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2026 NDS: America First Ushers in a New Era of Selective Engagement in the Middle East
Amal Chmouny 24/01 19:40 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
United States Middle East Iran
The newly released 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) marks a dramatic pivot in American foreign policy, embracing what officials call “pragmatic realism” while fundamentally redefining U.S. engagement in the Middle East. Under an “America First” framework, the strategy moves away from large-scale military interventions in favor of ...
What the LAF Chief’s Visit to the U.S. Revealed
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 09/02 14:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Hezbollah Israel Rodolphe Haykal Washington Lebanon US
Lindsey Graham portrayed his meeting with Rodolphe Haykal, which collapsed within minutes, as a complete debacle. The U.S. senator asked the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) chief if Hezbollah was a terrorist organization. Haykal’s reply—“not in the Lebanese context”—prompted Graham to walk out in fury, insisting that any group responsible ...
Iran President Apologizes to Gulf Neighbors Triggering Rift Among Country’s Leadership
This Is Beirut 08/03 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeskian faced backlash from conservative hardliners following his speech yesterday, in which he apologized and vowed to stop striking neighboring Arab countries, provided they did not conduct attacks against the Islamic Republic. In an apparent backtrack, Pezeskian claimed in a prerecorded address, Sunday, that ...
Lebanon Declares Iran's Ambassador Unwelcome, But Can It Make Him Leave?
Claudia Groeling 25/03 21:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Tehran United Nations
The Lebanese state has formally expelled Iran’s envoy to Beirut, its latest step to curb Tehran’s influence as the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensifies. On March 24, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said he had instructed his ministry to inform Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Lebanon, Toufiq Samadi Khoshkou, ...
Israel Strikes Iranian Energy Infrastructure Before U.S. Diplomacy Deadline
This is Beirut 27/03 20:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel struck infrastructure targets across Iran on Friday, with Iranian officials saying the attacks hit two major steel factories, a power plant and multiple nuclear-linked sites as the campaign widened beyond purely military targets. The IDF claimed credit for the strikes on nuclear related facilities, just days after President Trump extended ...
LAU Medical Center – Rizk Hospital: A Century of Medicine at the Heart of Beirut
Makram Haddad 2025-12-09 15:10 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
LAU Lebanon Achrafieh Hospital Rizk Hospital
A hundred years ago, a young surgeon just back from Paris put up a sign near the Nasra tram stop in Sodeco: “Dr. Toufic Rizk Clinic.” Twelve beds, three nurses, one passion: practicing modern surgery in a Lebanon still finding its way. At the time, no one could have imagined that this small beginning would grow into a full hospital in 1957 ...
Lebanon’s F&B Boom Masks Illicit-Economy Risks
Salam El Zaatari 2025-11-22 15:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Economy Cash Hezbollah
Lebanon finds itself in a paradox. While its broader economy is collapsing, the food-and-beverage (F&B) sector is showing surprising vitality. It may look like a feel-good tale of resilience, but in fact it reveals one of the greatest structural threats to Lebanon’s recovery: a cash-based economy that undermines transparency, fuels illicit ...
Prunella Scales, Star of Britain’s 'Fawlty Towers', Dies Peacefully at 93
This is Beirut 2025-10-28 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as the long-suffering Sybil in the British TV comedy classic Fawlty Towers, has died aged 93, her family said Tuesday. The actress died "peacefully at home in London" on Monday, her sons Samuel and Joseph said. "She was watching Fawlty Towers the day before she died," they said in a statement on ...
Raed Khoury: Eliminating Banks and Deposits Would Be a “Catastrophe”
Nadia Hallak 2025-11-08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As the financial collapse continues and losses keep mounting with no clear plan yet for their distribution, attention is once again turning to the stalled negotiations between the Lebanese government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), amid conflicting official approaches on how to address the crisis and restructure the banking sector. The ...
