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Armenia PM says Foiled 'Sinister' Coup Plot by Senior Cleric
This is Beirut 2025-06-25 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nikol Pashinyan Armenia Azerbaijan
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday said security forces had foiled a coup plot involving a senior cleric, amid his escalating standoff with the leadership of the powerful Apostolic Church. Pashinyan has been at loggerheads with senior clerics since 2020, when Catholicos Garegin II began calling for his resignation following ...
Hezbollah’s Hollow Promises in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-06-25 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah South Lebanon Funds Compensation
In the villages of southern Lebanon, a fragile calm masks deep anger. In Blat, Khiam, Kfarchouba and Marjayoun, homes remain gutted, shops shuttered and families shattered. Months after the bombings, reconstruction stalls, suffocated by Hezbollah’s failure to deliver on its grand promises to its people. Where the state was absent, the Shia ...
The Order of Malta Celebrates the Feast of Its Patron, Saint John the Baptist
This is Beirut 2025-06-25 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta, known as Order of Malta Lebanon, celebrated the feast of its patron, St. John the Baptist, at the invitation of its President Marwan Sehnaoui alongside the association’s members, and in the presence of Her Excellency Maria Emerica Cortese, the Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to ...
Eastern Christians: The Last Keepers of a Legacy
Marc Saikali 2025-06-26 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Europe Middle East Christians
A suicide bombing, this time inside a Damascus church during Sunday Mass. Twenty-five dead. The blast silenced prayer, shattered lives and shook a community already on the brink. Eastern Christianity is dying, not in the chaos of an open warfare, but through a long, silent agony, met with the world’s indifference. In a secularized Europe where ...
Matcha: The Japanese Tea Taking Over the World
This is Beirut 2025-06-26 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Matcha is the new drink of choice at hip cafes worldwide, but Japanese producers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand for the powdered green tea. Here's what you need to know about the drink beloved of weekend treat-seekers and "wellness" influencers: What is matcha? The word matcha means "ground tea" in Japanese and comes in the ...
Armenia Jails Senior Cleric Pending Trial on Coup Plot Charges
This is Beirut 2025-06-26 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Armenia politics arrest Bagrat Galstanyan Nikol Pashinyan
An Armenian court on Thursday sent an influential cleric into a two-month pre-trial detention on coup attempt charges, a day after authorities claimed to foil a plot to overthrow the government. Authorities on Wednesday arrested Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, a charismatic senior church figure opposing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, along with ...
Israel Cracks Down on Hezbollah’s Financial Hubs
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-06-26 16:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Terrorism
As Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks continue to pound South Lebanon, a strategic front is rapidly emerging. Israel is now openly targeting Hezbollah’s financial infrastructure, marking a shift from battlefield confrontation to economic warfare. This week was a turning point. On Wednesday, the Israeli military released an unprecedented map ...
When Faith Challenges Power: Armenia’s Deepening Rift
Sarah Martin 2025-06-26 21:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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A political bombshell in an already turbulent Armenia. On June 26, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian, a rising figure in the opposition, was placed in pre-trial detention in Yerevan. As leader of the Srbazan Paykar (“Sacred Struggle”) movement, he stands accused of plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government by force. ...
Maaloula: The Last Sanctuary of the Language of Christ
Sarah Martin 2025-06-22 16:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Nestled on the mountainside of Syria’s Qalamoun range, the village of Maaloula clings to time as it does to stone. Its sand-colored houses blend into the rock, its winding alleys read like pages from an ancient tale and women greet you with “Shlomo,” a traditional Aramaic salutation. In the dry air of this Christian enclave, a language the ...
Police, Clergy Scuffle in Armenia as Standoff Escalates
This is Beirut 2025-06-27 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A scuffle broke out in Armenia on Friday between clergymen and police, part of an escalating standoff between the influential Church and the Caucasian nation's authorities. The two sides have been at loggerheads since Catholicos Garegin II -- the church's spiritual leader -- began calling for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over ...
