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Hezbollah Boycotts Cabinet Session Over Iran Ambassador Expulsion
This is Beirut 26/03 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Ministers from Hezbollah and its ally Amal boycotted Lebanon's cabinet session on Thursday in protest after the government declared the Iranian ambassador persona non grata, a Lebanese official told AFP. The two Shia parties have a combined four ministers, while one independent Shia minister was instead present at the meeting, the official said, ...
Iraq Says Won't Remain Silent Following Attack on PMF Base
This is Beirut 25/03 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iraq warned on Wednesday that its armed forces “will not remain silent” following a deadly airstrike that killed seven soldiers at a site linked to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a coalition of Iran-backed militias integrated into Iraq’s regular armed forces, according to an article in the Times of Israel. In a statement posted on ...
Iran Speaker Warns 'Enemies Are Preparing to Occupy' Island
This is Beirut 25/03 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf warned on Wednesday about the possible invasion of an Iranian island with the support of an unnamed regional country. "Based on some intelligence reports, Iran's enemies are preparing to occupy one of the Iranian islands with support from one of the regional states," Ghalibaf wrote in ...
Lebanon Declares Iran's Ambassador Unwelcome, But Can It Make Him Leave?
Claudia Groeling 25/03 21:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Lebanese state has formally expelled Iran’s envoy to Beirut, its latest step to curb Tehran’s influence as the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensifies. On March 24, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said he had instructed his ministry to inform Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Lebanon, Toufiq Samadi Khoshkou, ...
Hezbollah Rejects Truce Talks as Israel Presses Lebanon Strikes
This is Beirut 26/03 04:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said negotiations with Israel under fire would amount to "surrender", as the Iran-backed group launched attacks and Israel said it was expanding a "buffer zone" inside Lebanon. Israel, which occupied southern Lebanon for around two decades until 2000, has kept up strikes on its northern neighbour and sent ground troops ...
Turkey Relays Messages Between Washington and Tehran
This is Beirut 26/03 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A senior official in the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey is relaying messages between the United States and Iran, as efforts intensify behind the scenes to contain a widening regional war. Harun Armagan, deputy head of foreign affairs in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), confirmed that Ankara ...
Oil Jumps, Stocks Drop on Uncertainty Over U.S.-Iran Talks
This is Beirut 26/03 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Oil prices jumped and equities slid Thursday as hopes for a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran wavered after Tehran rejected Washington's bid to wind down the nearly four-week war. Markets had been buoyed this week by U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that strikes targeting Iran's energy infrastructure would be postponed, adding that ...
What is Israel’s Invasion Calculus in Lebanon?
Jeremy Brecher 26/03 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel appears poised to dramatically expand its invasion in southern Lebanon, with troops pushing deeper into the country as officials increasingly adopt rhetoric about establishing a buffer zone. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told local officials in northern Israel that the military was working to expand a “security ...
OpenAI Secures $40 Billion to Fuel AI Breakthroughs and Open-Source Shift
This is Beirut 2025-04-01 13:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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OpenAI on Monday said it raised $40 billion in a new funding round that valued the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, the biggest capital-raising session ever for a startup. The infusion of cash comes in a partnership with Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group and "enables us to push the frontiers of AI research even further," the San ...
Switch 2: The Legacy of a Global Success
This is Beirut 2025-04-02 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gaming giant Nintendo is set to unveil the successor to its phenomenally popular Switch console on Wednesday. Here are some facts about its success: 150 million sold Nintendo has sold around 150 million Switch machines since the gadget's launch in March 2017. That makes it the third best-selling console in video game history, behind Sony's ...
Yemen Claims Joint Strike with Iran and Hezbollah on Southern Israel
This is Beirut 01/04 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Yemen’s armed forces on Wednesday announced a new round of attacks targeting what they described as “sensitive Israeli positions” in southern Israel in coordination with Iran and Hezbollah. The operation, described as the third phase of an ongoing military campaign, involved the launch of ballistic missiles, according to a ...
Syria: Drone Strike Kills Four Druze Fighters in Sweida
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Four Druze fighters were killed on Friday in a drone strike targeting Syria’s southern province of Sweida, a stronghold of the Druze minority, according to a rights group, which did not specify who carried out the attack. “Four Druze fighters were killed on a farm in Kanaker in an explosion that coincided with the overflight of a drone,” ...
Farewell to Wads of Cash: Lebanon Unveils Banknotes of LBP 500,000 and 1 Million
Christiane Tager 2025-04-28 22:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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After nearly six years of economic and financial turmoil, Lebanon has taken a long-anticipated step by issuing higher-denomination banknotes. Last Thursday, the Lebanese Parliament approved a draft law presented by MP Ziad Hawat, after nearly two years of legislative wrangling, granting the Banque du Liban (BDL) permission to issue notes of LBP ...
Rubio Tells Russian Counterpart Time to End 'Senseless War'
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that the United States is committed to working to end the war in Ukraine, the State Department said Monday. "The United States is serious about facilitating an end to this senseless war," State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a readout of Sunday's call, which ...
