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The Vatican Calls for a Unified Easter Date
Fady Noun 2025-02-03 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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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 2025-02-05 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 2025-02-06 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 2025-02-09 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 2025-02-10 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 ...
Pezeshkian Condemns U.S. Pressure as Iran Marks 46 Years of Revolution
This is Beirut 2025-02-10 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of seeking to bring Iran "to its knees" on Monday as the country marked the 46th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Starting in the morning, Iranians began gathering in public spaces across the country, accompanied by pop songs and patriotic ballads, to celebrate the ...
Trump 2.0: A New Challenge for European Common Defense
Ali A. Hamadé 2025-02-11 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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With Donald Trump beginning a second term in the White House, Europe finds itself at a pivotal moment in an evolving geopolitical landscape. His first term had already shaken the transatlantic alliance by casting doubt on US security commitments to Europe. Now, his return is fueling heightened concerns and deepening mistrust among European ...
Real Estate Prices: How Have They Changed Over Time?
Liliane Mokbel 2025-02-11 16:32 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Banks Real Estate Market
Lebanon’s real estate market is currently defined by a mismatch between sellers’ and buyers’ expectations. While sellers are banking on a price increase, driven by hopes of an economic recovery following the election of a president after more than two and a half years of political deadlock, buyers continue to perceive a stagnant market. A ...
Deciphering the Ostrich Policy
David Sahyoun 2025-02-12 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Psychoanalysis Denial Culture 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 ...
Basketball: La Sagesse Holds Off Hoops, NSA Falls in Overtime
Makram Haddad 2025-02-13 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Basket-ball La Sagesse NSA Homenetmen
Two games, two thrilling scenarios and one clear takeaway: victory must be hard-fought in this edition of the Lebanese First Division basketball league. While Homenetmen had to battle into overtime to edge out National Sports Academy-NSA (83-81), La Sagesse got the job done by defeating Hoops (85-79), despite a stellar individual performance from ...
The New Hariri
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-02-14 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leader of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, returns to the political arena after three years of suspended political activity. He has given his supporters a boost of enthusiasm, enabling them to first participate in municipal and electoral council elections, followed by parliamentary elections. However, the specifics of engaging in these ...
Lebanon's Positive Neutrality: A Principle That Bothers Hezbollah
This is Beirut 2025-03-02 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 ...
‘Beyrouth Forever,’ David Hury’s Relentless Crime Novel
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-02-15 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah David Hury Book Beirut Culture
Published in January 2025 by Liana Levi, Beyrouth Forever marks an evolution in David Hury’s literary journey. Before this, he had already explored other genres, with historical novels like Mustapha s’en va-t-en guerre (2021) and Sans nouvelles depuis Drancy (2024), as well as Pentes douces (2017), an illustrated novel. In an interview with ...
The Aftermath of the War: Hezbollah’s Role and Responsibility
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-02-17 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah Gulf
It is becoming increasingly clear that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hezbollah have yet to come to terms with the end of Hezbollah’s military and security role as the armed wing of the Islamic Revolution. Therefore, they are attempting by all means to maintain a foothold that would allow Hezbollah to reassert itself. However, the prevailing ...
Top Russia, US Officials to Meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
This is Beirut 2025-02-17 17:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Top US and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting the countries' fractured relations and possibly paving the way to ending the Ukraine war. Kyiv said it was not invited to the discussions in Riyadh, while European leaders -- reeling from Washington's dramatic change in policy towards Moscow -- hosted ...
Reconstruction in the Hands of the State and Hezbollah
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-02-22 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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With Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral set to conclude this Sunday, Hezbollah will soon face pressing challenges it has sought to evade — both within its own ranks and across Lebanese society. The Hezb urgently needs a massive influx of Iranian funds to fulfill its long-standing reconstruction promises. However, recent developments indicate a ...
Israel Says Army to Stay in Evacuated West Bank Camps for 'Coming Year'
This is Beirut 2025-02-23 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel on Sunday said troops would stay in West Bank refugee camps for the coming year, announcing expanded military operations including tank deployments, after the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians. The military one month ago began a major raid against Palestinian militants in the West Bank just after a truce began in the Gaza ...
Israel Ready to Resume Gaza War, PM Warns after Truce Delay
This is Beirut 2025-02-24 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel was prepared to resume fighting against Hamas after the Palestinian group accused it of endangering a five-week-old Gaza truce by suspending prisoner releases. The first phase of the truce, which has largely halted more than 15 months of devastating war in the Gaza Strip, is due to ...
