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Israel Accuses Hezbollah of Assassinations in Beirut Port Blast Case
Tylia El Helou 2025-12-03 19:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Beirut Port Israel Hezbollah
New and highly sensitive allegations emerged on Tuesday after the Israeli army accused a specialized Hezbollah cell—Unit 121—of assassinating four Lebanese figures who allegedly held information implicating the Shiite militia in the August 2020 Beirut port explosion. The claims, made by the army’s Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee ...
Taekwondo: A Precious Bronze for Jane Abboud at the Sarajevo Grand Prix
Makram Haddad 2025-12-05 10:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Taekwondo Jane Abboud Sarajevo
Young Lebanese taekwondo athlete Jane Abboud (–37 kg category) claimed an impressive bronze medal at the Grand Prix Finals Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the 12–14 age division, marking yet another major achievement for Lebanese taekwondo on the international stage. At her age, reaching the podium at such a high-level competition is ...
Syria's Sharaa Calls for United Efforts to Rebuild a Year After Assad's Ouster
This is Beirut 2025-12-08 11:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus United Nations Ahmad al-Sharaa Syria
President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday urged Syrians to work together to rebuild their country, still marred by insecurity and divisions, as they marked a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The atmosphere in Damascus was jubilant as thousands of people took to the streets of the capital, AFP correspondents said, after mosques ...
Farewell to Martin Parr, Britain’s Relentless Chronicler in Colour
This is Beirut 2025-12-08 15:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Martin Parr Photographer Death Culture Britain
Celebrated British documentary photographer Martin Parr has died at his home in the western English city Bristol, his foundation announced on Sunday. He was 73. Famous for his kitschy colour-saturated images capturing all aspects of life in Britain and beyond, Parr had a sharp eye for mundane oddities, whether it was the rich at play or ...
Syria's Sharaa Vows to Promote Coexistence, Reconciliation One Year after Assad's Ousting
This is Beirut 2025-12-08 20:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, with tens of thousands taking to the streets to mark the anniversary. Sharaa's Islamist-led alliance launched a lightning offensive in late November last year and took Damascus on December 8, bringing a sudden ...
Yemen Leader Warns Separatists a 'Serious Threat' after Territorial Gains
This is Beirut 2025-12-08 23:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemen Houthi Movement Rashad al-Alimi
The leader of Yemen's internationally recognized government criticized separatists who have made large territorial gains in a near bloodless takeover in recent days, calling them a threat to the country's stability. Last week, the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, which wants to revive an independent South Yemen, swept through large parts ...
The Damask Rose, Defiant Memory of a Wounded Syria
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-12-09 18:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Damascus Syria Damask Rose Flower
South of Damascus, each spring returns with a scent that war could not wipe away. In the fields of Al Marah, the same quiet wonder unfolds again. The Damask rose blooms with stubborn grace. As every year, the steady ritual of renewal stirs a sense of hope, and Roula Ali Adeeb walks the rose-a tad tweaked but close lined paths, gathering each ...
Israel’s Power Vacuum Dilemma
Seth J. Frantzman 2025-12-10 17:10 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu USA Lebanon Syria Gaza
On December 2 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israel Defense Forces soldiers wounded in recent fighting in southern Syria. Their injuries followed a November 26 IDF raid on the village of Beit Jinn in southern Syria, an operation that left several Syrians dead and wounded a number of Israeli soldiers. Netanyahu had a ...
Senior Hamas Military Leader Raed Saad Killed in Israeli Airstrike
This is Beirut 2025-12-13 18:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel said it killed the head of weapons production in Hamas's military wing in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. "In response to the activation of a Hamas explosive device that wounded our forces today... Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the elimination of the terrorist Raad Saad, ...
Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-12-15 14:25 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Abraham Accords Israel Iran Turkey
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)
Pope Francis Lebanon Middle East Peru
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)
Nawaf Salam International Monetary Fund Lebanon Banque du Liban Gap Law Banks
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)
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)
United States Federal Holiday American History Christopher Columbus Indigenous People Donald Trump
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)
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)
Lebanon Covid-19 Ukraine revolution October 17
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)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Hamas Hashem Safieddine Iran
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)
Luxury L'Oréal Armani France Italy Culture
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 ...
Basketball: Sagesse Dominates, Batroun Steps Into the Elite
Makram Haddad 2025-10-22 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sagesse Batroun Youssef Khayat Basketball
In the final game of the 2025–2026 season’s opening night, Joe Ghattas’ Sagesse demolished Charbel Feghali’s Chabab Batroun 108–65. It was Batroun’s first-ever appearance in Division 1, played amid a big-game atmosphere — but reality hit quickly. The pace, intensity, and shooting precision at this level ...
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)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Baalbeck Hezbollah Nabatieh Tyr South Lebanon
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)
Football Liga Real Madrid Kylian Mbappé Barça
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 ...