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Between Freedom and Restrictions, Syrians Navigate New Reality
This is Beirut 2025-06-04 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syrian singer Ishtar halted concerts when Islamist-led forces seized power nearly six months ago. She's now back on stage, but lingering fears have reshaped Damascus's nightlife scene. Performing an international repertoire to a packed venue in the capital's Old City, she told AFP that "some bars and restaurants were closed and others had ...
Where Law Meets Anxiety
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-06-06 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon is poised to enter a contentious and unpredictable debate ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, with disputes already emerging over the electoral law that will govern the vote. Tensions escalated after Speaker Nabih Berri rejected expatriate voting and called for a new electoral law, describing the current legislation as a ...
Day 7 of the Israel-Iran War: Key Strikes, US Weighs Military Action
This is Beirut 2025-06-19 13:15 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United States Iran Israël
The Israel–Iran conflict enters its seventh day Thursday, with both nations escalating direct military action and the world watching closely for a possible US intervention. A wave of overnight airstrikes and missile attacks occurred, as diplomacy struggles to keep up with the pace of war. Heavy Strikes Across Iran and Israel In the early ...
Lebanon, the Unraveling Country
Charles Chartouni 2025-06-09 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon is disintegrating. The country faces a myriad of challenges, including economic collapse, political instability and social unrest, which threaten to unravel the fabric of society and plunge its citizens into further despair. The mere observation of political and security events in Lebanon yields the unequivocal impression of a decaying ...
Palestinian Disarmament: Is Pandora’s Box Forever Closed?
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-06-09 20:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Palestinian camps Joseph Aoun Mahmoud Abbas
For the first time since the signing and subsequent annulment of the Cairo Agreement, a formal and tangible process has been launched to disarm Palestinian factions in the country’s refugee camps. On May 21, 2025, President Abbas met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Presidential Palace. In a joint statement released after the ...
Setbacks Undermine Palestinian Camp Disarmament Ahead of June 15 Deadline
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-06-11 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Hezbollah Palestinian Camp
Lebanese and Palestinian officials face a looming deadline to implement the first phase of a long-delayed plan to disarm Palestinian refugee camps, set for June 15. However, sources suggest the process is unlikely to unfold as Lebanese authorities had hoped, with several key details still unresolved. Palestinian representatives say they are still ...
Who Was Hossein Salami, Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Killed in Israeli Airstrike?
This is Beirut 2025-06-13 05:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Major General Hossein Salami, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted military and nuclear facilities across Tehran. Born in 1960 in the city of Golpayegan, in central Iran, Salami rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most powerful ...
Khaled Hamadeh: Intelligence, AI, Infiltration… Israel’s New Arsenal Against Iran
Yara Germany 2025-06-13 16:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran AI Warfare Intelligence Khaled Hamadeh
On Thursday night, Israel launched an unprecedented wave of attacks targeting multiple military and nuclear sites across Iran, including key locations in Tehran and the strategic Natanz facility. Several high-ranking military and scientific figures were killed in the strikes. The scale and accuracy of the operation underscore the pivotal role ...
Who Is Mohammad Pakpour, Iran's New Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps?
This is Beirut 2025-06-13 16:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran IRGC Mohammad Papkour USA Middle East
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Mohammad Pakpour as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), replacing Hossein Salami who was killed in targeted Israeli strikes on Friday. The decision underscores Pakpour’s entrenched role within the Iranian military establishment and his alignment with the ...
Israel Mobilizes Troops on Its Northern Border and Strikes Beit Lif in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-06-14 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon War Iran Syria
Tensions rose in southern Lebanon on Saturday afternoon after a drone strike targeted the town of Beit-Lif. This comes as the Israeli army strengthens its presence on the border with Syria and Lebanon. Injuries in Israeli Strike on Beit-Lif In southern Lebanon, the Israeli strike targeted a “Rapid” type car in the border town of Beit ...
Can Ahmad al-Sharaa Deliver on His Anti-ISIS Policy?
Alexandre Baz 2025-06-14 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Damascus Gulf Turkey United States
Ahmad al-Sharaa, once a senior figure in the jihadist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has emerged as a central player in post-Assad Syria. Since taking power in December 2024 in a country ravaged by 13 years of war, Sharaa has positioned himself as a pragmatic and reform-minded leader, both to foreign governments and Syria’s deeply ...
Minnesota Lawmaker Shot Dead, Another Wounded in Targeted Attack
This is Beirut 2025-06-14 19:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A gunman shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota early Saturday, killing one and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state's governor said were "politically motivated" attacks. The shootings came at a moment of deep political divisions in the United States, as thousands prepared to take to the ...
Record-Breaking Japan Striker 'King Kazu' Plays at 58
This is Beirut 2025-06-16 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The record-breaking striker Kazuyoshi Miura played in Japan's fourth tier at aged 58 for his 40th season as a professional footballer. Former international Miura, fondly known as "King Kazu", is the oldest professional in Japan and almost certainly beyond. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Atletico Suzuka Club on Sunday and helped them ...
The Revolutionary Guards: Inside the Force Targeted by Israel
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-06-16 18:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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As part of its “Rising Lion” operation aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear program, Israel has dealt a major blow to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), killing at least five senior officials, including the group’s top commander, General Hossein Salami. The operation also targeted Iran’s ballistic missile program, which is ...
The Twilight of the Shia Crescent
Marc Saikali 2025-06-19 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Bahrain Damascus Hezbollah Palestine
For 45 years, Khomeini and his successor Ali Khamenei have sought to forge a Shia crescent stretching from Kabul to Beirut, passing through Baghdad, Damascus and Sana'a. This sweeping “revolutionary” project – religious, military and political – was built on the margins, fueled by communal suffering, billions in diverted public funds and ...
Beirut's Municipality: A Small-Scale Republic
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-04-22 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Beirut’s municipality is, in truth, more than a municipal body, yet smaller than a republic. It is effectively a quasi-state, given the sheer number of people who enter the city each day for work or residence — a figure that amounts to nearly half of Lebanon’s population. More than 60 percent of the country’s registered vehicles also enter ...
Pope Francis: "Providence Will Never Forsake Lebanon"
Fady Noun 2025-04-21 16:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Pope Francis has always kept Lebanon close to his heart. According to those close to him and many of his visitors, the Holy Father has remained closely informed about developments in the country. While he has not visited Lebanon—due to both health concerns and the political vacuum created by the absence of a president and a fully functioning ...
Israeli Army Says it Dismantled Hezbollah Sites in Southern Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-07-09 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israeli army announced on Wednesday that troops from the 91st Division are continuing operations along the Lebanese border as part of cross-border operations. Based on intelligence reports, the army launched targeted missions to dismantle Hezbollah positions and prevent the group from reestablishing a military presence in the area. In one ...
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 ...
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 ...
FM: A Once-Dominant Lebanese Political Force in Transition
This is Beirut 2025-02-14 13:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Gulf Hezbollah Saudi Arabia Rafic Hariri Future Movement
The Future Movement (FM) is a Lebanese political party founded in the 1990s by Rafic Hariri, a prominent businessman and former Prime Minister of Lebanon. After Hariri’s assassination in 2005, his son, Saad Hariri, assumed leadership of the party, maintaining its role as a key political force representing Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim community. The ...
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 ...
‘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)
Hezbollah Iran Reconstruction World Bank
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)
Nawaf Salam Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas
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 ...