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Iran Security Chief Meets Oman Ruler After U.S. Talks
This is Beirut 10/02 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's top security official met Oman's ruler in Muscat on Tuesday, days after a new round of talks there between officials from Washington and Tehran. Ali Larijani, who heads the Supreme National Security Council, and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq "discussed the latest developments in the Iranian-American negotiations", the official Oman News Agency ...
Will Hezbollah Turn to Political Assassinations Again?
Iftah Burman 10/02 13:00 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
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As Hezbollah faces mounting pressure, the risk is growing that the group could once again turn to assassinations to preserve its fragile military, political, and financial positions. In December 2025, fresh revelations about the activities of Hezbollah’s assassination squad, Unit 121, brought the group’s use of political violence back ...
Israeli Defense Officials: Hundreds of Iranian Cyberattacks Thwarted in Recent Months
This is Beirut 11/02 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hundreds of Iranian cyberattacks targeting Israelis, including senior government and defense officials, academics, and journalists, were detected and foiled in recent months, the Shin Bet security agency and National Cyber Directorate said Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Shin Bet and the National Cyber Directorate reported a significant rise ...
U.S., Syrian Top Diplomats Meet at Munich Conference
This is Beirut 14/02 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday and they discussed Damascus's recent agreement with the Kurds. A post by the Syrian foreign ministry included pictures showing that the head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum ...
Iran FM in Geneva for Second Round of U.S. Talks
This is Beirut 16/02 11:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Rafael Grossi, head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, in Geneva on Monday, ahead of a second round of indirect nuclear talks there with the United States on Tuesday. Araghchi said he would also meet with Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, whose country is mediating the talks and ...
Asia Stocks Surge on US-China Trade Deal Breakthrough
This is Beirut 2025-10-27 11:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Asian equities surged Monday as investors cheered a breakthrough in US-China trade talks that set the stage for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalize a deal, averting an escalation in the world's biggest trade dispute. Markets rallied after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the threat of the US president imposing an additional ...
Holy See Announces Official Itinerary for Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-10-27 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Holy See Press Office announced at noon today (Rome time) the official program for the apostolic visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon, from November 30 to December 2, 2025. The visit will last three days and follows the Pope’s stop in Turkey, where he will attend the celebrations marking the 1700th anniversary of the First Council ...
Saudi Arabia’s Shadow Over Lebanon's Path to Peace
Ralph Atrach 25/05 08:55 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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As Lebanon prepares for new rounds of security and political talks with Israel in Washington in the coming two weeks, Saudi Arabia’s position on peace with Jerusalem looms over decision makers in Beirut. In a May 10 interview with Al-Arabiya, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that Lebanon is open to peace with Israel within the framework ...
Republican Infighting Derails Key Vote on Trump’s Signature Mega-Bill
This is Beirut 2025-05-16 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Republican fiscal hawks on Friday sunk a key vote on advancing the mega-bill that is the centerpiece of Donald Trump's domestic agenda, in a significant setback for the US president's tax and spending policies. Trump is pushing to usher into law his so-called "One Big, Beautiful Bill," pairing an extension of his first-term tax cuts with savings ...
Customs Seize Smuggled Agricultural Goods
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 19:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Army Ministry of Agriculture Customs Smuggling
On Wednesday, the Anti-Smuggling Division of the General Customs Directorate, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture, intercepted large quantities of agricultural products illegally smuggled into Lebanon. The confiscated goods included 1,400 kilograms of tomatoes, 800 kilograms of green peppers, 1,200 kilograms of colored peppers and ...
Batroun at the Ballot: Power Struggles, Family Loyalties and Political Shifts
Chelsea Al Arif 2025-05-08 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Following a smooth first round of municipal elections on Sunday, May 4, electors in Batroun and across North Lebanon will head to the polls on Sunday, May 11, to elect municipal councils and mukhtars. In a governorate comprising 31 municipalities, Batroun-city holds particular attention as the second-largest municipality after Tannourine, with 15 ...
1945 Revisited: Memory Still at War, 80 Years On
Ryan Chaba 2025-05-08 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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This Thursday, May 8, marks a day of remembrance. Across the globe, heads of state, veterans and institutions will honor the heroes and victims of the Second World War. But behind the wreaths, anthems and solemn speeches lies a deeper truth: memory is not just remembered, it is contested and increasingly weaponized. Eighty years later, the war is ...
Black Smoke from Sistine Chapel Chimney, Cardinals to Vote Again
This is Beirut 2025-05-08 13:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Thick black smoke billowed Thursday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals again failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. Among the thousands of Catholics and curious tourists massed in St. Peter's Square, there was applause but also sighs at the result, which came after the second and third ballots. The ...
The Unity Games: Diplomats and Companies on the Fields of Collège ND de Jamhour
Makram Haddad 2025-05-09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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At a time when geopolitical divisions and economic crises are weakening societies, an original initiative is betting on sport to create connection. Named The Unity Games, this unprecedented sporting encounter will bring together, over four days spread between the end of September and the beginning of October, teams composed of employees from local ...
Beirut 1945: De Gaulle Is Near
Moncef Ait-Kaci 2025-05-09 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Before becoming the leader of Free France, the founder of the Fifth Republic or the symbolic figure of Gaullism, Charles de Gaulle was an officer stationed in the Levant, where he lived, commanded, observed. Lebanon always held a special place in his worldview—a relationship shaped by history, war and a certain idea of France. Between 1929 and ...
