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A Story of Ill Will, Not Fair Representation
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-04-26 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Beirut Municipalities Saad Hariri Nawaf Salam Elections
All hidden intentions have come to light, and the undeniable truth is now clear: some are unwilling to ensure equal representation in Beirut’s municipality, or at least are unwilling to uphold it. The real crisis lies in the absence of unified Sunni support in the city, compounded by the inability to provide a political umbrella in the capital ...
Trump’s 100 Days: A Rocky Ride, But His Supporters Remain Loyal
This is Beirut 2025-04-29 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
After 100 days of political chaos and economic shock that have sent his approval ratings tumbling, Donald Trump hopes to regain the unqualified adulation of his supporters Tuesday at one of his signature events: a public rally. To mark the symbolic milestone of his second term, the Republican US president is visiting the site of one of his final ...
All Eyes Turned on the Municipal Elections in Dahyeh
Hala Abdallah 2025-04-29 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Southern suburbs Hezbollah Amal Municipal elections
As Lebanon prepares for its first municipal elections since the October 2023 war with Israel, attention is turning to the southern suburbs of Beirut, or Dahyeh—a bastion of Hezbollah. The Shiite-majority area has long been under the political influence of Hezbollah and its ally, the Amal Movement. But this year’s vote carries significance far ...
From Homs to Damascus: An Alarming Escalation of Tensions Between Sunnis and Druze
This is Beirut 2025-04-29 16:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Syria Druze Islamists HTS fighting
Sectarian tensions between the Sunni and Druze communities are alarmingly resurging in Syria. From Homs to the outskirts of Damascus, to Sweida, a Druze heartland south of Syria, several violent incidents have reignited sectarian divisions in a country still deeply scarred by more than a decade of war. Clashes in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana ...
Abu Dhabi's Abrahamic Promise Under One Roof
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-04-29 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Abrahamic Family Religion Coexistence
In 2023, the Abrahamic Family House was created in the heart of Abu Dhabi. An architectural and spiritual work of art designed to bring Muslims, Christians and Jews together around their shared values. Located on Saadiyat Island, the site features three Houses of Worship—Eminence Ahmed Al-Tayeb Mosque, St. Francis Church, and the Moses Ben ...
Gen. Michael Leeney: New Chief of Ceasefire Commission
This is Beirut 2025-04-30 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ceasefire Kuwait United States
US Army General Michael J. Leeney has officially assumed the presidency of the ceasefire monitoring commission between Lebanon and Israel, succeeding his compatriot, General Jasper Jeffers. Born in 1966 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Michael J. Leeney is a seasoned general officer in the US Army. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in ...
Ford Sees $1.5 Bn Tariff Hit This Year, Suspends 2025 Forecast
This is Beirut 2025-05-06 05:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ford United States Economy Tariffs
Ford reported a 65 percent drop in first-quarter profits Monday, citing a near-term drag on auto sales from new vehicle launches, as it withdrew its forecast amid tariff uncertainty. The carmaker estimated a full-year net hit of about $1.5 billion in adjusted operating earnings following President Donald Trump's myriad tariff actions since ...
16 Killed as Sectarian Clashes Near Damascus Spread: Authorities, Monitor
This is Beirut 2025-04-30 15:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Sectarian clashes between forces linked to Syria's new authorities and Druze fighters spread overnight near Damascus, leaving 16 people dead, state media and a monitor said Wednesday. The expanding violence is a major challenge to the Islamist authorities who overthrew longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December and comes after sectarian massacres ...
Africa's Cardinal Turkson is Continent's Papal Frontrunner
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pope Francis Covid-19 Europe New York
Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church's most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly growing -- and which some believe could be the birthplace of the next pope. The 76-year-old born into a humble family of 10 children is the first clergyman from the west African country to receive a red hat, having been ...
Israel Strikes Near Damascus Presidential Palace Over Druze Violence
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 06:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel's military said Friday it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus after the country's defence minister threatened intervention if Syrian authorities failed to protect the Druze minority. Syria's Druze spiritual leader has condemned a "genocidal campaign" against his community after sectarian ...
