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Editorial – A World Adrift
Michel Touma 2024-07-15 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
“The world is (really) going to the dogs.” This brief, laconic reflection, expressed in an online post, is likely to become a common refrain on social networks. It alludes to a series of serious, historically significant events that are unfolding at an alarming pace in a feverish and deadly atmosphere all around the globe. The assassination ...
US Tells Top Israeli Officials Gaza Civilian Toll "Unacceptably High"
This Is Beirut 2024-07-16 10:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told two top Israeli officials Monday of the "unacceptably high" civilian casualties in Israel's bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, his spokesman said. The Israeli military has launched several deadly attacks in recent days including on a refugee camp and multiple UN-run schools where civilians were ...
China Bolsters Export Controls on Rare-Earth Industry
This is Beirut 09/10 09:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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China announced further controls Thursday on the export of rare-earth technologies and items, adding to existing regulations on the critical industry. Rare earths have represented a major sticking point in recent trade negotiations between China and the United States, with Washington accusing Beijing of slow-walking export license ...
Khamenei Opens Door to Nuclear Program Negotiations With US
This Is Beirut 2024-08-27 17:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran’s supreme leader opened the door on Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling its civilian government there was "no barrier" to engaging with its "enemy," as reported by the Associated Press. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who has final say on all state matters, set clear ...
Olympic Games 2024: Romanian Gymnast Barbosu Gets Contested Bronze
This Is Beirut 2024-08-16 20:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received Olympic bronze at a ceremony in Bucharest on Friday after the International Gymnastics Federation awarded it to her instead of US gymnast Jordan Chiles following a bitter row. A score revision over degree of difficulty lifted Chiles to third in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics on August 5, causing ...
Social Media Platform X to Shutter Local Operations in Brazil
This Is Beirut 2024-08-17 22:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will shutter its local operations in Brazil following a bitter legal tussle over the platform's rights and responsibilities, owner Elon Musk said on Saturday. The service will remain available to Brazilian users. The closure was the apparent culmination of an ongoing legal battle between Musk and ...
UK Diplomat Resigns over Arms Sales to Israel
This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 18:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A British diplomat based in Ireland resigned over arms sales to Israel, with his email—circulated online—stating that the UK's Foreign Office "may be complicit in war crimes," it emerged Monday. Images of his resignation email sent to colleagues were posted online, with Mark Smith, who was based in the British embassy in Dublin, writing there ...
Obama to Hail Harris as Future of Party in Upcoming Speech
This Is Beirut 2024-08-20 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Barack Obama will hail Kamala Harris as the future of the Democratic Party on Tuesday as she is formally crowned its presidential nominee after a roller-coaster ride in US campaign politics. Former President Obama, still hugely popular and an influential figure in the party, will tell delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago ...
Iran Shuts German Cultural Centers
This Is Beirut 2024-08-20 17:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran shut two offices linked to Germany's government on Tuesday, the judiciary said, nearly a month after the closure of a religious center in Germany over ties to the Islamic republic. "Two branches of illegal centers affiliated with the German government, which violated Iran laws and committed numerous illegal acts and extensive financial ...
Australia Approves Plans for World's Largest Solar Farm
This Is Beirut 2024-08-21 11:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Australia approved on Wednesday plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to Singapore, a project billed as the "largest solar precinct in the world." Authorities announced environmental approvals for SunCable's US$24 billion project in Australia's remote north that is slated to power three million homes. The project, ...
Elon Musk: Multi-CEO and... Cabinet Member?
Mario Chartouni 2024-08-22 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Former United States President Donald Trump may consider appointing Elon Musk to a role in his administration if he is re-elected in November, as he told Reuters during an interview on Monday. But what makes Musk so special? A non-linear odyssey The world's richest man, the CEO of multiple multinational companies (Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, The ...
Political Hate Speech in Lebanese Social Media
Salam Zaatari 2024-08-22 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hate speech has become an increasingly pervasive issue in today's interconnected world, particularly on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), amplifying divisive rhetoric with profound societal repercussions. In Lebanon, a country with a fragile sectarian balance, the recent surge in hate speech between Lebanese Shias and Lebanese ...
Gamescom Opens: Europe’s Biggest Gaming Event Welcomes Fans
2024-08-22 17:49 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hundreds of thousands will gather in Cologne from August 23 until August 27, for Gamescom, the annual gaming event, showcasing year-end blockbusters and industry trends. This week, hundreds of thousands of gamers have flocked to Cologne for Gamescom, Europe's premier annual gaming convention. Running until Sunday, the event offers a chance to ...
Southport: What Do Racist Riots Reveal About British Far Right Reality?
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-08-24 17:54 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Everything seemed to indicate that the Southport tragedy would remain a significant topic in public debate, particularly regarding illegal immigration. However, the far-right's cynical exploitation of a single crime, portraying it as a racially and Islamist-motivated act, changed everything. This disgraceful manipulation triggered weeks of ...
Telegram Founder Banned From Leaving France
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 02:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
France on Wednesday charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, with a litany of violations related to the messaging app and banned him from leaving the country while allowing the billionaire to walk free after four days under arrest. Durov, 39, was charged on several counts of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on the ...
