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Larijani Starts Iraq and Lebanon Tour Amid High Tensions over Hezbollah's Disarmament
This is Beirut 2025-08-11 20:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Tehran Ali Larijani
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's top security body, met with senior officials in Iraq on Monday, ahead of a visit to Lebanon, where the government plans to disarm Tehran-backed group Hezbollah. Tehran has suffered a series of blows in its long-running rivalry with Israel, including during 12 days of open war between the two countries in ...
Disarming Militias: Time for Lebanon to Assert a Firm Stance?
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-09-01 17:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanese Forces Amal Hezbollah United States
Lebanon is entering a critical week as the Cabinet prepares to meet on Friday, September 5. During the session, the army’s plan to disarm militias – most notably Hezbollah – is expected to be presented. The meeting comes amid mounting pressure from Israel and the United States, deep internal divisions and a so-called “consensus” ...
Syria: Balancing State Authority and Plural Sensitivities
Michel Touma 2025-07-21 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah US Secretary of State Druzes Syria
In the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse in the early 1990s, French author and political analyst Alain Minc published a book with a strikingly evocative title that captured the spirit of the moment: The Revenge of Nations. He argued that decades of highly centralized communist rule had failed to erase the national sentiments of populations ...
The Unfinished Wars
Charles Chartouni 2025-07-14 10:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Iran Syria Iraq United States
The regional political scene is quite treacherous, as it conveys misleading signals regarding the outcomes of the ongoing wars in the greater Middle East. American diplomacy remains evasive regarding these wars and their prospects. This uncertainty complicates international relations and makes it challenging for global powers to formulate coherent ...
Football: Al-Ansar Dominates the Season and Wins Its 15th Title
Makram Haddad 2025-07-14 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Football Ansar Safa Championship
Buoyed by their fans and an experienced squad, Al-Ansar did not falter. The first goal came in the 40th minute, scored by Algerian Hicham Khalfallah, who was well served by an inspired backheel from Palestinian Mohammad Habbous. In the second half, captain Hassan Maatouk sealed the match with a powerful strike (61') after receiving a brilliant ...
Basketball: Lebanon Weathers the Australian Storm and Turns to the Philippines
Makram Haddad 2025-07-14 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Against an Australian side in full steamroller mode, the challenge proved too steep. On Monday night at the Shenzhen Sports Center, Lebanon suffered a heavy defeat (113–34) at the hands of one of the tournament’s top contenders. It was a crushing, unequivocal loss – but not a shameful one. In Division A, the journey is also about learning… ...
EU Foreign Ministers Weigh Options on Gaza as Humanitarian Deal with Israel Takes Shape
This is Beirut 2025-07-15 08:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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EU foreign ministers on Tuesday will discuss a raft of options for action against Israel over the war in Gaza -- but likely will not agree on any. The bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has put forward 10 potential steps after Israel was found to have breached a cooperation deal between the two sides on human rights grounds. The measures ...
Asia Cup – Basketball: Lebanon Falls with Honor Against the Philippines
Makram Haddad 2025-07-16 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Basketball Asia Cup China
They believed until the very end. In Shenzhen on Wednesday, the Lebanese women’s basketball team gave its all against the Philippines, falling just short (73-70) in a nail-biting contest that wrapped up Group B play at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025. A painful defeat, as the upset came down to a single free throw or rebound. And yet, despite ...
Rafic Hariri and Bachir Gemayel: Two Visions for Lebanon, One National Struggle
Salam El Zaatari 2025-07-17 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Rafic Hariri Bachir Gemayel
In Lebanon’s fractured modern history, two names stand out not just as political leaders, but as symbols of diverging strategies for saving a nation: Bachir Gemayel, the Christian militia leader turned president-elect, and Rafic Hariri, the Sunni businessman who became Lebanon’s post-war prime minister. Their stories are not simply about ...