Nicolas Hénin on the ISIS Defendants’ Denial: “A disturbing dual role”
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-02-25 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Middle East ISIS Nicolas Hénin Mehdi Nemmouche trial
The trial opened on Monday, February 17, 2025. Nicolas Hénin, a former hostage of Daesh, faced his jailer Mehdi Nemmouche in a French court. Nemmouche, already convicted for the attack on the Jewish Museum of Brussels, is now on trial for the kidnapping and detention of 27 Westerners in Syria between 2013 and 2014. Among them, four French ...
Caroline Fattal Ranks 6th in Forbes Middle East’s 10 Most Influential Businesswomen
Christiane Tager 2025-02-25 21:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Forbes Caroline Fattal
Caroline Fattal, president of the eponymous group, has secured the sixth spot in Forbes Middle East’s ranking of the 10 most influential businesswomen leading family businesses in the Middle East. She thus establishes herself as a key figure in family business in the region. President of the Fattal Group since 2022, Caroline Fattal became the ...
Ivory Coast’s Economy Thrives Ahead of Presidential Deadline
Nicolas Beau 2025-02-26 15:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Ivory Coast Elections
The presidential election set to take place next October should decisively test the ability of Ivorian democracy – representing a population of 32 million – to overcome the lingering shadows of the 2010-2011 post-electoral crisis and lay the groundwork for a society reconciled with its history. The current regime’s strong economic record, ...
Yalta 2.0: The New Masters of the World
Marc Saikali 2025-02-27 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump USA Uktaine EU Russia
Since Donald Trump’s rise to power, everything has accelerated. Geopolitical time has sped up. The Middle East, Ukraine... all fronts are moving rapidly. As if by magic, Donald Trump managed to make the Slavic enemies utter the words “ceasefire” to halt the senseless slaughter after three years of unprecedented violence, reminiscent of the ...
The Airport Incident and UNIFIL Assault: A Growing Number of Arrests
Youssef Diab 2025-02-27 14:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As promised by President Joseph Aoun, the attack on a UNIFIL patrol on the airport road and the burning of one of its vehicles "will not go unpunished." Security and judicial investigations have been launched, and seven individuals have been detained in connection with the incident. Some of the detainees also assaulted Lebanese Army officers and ...
Investigation Conclusion: Israeli Army Acknowledges its "Complete Failure" on October 7
This is Beirut 2025-02-27 22:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Benjamin Netanyahu
An internal Israeli army investigation into Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack released on Thursday acknowledged the military's "complete failure" to prevent the deadly assault, saying that for years it had underestimated the group's capabilities. The attack, which left hundreds of Israelis dead, sparked a devastating war in Gaza, which killed tens ...
From Father to Son, from Beirut to the Louvre, the Epic of the Abou Adal Icons
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-02-28 17:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Louvre Museum Collection Icons Christianism
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 ...
Maaloula: The Silent Exile of an Ancient Language
Sarah Martin 2025-06-22 16:35 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Nestled on the cliffsides at the foothills of the Qalamoun mountains, Maaloula gazes out over the void. Behind the picturesque façade of its alleys and its millennia-old language lies a harsher reality: a language and culture under siege. A minority identity caught in the grip of centralizing nationalism, institutionalized othering and a century ...
NATO Summit Seeks to Keep Trump Happy and Alliance United
This is Beirut 2025-06-24 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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NATO leaders will seek to lock in US President Donald Trump's commitment to their alliance with a summit pledge to boost defence spending, as they gather Tuesday in The Hague with global attention focused on Iran. The overriding focus of the gathering, which kicks off with dinner hosted by the Dutch king, has been on keeping Trump ...
COP29: Developing Nations Reject Climate Finance Deal as Insufficient
This is Beirut 2024-11-24 12:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday, but poorer nations, most at the mercy of worsening disasters, dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. After two exhausting weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations pushed through the contentious finance pact ...
Farewell to Martin Parr, Britain’s Relentless Chronicler in Colour
This is Beirut 2025-12-08 15:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Martin Parr Photographer Death Culture Britain
Celebrated British documentary photographer Martin Parr has died at his home in the western English city Bristol, his foundation announced on Sunday. He was 73. Famous for his kitschy colour-saturated images capturing all aspects of life in Britain and beyond, Parr had a sharp eye for mundane oddities, whether it was the rich at play or ...
Australia Lists Iran’s IRGC as State Sponsor of Terrorism
This is Beirut 2025-11-27 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Australia on Thursday officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism, following the release of an intelligence assessment linking the group to attacks targeting Jewish communities throughout the country. The assessment by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) ...