'No-Feeling' Alcaraz Eliminated From Paris Masters
This is Beirut 2025-10-29 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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World number one Carlos Alcaraz said he had "no feeling at all" for the ball after he was beaten 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match at the Paris Masters on Tuesday by 31st-ranked Briton Cameron Norrie. The six-time Grand Slam champion has failed to win the Paris Masters in five attempts and now faces losing his place atop the rankings should ...
NBA Champs Thunder Roll Past Wizards, Bucks and Spurs Win
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered another dominant performance as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder remained perfect in the young NBA season with a 127-108 victory Thursday over the Washington Wizards. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player and Finals MVP, scored 31 points with three rebounds and seven assists before ...
Syrian Refugees’ Healthcare: End of Coverage Announced, a Looming Health Shock and Economic Headache
Makram Haddad 2025-11-01 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Since the start of the Syrian crisis, UNHCR has supported in Lebanon a hospital referral scheme (Referral Healthcare) alongside a network of primary care, allowing the most vulnerable to access deliveries, surgeries, and intensive care with a controlled out-of-pocket cost. In May 2024, for lack of funding, coverage was tightened to emergencies ...
Financial Times Revives Debate Over Hezbollah’s Funding in Lebanon
Liliane Mokbel 2025-11-03 20:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah Banks Central Bank of Lebanon Sanctions Financial Times
On Sunday, the Lebanese market reacted strongly to a Financial Times (FT) investigation suggesting that Hezbollah has been using digital wallets and money transfer companies to raise funds and support its purported “charitable” networks. The companies under scrutiny — providers of digital wallets and money transfer services — quickly ...
Hollywood Mourns: Diane Ladd, Southern Screen Legend, Dies at 89
This is Beirut 2025-11-04 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated Wild at Heart actress and mother of Laura Dern, died Monday. She was 89. In a career spanning eight decades, Ladd was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award three times: in Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, and Rambling Rose. The news of Ladd’s ...
NBA Champs Thunder Roll Past Wizards, Bucks and Spurs Win
This is Beirut 2025-11-04 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered another dominant performance as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder remained perfect in the young NBA season with a 127-108 victory Thursday over the Washington Wizards. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player and Finals MVP, scored 31 points with three rebounds and seven assists before ...
Aoun’s Push for Talks with Israel Must Overcome Hezbollah’s Ploys
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-11-04 18:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
President Joseph Aoun said Lebanon has no choice but to enter into talks with Israel to break the cycle of war, a step that media reports suggest he had agreed on with Hezbollah’s ally, Speaker Nabih Berri. Aoun’s position is commendable, but Hezbollah will use such talks as cover to rearm and prepare for another round of fighting, rather than ...
Juan Carlos Breaks His Silence in Reconciliation, the Memoirs of a Fallen King
This is Beirut 2025-11-05 19:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Royals Juan Carlos Memoirs History Spain Culture
Mixing historic anecdotes and regret over his own scandals, Spain's exiled king Juan Carlos I seeks to reconcile himself with his family and nation in newly published memoirs that offer dramatic reminiscences from one of the last surviving players of 20th-century history. From holding Franco's hand on the dictator's deathbed to helping defuse a ...
Star Designer Rousteing Quits Fashion Group Balmain
This is Beirut 2025-11-06 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fashion Balmain Olivier Rousteing France Culture
Star designer Olivier Rousteing announced Wednesday he was quitting as artistic director of French fashion house Balmain after 14 years in which he revolutionized the luxury group. Rousteing was the first Black designer to lead a major Paris fashion house and is credited with helping make luxury fashion more accessible, recruiting Kim Kardashian ...
Writing Off Banks’ Capital Wipes Out Deposits
This is Beirut 2025-11-06 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Karim Souhaid, clarified the situation by declaring that Lebanon’s crisis is not purely a financial one but rather a systemic crisis in which the banking sector has become a victim. This is what Souhaid stated clearly during the parliamentary session dedicated to discussing the 2025 budget draft, ...
