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Milan Fashion Week Opens Amid Struggles in Luxury Market
This is Beirut 2025-02-26 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Milan Fashion Week kicked off on Tuesday, February, 2, setting the stage for six days of glitz and glamour as the fashion world turns its attention to the Autumn/Winter 2025-2026 collections. However, beneath the dazzling catwalks and the latest fashion trends, the event is underscored by a significant challenge facing the luxury sector, which is ...
Israeli Reactions to Nasrallah and Safieddine’s Funerals
This is Beirut 2025-02-23 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli reactions surfaced on Sunday, coinciding with the funeral of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, held in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that “the fighter jets flying over Beirut send a clear message: whoever threatens and attacks Israel will meet ...
APECL in Search of Greater Pastoral Efficiency
Fady Noun 2025-02-22 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Founded in 1967, the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon (APECL) is undergoing structural renewal to enhance pastoral efficiency and improve the management of its assets. This ambitious goal was the focus of its 57th ordinary session, held at the Bethania Retreat House (Harissa, February 17–20), after being postponed from the ...
Israeli Drone Strike in Jarjouh: 2 Killed and 4 Wounded
This is Beirut 2025-02-15 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
At around 7:00 PM, an Israeli drone raided a car with a guided missile on the Jarjouh-Loueizeh road in the Iqlim al-Tuffah area at the Qatar al-Nada junction. The targeted car burst into flames. Israeli Channel 12 reported that the Israeli Army had targeted a member of Hezbollah's Unit 127, responsible for the drone strike on Israel last ...
‘Beyrouth Forever,’ David Hury’s Relentless Crime Novel
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-02-15 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Published in January 2025 by Liana Levi, Beyrouth Forever marks an evolution in David Hury’s literary journey. Before this, he had already explored other genres, with historical novels like Mustapha s’en va-t-en guerre (2021) and Sans nouvelles depuis Drancy (2024), as well as Pentes douces (2017), an illustrated novel. In an interview with ...
Kamel Daoud Accused by Algerian Woman of Story Theft
This is Beirut 2025-02-15 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Franco-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud has been sued in France for invasion of privacy by Saâda Arbane, an Algerian woman who accuses him of stealing her story to form the core of his novel Houris, which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt last year. This lawsuit, also reported by the French media outlet Mediapart on Friday, has its first procedural ...
Tensions Heightened Between Lebanon and Iran Following the Iran Aircraft Issue
This is Beirut 2025-02-14 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Tensions between Lebanon and Iran heightened on Friday after a Lebanese decision to prevent two Iranian planes from landing at Beirut’s International Airport (BIA), which led to protests along the airport road and required intervention from the Lebanese Army (LAF). The aircraft in question were operated by Mahan Air, a private Iranian ...
Israeli Bulldozers Block Deir Mimas' Entrance
This is Beirut 2024-12-21 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers on Saturday blocked the road leading to the entrance of Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon, where nearly 20 Israeli soldiers are stationed. An Israeli bulldozer also rammed three cars in the town. Israeli forces have conducted further demolition activities in Naqoura, replacing a checkpoint set up by the ...
Southern Lebanon: LAF Deploys in Five Positions Around Khiam
This is Beirut 2024-12-11 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Army Command announced on Wednesday evening that "Army units have deployed to five positions around the town of Khiam, in the Marjayoun region, in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)." According to the official statement, this marks the first phase of the deployment in the region, which coincides ...
Netanyahu Expands War Goal to Allow Northern Residents to Return Home
This Is Beirut 2024-09-17 11:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday expanded the country's goals for the war in Gaza, vowing to allow Israelis who fled areas near the Lebanon border to return to their homes. Violent exchanges on the border have forced tens of thousands of people on both sides from their homes. "The political-security cabinet updated the goals ...
US Offers Reward in 1994 AC Flight 901 Bombing Linked to Hezbollah
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The bombing of AC Flight 901 in 1994 has been attributed to Hezbollah by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, according to a media note issued by the Department of State on Tuesday. The US Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that leads to the ...
Heraclitus: 'War is the Mother of All Things'
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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"War is the mother of all things, the queen of all things." Heraclitus's famous phrase, the ancient Greek philosopher, seems at first glance to praise violence and conflict. However, we will attempt to demonstrate that Heraclitus’s wisdom, in this quotation, aims to highlight the creative potential within any conflict. Far from glorifying war, ...
Trump's Stunning Comeback Shakes Up US Politics and Global Policy
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, media said Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback that will send shock waves across the world. The polarizing Republican's victory, following one of the most hostile campaigns in modern US history, was all the more remarkable given an unprecedented criminal ...
US election : Trump Declares Victory
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 11:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Donald Trump claimed victory and pledged to "heal" the country Wednesday as results put him on the verge of beating Kamala Harris in a stunning White House comeback. His exuberant speech came despite the fact that only Fox News had declared him the winner, with no other US networks having made the call so far. As jubilant supporters ...
Dollar Soars, Bitcoin Hits Record as Trump Leads Key Swing States
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The dollar surged and bitcoin hit a record high Wednesday as traders bet on a victory for Donald Trump as he picked up key swing states needed to take the White House, ramping up bets on fresh tax cuts, tariffs and rising inflation. While polls had shown the race on a knife edge, the Republican appeared to be faring better than his Democratic ...
