team as they prepare for a decisive battle against Peru in the qualifying round for entry into World Group I, the elite division of international tennis. The matches, scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Cairo's Smash Sporting Club, will determine whether Lebanon finally regains its place ...
Murder of Archimandrite Anania Kojanian: President Aoun Vows Justice and Accountability
This is Beirut 01/02 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Anania Kojanian Bsalim Crime Murder
Archimandrite Anania Kojanian, the Episcopal Vicar for the Armenian Orthodox Church in Lebanon, was found dead at his home in Bsalim, Metn, at the age of 40. He had been responsible for managing the affairs of the Armenian community in Zahle and Anjar. His body was discovered after he failed to answer calls the previous day. Security forces ...
Audi Criticizes Compromise and Temporary Fixes
This is Beirut 02/02 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In his Sunday sermon at St. George Cathedral, Metropolitan Elias Audi, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Beirut, called for national unity and strong governance, urging Lebanon’s leaders to put the country’s interests above personal ambitions. He lamented the divisions caused by political rivalries and warned that the state cannot be rebuilt ...
Lewandowski Earns Barca Win Over Alaves to Preserve Title Hopes
This is Beirut 02/02 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Football Liga Barça FC Barcelone
Robert Lewandowski's second-half strike helped Barcelona beat Alaves 1-0 on Sunday to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid down to four points. The Catalans, third, capitalised with a narrow victory after the champions slipped up across town at Espanyol on Saturday. Barcelona trail second place Atletico by three points before the ...
The Vatican Calls for a Unified Easter Date
Fady Noun 03/02 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
European Union Pope Francis USA
During the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, observed from January 18 to 25, Pope Francis voiced his support for unifying the date of Easter. "The Catholic Church is willing to accept the date that everyone agrees on: a date of unity," he stated. Catholics and Orthodox Christians traditionally celebrate Easter on different dates due to ...
Is Hope Bound to Lead to Disillusionment?
David Sahyoun 05/02 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Psychoanalysis Culture Hope
Is hope bound to lead to disillusionment? This fundamental question shapes our individual and collective lives, from the intimacy of the psychoanalytic couch to the political upheavals that shake public squares, to the conjugal bedrooms where the dramas of love unfold. Psychoanalysis, through its various theoretical currents, offers valuable ...
Four Dead, Ten Wounded in Border Clashes Between HTS and Hezbollah-Linked Drug Traffickers
This is Beirut 06/02 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A precarious calm prevailed Friday evening along the Lebanese-Syrian border after intense clashes between Syrian forces of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Lebanese tribes involved in trafficking in which four people were killed and ten injured. On Friday morning, artillery fire was launched by HTS towards the Jarmash area in Syria, ...
Liverpool Humbled as Plymouth Claim Shock FA Cup Win
This is Beirut 09/02 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Liverpool suffered a humiliating FA Cup exit as Championship strugglers Plymouth ended their quadruple bid with a stunning 1-0 win in the fourth round on Sunday. Arne Slot's decision to field a weakened Liverpool team came back to haunt him, with Ryan Hardie's second-half penalty sealing Plymouth's epic upset at Home Park. Virgil van Dijk, ...
Barca Rout Sevilla to Mantain Title Charge
This is Beirut 10/02 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Barcelona cut the gap on La Liga's top two with an entertaining 4-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday, despite playing out the final half-hour with 10 men after Fermin Lopez's red card. Robert Lewandowski, Lopez, Raphinha and Eric Garcia struck for the Catalans, who were able to capitalise on leaders Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with second-placed Atletico ...