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Israel Ends All Relations with UNRWA, Citing Security Concerns
This is Beirut 28/01 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel will cease all contact with the UN's Palestinian relief agency UNRWA and any other body acting on its behalf, its UN envoy said Tuesday, after repeatedly accusing the organization of undermining its security. UNRWA's offices and staff in Israel play a major role in the provision of healthcare and education to Palestinians, but ...
To What Extent Can a Leader Make Independent Decisions?
David Sahyoun 29/01 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Leaders Liberty Lebanon Culture
Far from being purely rational actors, leaders—like all human beings—are constantly influenced by unconscious forces that shape their choices, distort their perceptions, and foster illusions of control. The freedom each person believes they possess is, in truth, far more constrained than it appears. Every individual constructs their own ...
Mitigated or Stifled Transitions?
Charles Chartouni 03/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Gaza Iran Israel USA
The transitions in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza are still controversial, and their actors are undecided about their outcomes. Observers ask whether the various actors are genuinely interested in the transformative courses and to what extent. The newly set dynamics that have taken place throughout the Near East have not yet been relayed by steadier, ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain from FDD Washington, D.C : Lebanon and Israel Should Start Talking About Peace
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 03/02 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
I spent the last decade away from Lebanon in self-imposed exile. I became an intellectual and political pariah for demanding immediate and unconditional peace between Lebanon and Israel. I was told not to show off my Hebrew and to conceal my friendships with Israelis. I was told that I was going too far and that the Lebanese were not there yet. ...
The Lebanese Armed Forces Deploy in Taybeh
This is Beirut 04/02 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Lebanese armed forces deployed in the entire town of Taybeh up to the road leading to Rab al-Thalathin on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Israeli military reinforced its surveillance measures along the border. Israel started installing new observation posts on mountainous hills within its territory to monitor neighboring Lebanese towns. The Israeli ...
M23, Rwandan Troops Launch Fresh DR Congo Offensive
This is Beirut 06/02 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United Nations Republic of Congo Goma
The M23 armed group and allied Rwandan forces launched a new offensive on Wednesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to attend a crisis summit. The United Nations meanwhile said the battle for the key city of Goma, which the M23 and Rwandan troops seized last week, had left at ...
Trump to "Probably" Meet Zelensky Next Week
This is Beirut 07/02 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Friday he would "probably" meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky next week, as Russia said its forces had seized the key mining town of Toretsk in east Ukraine. Zelensky said the US and Ukraine were planning "talks" but did not confirm a meeting between the two leaders. "We're also planning meetings and talks at ...
Saint Maroun's Day: Rai Once Again Advocates Neutrality as a Lifeline for Lebanon
This is Beirut 09/02 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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While celebrating Saint Maroun's day at Saint George's Cathedral in downtown Beirut, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai castigated politicians, “Stop procrastinating. Stop undermining the judiciary. Stop contravening the Constitution.” Rai insisted that the danger threatening Lebanon is that of sinking into the axis of decadence. “Lebanon must ...
Lebanon Claims a Strategic Position in Gold Reserves!
Christiane Tager 10/02 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Despite its significant economic challenges, Lebanon maintains a prominent position in terms of gold reserves in the Arab world. According to the latest report from the World Gold Council (WGC), the country ranks second among Arab nations with the largest gold reserves, holding an impressive total of around 287 tons by the end of 2024, equivalent ...
Scientists warn of climate threat to chocolate
This is Beirut 12/02 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Climate change drove weeks of crop-withering temperatures last year in the West African countries that underpin the world's chocolate supply, hitting harvests and likely further stoking record prices, researchers said Wednesday. Farmers in the region -- which account for some 70 percent of global cacao production -- have struggled with heat, ...
The Top Nominees at the 2024 Oscars: A Tight Race
Madeleine Cadoux 28/02 14:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Oscars Cinema Competition Awards Ceremony Culture
As the Oscars revelations are unfolding very soon, the battle is intense between Sean Baker’s tragicomedy Anora and Edward Berger’s Vatican thriller Conclave. Once considered a strong contender, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez saw its Oscar hopes crumble following controversies surrounding its lead actress. Meanwhile, Ralph Fiennes’ ...
China's 2024 Coal Projects Threaten Climate Goals
This is Beirut 13/02 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
China began construction last year on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardizing its goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published on Thursday. The world's second-largest economy is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change but is also a renewable energy ...
What Are Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs and Who May Be Hit?
This is Beirut 14/02 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
President Donald Trump's plan for "reciprocal tariffs" on US trading partners is set to spark a flurry of negotiations that could reduce levies. But analysts warn that it also risks painful retaliation. "This is every country, and essentially, when they treat us fairly, we treat them fairly," Trump told reporters. What ...
The European Union Overshadowed by 'Pax Americana'
Mario Chartouni 16/02 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The announcement of direct talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine marks a major geopolitical shift. By deliberately sidestepping the European Union (EU), this move signals a strategy to weaken Europe’s influence, despite its long-standing role in the Ukrainian crisis. Here’s how ...
M23 Seize Key City as Fears of DR Congo Breakup Mount
This is Beirut 17/02 11:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the center of another key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the African Union highlighted growing fears that the strife-torn country could break up. Scores of people have fled since the fighters reached outlying districts of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu ...
France Reaffirms Call for Full Israeli Troop Withdrawal from Lebanese Territory
This is Beirut 19/02 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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France has reaffirmed the "necessity for the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanese territory, as soon as possible, in accordance with the provisions of the ceasefire agreement." In a statement released on Tuesday evening, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Paris had "acknowledged the continued withdrawal of ...