Jonathan Anderson teases Dior debut with Mbappé, Basquiat and Marie Antoinette
This is Beirut 2025-06-27 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Dior Fashion Culture Paris Fashion Week Art Paris
It’s the most eagerly awaited show of Paris Men’s Fashion Week. And for the last few days, Dior’s new creative director Jonathan Anderson has been dropping clues on social media about the contents of his first collection for the fabled French house. In a virtual version of Hansel and Gretel, the 40-year-old Northern Irishman has been ...
Thérèse of Lisieux: Holiness Made Possible
Fady Noun 2025-06-28 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Christians St Therese Relics
The relics of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux are currently touring Lebanon. Despite certain excesses—such as the brevity of some “visits” and the hurried processions past her reliquary—this form of popular devotion remains deeply rooted in Church tradition. The veneration of relics—and belief in their power—dates back centuries. As ...
Oasis Ride the ‘Britpop’ Wave as 90s Nostalgia Sweeps the UK
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Music Oasis Trends Britain Culture
With "Britpop" bands Oasis and Pulp topping the charts and filling concert halls, a 90s vibe is floating over the UK this summer amid nostalgia for a "cooler" time when people seemed "happier". A trip to high street retailer Marks and Spencer, popular with older shoppers, feels like stepping back 30 years, with Oasis T-shirts flying off the ...
Disarming Hezbollah Is Here, Lebanon’s Peace with Israel Is Next
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-07-01 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Iran Hezbollah United States
Now that the leaders of Lebanon are certain that Israel and America would not shy away from using force against Iran when need be, and now that they are sure that the bark of China and Russia in the Middle East is louder than their bite, Beirut is finally moving on Hezbollah’s arms. Lebanon’s normalization with Israel will come next. Druze ...
Trump Attacks Musk Subsidies in Spending Bill Row
This is Beirut 2025-07-01 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump once again targeted former aide Elon Musk on Tuesday, attacking the amount of government subsidies the entrepreneur is receiving, after the tech billionaire renewed criticism of the president's flagship spending bill. "Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far," Trump said on social media. "And ...
Beirut Art Days 2025: A Citywide Celebration of Art and Resilience
This is Beirut 2025-07-01 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Agenda Culturel Beirut Art Days Culture
Amid ongoing emotional and security challenges in Lebanon, Beirut Art Days is back, proving that creativity endures even in uncertain times. From July 9 to 12, the city of Beirut will pulse with artistic energy as more than 250 artists animate 130 events across 50 venues. Organized by Agenda Culturel, the second edition of Beirut Art Days is more ...
South Lebanon’s Young Pioneers: Rebuilding Life Against the Odds
Katia Kahil 2025-07-02 13:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In South Lebanon, where the scars of past conflicts still run deep, a fresh wave of energy is quietly taking root. It isn’t the product of government initiatives, but rather the determined work of a young generation refusing to succumb to despair. Against all odds, young entrepreneurs are returning to their villages, reopening shops, cafés, ...
'Hug Therapy': How Pope Leo is Trying to Unify Vatican
This is Beirut 2025-07-04 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV Vatican Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering tradition after his predecessor's unorthodox papacy. "Prudent", "methodical" and "listening" are some of the words used by Vatican insiders who spoke to AFP to describe the approach of the first American pope, who took ...
Lebanon’s Beaches: The Great Slimming Down
Marc Saikali 2025-07-06 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
When we usually talk about beaches in Lebanon, it’s only to bemoan their polluted state. But this summer, something has changed. People aren’t scanning the waves for floating plastic bags anymore. It’s not the heat (still sweltering), the entrance fees (still outrageous), or the music volume (still unbearable). No, the real shift is in the ...
From Bardot to Birkin: The Timeless Allure of the Basket Bag
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-06 10:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Basket Bags Jane Birkin Brigitte Bardot Fashion Summer 2025 Trends
For several seasons, wicker and raffia baskets have shed their humble beachside and market origins, transformed by top designers into must-have summer staples. This trend is rooted in dual heritage: the laid-back practicality paired with the sun-drenched glamour of the Riviera. Once a simple everyday item, the basket bag has become a style icon ...
