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Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-12-15 14:25 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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Lebanon must pick a side in the regional map of alliances. One seeks peace, prosperity and higher standards of living for all and consists of the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Bahrain, and Morocco, enshrined by the Abraham Accords. The rival alliance—Qatar, its ATM, and Turkey, its NATO muscle, as well as Syria, Algeria, and Tunisia—dismisses ...

Deadly Clashes in Aleppo as Turkey Urges Kurds Not to Be Obstacle to Syria's Stability

This is Beirut 2025-12-22 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Syria Syrian Democratic Forces Aleppo

The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces on Monday ordered their fighters to cease fire following deadly clashes that came as Turkey's top diplomat urged the Kurds to integrate into the Syrian army. At least three people were killed in the clashes, which came ahead of a deadline for implementing a March 10 agreement between Damascus and ...

How Syria Can Begin Integrating the SDF

Seth J. Frantzman 2025-12-24 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Turkey Syria SDF Kurds Ahmad al-Sharaa

Clashes erupted December 22 in Aleppo between Syrian government troops and the local Kurdish security forces (Asayish), killing at least three people and underscoring the challenges facing efforts to unify armed factions under the Syrian transitional government. Even as Damascus seeks to consolidate nationwide security and integrate armed ...

Leo XIV: Leading the Church with Simplicity

Mario Chartouni 2025-11-20 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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When white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel on May 8, 2025, the world was introduced to Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV. At 69, the Chicago-born cleric became the first pope from the United States, a choice that surprised Vatican observers. Considered an unlikely candidate due to his nationality, Prevost was nonetheless ...

'Below the Clouds': Gianfranco Rosi’s Meditative Portrait of Naples

This is Beirut 2025-11-18 17:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Film Gianfranco Rosi Italy Culture

If the regular recipe for success in the modern entertainment industry or on social media is being loud, attention-seeking, and a prolific creator of "content," Italian filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi has carved out a career doing the exact opposite. The work of the award-winning documentary producer is everything our contemporary culture is not: slow, ...

After the Vote: Exposing the Gap Law’s Broken Promises

Claudia Groeling 2025-12-29 19:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s cabinet on December 19 approved one of the most controversial pieces of legislation since the country’s financial collapse in 2019, adopting the so-called “Gap Law” in a narrow vote that has reignited public anger and raised serious concerns among economists, legal experts, and international observers. Backed by 13 ministers ...

Basketball: Riyadi Hits Hard, La Sagesse in Good Rhythm

Makram Haddad 2025-10-26 12:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Basket-ball Riyadi La Sagesse

Round 2 of the Lebanese Basketball Championship delivered what you expect from a high-level start to the season: packed arenas, strong storylines, and early glimpses of hierarchy. In the heat of Batroun, defending champion Riyadi accelerated without flinching, while La Sagesse, under coach Joe Gattas, handled business at Rockland with the ...

Columbus Day 2025: A Holiday Still Dividing America

This is Beirut 2025-10-11 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As October 13, 2025, approaches, President Donald Trump has reignited the national debate over Columbus Day by signing a proclamation on Thursday, honoring Christopher Columbus as “a true American hero.” At a Cabinet meeting in the White House on October 9, Trump declared, “We’re back, Italians,” officially reaffirming the federal ...

Challenge Cup: Sagesse Back on the Hunt for Titles

Makram Haddad 2025-10-13 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Sagesse Youssef Khayat

The Challenge Cup, co-organized by the FLB and MTV, served as a kickstart accelerator. Two days, a packed arena, and a fast-paced format to gauge the teams’ form and offer a first trophy before the big transition to the championship. On Saturday, in the semifinals, Homenetmen edged Beirut First 89–84 after a tight battle. Later, Sagesse ...