Stock markets skid after Trump threatens auto tariffs
This is Beirut 19/02 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Banks Europe New York Stocks
Global stock markets mostly fell Wednesday after US President Donald Trump broadened his tariff threats, stoking wider trade war fears. Trump warned the previous day that he would impose tariffs "in the neighbourhood of 25 percent" on auto imports and a similar amount or higher on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. "Understandably this has ...
Musk With a Chainsaw on Stage Before American Conservatives
This is Beirut 21/02 04:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Elon Musk United States Politics
Elon Musk, who has bragged of putting US federal agencies "into the woodchipper" as he slashes government spending, paraded a chainsaw on stage before American conservatives celebrating President Donald Trump's return to power Thursday. Argentina's President Javier Milei -- who has used a chainsaw as a symbol of his own push to ...
Reconstruction in the Hands of the State and Hezbollah
Bassam Abou Zeid 22/02 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Iran Reconstruction World Bank
With Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral set to conclude this Sunday, Hezbollah will soon face pressing challenges it has sought to evade — both within its own ranks and across Lebanese society. The Hezb urgently needs a massive influx of Iranian funds to fulfill its long-standing reconstruction promises. However, recent developments indicate a ...
Palestinians Have Some Soul-Searching To Do
Pierre Nahas 24/02 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
United States President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the Gaza Strip and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has sparked widespread debate. Whether his plan is feasible remains to be seen. Regardless, Palestinians need a new modus operandi if they are to survive. They must recognize that leaders in the Middle East now ...
Naim Qassem’s Speech: A Mix of Confusion and Contradictions
Sonia Rizk 25/02 14:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Naim Qassem Hassan Nasrallah funeral
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s transmitted speech at the funeral of former Secretary-Generals Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine on Sunday at Camille Chamoun Sports City stood out for its contradictions, leaving the party’s supporters confused. His address seemed out of touch with the critical task at hand—rallying a base ...
Generative AI: A Threat to Our Critical Thinking?
Jean-Jacques Bedu 26/02 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
AI Artificial Intelligence Study
Recent studies, including a joint investigation by Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University involving several hundred professionals, suggest that growing reliance on artificial intelligence tools is leading to a notable decline in critical analysis. As experts place increasing trust in automated systems, they gradually relinquish their own ...
France-Algeria: Has the Power Dynamics Approach Failed?
Soumia Benmerzoug 07/04 21:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Eight months of diplomatic tensions led France and Algeria to initiate a rapprochement, formalized by the visit of French Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to Algiers on April 6. The relations between France and Algeria, shaped by a painful colonial history, have always been marked by ups and downs. However, the crisis that erupted in 2024 reached ...
Does the State Belong to a Party or to Everyone?
Johnny Kortbawi 11/04 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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One of the biggest questions since the outbreak of the crisis in the fall of 2019 concerns the issue of determining responsibility for the losses that led to the default on payments, the suspension of external debt servicing and the freeze on deposits. In reality, the way one views the Lebanese economy is the main driver behind the different ...
Progress on UN Resolution 1701 Implementation
Natasha Metni Torbey 26/01 07:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon South Ceasefire Hezbollah Israel
“Nothing is more certain than the impossible.” For years, this idea shaped Lebanon's political and security landscape under Iranian dominance— the impossible Israeli withdrawal, the impossible deployment of the Lebanese Army along the border, and the impossible disarmament of Hezbollah. Today, in the aftermath of the devastating war that ...
Electoral Law in Committees: Bou Saab Stresses Need for Political Consensus First
This is Beirut 20/05 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Red Cross Elias Bou Saab Nabih Berry Lebanon Orthodox law
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for a second joint session of several key parliamentary committees on Thursday to continue deliberations on a set of legislative proposals, including three electoral bills and major public health reforms. The joint meeting will bring together members of the Finance and Budget, Administration and Justice, ...
Saudi Arabia Announces Major Gold Discovery
This is Beirut 05/05 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
As gold prices surge to historic highs, surpassing $2,300 an ounce amid mounting geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, Saudi Arabia announced a major gold discovery that could further cement its position in the global mining sector. Saudi Arabia’s state-owned mining company Ma’aden revealed the discovery of significant gold deposits ...
'Bombshell' OPEC+ Output Hike Hits Oil Price
This is Beirut 05/05 14:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Oil prices slumped on Monday after eight OPEC+ members announced a sharp increase in production, while Asian stocks treaded water in thin trade with major markets closed. The output increase of 411,000 barrels a day announced by Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel on Saturday added to concerns about over-supply. The ...
Shocking Interview: Prince Harry Opens Up, the Crown Grows Irritated
Ali A. Hamadé 06/05 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In a somber interview with the BBC, Prince Harry expressed his desire for “reconciliation” with the British royal family, while acknowledging the depth of the rifts between them. His statement comes shortly after the rejection of his legal appeal against the removal of his police protection in the UK—an issue he claims makes contact with his ...
Juliette Binoche: The Free-Flowing Intensity of a Life in Cinema
Marie-Christine Tayah 09/05 15:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Juliette Binoche Actress Cannes Cannes Film Festival Culture Cinema
There’s a unique energy that Juliette Binoche brings to her performances, a quiet force infused with enigma. On May 13, 2025, she’ll step into the spotlight once again, this time to lead the Cannes jury. Born in Paris in 1964 into a family of artists—her father a mime and sculptor, her mother an actress—Binoche’s path was almost ...