Lebanese Leaders Call for Calm Amid Syria’s Deepening Crisis
This is Beirut 2025-07-17 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Walid Jumblatt Nawaf Salam Sheikh Sami Abil-Mona Marwan Hamadeh
Lebanese leaders voiced out their concerns again on Thursday, in light of the ongoing developments in Syria between the Druze of Sweida and the Syrian regime forces. As they fear a spillover into Lebanon, they called for calm and caution to protect Lebanon from further instability. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam spoke by phone with former Progressive ...
Sweida: Druze and Sunni Religious Authorities in Lebanon Issue Joint Call for Unity and Restraint
This is Beirut 2025-07-18 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Druze Sunni Sweida Unity Sectarianism
In a joint appeal for unity and restraint, Sheikh Akl of the Druze community, Sheikh Sami Abi al-Mona, and Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, emphasized on Friday the importance of preserving national and intercommunal harmony amid the escalating violence in Syria’s Sweida region. In a phone conversation, the two ...
Arab Tribes Warn Against Spreading Sweida Conflict to Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-07-18 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Sweida Tribes Syria Conflict Druze
The Arab tribes of Khaldeh and Mount Lebanon released a firm statement on Friday condemning the violence in Syria’s Sweida province, describing it as a “dangerous sedition” that threatens Syria’s unity and could spill into Lebanon. In a heartfelt appeal, the tribes addressed their Syrian counterparts, especially those in Sweida and Daraa, ...
Basketball: Lebanon Stays in Asia’s Division A, Akl and Archer Go Clutch
Makram Haddad 2025-07-18 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
They believed until the very end. The Indonesians clawed their way back from the brink, but it was the Cedars who had the last word. Led by a red-hot captain Rebecca Akl and the ever-present Jillian Archer, Lebanon pulled itself out of a tight trap to save its place among Asia’s elite. A victory wrenched out with guts, nerves, and ice-cold ...
The Grammar of a Bungled Transition
Charles Chartouni 2025-07-21 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Syria United States Hezbollah
The interpretation of political events can often lead to misunderstandings and confusion. It is crucial to establish clear communication and guidelines to navigate such complexities effectively. Without these measures, the potential for misinterpretation increases, which can exacerbate tensions and hinder progress. Therefore, fostering an ...
World's Major Courts Take Growing Role in Climate Fight
This is Beirut 2025-07-21 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
International Court of Justice United Nations Climate
The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries. Wednesday's highly anticipated advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice comes in the wake of landmark international decisions ...
Mossad’s Reach: How Israel Penetrated Iran’s Inner Sanctum
Soumia Benmerzoug 2025-08-11 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In June 2025, Iran was struck by a wave of operations of an unusual kind: targeted sabotage, “accidental” explosions, digital disruption, targeted assassinations… The whole affair bears the hallmarks of a hybrid offensive, silent yet devastatingly effective. But beyond technological prowess, the structural collapse of a paranoid regime ...
Israel in Sweida: Motives and Ambitions
Philippe Abi Akl 2025-07-22 08:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Syria Sweida Bedouin Ahmad al-Sharaa Druze
As heavy clashes enter their second week in Syria’s southern province of Sweida, pitting Druze factions against tribal groups backed by the Syrian Army and security forces, Israel’s quiet but deliberate involvement is raising alarm. Official claims of protecting Syria’s Druze are met with widespread skepticism. The real story lies in Tel ...
Xi Urges Trust as EU Demands "Real Solutions" in Beijing Talks
This is Beirut 2025-07-24 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the EU must deepen trust in a turbulent world, but the bloc's chiefs called for "real solutions" to move past an inflection point as they met in Beijing on Thursday. China's leadership has sought to draw the European Union closer as it positions itself as a more reliable partner than the United States ...
Russian Rocket Puts Iran Satellite Into Space: Iran Media
This is Beirut 2025-07-25 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Russian rocket put an Iranian communications satellite into space on Friday, Iranian state media reported, the latest achievement for an aerospace program that has long concerned Western governments. "The Nahid-2 communications satellite was launched from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome using a Soyuz rocket," state television said. Weighing 110 ...