Taekwondo – Mont La Salle, Lebanese Champion... For the 35th Consecutive Time

Makram Haddad 2025-10-16 08:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Taekwondo Championship Mont La Salle

Dynasty, consistency, and a winning culture: Mont La Salle has racked up a 35th consecutive title in both the men's and women's competitions. Lebanese taekwondo continues to speak the dialect of Ain Saadé. Mont La Salle did not falter. In a tough championship, the Ain Saadé club secured two new national titles and extended a unique streak: ...

Israel Confirms Identities of Two Deceased Hostages Returned Wednesday

This is Beirut 2025-10-16 09:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Hostage

The Israeli army announced on Thursday that it had identified the remains of hostages, Inbar Hayman and Mohammad al-Atrash, whose bodies had been returned to Israel the previous evening by Hamas. "Following the completion of the identification process by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine... (Israeli military) representatives ...

The Illusion of October 17

Tylia El Helou 2025-10-17 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon Revolution

In October 2019, Lebanon was on its last breath. Decades of corruption, clientelism, and mismanagement had pushed the country to the brink of collapse. The announcement of a tax on WhatsApp calls was the spark: hundreds of thousands of Lebanese, from all sects, poured into the streets, shouting their anger at the political class. The slogans ...

Lebanon 2019: Behind a Programmed Revolution (1/2)

Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-17 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Six years have passed since the October 2019 uprising, an upheaval whose effects continue to heavily weigh on Lebanon. In just a few days, the country appeared to unite against a political class widely seen as corrupt and incapable of averting the looming economic collapse. This surge of public anger culminated in the resignation of Saad ...

Pink October at LAU-Rizk: Breaking the Silence on Breast Cancer

Makram Haddad 2025-10-17 13:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

LAU Lebanese University Rizk Hospital Christina Khater

The film avoids slogans and the “campaign” aesthetic to favor narration at the level of everyday life. One perceives what the illness upsets — confidence, self-image, intimacy — and what speech can repair. The room reacts: a few nervous laughs when self-mockery defuses embarrassment, longer silences over the metamorphoses of the body and ...

One Year After Nasrallah’s Death, Hezbollah Struggles to Rebuild

This is Beirut 2025-10-20 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A year after the assassination of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike on Beirut on September 27, 2024, Hezbollah is quietly attempting to rebuild its shattered leadership and reassert its influence. According to a detailed report by Le Figaro correspondent Georges Malbrunot, the Shia militia now operates in a state of ...

L’Oréal Eyes Armani Stake, Honoring a Designer’s Final Wish

This is Beirut 2025-10-21 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French cosmetics group L'Oreal said Tuesday it is interested in taking a stake in Italian company Armani, as its late founder suggested, even as it moves ahead with a multi-billion-dollar purchase of Kering's beauty division. "The acquisition of Kering's beauty activities changes nothing in terms of our intention to be part of Armani," L'Oreal ...

Icing: When Love Goes into Freeze Mode

David Sahyoun 2025-10-22 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

Psychoanalysis Icing Love Culture Relationships

The Anglicism icing, literally “putting on ice,” is not just a lexical novelty born of online platforms. It can also be understood as a technique of connection. It is neither a breakup nor a clear absence, but a controlled freezing. The icer keeps the other in reserve, present yet unavailable. The act consists of responding sporadically, ...

Israeli Raid on Toul Kills Two, Including Hezbollah Member

This is Beirut 2025-10-24 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two people were killed on Friday in an Israeli air raid on the Toul region in the Nabatieh caza, southern Lebanon. The victims were identified as Hussein al-Abd Hamdan, a Hezbollah member who had survived last year’s Pager explosion, and Abbas Hassan Karaki, who was driving a Honda CR-V at the time of the strike. Karaki’s brother, Radwan ...

Bellingham Claims Liga Leaders Real Madrid Clasico Win Over Barca

This is Beirut 2025-10-26 19:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Jude Bellingham's goal helped Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 to win a tense Clasico and move five points clear of their bitter rivals at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Champions Barcelona won all four times the teams were pitted against each other last season but in his first Clasico as Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso snapped that run. Kylian ...

