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At Odds with Policy Statement, Minister Salameh's Remarks Spark Controversy

This is Beirut 2025-04-08 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanon, with a fragile sovereignty, is faltering under internal and external pressures. In these times of uncertainty, the political scene is evolving under the shadow of the Kulluna Irada movement, a group that, much like its representatives, seems to navigate a sea of contradictions and aims to extend its reach to more than one shore. Recent ...

From Homs to Damascus: An Alarming Escalation of Tensions Between Sunnis and Druze

This is Beirut 2025-04-29 16:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Sectarian tensions between the Sunni and Druze communities are alarmingly resurging in Syria. From Homs to the outskirts of Damascus, to Sweida, a Druze heartland south of Syria, several violent incidents have reignited sectarian divisions in a country still deeply scarred by more than a decade of war. Clashes in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana ...

Scholz Says Open to Discussions on Election Date

This is Beirut 2024-11-08 18:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, mired in crisis after his three-party coalition collapsed this week, said Friday he is open to talks on whether to move forward snap elections. The embattled chancellor has signalled new polls by March, half a year earlier than scheduled, but all opposition parties have urgently demanded they be held as early as ...

Bitcoin Close to Record-High, as Investors Keep Eyes on US Election

This is Beirut 2024-10-30 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Bitcoin was close to $73,000 in early Asian trade Wednesday, approaching a record high with investors keeping a cautious eye on the US presidential election. The leading digital currency was trading around $72,400 at 0700 GMT, after climbing as high as $73,563.63 in late US trade, just shy of its all-time peak of $73,797.98 in March. The surge ...

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 ...

Who Will Take Over Hamas' Leadership After Haniyeh's Death?

This Is Beirut 2024-07-31 11:14 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Following Ismail Haniyeh's death on Wednesday, a fundamental question remains: Who will take over Hamas's leadership now? The leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran, on Wednesday morning. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/israel-hamaswar/277344"] Following his death, Hamas’ future leader ...

Editorial – Raisi’s Disappearance: The Potential Shockwave in Lebanon

Michel Touma 2024-05-20 14:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

“The butterfly effect” refers to a phenomenon where an event occurring in one place can trigger significant consequences in a distant area. The Lebanese people have experienced this effect for decades. Now, they face it once again with the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hussein Amir-Abdullahian, ...

Presidential Election: Le Drian Back in Beirut Shortly?

2024-06-07 11:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

  French presidential envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, is expected to return to Lebanon in the forthcoming days, as part of an apparent three-pronged dynamic: local, regional and Western. The primary aim of this dynamic is to untie the Gordian knot represented by the consultations supposed to lead to a form of consensus for the election of a new ...

US Presidential Elections Delaying Lebanon Solutions

2024-06-25 07:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Although US envoy Amos Hochstein's visit to Lebanon didn't bring progress, it somehow eased tensions in the south and kept escalation within the rules of engagement. According to diplomatic sources, the parties’ ambiguous positions are attributed to the opacity surrounding the results of the upcoming US presidential election. The battle between ...

Deriane: Continued Disputes Threaten to Provoke the Nation’s Collapse.

This Is Beirut 2024-07-06 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

On the occasion of the New Hijri Year, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdellatif Deriane stated on Saturday, “We are living in difficult times, marked by severe distress and hardship, notably the failure to elect a new president for the republic after two years of vacancy.” He urged political forces and concerned parties to “engage in dialogue, make ...

Abi el-Mona Calls for Awakening of Conscience

This Is Beirut 2024-07-06 13:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Lebanon, Sheikh Akl Sami Abi el-Mona, has called on Lebanese leaders to awaken their conscience, in the context of "events and persistent Israeli aggression in the region". Speaking on the occasion of the Hijri New Year holiday on Saturday, Akl said that "discord dashes hopes", while "understanding ...

Elections, the New Cold War and the Simmering International Crises

2024-07-22 10:04 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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European elections, followed by domestic elections in France, the jump-starting of the United States presidential campaigns, the electoral parodies in Venezuela and Iran, and the unhindered war courses in Ukraine, Gaza, South Lebanon, South-West Syria and Sudan are interfacing and reconfiguring the international political scene around tangled ...

Culture in Lebanon: An Act of Resistance and Faith

Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-08-02 18:33 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

In these troubled times, as Lebanon is once again plunged into uncertainty, culture remains an unwavering pillar and a bulwark against the darkness threatening to engulf the Land of the Cedars. Despite the challenges the nation faces, the Lebanese display extraordinary resilience, celebrating life with unmatched fervor. In this article, we review ...