Japan Lifts Megaquake Warning
This Is Beirut 2024-08-15 13:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Japan lifted on Thursday a warning that a "megaquake" potentially causing colossal damage and loss of life could strike, with the government telling people to "go back to normal." The week-old alert that such a catastrophe might hit the archipelago of 125 million people prompted thousands to cancel holidays and stock up on essentials, emptying ...
Egypt Intensifies Draconian Repression of Free Speech
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 15:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown on online freedom of expression, prosecuting and imprisoning dozens of people for social media posts, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. Since May 2024, prosecutors have ordered at least 110 travel bans and asset freezes in cases related to freedom of expression, and courts have ...
No Plans to Save the School Year in the South
Samar Yamout 2024-08-30 16:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
There’s currently no tangible plan in place to save the school year in Southern Lebanon, as discussions on this matter are still ongoing. Students in conflict areas may be moved to safer schools or those closer to their temporary new homes. As security conditions worsen and the war in Lebanon continues, families and students in southern ...
Brazil Block on X Comes Into Effect After Judge’s Order
This Is Beirut 2024-08-31 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A block on Elon Musk's X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to AFP. Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the suspension of the platform following a months-long standoff with the tech billionaire over disinformation in South ...
Countries Where the X Social Network Is Banned
This Is Beirut 2024-08-31 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
With its ban of X, which went into effect on Saturday, Brazil joins a small club of countries to have taken similar measures against the social network, most of them run by authoritarian regimes. Beyond permanent bans, some nations have temporarily restricted access to X, formerly Twitter, which has often been used by political dissidents to ...
Debunked: Kamala Harris’ Citizenship Questioned
Rayan Chami 2024-09-03 17:24 - Reading : less than a minute
A Jamaican birth certificate claiming Kamala Harris' ineligibility for the presidency has surfaced online. But let's debunk it.
Majority of French Approve Barnier as PM, Poll Reveals
This Is Beirut 2024-09-08 11:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The French are largely satisfied with the appointment of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister, but believe he will not last long in his new post, a poll said on Sunday. According to the Ifop poll for the Journal du Dimanche, 52 percent of people polled said they were satisfied with the appointment of 73-year-old Barnier, a former ...
China’s Paralympic Domination Fails to Ignite Enthusiasm Back Home
This Is Beirut 2024-09-08 16:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As the Paris Paralympics enter their final day, China's athletes are enjoying rampant success and are almost 100 medals ahead of their nearest challengers, but few in the country appear to be paying attention. The Olympics were watched widely, with victorious Team China athletes lauded as national heroes, and nail-biting medal table rivalry with ...
The Use of AI in the 2024 US Elections: Boon or Threat?
Salam Zaatari 2024-09-12 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As the 2024 US elections approach in November, artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to play a significant role in shaping the political landscape, and it already is. From voter outreach to content generation and predictive analysis, AI has the potential to streamline campaign operations, enhance voter engagement, and offer more efficient ways ...
Editorial – Moussaoui's Succinct Phrase: Laying All the Cards on the Table
Michel Touma 2024-09-16 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The strategy of gradual encroachment, aimed at progressively undermining, step by step, the various mechanisms of the State and the country's politico-communal framework… This is the unapologetic and ongoing approach adopted by Hezbollah. The Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Rai, succinctly captured this reality in his Sunday sermon ...
Meta Bans Russian State Media Outlets
This Is Beirut 2024-09-17 10:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Meta late Monday said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to "foreign interference activity." The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of the state-run outlet of funneling $10 million through shell entities to covertly fund influence campaigns on social media channels including ...
Minister of Economy Launches Platform to Boost Exports to China
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 12:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Economy and Trade, Amin Salam, launched a platform on Tuesday evening to boost exports to China in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Lebanese Signature. “This platform is the first of its kind. Initially, it will feature ten companies showcased on China's premier online marketplace, JD.com," stated ...
UAB Publishes Interview with Robot Sophia
This Is Beirut 2024-08-15 18:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Union of Arab Banks stood out by publishing an exclusive interview with the renowned robot Sophia. The interview was issued in French in the UAB Magazine and in English in The Banking Executive magazine, published by the International Arab Bankers Union. Sophia, activated on April 19, 2015, in Hong Kong, is a humanoid robot developed by ...
ITU Condemns Israel's Jamming of Telecommunication in Lebanon
2024-08-14 14:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Ministry of Telecommunications has received a letter from the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations and international organizations, via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stating that the Radiocommunication Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has reminded Israel of its obligation to respect laws and decisions ...
Kouyoumjian Accuses Hezb of Creating Environment for Illegal Weapons
This Is Beirut 2024-07-16 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Richard Kouyoumjian, head of the foreign relations department of the Lebanese Forces, on Tuesday, accused the “Shiite Duo” of creating an adequate environment for the proliferation of illegal weapons. In an interview with an online media, he considered that “Hezbollah supporters, are thugs in the street.” This group wants to control an ...