Zelensky Calls Putin Truce Proposal 'Attempt at Manipulation'
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday branded a three-day truce announced by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as an "attempt at manipulation". "Now there's a new attempt at manipulation: for some reason, everyone has to wait until May 8," Zelensky said in his daily address. Putin on Monday ordered the ceasefire on May 8-10, ...
Syria’s Path to Recovery: Can It Outpace Lebanon?
Christiane Tager 2025-04-29 21:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As the Lebanese endure rolling blackouts, relentless crises and a daily reality that often borders on the absurd, a piece of unexpected news has prompted a collective raised eyebrow – or two: Syria might well be rebuilt before Lebanon. Yes, you read that correctly. On Sunday, April 27, in a move as symbolic as it was strategic, Saudi Arabia ...
Gold Rush for Nasrallah-Themed Memorabilia
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Since the assassination of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, a gold rush of sorts has swept through Beirut’s southern suburb, with a surge in demand for items bearing his image. Books, medallions, and even gold coins and bars are flying off the shelves. According to information obtained by This is Beirut, local ...
Zelenskyy Describes the Mining Agreement with the United States as “Truly Fair”
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 22:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday a landmark minerals deal with the United States offered "equal" benefits for both sides even though the accord offered no concrete security guarantees for Kyiv. Russia later launched a large-scale drone attack on the central industrial city of Zaporizhzhia, ripping open a Soviet-era ...
Lebanon to Grant Exceptional Entry Permits to Jaramana and Sahnaya Residents
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese General Security is set to issue exceptional one-month entry permits to residents of the Syrian towns of Jaramana and Sahnaya, sources told An-Nahar newspaper on Friday. The decision comes as part of ongoing security coordination between Lebanon and Syria amid escalating tensions in southern Syria. The permits will allow residents of the ...
Zelensky Refuses to “Play” with the Short Truces Proposed by Putin
This is Beirut 2025-05-03 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as theatrics but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire. Moscow said the truce, set to coincide with its World War II commemorations on May 9, was aimed at testing Kyiv's "readiness" for long-term peace and accused ...
Iran, US Discuss Nuclear Deal in Third Round of Talks
This is Beirut 2025-04-26 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States and Iran went into detail about a potential nuclear deal Saturday at their third consecutive round of talks, hoping to strike an accord that would ease regional tensions. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi again led the talks, which this time included a technical-level meeting between ...
Heritage: The Mummies of Qadisha (2/2)
Amine Jules Iskandar 2025-05-04 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The medieval Maronite mummies buried in 1990 in the Assi cave, beneath Hadat, sparked the curiosity of the explorers from GERSL (Groupe d'Études et de Recherches Souterraines du Liban) regarding this troubled period in the second half of the 13th century. Ancient Maronite accounts, copied in the 17th century by Patriarch Estéphanos Douaihy, ...
Syria: Ethno-National Imbroglios and State Formation
Charles Chartouni 2025-05-05 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The recent clashes between the Syrian Druze community and the newly formed government in Damascus betray the inconsistencies of the current transition in Syria and its pitfalls. However positive the ongoing political evolutions in Syria are, they are still thwarted by major ideological and strategic hurdles that have prevented the actual ...
Ministry of Education Responds to Concerns Over Teachers’ Rights
This is Beirut 2025-05-05 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Ministry of Education issued a statement on Monday addressing concerns circulating on social media regarding the rights of education sector employees, particularly contracted teachers. The ministry emphasized that Minister of Education Rima Karami has made improving the status of education workers a key priority since assuming office. ...
Saudi Arabia Announces Major Gold Discovery
This is Beirut 2025-05-05 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 ...
Spain Probes Deaths of Thousands of Spaniards in Nazi Camps
This is Beirut 2025-05-05 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Spanish prosecutors on Monday said they were investigating whether General Francisco Franco's dictatorship collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II to send thousands of exiled Spaniards in France to death camps. Thousands of Spaniards fled to France after Franco's Fascist-backed nationalists overthrew a republic in the 1936-1939 civil ...
Putin Gears up for 'Grandest' Victory Day Amid Ukraine Conflict
This is Beirut 2025-05-06 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the "grandest" ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, evoking the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II to rally support for his troops fighting in Ukraine. Russia marks the event more than three years into its offensive, and after it pummelled Ukraine with a string of ...
A Night of Elegance: Met Gala Spotlights Black Dandyism in Full Splendor
This is Beirut 2025-05-06 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and fashion hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan fundraiser that this year spotlights the subversive style of Black dandyism. The blockbuster night’s theme explores the sharply tailored dandy aesthetic and its rich, complicated history. It also celebrates the ...
Ukraine: Putin Orders Surprise Three-Day Ceasefire in May
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow's World War II Victory Day commemorations, the Kremlin said Monday. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump urged Putin to "stop shooting" and "sign a deal" to end the three-year conflict, which the White ...
Nearly 50 Held in Turkey in Probe into Opposition Istanbul Mayor's 'Graft' Case
This is Beirut 2025-04-26 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Istanbul prosecutors on Saturday said nearly 50 people had been arrested in a probe into the graft case of Istanbul's opposition mayor, whose jailing last month sparked nationwide protests. When Ekrem Imamoglu from the main opposition CHP was arrested on March 19, huge crowds began rallying in protest outside Istanbul City Hall every night, ...