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Alcaraz Ousts Djokovic to Reach US Open Final
This is Beirut 2025-09-06 08:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Carlos Alcaraz overpowered Novak Djokovic in straight sets to book his place in the US Open final on Friday and set up a potential blockbuster showdown with defending champion Jannik Sinner. Spanish second seed Alcaraz produced a ruthlessly efficient display to end Djokovic's latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, winning 6-4, 7-6 ...
The Rock Stuns Venice With Heartfelt Turn In 'The Smashing Machine'
This is Beirut 2025-09-02 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said Monday he had turned his heavily muscled back on action movie roles to be able to express himself as an actor in his latest film The Smashing Machine, which premiered in Venice. The 53-year-old was the day's star attraction at the Venice Film Festival — his first appearance at a European festival — where he mixed ...
Trump Vows to End Crime in 'Most Dangerous City' Chicago
This is Beirut 2025-09-02 15:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to quickly resolve what he called "the crime problem" in Chicago, hinting at sending troops into what he branded the "most dangerous city in the world." "I will solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in DC," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, referring to his deployment of National Guard ...
Kathryn Bigelow Ignites Venice with Explosive White House Thriller
This is Beirut 2025-09-02 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The first woman to win the Academy Award for best director, Kathryn Bigelow, is back at the Venice Film Festival Tuesday with a new White House thriller that Netflix hopes will find Oscar glory. The highly anticipated A House of Dynamite from the American director is one of 21 films competing for the top Golden Lion prize for best film on Saturday ...
Traces of Uranium Detected at Syrian Site Hit by Israel in 2007
This is Beirut 2025-09-02 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog detected uranium particles at a remote site in Syria that was bombed by Israel in 2007, reviving questions about whether the destroyed facility once housed a secret nuclear reactor. According to a confidential report shared with member states, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found a ...
Russia, China Move Closer to Building New Gas Pipeline
This is Beirut 2025-09-02 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russia said Tuesday it had signed a legally binding agreement with China to build a new cross-border gas pipeline, the latest in a series of moves by the allies to bolster ties. The memorandum of understanding, aimed to build the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, was signed during a visit to China by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Although the ...
Israel Builds Up Forces ahead of Gaza City Offensive
This is Beirut 2025-09-02 21:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli reservists began responding to call-up orders on Tuesday, swelling the military's ranks ahead of a planned offensive to capture Gaza City after nearly two years of devastating war. Despite mounting pressure at home and abroad to end its campaign, Israel has recently been stepping up operations as it lays the groundwork for seizing the ...
Turkey Court Ousts Leadership of Opposition's Istanbul Branch
This is Beirut 2025-09-02 22:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Tuesday vowed to fight after a court dismissed the leadership of its Istanbul branch over alleged irregularities in its leadership congress, the latest legal blow to hit the group. The Republican People's Party (CHP) won a huge victory over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP party in the 2024 local ...
Macron: Israeli 'Annexation' Cannot Halt Push for Palestinian State Recognition
This is Beirut 2025-09-02 23:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Israel cannot stop a push towards the recognition of a Palestinian state through its expanded offensive in Gaza or by annexing more Palestinian territory. France is one of several countries planning to recognize the State of Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York, with Belgium ...
ChatGPT to Get Parental Controls After Teen's Death
This is Beirut 2025-09-03 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
OpenAI AI ChatGPT Parental Control
American artificial intelligence firm OpenAI said Tuesday it would add parental controls to its chatbot ChatGPT, a week after an American couple said the system encouraged their teenaged son to kill himself. "Within the next month, parents will be able to... link their account with their teen's account" and "control how ChatGPT responds to their ...
Toronto International Film Festival Celebrates 50 Years With Star-Studded Lineup
This is Beirut 2025-09-04 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hollywood stars arrived in Toronto Thursday for a celebratory 50th edition of North America's biggest film festival, with new movies from Daniel Craig, Sydney Sweeney and Matthew McConaughey among a packed lineup. The Toronto International Film Festival dwarfs more famous rivals like Venice and Cannes for sheer scale, if not glitz and glamour, ...
Days After Quake, Afghan Survivors Still Await Aid
This is Beirut 2025-09-04 14:01 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Rescue teams struggled Wednesday to reach survivors days after a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan left more than 1,400 people dead, as access to remote areas remained obstructed. A magnitude-6.0 shallow earthquake hit the mountainous region bordering Pakistan late Sunday, collapsing mud-brick homes on families as they slept. Fearful of ...
Trump Rebrands Department of Defense as 'Department of War'
This is Beirut 2025-09-05 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image. While the department's official name is set in law, Trump in an executive order is authorizing use of the new label as a "secondary title" by his ...
US Sanctions Palestinian Rights Groups Over ICC Probe
This is Beirut 2025-09-05 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States has imposed sanctions on three leading Palestinian NGOs, accusing them of supporting International Criminal Court efforts to prosecute Israeli nationals. The move is the latest in Washington's effort to hobble the ICC, which has sought arrest warrants for Israeli officials over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The court has also ...
Cassettes Are Back: The Retro Revival Captivating Gen Z
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-09-05 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Over the years, vinyl has established itself as the stylish, vintage symbol of music’s revival. Yet, unexpectedly, another format from the past is finding its way back into playlists: the audio cassette. Long dismissed as a relic, it is now enjoying a second life, fueled by nostalgia, tech curiosity and savvy marketing from certain artists. ...
