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Lebanon Faces Donor Backlash After Decision Extending Disability Benefits to Hezbollah Fighters

Tylia El Helou 2025-11-18 20:30 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah United States U.S. Treasury Sanctions

Lebanon is facing mounting diplomatic backlash after the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) extended state and donor-funded disability benefits to the thousands of Hezbollah fighters wounded in Israel’s September 2024 operation targeting Hezbollah’s communication devices. What the ministry described as a humanitarian exemption is now being ...

Romania Scrambles Jets Over Fresh Drone Incursion

This is Beirut 2025-11-19 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ukraine Romania Drones Russia NATO

NATO member Romania, bordering Ukraine, scrambled fighter jets early on Wednesday after a fresh drone incursion, the defense ministry said, while neighboring Moldova also reported that its airspace was breached. Romania and Moldova have repeatedly seen violations of their airspaces, including drone fragments falling onto their soil, following ...

New Strikes on Gaza Kill Five

This is Beirut 2025-11-20 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaza health authorities said fresh Israeli air strikes killed five people on Thursday, as ceasefire mediator Qatar warned the renewed attacks threatened to undermine the fragile weeks-long truce between Israel and Hamas. The new strikes came the morning after one of the deadliest days in the Gaza Strip since the truce began on October 10. Qatar, ...

Ornella Vanoni, a Timeless Voice who Shaped Six Decades of Italian Music

This is Beirut 2025-11-23 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ornella Vanoni Heritage Culture Art Singer Italy

Before becoming a singer, Vanoni was an actress. Trained at Milan’s Piccolo Teatro, she made her debut in 1960 under the direction of Giorgio Strehler, her mentor and companion, performing in Brecht’s plays. It was there she developed her mastery of text, nuance and emotional presence, foundations of her future musical identity. Her early ...

Sudan Army Chief Slams Quad Truce Proposal as 'Worst Yet'

This is Beirut 2025-11-24 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United Arab Emirates Sudan Conflict

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Sunday the latest truce proposal sent by US envoy Massad Boulos on behalf of a group of mediators was the "worst yet" and unacceptable to his government. In a video address released by his office, he said the Quad, which in addition to the United States includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United ...

Pianist Behind Paris ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Flash Mob Aims Higher

This is Beirut 2025-11-25 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Music Internet France Culture

The man behind a recent viral video featuring musicians playing Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to stunned bystanders in a Paris square has revealed to AFP the meticulous work that went into his latest, even bigger production. The "flash mob" Queen video has been viewed roughly 600 million times since being posted online in early ...

Israel Army Says Red Cross Received Body of Gaza Hostage

This is Beirut 2025-11-25 21:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel said the Red Cross had on Tuesday handed over the coffin of a hostage held in Gaza, adding that the remains would soon be taken for forensic identification. Prior to this latest handover, the remains of three deceased hostages were still being held in the Gaza Strip, two Israelis and one Thai national. Hamas and its allies have been ...

Silos of Beirut: Autopsy of an Announced Pollution

Makram Haddad 2025-11-29 09:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon Silos Beirut Blast Pollution

On 4 August 2020, Beirut exploded a first time, in a flash of ammonium nitrate, debris and shattered glass. Since then, the city has continued to explode in a muffled way: in the bronchi of the inhabitants, in the lungs of the children of Karantina, in the gutted silos that spit back out heat, smoke and dust. Last Thursday, the file came back ...

Disney’s 'Zootopia 2' Leaps to the Top of the North American Thanksgiving Charts

This is Beirut 2025-12-01 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Disney's feel-good animated sequel Zootopia 2 ruled the Thanksgiving box office in North America, taking in $156 million over the five-day holiday weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. Zootopia 2, the buddy cop comedy featuring a menagerie of talking animals battling stereotypes, is the much-anticipated follow-up to the 2016 hit, which won ...

Syria Launches First Official Print Newspaper Since Fall of Assad

This is Beirut 2025-12-01 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Syria Al Thawra Al Souriya Newspaper media newspaper

Syria published the first print issue of the official Al Thawra Al Souriya newspaper Monday, the latest government-owned media outlet to launch since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The move brings print media back for the first time in five years. Assad's government stopped printing dailies during the Covid-19 pandemic, citing rising ...

Historic Pont Neuf Set to Become Artist JR’s Latest Monumental Installation

This is Beirut 2025-12-02 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French artist JR, who made his way from tagging graffiti on the street to being one of the most recognizable figures on the country's art scene, has told AFP how he plans to turn the oldest bridge in Paris into an "immersive cave" for his latest project. Once hailed as the "French Banksy" after the secretive British street artist, JR has become ...

Saudi Powers Forward with Deficit Spending to Fund Reforms

This is Beirut 2025-12-02 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia greenlit its 2026 budget Tuesday, projecting a deficit of 165 billion riyals ($44 billion) as the kingdom presses on with an ambitious spending drive to diversify its oil-dependent economy. The Arab world's largest economy is overseeing a major push to slash its dependence on oil revenues, with officials pouring billions into ...

The Gentle Dictatorship of the Socio-Economic

David Sahyoun 2025-12-03 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Psychoanalysis Socio-Economic Dictatorship

Domination does not always present itself through harshness. Some forms advance gently, not through coercion but through the pull of seduction. They show no signs of authoritarian rule and present themselves instead as paths that promise freedom. The current socio-economic order belongs to this quiet family of tyrannies. It draws individuals into ...

