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Beirut Out of Breath: The Anger of a Forsaken Capital
Marilyne Jallad 2025-05-17 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Beirut Municipal Elections Testimonies
Whether they live in Gemmayzeh, Geitawi, Ashrafieh (Beirut 1) or Hamra, Mazraa, Verdun or Mar Elias (Beirut 2), Beirutis share the same demands – mainly security – which will weigh heavily on the shoulders of the incoming municipal council. The residents we spoke with painted a grim picture of the municipality’s performance, particularly ...
Pro-EU Centrist Wins Tense Romania Presidential Vote Rerun
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 05:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Nicusor Dan, the centrist mayor of Bucharest, won a tense rerun of Romania's presidential election on Sunday, beating nationalist George Simion in a vote seen as crucial for the direction of the EU and NATO member bordering war-torn Ukraine. The ballot came five months after Romania's constitutional court annulled an election over ...
Libya Government says Pursuing Permanent Truce After Clashes
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Libya's UN-recognized government said Monday it was pressing efforts to reach a permanent ceasefire after days of deadly clashes in the capital and protests demanding the prime minister's resignation. The fighting last week pitted an armed group aligned with the Tripoli-based government against factions it has sought to dismantle, resulting in at ...
Maronite Bishops Urge Peace, Reform, Local Development in Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-05-21 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Bkerke Maronite Reform Gaza Elections
During their monthly meeting held on Wednesday in Bkerke, presided over by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai, the Maronite bishops declared that Lebanon is facing a rare opportunity for recovery, one that must not be missed. In their closing statement, the bishops urged Lebanese officials to take tangible steps to restore state authority and ...
Ads Pressured to Evolve as AI Changes Google Search
This is Beirut 2025-05-22 10:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Google Artificial Intelligence AI
As Google races to lead in artificial intelligence, it faces the challenge of making sure the technology doesn't slow its profit-pumping advertising engine. The internet giant is dabbling with ads in its new AI Mode for online search, a strategic move to fend off competition from ChatGPT while adapting its advertising business for an AI ...
Tyre: Between the Rubble and the Ballot Box
Lyne Sammouri 2025-05-22 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Shattered windows, pockmarked walls and bulldozers clearing debris – these are the lasting imprints of war that Tyre bears just six months after the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. Once a vibrant port city, Tyre now struggles under the weight of destruction. Yet, amid the rubble, life is cautiously resuming: vendors have reopened their ...
16 Potential Successors to Pope Francis
This is Beirut 2025-05-05 11:05 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning this week remains just that -- speculation. But here are 15 cardinals who are among the potential favourites to succeed Pope Francis -- so-called "papabili" -- divided by ...
Four Days Before Conclave, a Cardinal Withdraws as Discussions Intensify
This is Beirut 2025-05-03 20:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
"If I'm elected, I'll flee to Sicily": Four days before the start of the election for the next pope, a cardinal voluntarily withdrew on Saturday, as consultations are set to intensify at the Vatican. "I have absolutely no ambition. I could never imagine myself in this role," said Archbishop of Rabat Cristóbal ...
Epilepsy in Lebanon: Journey to the Heart of the Crisis
Makram Haddad 2025-05-23 09:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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There is epilepsy, its seizures, its fears, its stigmas. And then there is Lebanon, its shortages, its hospitals on their knees, its families wandering in pharmaceutical disarray. This Friday, May 23, on the campus of the Faculty of Medicine of USJ, the Epsilon association will hold its tenth Scientific Day, with one motto: “Improve the quality ...
Huge Crowds Flock To Vatican for Pope Francis's Funeral
This is Beirut 2025-04-26 10:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Tens of thousands of mourners flooded into St. Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion of the poor and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader. Some people waited overnight to be first in the queue for the ceremony, which will be attended by world leaders including US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's ...
Islamabad Says More Than 100,000 Afghans Left Pakistan in April
This is Beirut 2025-04-22 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
More than 100,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the past three weeks, the interior ministry reported on Tuesday, following Islamabad's announcement of the widespread cancellation of residence permits. Calling Afghans "terrorists and criminals," the Pakistani government launched its mass eviction campaign on April 1. Analysts suggest that the ...
‘No One Else Will’: Sudan’s Journalists Risk All to Report the War
This is Beirut 2025-04-23 10:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On a mountain near Sudan's border, journalists climb rugged slopes, phones held high, hoping to catch a faint signal from neighboring Chad to send stories amid the war's two-year communications blackout. Journalists say efforts like these are their only way to tell the world about the horrors unfolding in Darfur, where accounts of sexual ...
What We Know Ahead of Pope Francis’s Funeral
This is Beirut 2025-04-23 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pope Francis, who died this week at age 88 of a stroke at the Vatican, will be buried on Saturday. World leaders and worshippers will be present at his funeral before a conclave of cardinals is convened to elect a successor. Here's what we know about the processes leading up to the election of a new pope. Lying in state Francis's body was ...
More Than Three Tons of Smuggled Fruit Seized in Tripoli
This is Beirut 2025-04-24 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Smuggling Tripoli Fruits
A major joint operation by the General Directorate of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture foiled a smuggling attempt. They seized more than three tons of fruit in the Tripoli market and searched several commercial refrigerators. Among the main seizures was a refrigerator belonging to a shopkeeper in the al-Bahsas district, which contained 2.5 ...