No More Free Passes: U.S. Ties Security Aid to Lebanese Action
Amal Chmouny 2025-12-11 10:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The U.S. Congress has sent a clear, stern message to Beirut that Washington’s support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is no longer a blank check. The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), up for a vote in the House of Representatives, imposes new conditions and restrictions on U.S. aid to the Lebanese army, ...
Hamas Says Weapons Are 'Legitimate Right', Open to Proposals That Preserve It
This is Beirut 2025-12-14 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hamas's Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said on Sunday that the militant group had a "legitimate right" to hold weapons and that any proposal for the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire must uphold that right. "Resistance and its weapons are a legitimate right guaranteed by international law and are linked to the establishment of a Palestinian state," ...
Amal Boycotts Hezbollah-Backed Protests Amid Rising Tensions in Lebanon
This is Beirut 11/04 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Following a wave of protests by supporters of Hezbollah throughout the week, culminating on Saturday, the Amal Movement announced it would not participate in the demonstrations and urged its supporters to boycott them. In a statement, Amal warned that insults directed at state leadership risk fueling internal unrest, stressing that political ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Warns of Intensified Strikes Against Iran
This is Beirut 31/03 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held a press conference Tuesday at the Pentagon alongside Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, providing an update on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran. Hegseth described the campaign as a “laser-focused, maximum authority mission” employing overwhelming ...
Beirut Port Explosion Investigation Concludes
This is Beirut 30/03 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Judge Tarek Bitar, the judicial investigator in the Beirut port explosion case, has concluded his investigations and referred the entire file to Deputy Public Prosecutor General Judge Jamal Al-Hajjar for review, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported on Monday. The refered defendants, all of whom have been questioned since early 2025, ...
UNIFIL Says Peacekeepers Wounded in Multiple Incidents in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 30/03 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon were wounded in an incident near the Lebanese-Israeli border, a spokesperson for the force said Monday, without specifying the nature of the incident. "There has been an incident involving peacekeepers near Bani Hayyan, and we have injuries," Kandice Ardiel told AFP. Bani Hayyan is a Lebanese town near the border ...
Iran Says Not Seeking Nuclear Weapons but Non-Proliferation Treaty Under Review
This is Beirut 30/03 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran said on Monday it was not seeking nuclear weapons but the issue of whether to remain part of the non-proliferation treaty was under review in parliament. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has never sought and does not seek nuclear weapons," said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei in a weekly press briefing. "Regarding membership in this ...
Southern Front: Israel’s Push Toward the Litani River
Natasha Metni Torbey 30/03 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli military is conducting a methodical ground campaign in southern Lebanon, advancing slowly but steadily along three main axes as Jerusalem seeks to establish a buffer zone. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he had ordered the military to “further expand the existing security strip” in Lebanon, signaling ...
Israel Maintains High Pressure in West Bank Amid Iran War
This is Beirut 30/03 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As war with Iran and its proxies touches most of the region, Israel maintains pressure in the West Bank as violence mounts, while the Knesset approved a bill setting the death penalty on charges of deadly acts of terrorism. On Monday, 2 Palestinians in the West Bank were killed by Israeli soldiers in separate incidents, according to ...
Leavitt Says U.S. Talks with 'More Rational' Iranians are Ongoing
This is Beirut 30/03 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke on the status of U.S. operations in Iran in a press conference on Monday She said that talks with Iranians are ongoing and making good progress. Remnants of the regime are inclined to negotiate. The U.S. is currently speaking with “more rational” Iranians to reach an ...
Senior U.S. Official to TIB: ‘The United States Supports the Sovereignty and Authority of the Lebanese Government’
This is Beirut 30/03 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In an exclusive statement to This is Beirut, a senior U.S. official conveyed support for the Lebanese government’s authority and expressed concern for Iranian infractions against Lebanese sovereignty. The official said that “the United States supports the sovereignty and authority of the Lebanese government to make decisions ...
Iran Executes Two More Convicted of Links to Banned Opposition
This is Beirut 31/03 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran executed two men on Tuesday convicted of membership in a banned opposition group and plotting to overthrow the Islamic republic, the judiciary said, a day after two others were hanged on similar charges. "Babak Alipour and Pouya Ghobadi... were executed by hanging on Tuesday after legal procedures were completed and their sentences ...
Gulf Allies Privately Urge Trump to Press War on Iran: Report
This is Beirut 31/03 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Gulf Arab allies are privately urging President Donald Trump to intensify the war against Iran and avoid a premature settlement, even as the White House considers scaling back its military campaign without securing full control over the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by the Times of Israel. According to U.S., Gulf, and Israeli officials, ...
Bahrain Dismantles Cell Linked to Hezbollah
This is Beirut 31/03 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Bahrain’s Interior Ministry announced on Monday the arrest of three individuals accused of forming a “terrorist cell” linked to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group. According to the ministry, the suspects “coordinated with terrorist elements abroad and sought to engage in espionage in a manner intended to undermine the ...
Army Withdrawal Sparks Anxiety in Southern Border Villages
This is Beirut 31/03 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Residents of the predominantly Christian southern villages of Rmeish, Debel, and Ain Ebel are experiencing growing anxiety following the sudden withdrawal of security forces and the closure of local police stations on Tuesday, according to local officials and community leaders. Concerns intensified after units of the Lebanese Army redeployed from ...