Pope Leo Says Church Must Illuminate 'Dark Nights of This World' in First Mass
This is Beirut 2025-05-09 16:16 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope Friday, a day after the modest cardinal largely unknown to the world become the first US head of the 2,000-year institution. Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became the 267th pope, spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...
Fashion Labels Now Fund Films, Not Just Red Carpets
This is Beirut 2025-05-11 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Luxury fashion labels are increasingly reaching beyond the red carpets and exclusive parties of the cinema world, becoming partners with filmmakers and production companies. At the Cannes Film Festival this year, which starts Tuesday, labels will be looking to showcase not only their outfits, but also their credibility as investors. Alongside ...
12 Points to Politics: The Eurovision Score You Don’t See
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 16:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Groans and giggles typically greet votes at the annual Eurovision Song Contest, loved and mocked for its kitsch music and seemingly partisan outcomes. But over time, what are the voting patterns, and what external factors help explain them? Ahead of Saturday's final in Basel, AFP analyzed all points distributed among around 2,300 possible pairs ...
Riyadh Without Beirut: Lebanon’s Omissive Absence From a Key Regional Summit
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-05-15 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Riyadh, May 2025—In the heart of the Saudi desert, a private summit between US President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and Syrian President Ahmad el-Chareh reignited crucial conversations on the Middle East’s future. But one absence was consistently noted: that of Lebanon. While Lebanon’s persistent crises were ...
Birthright Citizenship in the United States: A Constitutional Principle Under Debate
Mario Chartouni 2025-05-15 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Birthright citizenship, which grants American citizenship to anyone born on United States soil, has become the focus of a major constitutional debate. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to limit this right by excluding children born to parents who are undocumented or hold temporary visas from citizenship granted ...
Preserving a False Parity…
By Johnny Kortbawi 2025-05-17 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Beirut Municipal elections
We spare no efforts when it comes to sugarcoating reality. Some moderate Muslim voices often repeat that a neighborhood without Christians is a neighborhood lost. Christians, in turn, echo such sentiments with phrases like “We stand together with Sunnis for a better Beirut.” But beneath the surface, the numbers tell a different story. Sunnis ...
As Israel Plans Gaza 'Conquest', How Strong Is its Army?
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's military has called up tens of thousands of reservists for its planned expanded offensive in Gaza, which an official said entails the "conquest" of the Palestinian territory. With one of the best equipped armies in the world, what forces are available to Israel? A large part of the adult population has completed military service and ...
Municipal Elections in Beirut and Beqaa: What About Turnout and Complaints?
This is Beirut 2025-05-18 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Municipal elections Beirut Beqaa
Municipal and mukhtar elections in Beirut and the Beqaa began at 7 AM on Sunday. The voting percentages reported so far are as follows: Beirut: 12.39% Baalbek: 28.92% Hermel: 22.83% Zahleh: 29.84% Rashaya: 24.72% Western Beqaa : 26.50% Incidents and complaints The elections were marked by a number of irregularities and incidents from the ...
First US Pope Leo XIV Warns against Exploitation at Inaugural Mass
This is Beirut 2025-05-18 15:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalizing the poor, before an audience including JD Vance and tens of thousands of pilgrims. Ten days after Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost became the first US head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, he celebrated his inaugural mass in St. Peter's ...
New Middle East US Foreign Policy Shifts Put Lebanon at a Crossroads
Amal Chmouny 2025-05-19 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As Lebanon finds itself at a crucial juncture, the implications of recent US diplomatic maneuvers cannot be overstated. As the US focuses more on its relationships with Sunni Gulf states, tensions with Iran are on the rise, changing the complex political dynamics in Lebanon. These changes come at a time when Iran's influence appears to be ...
Villarreal Beat Barca to Secure Champions League Place
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Villarreal qualified for next season's Champions League with an entertaining 3-2 win at newly crowned La Liga champions Barcelona on Sunday. Elsewhere Kylian Mbappe struck as Real Madrid won 2-0 at nine-man Sevilla, while Leganes gave themselves a chance of survival with a win at Las Palmas. Barcelona stars celebrated their 28th league title on ...
Pope Leo XIV and the Call for Unity 1,700 Years After Nicaea
Ryan Chaba 2025-05-20 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The First Ecumenical Council in history was convened by Emperor Constantine on May 20, 325, with a clear purpose: to restore the unity of the Church in the face of doctrinal divisions. The goal was to define the faith, establish its core foundations and create a common framework for all of Christianity. This was encapsulated in the Nicene Creed, ...
Electoral Law in Committees: Bou Saab Stresses Need for Political Consensus First
This is Beirut 2025-05-20 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for a second joint session of several key parliamentary committees on Thursday to continue deliberations on a set of legislative proposals, including three electoral bills and major public health reforms. The joint meeting will bring together members of the Finance and Budget, Administration and Justice, ...
EU to Review Cooperation Deal with Israel over Gaza
This is Beirut 2025-05-20 20:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The European Union on Tuesday agreed to review its cooperation deal with Israel over alleged human rights abuses in Gaza, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said. Kallas said Brussels was acting after "a strong majority" of its 27 member states backed the move in a meeting of EU foreign ministers in a bid to pressure ...
Jezzine Municipal Elections: FPM and LF Face Off in Close Race
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-05-21 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Jezzine Municipal Elections: FPM and LF Neck and Neck With municipal elections scheduled for Saturday, May 24, 2025, the southern Lebanese town of Jezzine is bracing for a vote with significant political consequences. Beneath the calm facade of this picturesque destination—famous for its 40-meter waterfall and home to Lebanon’s largest stone ...