Iran Filmmaker Panahi to Return Home Despite Prison Sentence

This is Beirut 2025-12-05 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has said he plans to return to Iran despite being sentenced to a year in prison and a travel ban earlier this week, a report said Thursday. The 65-year-old is currently touring to promote his latest Oscar-nominated film, It Was Just an Accident, which won top prize at the Cannes Film Festival this ...

Three Dead in Latest US Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel

This is Beirut 2025-11-07 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US forces on Thursday struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from Washington's controversial anti-narcotics campaign to at least 70. The United States began carrying out such strikes in early September, taking aim at vessels in the Caribbean ...

Belgium Probes Drone Sightings after Flights Halted Overnight

This is Beirut 2025-11-05 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Belgian authorities on Wednesday investigated drone sightings that halted air traffic overnight at several airports, as flights resumed after hundreds of passengers were left stranded. The main airport in Brussels and another in Liege had to suspend arrivals and departures late Tuesday for several hours after suspected drones were spotted ...

EU Takes Aim at Plastic Pellets to Prevent their Nightmare Cleanup

This is Beirut 2025-10-21 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At first glance, the tiny plastic pellets appear relatively harmless. No bigger than a lentil, these "nurdles" are destined to be melted down to make everything from car bumpers to salad bowls. But when tens of millions of them spill from trucks or cargo ships they are devilish to clean up, blighting landscapes and washing up around the world for ...

Israel Accuses Hamas of Truce Breach After Partial Hostage Remains Returned

This is Beirut 2025-10-28 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Conflict Hostages Gaza

Hamas on Tuesday faced accusations of breaching the Gaza ceasefire after returning partial remains of a previously recovered hostage instead of the body of another deceased captive, as demanded by Israel. Hamas handed over late on Monday what it said was the 16th of 28 hostage bodies it had agreed to return under the US-brokered ceasefire deal, ...

Liverpool's Ekitike Returns to Face Floundering Frankfurt

This is Beirut 2025-10-21 15:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Liverpool Ekitike Champions League Frankfurt

When Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike returns to face his former club Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday, he will find a side that bears little resemblance to the one he left in July. Last year, Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League by finishing in the Bundesliga top four for the first time in their history. Their ...

Gold Falls Again as Rally Comes to Halt, Asian Markets Drop

This is Beirut 2025-10-22 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gold and silver tumbled for a second day Wednesday, bringing a rally in the precious metals to a juddering halt, while equities also sank after US President Donald Trump remarked that a meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping might not take place. Bullion has seen an eye-watering run-up since the turn of the year, helping it climb more than ...

Flights Over a Nest of Fools!

Marc Saikali 2025-10-23 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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More than half of Ici Beyrouth and This is Beirut’s audience lives between France, North America and Africa. Those of you reading from these far-off lands are lucky enough not to be, like us, lulled from dawn to dusk by the relentless hum of drones. Yes, they are back. And this time, they are flying even lower. Beirutis have gone all out, ...

Online Search a Battleground for AI Titans

This is Beirut 2025-10-23 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Tech firms battling for supremacy in artificial intelligence are out to transform how people search the web, challenging the dominance of the Chrome browser at the heart of Google's empire. Chatbots that started out as AI-powered assistants have gradually merged with web browsers and can independently scour the internet for detailed answers to ...

Grade Tampering Scandal at the Lebanese University: Investigation Underway

This is Beirut 2025-10-23 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon Lebanese University education scandal

The investigation into the grade-tampering scandal at the Faculty of Law of the Lebanese University has reached a turning point. Earlier this month, the public institution was rocked by revelations that exam scores had been falsified in favor of several Kuwaiti students. According to information reported by the local TV channel MTV, and on the ...

'Asterix in Lusitania': The Legendary Comic’s New Adventure Launches in 25 Countries

This is Beirut 2025-10-23 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Cartoons Books Asterix in Lusitania Portugal France Culture

The latest Asterix cartoon adventure released on Thursday is being published in 19 languages and across 25 countries as it takes the indomitable Gaulish warrior to ancient Portugal. Asterix in Lusitania is the 41st instalment in the legendary French comic book series, taking him to the far reaches of the Roman Empire, 66 years after his creation ...

Putin says US Sanctions 'Serious' but won't Significantly Hit Economy

This is Beirut 2025-10-23 19:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the latest US sanctions targeting two major oil firms were "serious", but not strong enough to significantly affect the economy. The United States on Wednesday hit Russia's two biggest oil producers -- Rosneft and Lukoil -- with sanctions, the first against Russia since US President Donald ...

MTV Music: Farewell to an Icon

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-24 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The news broke quietly, first through news agencies and later confirmed by Paramount Global. MTV Music will cease broadcasting in several European countries by the end of 2025. Alongside its sister channels, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live, it will sign off in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and numerous other European and ...

Lebanon’s Last Chance: Disarm Hezbollah or Risk Collapse

Amal Chmouny 2025-10-25 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah United States Donald Trump

Lebanon’s long‑simmering debate over Hezbollah’s disarmament has sharpened into a defining confrontation between state sovereignty and a foreign‑backed militia. In Washington, the issue is becoming the centerpiece of US regional policy. For President Trump’s administration, Hezbollah’s disarmament is not merely a security objective but ...