Mawlawi: Security Forces Firmly in Control

2024-10-10 20:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi sought to reassure the public, asserting that security and military forces are fully mobilized in Beirut to maintain control in light of the recent wave of displaced individuals arriving in the capital. “The Internal Security Forces (ISF) are deployed throughout Beirut, bolstered by additional ...

Ukraine Not Interested in 'Taking' Russian Territory Amid Incursion

This Is Beirut 2024-08-13 18:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukraine said on Tuesday it would not hold on to Russian territory captured in its surprise cross-border incursion and offered to stop raids if Moscow agreed to a "just peace." Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Kursk region last Tuesday, taking over two dozen settlements in the biggest attack by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II. ...

Matching Ambition: Paris Aims High for Paralympic Opening Ceremony

Béatrice Moreau 2024-08-26 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Following the globally acclaimed Olympic opening ceremony, the Paralympic Games in Paris promise an equally grand and surprising spectacle in the heart of the city. The pressure is on for the Paralympic opening ceremony in Paris on Wednesday evening, as organizers aim to match the ambition and grandeur of the Olympic ceremony that garnered ...

'Khiyal Sahra:' Neither With You Nor Without You

2024-08-27 13:49 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

  For the first time, a play featuring only two actors—Georges Khabbaz and Adel Karam—has captivated a wide audience and sold out before performances even began. Khiyal Sahra is playing at the Casino du Liban until the end of August and returning during the festive period from December 18, 2024, to January 19, 2025. What does it offer ...

Retired Military Collective Resist Government Division

This Is Beirut 2024-09-12 12:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The Retired Military Personnel Collective issued a warning against any “slander or infringement” on their rights, vowing to respond to attempts to sideline their demands. In a statement issued on Thursday, the collective expressed their outrage at the government's attempt to divide the ranks of retired military personnel and sow discord ...

Alain Aoun Criticizes FPM's Shift to Personal Agenda

This Is Beirut 2024-09-16 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

MP Alain Aoun raised concerns that the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) has evolved into a personal venture, with little space left for those not aligned with Gebran Bassil. In an interview with Al-Jadeed on Sunday, Aoun stated, "I have weathered significant challenges over the past seven months, maintaining a deliberate media silence in the hope of ...

Netanyahu and Gallant: A Fragile Alliance Amidst Discord

Ali A. Hamadé 2024-09-29 17:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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On Friday, September 27, Israel launched its most extensive military operation against Hezbollah since the opening of the southern front line on October 8, 2023, decapitating the group. The strike resulted in the death of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and the elimination of several key commanders of the pro-Iranian ...

Cabinet Appoints Kabbani as Head of CDR and Renews UNIFIL Mandate

This is Beirut 2025-05-14 19:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In a series of wide-ranging decisions on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers appointed Mohammed Kabbani as the new head of the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), marking a key shift in the leadership of one of the country’s most pivotal public institutions. During the session chaired by President Joseph Aoun in Baabda’s ...

First US Pope Leo XIV Warns against Exploitation at Inaugural Mass

This is Beirut 2025-05-18 15:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 ...

Six Killed in Baalbeck, Israeli Strikes Intensify in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-10-21 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Six people were killed and eight others injured in an Israeli drone strike early Monday morning, targeting a building in the densely populated Nabi Inaam neighborhood of Baalbeck.   The Israeli army was targeting the home of Ali Abdo Othman. Among the victims were women and children.   In the early morning, rescue workers arrived at the ...

Syria Announces Dismantling of New Hezbollah-Linked Cell

This is Beirut 05/05 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday the dismantling of a cell linked to Hezbollah that was allegedly preparing the assassination of government officials, while the pro-Iran Lebanese movement denounced what it called repeated “baseless accusations.” In a statement, the ministry said Syrian security forces had foiled “a ...

Syrian President Makes Kurdish a 'National Language'

This is Beirut 16/01 21:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the minority following clashes in past days. The move came as the Syrian army warned of new strikes east of Aleppo, despite a meeting between the US-led coalition and Kurdish forces seeking to ...

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 ...

Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz, Blames U.S. Blockade

This is Beirut 18/04 10:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran on Saturday closed the Strait of Hormuz again after briefly reopening it, saying the move is a response to the ongoing US naval blockade. Tehran accused Washington of breaking its commitments and warned that traffic through the strait will remain restricted until the blockade is lifted. The potential for the resumption of transit had lifted ...