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Drone Attack Strikes Sudan Capital
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 12:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A series of drone attacks targeted the Sudanese capital Khartoum for multiple hours on Wednesday, eyewitnesses and an army source told AFP. A military official said the army had shot down "most of the drones", which targeted two army bases in the capital's northwest. Sudan's army has been at war since April 2023 with ...
Trump Slaps ‘Tremendous’ Sanctions on Russian Oil for Ukraine War
This is Beirut 2025-10-22 23:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies on Wednesday, complaining that his talks with Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war "don't go anywhere." The European Union also unveiled a fresh wave of sanctions to pressure Russia to end its relentless, three-and-a-half-year invasion of its ...
Legendary Hollywood Illustrator Drew Struzan Dies at 78
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hollywood illustrator Drew Struzan, the man behind legendary film posters for hit films such as E.T., Star Wars and Indiana Jones, has died at the age of 78, prompting a flood of tributes. Struzan was a favorite of directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and his drawing style came to symbolize the posters of Hollywood's late 1970s and 1980s ...
Gold Rush in Lebanon: Between Speculation and Shortages
Liliane Mokbel 2025-10-15 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese buyers are increasingly turning to precious metals, especially gold and silver, whose international prices have been climbing steadily to record highs. These days, it can take up to a week to obtain a gold bar and nearly two weeks for a kilogram of silver. A few weeks ago, people had to spend over an hour in line to make a purchase. The ...
UN Humanitarian Chief Says Israel Should Immediately Open Gaza Crossings to Aid
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 21:01 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher urged Israel on Wednesday to immediately open all crossings into Gaza for humanitarian aid, as called for in a US-backed ceasefire plan. "It should happen now. We want it to happen immediately as part of this agreement," Fletcher told AFP in an interview in Cairo, ahead of a planned trip to the Gaza ...
Taekwondo – Mont La Salle, Lebanese Champion... For the 35th Consecutive Time
Makram Haddad 2025-10-16 08:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Taekwondo Championship Mont La Salle
Dynasty, consistency, and a winning culture: Mont La Salle has racked up a 35th consecutive title in both the men's and women's competitions. Lebanese taekwondo continues to speak the dialect of Ain Saadé. Mont La Salle did not falter. In a tough championship, the Ain Saadé club secured two new national titles and extended a unique streak: ...
The British Museum Goes Glam: London’s Answer to the Met Gala
This is Beirut 2025-10-18 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The British Museum, the prestigious London institution, is hosting its first-ever fundraising gala on Saturday — a lavish and glamorous event aiming to rival New York’s Met Gala, and above all, to raise money to offset declining public subsidies. The museum, which holds one of the largest permanent collections in the world, says it aims to ...
Syrian FM Says Damascus Seeks to "Correct" Ties with Lebanon, Ensure Dignified Refugee Return
This is Beirut 2025-10-18 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute
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Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani said Saturday that Damascus aims to “correct” its relationship with Lebanon and guarantee a “dignified return” for Syrian refugees, in comments broadcast on Syrian state television. Al-Shaibani, appointed earlier this year, said his government is “working to address the effects of the previous ...
'Black Phone 2' Rings Up No. 1 at U.S. Box Office
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Black Phone 2, a horror sequel starring Ethan Hawke, captured the top spot at the North American box office with $26.5 million as spooky season shifts into high gear in the run-up to Halloween, industry estimates showed Sunday. The film from Universal and low-budget horror specialists Blumhouse has excellent critical and audience scores, said ...
Drone Attack Hits Khartoum Airport Area Ahead of Reopening
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 11:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A drone attack struck the vicinity of Khartoum International Airport early Tuesday, witnesses said, one day before the army-backed government was due to reopen the facility for domestic flights for the first time in over two years. The airport has been shut since fighting erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid ...
The Lebanese Demand Peace with Israel
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-10-21 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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"Break the taboos; we demand peace," declared Marcel Ghanem, host of Lebanon’s premier talk show. "Demanding peace [with Israel] is not a crime," he emphasized, challenging entrenched narratives. Marwan Hamade, a seasoned Druze lawmaker, appeared on I24 News (French service) to discuss Gaza, signaling a willingness to defy Lebanon’s surreal ...
Jane Birkin's Hermes “Birkin Voyageur” Handbag Up for Auction in Abu Dhabi
This is Beirut 2025-10-22 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A Hermes handbag once belonging to Jane Birkin will be auctioned in Abu Dhabi on December 5, following the record-breaking sale of the original for over $10 million, Sotheby's said Tuesday. Nicknamed the "Birkin Voyageur", the estimated value of the late actor's black leather bag hovers between $230,000 and $430,000. Gifted to Birkin by Hermes ...
A Subretinal Chip Brings New Hope for AMD Patients
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-22 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
AMD Science Vision Chip World Retina
Losing central vision is like watching the heart of the world blur, then fade to black, until you can no longer recognize a loved one’s face or read the lines of a book. This silent suffering affects over 200 million people worldwide: Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is now the leading cause of vision loss in those over 60. The disease ...
Lebanon 2019: Behind a Programmed Revolution (2/2)
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-22 12:30 - Reading : 11 minute(s)
Central Bank of Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement Amal Banks
Lebanon has an exceptionally dense civil society sector. Hundreds of local NGOs receive funding from international organizations such as the European Union, various United Nations agencies, private foundations like Ford, Rockefeller and Open Society, as well as contributions from the diaspora. Most of this funding is fully declared, independently ...
Drone Attacks Target Khartoum Airport for Second Day
This is Beirut 2025-10-22 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paramilitary drone attacks targeted Khartoum International Airport for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, a Sudanese military source told AFP, as authorities attempted to reopen the facility for domestic flights for the first time in over two years. The airport has been closed since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the Sudanese ...