Palantir, the AI Giant That Preaches US Dominance
This is Beirut 2025-07-29 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
USA Donald Trump New York Palantir AI
Palantir, an American data analysis and artificial intelligence company, has emerged as Silicon Valley's latest tech darling -- one that makes no secret of its macho, America-first ethos now ascendant in Trump-era tech culture. The company's reach spans the global economy, with banks, hospitals, the US government, and the Israeli military among ...
US, India to Launch Powerful Earth-Monitoring Satellite
This is Beirut 2025-07-30 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA India Satellite
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards. Dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the pickup truck-sized spacecraft is scheduled to lift off at ...
Israel Says Ground Troops Conducted Raids in Syria
This is Beirut 2025-08-03 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's military said Sunday ground troops had operated in southern Syria, seizing weapons and questioning individuals suspected of arms trafficking, in the latest cross-border raid since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December. A military statement said that troops had completed overnight "a mission involving on-site questioning of several ...
Lebanon, the Unraveling Republic
Charles Chartouni 2025-08-04 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Iran United States
American political scientists in the sixties were quite pessimistic when analyzing the cascading political crises befalling Lebanon since the late fifties. Leila Meo used the label of “improbable nation” (1963), and Michael Hudson characterized it as a “precarious republic" (1965). This sense of instability prompted numerous scholars to ...
Italy’s Fast Fashion Hub Turns Into Chinese Mafia Crime Battleground
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 13:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Fashion Italy China Culture Art Fast-fashion
When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato. But a "hanger war" is raging in the city near Florence — turning Europe's largest apparel manufacturing center and a pillar of Made in Italy production into a battleground for warring Chinese ...
Disney Lifts Forecast as It Readies ESPN Streaming Launch
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Disney Earning United States Streaming Culture
Disney on Wednesday lifted its full-year earnings forecast after reporting higher quarterly profits, as the company readies the launch of a new ESPN sports service. Profits for Disney's fiscal third quarter were $5.3 billion, about double the year-ago level as the entertainment giant added 1.8 million subscribers to its Disney+ streaming ...
Sudan's PM in Egypt on First Foreign Visit
This is Beirut 2025-08-07 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris arrived in Cairo on Thursday morning for his first official foreign visit since assuming office in May, as his country's army remains gripped by a brutal war with paramilitaries. Idris, a career diplomat and former UN official, is expected to hold talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, according to ...
First Post-Assad Parliament and the Challenge of Transition
Kaline Antoun 2025-08-09 15:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Syria’s first legislative elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime are scheduled for September 2025. Conducted through an unprecedented indirect voting system, these elections aim to lay the groundwork for political renewal. Yet, amid promises of representation, significant uncertainties leave the outcome fragile. According to the ...
Challenges to Hezbollah's Resurgence and Lebanon's Sovereignty
Amal Chmouny 2025-08-10 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Lebanese Army Donald Trump Joseph Aoun
Lebanon is navigating a complex political and military landscape, with a strong push from the United States and the international community encouraging the Lebanese government to enhance state sovereignty and work towards the disarmament of Hezbollah and other armed groups. Recently, US presidential envoy Tom Barrack presented a comprehensive plan ...
Seeking Regional Leaders with Sadat’s Vision
Michel Touma 2025-09-01 08:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hamas Hezbollah Iran
Clothes do not make the man – a saying that fits today’s leaders of Iran’s radical factions, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Tehran’s proxies in Iraq and Yemen. They issue routine inflammatory statements and adopt media stances that are often exaggerated, sometimes bordering on the absurd. In response to the upheavals sweeping the region, they ...
Aoun: Lebanon Must Not Waste Its Chance for Safety
This is Beirut 2025-09-02 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
President Joseph Aoun urged on Tuesday the Lebanese to seize a rare opportunity to place the country on a path toward stability and security, warning that failure to act would leave Lebanon vulnerable to internal divisions and regional turmoil. Speaking to the new board of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, which visited him in Baabda, Aoun ...