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Trio Wins Physics Nobel for Quantum Mechanical Tunnelling
This is Beirut 2025-10-07 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for work on quantum physics in action, the Nobel jury said. The trio was honoured "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit," the jury said. Quantum mechanics ...
Saudi Arabia Hosts its First Riyadh Comedy Festival
This is Beirut 2025-10-07 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Jokes about geriatric sex and endless profanity have been embraced by Saudi fans at the Riyadh Comedy Festival even as foreign comedians face a backlash for taking part. The star-studded event, backed by a Saudi government body, has driven a wedge through the stand-up scene, as comics who staunchly defend free speech in the West are accused of ...
NBA Back In China After Six-Year Absence Sparked By Democracy Tweet
This is Beirut 2025-10-08 12:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play sell-out games on Friday and Sunday in Macau, a special administrative region of China close to Hong ...
Trio Wins Chemistry Nobel for New Form of Molecular Architecture
This is Beirut 2025-10-08 14:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Three scientists on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) that can be used to capture carbon dioxide and harvest water from desert air, among other things. Japan's Susumu Kitagawa, UK-born Richard Robson, and American-Jordanian Omar Yaghi were honored for their groundbreaking discoveries ...
England, Portugal, Norway Closing In On 2026 World Cup
This is Beirut 2025-10-08 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
England and Portugal are in pole position to win their respective 2026 World Cup qualifying groups with two games to spare, with several other European nations also hoping to secure berths at the finals in the upcoming matches. Norway may also be only one victory away from reaching the tournament for the first time since 1998, which would leave ...
US Faces Travel Delays as Government Shutdown Wears On
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Concerns over flight delays and missed paychecks due to the US government shutdown escalated Wednesday, as senators rejected yet another bid to end the standoff. Democrats voted for a sixth time to block a Republican stopgap funding measure to reopen government departments, keeping much of the federal workforce home or working without pay. With ...
Israel Says ‘All Parties’ Signed Phase One of Gaza Deal
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 17:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel said Thursday all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, adding that Hamas freeing the captives would "bring the end to this war". The agreement in Egypt follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by US President Donald Trump, after more than two years of war sparked by ...
7.4 Magnitude Quake Strikes off Southern Philippines
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 05:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Philippines Earthquake Tsunami
A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, triggering warnings of a "destructive tsunami" on the country's Pacific coast within hours. The quake struck about 20 kilometres (12 miles away) from Manay in the Mindanao region at 9:43 am (0143 GMT), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ...
Israel Government Approves Gaza Hostage Release Deal
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 09:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday that the government had "approved the framework" of a hostage release deal with Hamas, as both sides edged closer to ending more than two years of hostilities in Gaza. Israel previously said "all parties" had signed the first phase of a ceasefire agreement, ...
France's Macron to Name PM to End Political Crisis
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now. French politics have been deadlocked ever since Macron took the gamble last year of snap polls that he hoped would consolidate power -- but ended instead in a hung ...
Venezuela Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 12:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Machado was honoured "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship ...
China says to Impose 'Special Port Fees' on US-Linked Ships
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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China said on Friday it would impose "special port fees" on ships operated by and built in the United States after Washington announced charges for Chinese-linked ships in April. Incremental fees on American ships will be collected at Chinese ports from October 14, Beijing's transport ministry said in a statement. The US shipbuilding industry ...
Beirut and Damascus Reopen Diplomatic Channels as al-Shaibani Visits Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Raggi described the visit of his Syrian counterpart, Assaad al-Shaibani, to Beirut as the beginning of “a new chapter” in relations between Lebanon and Syria. Al-Shaibani arrived in the Lebanese capital on Friday morning at the head of a high-level delegation for a one-day official visit, signaling ...
Lebanese PM Pushes Border Crackdown and Security Coordination During Damascus Visit
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam concluded his visit to Damascus on Saturday by emphasizing tighter border controls, anti-smuggling efforts, and expanded Lebanese-Syrian security coordination, signaling a shift in Beirut’s approach toward Syria amid growing pressure over Hezbollah-linked activity along the border. Speaking at the end of ...
