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Joseph Aoun’s Courageous Stand: A Historic Turning Point for Lebanon’s Sovereignty
Tara B. Moussallem 2025-08-06 15:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Yesterday, an exceptional Cabinet session was held at the Baabda Presidential Palace, lasting nearly six hours and marking a major political turning point in Lebanon’s modern history. Under the presidency of the Head of State, General Joseph Aoun, the government adopted a bold and unprecedented decision: to set a deadline for the disarmament ...
No Matter Time, Stubbornness Holds Tight…
Marc Saikali 2025-08-07 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The famous Georges Brassens song, adapted to Lebanon’s reality, manages to make you both smile and cry. On Tuesday, while the government carefully navigated the minefield surrounding Hezbollah’s weapons, trying to find wording that could pass as a compromise, the secretary-general of the pro-Iranian militia spoke openly, without holding ...
Lebanon’s Moment of Truth: Disarm or Disintegrate
Salam El Zaatari 2025-08-07 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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There’s a phrase I’ve heard a lot in Beirut lately. It's whispered between sips of Turkish coffee, murmured across newsrooms and tossed around military circles like a live grenade: “Either we get our country back, or we become a geography with a flag.” And this week, for the first time in nearly two decades, the Lebanese government ...
Farewell to a Giant: Latin Music Legend Eddie Palmieri Dies at 88
This is Beirut 2025-08-07 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Eddie Palmieri, who revolutionized Latin music and played a major role in the salsa explosion in New York City, passed away Wednesday at the age of 88, according to the artist's official social media account. The "legendary pianist, composer, bandleader, and one of the most influential figures in Latin music history, passed away in his New Jersey ...
Darth Vader’s Star Wars Lightsaber Goes to Auction
This is Beirut 2025-08-07 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Movies Star Wars Auction Britain United States Culture
Darth Vader's lightsaber, used to chop off Luke Skywalker's hand in Star Wars classic The Empire Strikes Back, went on display in London on Wednesday, ahead of its US sale next month. The prop has been described as the "Holy Grail" for Star Wars fans, with millions prepared to end up like Skywalker and give their right arm to own the iconic ...
Sales in Lebanon: Swing Between Bargains, Illusions and Economic Survival
Christiane Tager 2025-08-08 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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For many Lebanese, sales are the only time of year when long-desired items become remotely affordable: a pair of sneakers, a designer dress or a household appliance. With wallets worn thin by inflation, a devalued currency and eroding purchasing power, discounts provide a much-needed breather. But while some shoppers welcome the relief, others ...
A Good Week for Lebanon
David Hale 2025-08-08 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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It has been a remarkable week for Lebanon. President Aoun, Speaker Berri, and Prime Minister Salam have acted in unison, never something to be taken for granted in Lebanon. Moreover, they have done so on a topic that has been wrongly taboo since the Taef Accord: restoring the Lebanese state's monopoly of arms and confronting Hezbollah's challenge ...
The Radical New Left Controls College Campuses
Pierre Nahas 2025-08-10 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Today’s radicalism on college campuses is all about censorship, disruption and destruction—acts that are, by nature, antithetical to academic progress and healthy intellectual exchange. American universities—and many institutions across the globe, it seems—are being transformed, not by argument, but by ideological capture by a New Left ...
'Unspeakable Horror': the Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. The first on August 6, 1945 killed around 140,000 people in Hiroshima and three days later another 74,000 perished in Nagasaki. Here are some facts about the devastating attacks: The bombs The first atomic bomb was dropped ...
Power Failure at Electricity Stations Triggers Major Blackouts
This is Beirut 2025-08-11 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Shortly after midnight on August 10, a serious technical incident disabled Lebanon’s main power station in Zouk, triggering repeated total outages across the electricity network. According to Électricité du Liban (EDL), the failure was caused by a loss of insulation in a connection device due to high humidity and unusually elevated ...