Arms and Ballots: Hezbollah’s Political Stakes
Philippe Abi Akl 2025-07-08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Amal Elections Diaspora
The most recent parliamentary session exposed deep divisions among Lebanon’s political forces over the electoral law – particularly on the issue of expatriate voting. The rift was so intense it raised concerns that the entire electoral process could be derailed, especially by parties whose interests have been harmed by recent local, regional ...
Aramaic Has Not Yet Uttered Its Final Word
Sarah Martin 2025-06-22 16:40 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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From Berlin, 28-year-old Jarjoura logs into his Aramaic class every week. “It’s the language my grandparents spoke in Maaloula, but my parents stopped using it after moving to Germany. Thanks to the Yawna association, I’m reconnecting with my roots,” he says. Founded by linguist Rimon Wehbi, the program offers structured lessons in ...
The Enemy
Amine Jules Iskandar 2025-06-22 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
In 1915, in the aftermath of the great genocide of Eastern Christians, Jamal Pasha introduced the concept of the enemy—an invention that proved devastatingly effective in silencing free thought, and with it, existence itself. If, as René Descartes wrote, “I think, therefore I am,” then erasing our existence first required stopping our ...
A Craftsman, a Tradition: Can He Keep It Alive?
Yara Germany 2025-05-29 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebbedeh workshop Hrajel ancient craft
In his workshop tucked away in the hills of Hrajel, he is the last to craft the lebbedeh by hand. Youssef Karam Akiki is keeping an ancient tradition alive. Full report this Sunday, June 1st, on This is Beirut.
First-Ever Hermès Birkin Bag Heads to Auction in Paris
This is Beirut 2025-06-05 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Fashion Hermes Birkin bag Sotheby's France Culture
The first Birkin bag that was designed by French luxury brand Hermes for actress Jane Birkin in 1984, will be auctioned in Paris on July 10, auction house Sotheby's said Thursday. The large black leather tote, whose design went on to become one of the most famous and expensive bags in the world, will be the centerpiece of the "Fashion Icons" ...
Egypt Denies Court Ruling Threatens Historic Monastery
This is Beirut 2025-05-30 22:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
St. Catherine Egypt Greece Monastery Unesco
Egypt and Greece sought to ease tensions over the historic St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula on Friday after a controversial court ruling said it sat on state-owned land. Cairo has denied that the ruling threatens the UNESCO World Heritage landmark, a pilgrimage, and tourism site, after Greek and church authorities warned the ...
Moroccan Women Stitch Their Way to Empowered Futures
This is Beirut 2025-05-31 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Embroidery Art Morocco Culture Women
In a small village on the coast of southern Morocco, women gather in a house to create collaborative works of textile art, and also earn a living. Several hunch over large canvases, embroidering their latest piece at the women-only workshop, in the village of 400 people. Some of their works have been shown internationally. "This project has ...
At Saint Joseph Hospital, a Tobacco-Free Day... Full of Breath
Makram Haddad 2025-05-31 20:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Leila Abou Habib Elsa Yazbek No Tobacco Day
In the bright hall of the Saint Joseph University Hospital, it wasn’t the sound of carts or the hurried footsteps of medical staff that one could hear this Friday, but bursts of voices, laughter and at times, softly whispered confidences. To mark World No Tobacco Day, the establishment had traded the silence of care for the lively buzz of a ...
From Jerusalem to Beirut, a Unique Journal: Proche-Orient Chrétien
Fady Noun 2025-06-01 11:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Pope Francis Lebanese University Middle East Palestine
“The Middle East is a powder keg that has exploded! At this moment, the damage cannot be measured, and the future seems more uncertain than ever. The excess of violence and the prevailing chaos leave us perplexed and challenge both political and religious authorities. International interference suggests a plan to reconfigure the region — but ...
As Fuel Prices Climb, the State Taps Your Wallet
Christiane Tager 2025-06-02 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Thursday night brought a shocking surprise at the fuel station: gasoline and diesel prices surged, despite a 17% drop in global oil prices since February. Yes, you read that correctly. While prices are falling worldwide, in Lebanon, they’re climbing. This is the Lebanese exception – flammable edition. In short, a price hike running completely ...