Boukra Nour: Healing the Future, Training Adults, Rebuilding Hope
Makram Haddad 2025-11-07 14:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Lea Jabre Boukra Nour NGO
A modest room, chairs in a circle, guided breathing. At the end of the workshop, a middle-school girl scribbles “I feel lighter” on a sticky note. An ordinary scene in a pilot center of Boukra Nour, an NGO recently founded by Lea Jabre, Georges Debbas, and Me Nada Abdelsater. Their challenge: help children and adolescents reweave emotional ...
Memoirs of Juan Carlos Ignite Fierce Debate Over Franco
This is Beirut 2025-11-08 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Juan Carlos Spain King Memoirs Culture Art
Exiled former Spanish King Juan Carlos's memoirs have sparked renewed debate in Spain over his legacy and ties to the late dictator General Francisco Franco. Its publication coincides with the 50th anniversary of Franco's death on November 20, 1975 and the commemoration of Juan Carlos's proclamation as king two days later. In the book, the ...
Warner Music Enters Licensing Deal With AI Music Startup
This is Beirut 2025-11-21 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Music AI Warner Copyright Patent US Culture
Warner Music Group and AI startup Udio announced on Wednesday they have settled a US copyright lawsuit and struck a deal to cooperate on a licensed artificial intelligence music creation service. The landmark agreement resolves litigation between the major label and Udio, while establishing what the companies described as a "clear framework" for ...
Amman Drift: Nael Madi Puts Lebanon on the Podium
Makram Haddad 2025-11-09 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Jordan Drift Nael Madi
Car park drift takes place on a closed parking lot, with a track drawn to the millimetre, zones to brush and trajectories to respect. We are not talking about a stopwatch but about scoring. The judges evaluate the line, the angle, the perceived speed and the cleanliness of the transitions. A good run reads in one go: committed entry, sustained ...
The Association of Banks in Lebanon Warn of “Systemic Crisis”
This is Beirut 2025-11-10 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The economic collapse is systemic and cannot be resolved without the state assuming its share of responsibility, the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) warned in its latest monthly report for October 2025. The statement directly challenges the government’s draft “financial gap” law, which omits any reference to a systemic crisis, a move ...
Sebastian Gorka’s Visit and Lebanon’s Financial Crossroads
This is Beirut 2025-11-10 19:35 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The Senior Director for Counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka’s visit to Lebanon over the past two days has added an unexpected but timely dimension to the country’s search for economic and political stability. His meetings with local officials and policy advisors reportedly centered on policies to cut off ...
Rise of an AI Country Star Shakes the Music Charts
This is Beirut 2025-11-12 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An artist suspected of being virtual, with a voice generated by Artificial Intelligence, has reached the top of one of the most popular country-music download charts in the United States, marking a first. Walk My Walk, by Breaking Rust, an act with no known identity, is now the most downloaded country track, according to the data published on ...
House Vote on Ending US Government Shutdown
This is Beirut 2025-11-12 22:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Congress looked set Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history, 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The House of Representatives was expected to rubber-stamp a contentious Senate-passed funding ...
Trump Signs Bill to End Record-Breaking US Shutdown
This is Beirut 2025-11-13 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Politics Budget Shutdown
President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history -- 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to approve a ...
Money Laundering: BDL Introduces Next-Generation KYC
Liliane Mokbel 2025-11-14 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On November 14, 2025, BDL issued Decision No. 13769, Circular No. 3, introducing a new “Know Your Customer” (KYC) form for all cash, foreign exchange, and money transfer transactions of $1,000 or more, and their equivalent. The measure applies to all non-banking financial institutions under BDL’s supervision, including financial companies, ...
Washington's New Ambassador, Michel Issa, Lands in Lebanon... Who is He?
This is Beirut 2025-11-14 20:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The new United States ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, landed in Beirut on Friday to begin a particularly delicate mission. His arrival comes at a time when Washington is seeking to redefine the scope of its engagement in a country caught in a deep institutional crisis, latent tensions in the south, and growing international pressure over ...