The Shamkhani Wedding Scandal: How a Leaked Wedding Became Iran’s Mirror of Moral Collapse
Salam El Zaatari 2025-10-23 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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In mid-October 2025, a leaked video from a private wedding set Iran ablaze, digitally, politically and morally. It wasn’t just any celebration. The footage showed the daughter of Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, one of Iran’s most powerful men and a close confidant of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, parading in a strapless white gown at the ...
Hollywood Mourns: Diane Ladd, Southern Screen Legend, Dies at 89
This is Beirut 2025-11-04 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated Wild at Heart actress and mother of Laura Dern, died Monday. She was 89. In a career spanning eight decades, Ladd was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award three times: in Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, and Rambling Rose. The news of Ladd’s ...
Zelensky Hails 'Strong' Message' of US Sanctions on Russia
This is Beirut 2025-10-23 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday hailed the "strong and much-needed" message sent by US sanctions on Russia's energy sector, after President Donald Trump moved to ratchet up pressure on Moscow in step with the EU. "We waited for this. God bless, it will work, and this is very important," Zelensky told journalists at an EU summit ...
EU Takes Small Step Towards Using Russian Assets for Ukraine
This is Beirut 2025-10-24 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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EU leaders Thursday tasked the European Commission to move ahead with options for funding Ukraine for two more years, leaving the door open for a mammoth loan using frozen Russian assets. In broadly-worded conclusions adopted after marathon talks in Brussels, EU leaders stopped short of greenlighting plans for the 140-billion-euro ($162-billion) ...
Sunderland Stun Chelsea to Go Second, Newcastle Beat Fulham
This is Beirut 2025-10-25 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Sunderland climbed to second in the Premier League as Chemsdine Talbi's stoppage time winner stunned Chelsea, while Newcastle also struck late to beat Fulham 2-1 on Saturday. Back in the Premier League for the first time in eight years, the Black Cats already look set to buck the trend of promoted sides being relegated straight back to the ...
Sudan's RSF Claims Control of Last Army Stronghold in Darfur
This is Beirut 2025-10-27 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said Sunday it had seized full control of El-Fasher, the last major city in the expansive Darfur region not in its hands, in a potential turning point in the country's unrelenting civil war. The announcement came just hours after it claimed to have captured the army's main base in the city, which it ...
'Chainsaw Man – The Movie' Slashes Competition at North American Box Office
This is Beirut 2025-10-27 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Japanese anime feature Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc triumphed at the North American box office, debuting in the top spot at $17.3 million and besting a much-anticipated biopic about Bruce Springsteen, industry estimates showed Sunday. Chainsaw Man, from Sony and Crunchyroll, had already scored big successes in Japan and across Asia, noted ...
Saudi Hosts World's Business Elite with Eyes on Gigaprojects, AI
This is Beirut 2025-10-28 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Saudi Arabia welcomes heads of state and the global business elite at a major investment conference this week as it seeks support for its sprawling "gigaprojects" and sky-high AI ambitions. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, joined by several ministers and more than 150 business leaders, and Syria's interim president are among the guests at the ...
The Palestinians Must Apologize to the Lebanese
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-10-28 17:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On October 26, Palestinian gunmen manning a checkpoint at Beirut’s Shatila refugee camp killed Elio Abu Hanna when he inadvertently drove into the camp. The young Lebanese man reportedly panicked at the checkpoint and did not stop his car, prompting the militiamen to open fire with dozens of rounds. The Palestinians must apologize, not only for ...
Mali’s Fuel Crisis: A Nationwide Standstill
Christiane Tager 2025-10-29 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Since early September, queues at gas stations in Bamako have been endlessly growing. The jihadist group JNIM (Jamaʿat Nuṣrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin) has blocked fuel convoys from Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, destroying nearly 100 tanker trucks, according to the Associated Press (AP). As a landlocked country, Mali relies on imports for more ...
As US Blows Up Drug Boats, Venezuelan Oil Sets Sail
This is Beirut 2025-10-29 11:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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While the American military blows up boats it claims are transporting drugs from Venezuela, observers say tankers shipping Venezuelan oil in violation of a US embargo continue to navigate the very same Caribbean waters undisturbed. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed a massive US military deployment within striking distance of his ...
US Says It Is Not Withdrawing from Europe after Troops Cut
This is Beirut 2025-10-29 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United States said Wednesday it will pull out some troops from NATO's eastern flank but denied the move amounted to an American withdrawal from Europe, as analysts warned it could embolden Russia. Officials were quick to downplay the reduction in personnel, which comes amid a review of US military deployments worldwide that has worried ...
How Venezuela Became America’s Next Battleground — And Why Iran Is in the Room
Salam El Zaatari 2025-10-30 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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There has been no formal declaration of war, no vote in Congress, and no rousing call to liberate a people from tyranny. Yet one of the largest U.S. military build-ups in the Western Hemisphere since the Cold War is sitting a few miles off Venezuela’s coastline. Washington calls it a counter-narcotics mission. Caracas fears it is a slow-motion ...
Russia Batters Ukraine Energy Sites with Deadly Aerial Strikes
This is Beirut 2025-10-30 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing at least four people, wounding children, and piling more pressure on Ukraine's fragile energy grid. The attack came as Russian forces said they had captured two more villages in eastern and southern Ukraine, where Kyiv's outnumbered ...
UK Police Probe Mass Train Stabbing That Wounded 10
This is Beirut 2025-11-02 13:01 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
United Kingdom Stabbing Incident
British police were Sunday investigating a mass stabbing on a London-bound train that left at least 10 people wounded, including nine critically, with two people arrested. UK police said two British nationals were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on a train in eastern England, adding the attack was not a ...