Lebanon’s Endless Summer Blackouts: A Crisis on Repeat
Christiane Tager 2025-08-11 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On the night of August 10 to 11, just after midnight, Lebanon plunged once again into total darkness. A “serious technical incident,” now a familiar phrase, struck the main Zouk power plant, a source at Électricité du Liban (EDL) told This is Beirut. The cause: a breakdown of insulation in a connection insulator, triggered by a dangerous ...
Cabinet Session Wednesday on Energy, Technology, and Beirut Port Recovery
This is Beirut 2025-08-12 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Cabinet will convene on Wednesday at the Grand Serail to debate a set of high-impact national issues, with a major focus on securing international financing and advancing critical infrastructure projects. At the forefront is a $250 million loan agreement with the World Bank to fund the Renewable Energy and Power System Enhancement Project. ...
EDL: Gradual Return of Electricity Following Major Outage
This is Beirut 2025-08-12 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The major outage that caused a nationwide blackout in Lebanon has been repaired. Lebanon’s electricity company, EDL, confirmed that the malfunction — caused by a faulty high-voltage transformer at the Zouk thermal power plant due to humidity and extreme heat — has been resolved. The gas and steam units at the Deir Ammar power plant have ...
Ukraine War: Main Developments Since Trump's Inauguration
This is Beirut 2025-08-13 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump's summit on Friday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is the latest in a series of diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine since his return to the White House: 'Make a Deal' While campaigning, Trump had promised to end the Ukraine war in "24 hours." On January 20, newly inaugurated, ...
In Heatwave, Romans Turn to Vintage Snow Cones to Stay Cool
This is Beirut 2025-08-13 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Heat Summer Ice Italy Tradition Culture
Forget ice cream, sorbet or even the beloved Italian gelato, when Roman’s swelter in a heatwave, they turn to the traditional "Grattachecca". It may be difficult for non-Italians to pronounce think -"gratta-kekka" - but the Roman-style shaved ice is colorful, cheap and refreshing like no other. In a turn-of-the-century kiosk near the Tiber ...
In Tripoli, One Man Keeps the Tarbouche Tradition Alive
This is Beirut 2025-08-13 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Clothing Tradition Tarboosh Tripoli Culture
Nestled among shops in a bustling market in north Lebanon's Tripoli, Mohammed al-Shaar is at his workshop making traditional tarboosh hats, keeping up a family craft despite dwindling demand. With a thimble on one finger, Shaar, 38, cuts, sews and carefully assembles the pieces of the conical, flat-topped felt hat also known as a fez, attaching a ...
I Could Have Told You… But You Already Know
Marc Saikali 2025-08-14 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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When putting together an editorial, you spend a lot of time mulling things over before settling on what we in the business call an “angle.” But sometimes, there are so many angles, overlapping in every direction, that you end up going in… circles (I know, not the most mathematically precise image). I could have told you about Ahmad ...
Trump Names Stallone, Strait, Gaynor Among 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees
This is Beirut 2025-08-14 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Rocky star Sylvester Stallone and country music great George Strait among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, as he pursues a controversial overhaul of the storied arts venue. Since returning to office in January, the Republican leader has declared war on what he calls "woke" viewpoints ...
EDL: Years of Neglect Behind Lebanon’s Power Cuts
This is Beirut 2025-08-14 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In a statement released Thursday, Electricité du Liban (EDL) said Lebanon’s electricity network continues to struggle after years of neglect and chronic underinvestment, with key infrastructure destroyed in the 2020 Beirut Port explosion still unreplaced. EDL identified three main causes for the recurring power cuts: production capacity at ...
Basketball: Sergio El-Darwich, the Masked Warrior Carrying Lebanon on His Shoulders
Makram Haddad 2025-08-14 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
He had every reason to sit this one out. A broken nose in the opening seconds against Australia, throbbing pain, and yet… Sergio El-Darwich did not shy away from battle. “Anything for my team, anything for my national team,” he says in a breath. On Tuesday night, at the King Abdullah Sports City, the 29-year-old point guard ...
