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Football: The Lebanese Championship Kicks Off Again
Makram Haddad 2025-09-19 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Al-Ansar, the title holder and record holder with 15 championships, approaches the competition as the natural favorite. But its rivals are numerous. Nejmeh, who strengthened its squad thanks to investments from its new executive president Rami Bitar, arriving from Safa, presents itself as a serious contender. The Manara club enjoyed a flashy ...
Trump Praises Conservative ‘Giant’ Kirk at Mega Memorial Event
This is Beirut 2025-09-22 05:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Charlie Kirk Politics
US President Donald Trump on Sunday called slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk "a giant of his generation" at a massive memorial event marked by strong Christian rhetoric and praise for the man many speakers referred to as a "martyr." The 79-year-old Republican said Kirk was "above all a devoted husband, father, son, ...
The Deception of the Obstructionist Axis: Did You Say ‘Resistance’?
Michel Touma 2025-09-22 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Naim Qassem Saudi Arabia Iran
A textbook example of deceit and blatant bad faith — that’s how one could describe the speech delivered late last week by Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Sheikh Naim Qassem. With a straight face, he called on Saudi Arabia to “open a new page in its relations with the resistance,” and he added, almost innocently, that “the weapons of the ...
Isak Scores First Liverpool Goal In League Cup Win, Chelsea Survive Scare
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Alexander Isak scored his first Liverpool goal to inspire a 2-1 win against Southampton in the League Cup third round, while Chelsea survived a scare to beat third-tier Lincoln on Tuesday. Isak was making his third appearance for Liverpool since his British record £125 million ($169 million) move from Newcastle on transfer deadline day. The ...
Putin Threatens to Target any Western Troops in Ukraine
This is Beirut 2025-09-05 17:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be a "legitimate" target for Moscow's army, a day after Kyiv's allies said they had committed to a troop presence in the event of a peace deal. Two dozen countries, led by France and Britain, pledged Thursday to join a "reassurance" force on land, ...
China's Alibaba Teams Up with Nvidia on AI Robot Tech
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Alibaba announced on Wednesday a "milestone collaboration" in AI tech with US chip giant Nvidia that the Chinese company said will accelerate its development of humanoid robots. The news came as Alibaba's shares soared more than nine percent in Hong Kong after chief executive Eddie Wu unveiled plans to further ramp up spending on artificial ...
Denmark Shuts Airport Amid Suspected Drone "Hybrid Attacks" Blamed on Russia
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Danemark Drones Russie Aalborg
A sighting of a suspected drone briefly shuttered a Danish airport on Friday for the second time in a few hours, after the country's prime minister said the flights were part of "hybrid attacks" that may be linked to Russia. Drones have been seen flying over several Danish airports since Wednesday, causing one of them to close for ...
One Year After Nasrallah: The End of Hezbollah?
Abd Farchoukh 2025-09-26 20:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Internal divisions, regional isolation, military pressure. Is the movement approaching a turning point? Watch the teaser video before the full series goes online.
Four Killed in Attack on Northern US Mormon Church
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Michigan Shooting
At least four people were killed and several others wounded Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in Michigan, authorities said, in the latest deadly tragedy that US President Donald Trump called part of a national "epidemic of violence." Police in the northern US state said the shooter first rammed the church with his vehicle ...
Gunman Kills Four in Attack on Northern US Mormon Church
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 13:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A man opened fire in a Mormon church in Michigan and set the building ablaze on Sunday, killing at least four people in the latest deadly tragedy that US President Donald Trump called part of a national "epidemic of violence." Police in the northern US state said the shooter first rammed the church with his vehicle before opening fire ...
US Govt Shutdown Begins after Congress Fails to Reach Deal
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 10:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Economy Politics Shutdown
The US government began shutting down Wednesday after lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding. Republicans and Democrats immediately blamed each other for the deadlock that will impact hundreds of thousands of government workers and ...
The Couple: An Imperfect Fiction Built for Two
David Sahyoun 2025-10-01 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Couple Culture Idealization
It all begins with the encounter. Freud identified two unconscious pathways in partner choice: the anaclitic axis, where one seeks the support of early figures (the nurturing mother, the protective father), and the narcissistic axis, where one loves what one once was, what one wishes to become, or what once mirrored the self. The encounter, in ...
Why Did the Government Overlook the Report on District 16?
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-10-03 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon elections parliament voting law District 16
Different considerations govern expatriate voting, an issue on which Speaker Nabih Berri was adamant, declaring that “Bible and Quran precede electoral law,” meaning the article in question will not be amended under any circumstances. This leaves us with two possibilities: either proceed with the law as it stands with District 16 included in ...
Vinicius Double Helps Real Beat Villareal
This is Beirut 2025-10-05 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Football Liga Real Madrid Kylian Mbappé
Vinicius Junior fired Real Madrid to the top of La Liga with a brace in a 3-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday, while Kylian Mbappe was also on target. Los Blancos moved two points clear of champions Barcelona, who visit Sevilla on Sunday, as they bounced back from last week's derby drubbing. Having returned from their long midweek trip to ...
Sect over State: The Struggle for a Lebanese National Identity
Samar El-Kadi 2025-10-06 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Communities Christians Muslims Hezbollah
“Shia, Shia, Shia,” the cri de guerre of Hezbollah’s partisans for mobilizing and rallying the Shia community in a country that is religiously, culturally, and politically diverse, is a blatant demonstration of communal allegiance over national belonging. Lebanon is one of the world’s most divided countries. Its diversity has complicated ...