Jdeideh–Bauchrieh–Sed Heads to the Polls: A Pivotal Municipal Election
Chelsea Al Arif 2025-05-02 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Municipality Jdeideh Baouchrieh Sed Bouchrieh Auguste Bakhos Jean Abi Jaoude
As the May 4th municipal elections in Mount Lebanon approach, the race in the Jdeideh–Bauchrieh–Sed Bauchrieh municipality is heating up. This municipality, the largest in Northern Metn, represents a key battleground in the upcoming elections. The municipal council, which plays a crucial role in local governance, consists of 21 members: five ...
TikTok Fined 530 Mn Euros in EU Over China Data Transfer
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 13:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros ($600 million) Friday, accused of sending personal data of Europeans to China and failing to guarantee it was shielded from access by Chinese authorities. The Chinese-owned social media giant, which is also in the crosshairs of the United States, acknowledged during a probe that it has ...
Louvre Abu Dhabi: Where Art Floats and Connects Civilizations
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-05-02 18:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates Louvre Abu Dhabi Louvre Abu Dhabi Culture
Just off the coast of Abu Dhabi, at the entrance to Saadiyat Island, a steel dome perforated with 7,850 geometric stars filters sunlight like a futuristic mashrabiya. Designed by Jean Nouvel, this architectural marvel shelters a museum unlike any other in the world: the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Born of an unprecedented partnership between France and the ...
Syria Slams “Dangerous Escalation” After Israeli Strike in Damascus
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Benjamin Netanyahu
Syria's Islamist rulers on Friday denounced an air strike near the presidential palace as a "dangerous escalation", as Israel called it a "clear message" not to harm the Druze minority. The dawn strike came hours after senior Druze clerics and armed factions reaffirmed their loyalty to Damascus and rejected any call for secession. They also ...
More Than 20 Israeli Strikes on Syria's Territory
This is Beirut 2025-05-03 02:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Strikes Conflict
Israel launched more than 20 air strikes inside Syria late Friday, a war monitor said, following up an attack near the presidential palace in Damascus which was condemned as a "dangerous escalation" by the country's Islamist rulers. The strikes came amid Israeli warnings to the Damascus government not to harm the Druze minority, ...
Mossad Agents Behind Deadly 'Pager Operation' in Lebanon Publicly Honored During Independence Ceremony
This Is Beirut 2025-05-03 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Pagers
During Israel’s 77th Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl last Wednesday, three masked Mossad operatives identified only by the initials “R,” “D” and “N” appeared publicly for the first time. Israeli media reported that these individuals led the covert “Killer Pager Operation” targeting Hezbollah members in ...
Yemen Government Names Finance Minister as New PM
This is Beirut 2025-05-03 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gulf Hamas Houthi Palestine
Yemen's internationally recognised government named finance minister Salem bin Buraik as its new prime minister on Saturday, after his predecessor quit saying he was unable to fully exercise his powers. Outgoing premier Ahmed Bin Mubarak had disputed for months with Rashad al-Alimi, who heads the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council, ...
Israeli Army Destroys Former Syrian Regime Outpost on Mount Hermon
This is Beirut 2025-05-05 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Israël Mount Hermon Golan Heights
The Israeli army declared that it had located and demolished a former Syrian regime military headquarters situated on the summit of Mount Hermon in southern Syria. The operation was conducted over the past week by troops from the recently established HeHarim, or “Mountain Brigade.” Formed in 2024, the HeHarim Brigade is tasked with securing ...
Napoli on Brink of Title Glory in Serie A Finale
This is Beirut 2025-05-23 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Napoli are on the brink of claiming their second Serie A title in three seasons as they head into the final weekend of the campaign leading Scudetto rivals Inter Milan by a single point. Antonio Conte's team host Cagliari in front of what will be a packed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Friday night, at the same time as Inter kick off at in-form ...