Urban Furnaces or Cool Oases: The Choice Lies Inside Our Walls
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-08-14 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Heat is no longer just a summer inconvenience. With extreme heatwaves becoming more frequent, it is now a risk factor for health, the economy and quality of life. In a country like Lebanon, where urbanization has surged without climate adaptation planning, heatwaves often become an ordeal. Many buildings are made of heat-retaining materials, ...
Starlink in Lebanon: Hopes, Fears and the Battle for the Digital Sky
Liliane Mokbel 2025-08-14 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On Wednesday, Telecommunications Minister Charles Hage removed from the Cabinet agenda a draft law aimed at regulating Starlink’s entry into Lebanon. Officially, the move allows for further study. Unofficially, the issue is already fueling political tensions and heated debate: Is it a threat to digital sovereignty or an opportunity to ...
Lebanon’s Death by a Thousand Hezbollah Cuts
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-08-05 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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It took Lebanon’s cabinet six months to even begin discussing the fate of Hezbollah’s arsenal. Whatever decision emerges will go to the Higher Defense Council for further deliberation and planning, then to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to devise an implementation strategy. If each step takes as long as the first, disarming Hezbollah could be ...
August 4: When Hezbollah Sabotages Lebanon’s Statehood
Michel Touma 2025-08-04 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Five years of impunity… Five years marked by sustained pressure, intimidation, threats and brazen displays of militia and mafia-style tactics, all aimed at obstructing justice. The apocalyptic and tragic August 4, 2020, explosion that tore through the Port of Beirut and devastated nearby neighborhoods including Ashrafieh, Gemmayzeh, Mar Mikhail ...
Qassem’s Speech Sparks Political Firestorm in Beirut
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 14:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s chief, Sheikh Naim Qassem, made unacceptable and controversial remarks, in which he threatened civil strife and linked the survival of Lebanon to the presence of their weapons. These remarks have triggered a wave of condemnations from political and institutional figures committed to defending Lebanese sovereignty. Minister ...
The Middle East: Recalibrations, Fractures and a Coming Storm
Salam El Zaatari 2025-07-24 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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By now, we should know that when the Middle East falls silent, it’s rarely a good sign. As if history itself were pausing for breath, the region today is locked in what I call a “violent pause”—not peace, not war, but something infinitely more dangerous: indecision. The past six months have redrawn the map of alliances and threats, but ...
England Reach Euro 2025 Semis After Shootout Win Over Sweden
This is Beirut 2025-07-18 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
England roared into the semi-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Thursday after coming back from two goals down and then beating Sweden 3-2 on penalties to continue their title defence. Smilla Holmberg blasted over from the spot in an eventful shootout in Zurich after the match finished 2-2 after extra time thanks to Lucy Bronze and Michelle ...
Turkey Arrests 153 Suspected IS Members and Associates
This is Beirut 2025-07-18 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Turkey has arrested 153 presumed members of the Islamic State group (IS) in nationwide raids, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. The arrests took place from Izmir and Mugla in the west and southwest, to Hatay and Mardin in the southeast and Samsun on the northern Black Sea coast. "In the course of operations in 28 provinces over the ...
Top Holy Land Clerics Visit Gaza after Deadly Church Strike
This is Beirut 2025-07-18 19:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Two of the most senior Christian leaders in Jerusalem made a rare visit to Gaza on Friday, a day after Israeli fire killed three at the Palestinian territory's only Catholic church, provoking international condemnation. The Roman Catholic Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and his Greek Orthodox counterpart, Theophilos III, ...
Errollyn Wallen: King’s Composer Breaking Barriers in Music
This is Beirut 2025-07-21 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Told she would never belong in the world of classical music, Errollyn Wallen has risen to become the composer to King Charles III and the first person of color in the historic role. The 67-year-old became the Master of the King's Music last year, a 400-year-old post and one of the classical world's top honors that involves composing works for ...