Israel's Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Gallant
This is Beirut 2024-11-05 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said. "Over the past few months that trust has eroded. In light of this, I decided today to end the term of the defence minister," Netanyahu said in a statement issued ...
Qataris Vote in Referendum on Scrapping Legislative Elections
This is Beirut 2024-11-05 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qataris went to the polls on Tuesday in a referendum on ending a brief and limited experiment with legislative elections in the wealthy emirate. Voters among the gas-rich peninsula's roughly 380,000 Qatari nationals cast their ballots on constitutional changes that would scrap the legislative council polls. In 2021, a year before Qatar held the ...
Le Drian and Hochstein in Lebanon after November 5
Philippe Abi-Akl 2024-11-05 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In a scenario similar to the negotiations on Gaza, all of which were dismissed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to his impossible conditions, Netanyahu has rejected the settlement plan brought by US envoy Amos Hochstein. This proposal, presented by Speaker of the House Nabih Berri, called for a ceasefire and the full implementation ...
The Crumbling Geopolitics of Iranian Expansionism
Charles Chartouni 2024-11-04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The mutating objectives of the Israeli counteroffensive have evolved from border sanctuarization to the deliberate changing of the strategic and political dynamics in the Middle East and the questioning of the political and military hegemony of Iranian imperialism. The strategy has moved from defensive goals to an overt offensive strategy to upend ...
COP16 Summit Ends, No Agreement on Biodiversity Funding
This is Beirut 2024-11-02 19:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The world's biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection. With other successes under its belt, the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was suspended by its president Susana Muhamad as ...
US Hiring Drops to Lowest Since Biden Took Office
This is Beirut 2024-11-01 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US job growth slowed drastically in October, hit temporarily by hurricanes and labor strikes, in a final major economic snapshot at the end of a razor-edge presidential election campaign where cost-of-living worries dominated voter concerns. The world's biggest economy added 12,000 jobs last month, far below expectations and down from a ...
Asian Markets Fall Ahead of US Elections
This is Beirut 2024-11-01 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Asian markets mostly fell Friday, tracking a global slide in stocks fuelled by tame tech earnings and investor jitters less than a week before neck-and-neck US elections. All three major US indices fell Thursday, with the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropping nearly three percent. Microsoft and Meta topped earnings estimates, but saw their ...
The Ancient City of Baalbeck Under Israeli Fire
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli warplanes carried out more than 20 raids targeting the ancient city of Baalbeck within a period of half an hour on Monday afternoon, coinciding with Naim Qassem’s first address as Hezbollah’s new secretary general, succeeding the group’s slain chief Hassan Nasrallah. Ahead of the raids, an evacuation order issued by ...
Bitcoin Close to Record-High, as Investors Keep Eyes on US Election
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Bitcoin was close to $73,000 in early Asian trade Wednesday, approaching a record high with investors keeping a cautious eye on the US presidential election. The leading digital currency was trading around $72,400 at 0700 GMT, after climbing as high as $73,563.63 in late US trade, just shy of its all-time peak of $73,797.98 in March. The surge ...
Bitcoin Breaks Records as Asian Markets Slump in Trump Era
This is Beirut 2024-11-11 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Most Asian markets fell Monday after China's keenly awaited plans to support the world's number two economy fell short of expectations, while traders were also keeping tabs on Washington as Donald Trump puts his cabinet together after last week's election win. Stocks rallied last week on hopes that a second Trump administration - supported by a ...
Hennis-Plasschaert: 'Lebanon’s Deadly Cycle of Violence Is Expanding'
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert warned that the deadly cycle of violence in Lebanon is expanding, “leaving more devastation and suffering.” In a statement issued on Friday, she said that Lebanon is facing “a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportions,” focusing on the increase in civilian ...
Targeting the Army in the South Raises Questions
Bassam Abou Zeid 2024-10-24 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Several questions arise regarding the targeting of the Lebanese soldiers deployed in the south by the Israeli army, despite assurances that the Lebanese regular troops are not a target in Israeli military operations. The Lebanese Army had evacuated its forward positions along the border to avoid any Israeli attacks. However, some of its units in ...
Global Stock Markets Mixed Amid Earnings Season and U.S. Election Uncertainty
This is Beirut 2024-10-23 13:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In Europe, as of 7:30 AM GMT, stock indices were relatively stable, with Paris (−0.02%), Milan (+0.07%), and Frankfurt (+0.04%). Meanwhile, Asian markets diverged: Tokyo closed down (−0.55%), while Shanghai (+0.52%) and Hong Kong (+1.28%) surged in late trading. On Wall Street on Tuesday, indices ended the day mixed, with the Dow Jones ...
When the Media Is Accused of Complicity With Israel
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-10-22 17:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The attitude of the supporters of the pro-Iranian Moumanaa axis or so-called “axis of resistance” is puzzling. There's no doubt that the shock they are experiencing is overwhelming and hard to process. The ongoing war is undoubtedly pushing them to cast accusations in all directions, in a desperate attempt to restore some dignity or shift ...
FATF: Lebanon Could Be Granted a Grace Period
Liliane Mokbel 2024-10-20 16:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
According to several reliable sources, Lebanon could soon be added to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. A decision is expected in five days. If confirmed, this would hardly come as a surprise. However, rumors have circulated over the past 24 hours about a possible postponement of the decision to November rather than October, ...