Lady Dior: The Legendary Bag Inspired by Lady Di

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-16 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lady Dior Bag Lady Diana Fashion Iconic Culture

In September 1995, the destiny of an accessory was forever transformed during an official visit by Princess Diana to Paris. Invited to the Cézanne exhibition at the Grand Palais, the princess received a Dior bag from Bernadette Chirac, then France’s first lady. This understated object, still unnamed, was soon destined for legend, born from the ...

Sudan's RSF Claims Control of Last Army Stronghold in Darfur

This is Beirut 2025-10-27 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said Sunday it had seized full control of El-Fasher, the last major city in the expansive Darfur region not in its hands, in a potential turning point in the country's unrelenting civil war. The announcement came just hours after it claimed to have captured the army's main base in the city, which it ...

Hezbollah’s Excuses Are No Longer Credible

Kaline Antoun 2025-10-27 17:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Two months after the Lebanese government reaffirmed its exclusive authority over weapons, Hezbollah remains unwavering in its refusal to disarm. Since its inception, the pro-Iranian militia has justified its arsenal as a means of “resistance” and “defending Lebanon,” portraying its weapons as both a shield against Israel and a tool of ...

US Says It Is Not Withdrawing from Europe after Troops Cut

This is Beirut 2025-10-29 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States said Wednesday it will pull out some troops from NATO's eastern flank but denied the move amounted to an American withdrawal from Europe, as analysts warned it could embolden Russia. Officials were quick to downplay the reduction in personnel, which comes amid a review of US military deployments worldwide that has worried ...

G7 Meets on Countering China's Critical Mineral Dominance

This is Beirut 2025-10-30 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Curbing China's critical mineral dominance will top the agenda at a G7 energy ministers meeting in Canada on Thursday, as industrialized democracies seek more reliable access to the resources that power future technologies. The Group of Seven, including US President Donald Trump's administration, has sounded the alarm over China's stranglehold on ...

Time Is Running Out for Lebanon to Avoid the Price of Hollow Politics

Charles Chartouni 2025-11-03 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah United States

While Washington’s latest diplomatic efforts sought to convey a sense of urgency to Lebanon and forestall Israel from launching a new war, the country’s leaders have shown themselves to be ineffective and unwilling to break from the past. Just listening to President Joseph Aoun’s hollow pronouncements is enough to lose hope that Lebanon will ...

South Lebanon: Hezbollah and Christian Villages in Quiet Coexistence

Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-11-04 16:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah South Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement Christians Shia

In some regions of southern Lebanon, particularly in Jezzine, Marjayoun, and Rmeish, predominantly Christian areas directly border localities where Hezbollah holds significant influence. These areas, where municipal networks, social structures, and political actors intertwine, reflect a deeply rooted sociopolitical reality shaped by geography, ...

Yitzhak Rabin: Oslo Accords Architect Assassinated 30 Years Ago

Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-11-04 21:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Palestine Banks Hamas Middle East

On November 4, 1995, in Tel Aviv, three gunshots ended the life of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, plunging the nation into shock. On what was then Kings of Israel Square, now Rabin Square, the architect of the Oslo peace process fell, struck by the bullets of an ultranationalist Israeli Jew. The assassin, Yigal Amir, a far-right ...

Leaders Turn up the Heat on Fossil Fuels at Amazon Climate Summit

This is Beirut 2025-11-07 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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World leaders will meet for a second day of climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon on Friday after fiery speeches and renewed criticism of Big Oil marked the opening session. Dozens of ministers and several heads of state and government, including those of Spain, Germany and Namibia, will meet in Belem just before the United Nations' (UN) annual ...

Syria and Israel in Direct Talks, Sharaa Says Damascus Ready for ‘New Chapter’ With U.S.

This is Beirut 2025-11-12 09:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa confirmed that Syria and Israel have begun direct negotiations for the first time in half a century, signaling a major diplomatic shift in the Middle East as Damascus also seeks to rebuild relations with the United States after decades of hostility. In an interview with The Washington Post after his meeting with ...