Two Years After October 7, Israel Still Awaits Its Official Truth
Mario Chartouni 2025-10-07 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Two years on from Hamas’s deadly attack on southern Israel, the country is still waiting for an official account of the events. Although the Israeli army and security services have acknowledged a “total failure,” no State Commission—the most powerful investigative body under Israeli law—has yet been convened. This absence has fueled ...
Turkey and Syria Highlight Security Concerns and Gaza Talks
This is Beirut 2025-10-08 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkey Syrian Democratic Forces Syria Hakan Fidan Gaza Asaad al-Shaibani
In a joint press conference on Wednesday, the foreign ministers of Turkey and Syria addressed a wide range of issues, from ongoing negotiations in Gaza to developments in southern Syria and the future of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned that Israel’s military operations in southern Syria pose a ...
Lebanese Judiciary Reopens Political Assassination Cases in Landmark Move
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In an unprecedented move to revive investigations into long-unsolved political assassinations, the Lebanese judiciary has appointed eleven investigative judges to reopen several sensitive cases, some dating back to the country’s civil war. Many emblematic cases that had remained stagnant for decades have now been distributed among different ...
Government Approves the Disarmament Plan Submitted by the Army
Rayan Chami 2025-09-05 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Disarmament Plan Lebanese Army Council of Ministers
Army Chief Rodolphe Haykal presented a disarmament plan to the Cabinet. Ministers welcomed it, despite a Shia walkout that exposed divisions.
Russia rejects Western security guarantees for Ukraine after coalition pledges force
This is Beirut 2025-09-05 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron Europe
Russia rejected the notion of Western security guarantees for Ukraine on Friday, after more than two dozen countries pledged to join a "reassurance" force to deploy in the war torn country after any eventual peace deal with Moscow. On Friday morning, Putin said any Western troops in Ukraine would be target for Russian army. A force to deter ...
Lebanon Reinforces Its Sovereignty as Hezbollah and Iranian Influence Decline
Amal Chmouny 2025-08-16 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Tehran United States USA Washington
In recent months, the geopolitical landscape in Lebanon has undergone a notable shift as Iran's influence, particularly through its support of Hezbollah, faces growing scrutiny and challenge. The once seemingly unassailable grip that Tehran had over Lebanese affairs is being tested, as internal tensions rise and the Lebanese government seeks to ...
Iran's Khamenei Says Will Not Bow Down to US
This is Beirut 2025-08-24 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran United States Ali Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sunday called for a united national front to confront what he described as US efforts to subjugate the Islamic republic. The remarks, delivered at a mosque in the capital Tehran and published on Khamenei's official website, come two months after fighting halted between Iran and its sworn enemy ...
Syrian President Says Unifying Country 'Should Not Be With Blood'
This is Beirut 2025-08-17 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has said the battle to unify his country after years of civil war "should not be with blood", rejecting any partition and accusing Israel of meddling in the south. His remarks, released by state TV on Sunday, came as hundreds demonstrated in south Syria's Sweida province, denouncing sectarian ...
Barrack-Ortagus in Brief: Support for Government and Army, Conditions on UNIFIL Renewal
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-08-17 13:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun Hezbollah South Lebanon Tehran
Early on Monday morning, US envoy Tom Barrack, accompanied by Morgan Ortagus, will meet with President Joseph Aoun to discuss two interlinked essential issues: the second phase of consolidating state control over all weapons, and the renewal of UNIFIL’s mandate in South Lebanon at the end of this month. According to official Lebanese sources, ...
Hezbollah’s Threats: A Misreading of Lebanon’s Real Fabric
Michel Touma 2025-08-18 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Tehran United States Karbala
In a country that truly upholds the rule of law, Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Sheikh Naim Qassem, would have faced prosecution for undermining national security, inciting sedition, and threatening civil peace. As the figurehead of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ outpost in Lebanon, he has reached new heights of recklessness, veering into ...
Games Industry in Search of New Winning Combo at Gamescom 2025
This is Beirut 2025-08-18 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The global games industry gathers for the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne this week, with hopes that upcoming heavy-hitters like "GTA VI" can help the industry escape its doldrums. Tuesday's opening night event will show off major releases slated for the months ahead, with the starring role going to "Black Ops 7" -- the new installment in the ...
'Call of Duty', 'Black Myth' Wow Gamescom Trade Show
This is Beirut 2025-08-20 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A twisted futuristic version of "Call of Duty", Batman in Lego form and the "Resident Evil" series' ghoulish monsters had gamers salivating Tuesday as the vast Gamescom trade show opened in Cologne. A two-hour showcase of upcoming releases, including "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" slated for November 14, belied an industry that has been weathering a ...
Neither Man nor Woman? Psychoanalysis and the New Faces of Gender
David Sahyoun 2025-08-20 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Gender Sexuality Binarity Man Woman
For centuries, gender identity was regarded as self-evident. To be a man or a woman seemed obvious. Biological sex was expected to dictate one’s role, tastes, gestures, clothing, and even destiny. One was born a girl or a boy, and society vigilantly preserved this division. Early psychoanalysis did not escape this binary logic. Freud himself ...
Israel Approves Major West Bank Settlement Project
This is Beirut 2025-08-21 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam West Bank Hamas Palestine
Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state. Israel has long had ambitions to build on the roughly 12-square-kilometre (five-square-mile) parcel known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, but the plan had been ...
Karate: One Silver and One Bronze for Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-08-21 18:35 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese national karate team won silver and bronze on the first day of the Arab Karate Championship in Amman, Jordan. Randa Choucair won silver in the junior category, while Leen Kain claimed bronze in the same division, in the under-59 kg weight class. On this occasion, the president of the Lebanese Karate Federation, Moussa Fattouch, ...