UAB Executive Committee Vows Support for Crisis-Hit Banking Sectors
This Is Beirut 2025-04-24 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Executive Committee of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) convened in Beirut on Thursday under the chairmanship of Dr. Joseph Torbey, with the participation of Secretary General Wissam Fattouh and representatives from seven Arab nations: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, Morocco, Lebanon and Sudan. During the meeting, the committee reviewed a ...
Servant of the World: The Heavy Mantle Facing the Next Pope
Marie de La Roche Saint-André 2025-04-24 21:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, a conclave is set to convene in early May to elect his successor as the leader of the Catholic Church. The 267th pope will face formidable challenges in continuing the mission of this 2,000-year-old institution and spreading the message of Jesus. This responsibility is particularly daunting in a ...
Vatican Braces for Huge Crowds Ahead of Pope's Funeral
This is Beirut 2025-04-25 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin. Many of the 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs attending Saturday's ceremony in St Peter's Square, who include US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr ...
'White Flag': Pope Leaves Bitter Legacy in Ukraine
This is Beirut 2025-04-25 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion and calling for Ukraine to raise the "white flag". President Volodymyr Zelensky will be one of the prominent mourners at Saturday's funeral for Francis even though the pope never visited Ukraine and ...
Lebanon Awaits Jordan Intelligence to Probe Foiled Sabotage Plot
This is Beirut 2025-04-25 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s Chief Public Prosecutor, Judge Jamal Hajjar, announced that the Lebanese authorities are awaiting detailed intelligence from Jordanian agencies to begin a full-scale investigation into a recently uncovered sabotage plot targeting the Hashemite Kingdom. “We are waiting for the arrival of security information from Jordanian agencies ...
LAU and Restaurants Syndicate Join Forces to Boost Hospitality Training
This is Beirut 2025-04-25 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon LAU Horeca 2025 The Syndicate of Restaurant
At HORECA 2025, the Syndicate of Restaurant, Cafe, Nightclub, and Pastry Owners in Lebanon signed a strategic partnership with the Lebanese American University (LAU), paving the way for enhanced educational and professional opportunities in the hospitality sector. The memorandum of understanding, formalized during the industry event, signals the ...
The World Prepares to Bid Farewell to Pope Francis
This is Beirut 2025-04-25 21:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Some 250,000 people paid their respects to Pope Francis during a three-day lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said on Friday, as public viewing ended and world leaders began gathering for his funeral. French President Emmanuel Macron was among the last to pay his respects, with the overall crowds exceeding the estimated 195,000 ...
Hundreds of Thousands at Funeral for Pope 'With an Open Heart'
This is Beirut 2025-04-26 12:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, packed St. Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, "pope among the people" and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader. Some waited overnight to get a seat for the ceremony, with the Vatican reporting some ...
Small Lives of a White Chair
Sarah Martin 2025-05-03 16:00 - Reading : less than a minute
In the streets of Beirut, the humble white plastic chair is everywhere. In front of shops, tucked into alleyways, sitting quietly at the edge of a sidewalk. It witnesses the ordinary: smoke breaks, neighborhood chats, shared silences. So common, we hardly notice it anymore. Yet it tells a story of local life, improvised hospitality, stillness, and ...
All Eyes Turn to Conclave After Pope Francis's Funeral
This is Beirut 2025-04-27 12:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. Alongside world leaders and reigning monarchs, an estimated 400,000 people turned out on Saturday for the Argentine pontiff's funeral at the Vatican and burial in Rome. The ...
Can Trump-Zelensky Vatican Talks Bring Ukraine Peace?
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Donald Trump's meeting in the Vatican with Volodymyr Zelensky was hailed by both sides as historic. Whether it will help seal a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia will become clearer in the coming days. Brought together by the funeral of Pope Francis, the US and Ukrainian presidents sat knee-to-knee on red and gold chairs in the giant nave of ...
Cardinals Set to Pick Conclave Date to Elect New Pope
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, following the death of Pope Francis. Dozens of so-called "Princes of the Church" from across the world have been gathering at the Vatican since the 88-year-old Argentine pontiff died on April 21. But so far there ...
Conclave to Elect New Pope Starts May 7
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 14:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced on Monday, a week after the death of Pope Francis. So-called "Princes of the Church" under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new religious leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The date was decided at meeting ...
ChatGPT Adds Shopping Help, Intensifying Google Rivalry
This is Beirut 2025-04-29 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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OpenAI announced Monday that ChatGPT is now helping users find products online, enhancing its challenge to Google amid regulatory pressure on the search giant's market dominance. The new shopping capability further blurs the line between AI chatbots and search engines, signaling OpenAI's ambition to compete with Google in a market the ...
Filipino Cardinal, the ‘Asian Francis’, Is Papal Contender
This is Beirut 2025-04-30 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the "Asian Francis". Tagle, 67, who shares with Pope Francis a history of advocating for the poor, migrants and other marginalized people, is known for his missionary spirit and pastoral focus. Wearing glasses ...
Pietro Parolin, Career Diplomat Leading Race to be Pope
This is Beirut 2025-04-30 10:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and a serious contender to be the next pontiff. The 70-year-old Italian was Secretary of State -- the Vatican's effective number two -- for almost the entire Francis pontificate, and its most visible exponent on the world ...