Israel Reconfigures Northern Border Defenses
This is Beirut 2025-05-26 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah West Bank Gaza
Six months after the November 2024 ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel is adjusting its military deployment along the northern frontier, signaling a shift toward a more routine defensive posture. According to Israeli military radio, the Israeli Army Northern Command has reassigned control of the Lebanese border to the 91st Division, also known as the ...
Cannes Film Festival: 'Un homme et une femme' Honored with Dual Official Poster
This is Beirut 2025-04-22 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Cannes France Cannes 2025 Cannes Film Festival Cinema Poster
The Cannes Film Festival unveiled on Monday a special dual official poster for its 78th edition, celebrating the unforgettable scene from Claude Lelouch’s classic Un homme et une femme—a first in the festival’s history. This year’s posters, launched ahead of the event taking place from May 13 to 24, feature actors Anouk Aimée and ...
When Faith Challenges Power: Armenia’s Deepening Rift
Sarah Martin 2025-06-26 21:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
European Union Turkey Armenia church Azerbaijan
A political bombshell in an already turbulent Armenia. On June 26, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian, a rising figure in the opposition, was placed in pre-trial detention in Yerevan. As leader of the Srbazan Paykar (“Sacred Struggle”) movement, he stands accused of plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government by force. ...
Trump’s Thunderbolt: America Attacks, Iran Shakes, the World Waits
Marc Saikali 2025-06-22 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Europe Gulf Hezbollah
A night that will be etched into Middle East history has just come to an end. In the early hours of June 22, 2025, Donald Trump launched a strike. Six B-2 Spirit stealth bombers took off from a US base and dropped twelve GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs on Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear site, while 30 Tomahawk missiles targeted facilities in ...
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 ...
Strategic Forecasts
Charles Chartouni 2025-06-23 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran United States War Middle East
The strategic dilemmas facing Israel at this point should be summarized as how to achieve the double and intertwining objectives of the Iranian nuclear weaponization containment and the downfall of the Islamist regime and its imperial outreach. The inner relationship between the two variables is unmistakable and begets the crucial question of how ...
NATO Summit Seeks to Keep Trump Happy and Alliance United
This is Beirut 2025-06-24 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Volodymyr Zelensky Emmanuel Macron NATO
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 ...
Who Is Diodato Abagnara, UNIFIL's New Head of Mission?
This is Beirut 2025-06-24 14:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Diodato Abagnara UNIFIL
Diodato Abagnara, an Italian major general, took command of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Tuesday, succeeding Spanish Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz at the head of approximately 10,000 soldiers from 47 countries. Born in 1970 in Pagani, Italy, and with a military career spanning more than 36 years, Diodato ...
Trump Rattles NATO Allies as He Descends on Summit
This is Beirut 2025-06-24 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Volodymyr Zelensky USA Europe Kyiv
US President Donald Trump swept into NATO's Hague summit Tuesday, with allies hoping a pledge to ramp up defence spending will keep the mercurial leader of the military superpower committed to protecting them. Trump joined leaders from NATO's 31 other members to kick off the two-day gathering with a dinner hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander in ...
Syria Arrests General Linked to Infamous 'Checkpoint of Death'
This is Beirut 2025-06-25 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Syria General Haidar Checkpoint Arrest War Crimes
Syrian authorities announced on Tuesday the arrest of General Mowafaq Nadhir Haidar, former commander of the Syrian regime’s 3rd Armored Division, notorious for his role at the infamous Qatifa checkpoint, known by locals as the “Checkpoint of Death.” The checkpoint, located along the Damascus-Homs highway near the division's headquarters, ...
Byblos International Festival 2025 Returns to Celebrate Cultural Resilience
This is Beirut 2025-06-25 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The historic port city of Byblos, Lebanon, will once again host its famed international music festival amid a picturesque seaside setting. The Byblos International Festival is making a long-awaited comeback after a multi-year hiatus triggered by the country’s recent crises. Scheduled for August 5–10, 2025 in the ancient coastal city of Byblos, ...