U.S. Ambassador Issa: Aoun–Trump Meeting Would Not Be a Concession
This is Beirut 04/05 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa said Monday that a potential meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not be viewed as a loss or concession for Lebanon. Speaking in a live address, Issa stressed that such a meeting would provide an opportunity for ...
Six Killed as Major Quake Strikes Southern Philippines
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 15:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Philippines Earthquake Magnitude
Two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least six people and triggering tsunami warnings. The biggest of the quakes, with a magnitude of 7.4, hit about 20 kilometres (12 miles) off Manay town in the Mindanao region just before 10 am (0100 GMT), according to the United States Geological ...
Ali Larijani, Iran’s strategic mastermind and de Facto Ruler
This is Beirut 17/03 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Tuesday that the Israeli army had killed Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in an airstrike in Tehran as part of its operation against Iran. Larijani’s death comes amid an open war following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in late February—an event that ...
Israeli Media: Iran Presses Hezbollah to Join a Future War
This is Beirut 19/02 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israeli assessments indicate Iran is pressuring Hezbollah to join any upcoming military confrontation against Israel, unlike what happened during the “12-day war,” when the group did not directly engage in the fighting. According to the newspaper, Tehran is seeking ...
Israeli Druze Leader Says Syrian Community 'Besieged' Months After Clashes
This is Beirut 20/02 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Seven months after deadly clashes between Syria's Druze minority and government‑backed forces, the spiritual leader of Druze in neighbouring Israel said members of the community across the border remained in peril. "They're still besieged -- completely encircled. They aren't allowed to bring in any humanitarian aid, including the aid we're ...
Lebanon’s Justice Minister Questions 1955 Anti-Israel Law, Signals Shift in Official Discourse
This is Beirut 20/02 11:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Justice Minister Adel Nassar has opened the door to a sensitive national debate by questioning the legacy and application of Lebanon’s 1955 law banning contacts with Israel—legislation long treated as untouchable. Speaking about the controversial statute, Nassar acknowledged that in past decades it had operated in a political climate ...
Lebanon Signals Interest in Joining IMEC Trade Corridor
This is Beirut 26/02 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has communicated to French President Emmanuel Macron expressing Lebanon’s interest in joining the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). As a signatory to the IMEC agreement, Lebanon is asking France to petition Lebanon’s integration into the corridor. “Lebanon is ready to engage ...
Israelis Shelter Underground as Iran Fires Missiles
This is Beirut 28/02 17:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Across Israel, city streets stood deserted on Saturday as residents took cover in shelters, while the blasts from Iranian missiles being intercepted reverberated overhead. It was the second time in under a year that Israelis were undertaking this grim wartime routine, having first fled Iranian missiles during a 12-day war between the arch-foes ...
UAE Says 137 Missiles, 209 Drones Fired at its Territory: Defense Ministry
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The UAE said the vast majority of the 137 missiles and 209 drones fired at its territory by Iran were destroyed or intercepted, the defence ministry said Sunday, as Tehran launched a barrage of projectiles at Gulf states after being attacked by the US and Israel. "The ministry expressed that it is on high alert and readiness to deal with any ...
Has Iran Been Militarily Exposed?
Natasha Metni Torbey 03/03 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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More than 2,000 bombs dropped in just thirty hours. That is the estimate cited by several Israeli and American security sources to illustrate the scale of the opening wave of strikes against Iran — a level of firepower rarely directed at a country of 88 million people and home to the Middle East’s largest ballistic missile arsenal. In less ...
Israel Minister Warns Gaza-Like Destruction as Army Widens Lebanon Evacuation Calls
This is Beirut 05/03 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Minister of the Israeli Finance Ministry Bezalel Smotrich warned that Beirut’s southern suburbs will be like Khan Younis, Gaza, a city that has faced great destruction since the Gaza war began. ”Very soon Dahiyeh will resemble Khan Yunis,” Smotrich said during a visit to the Lebanese-Israeli border. “Hezbollah made ...
Iran Missile Fire Sparks Explosions over Tel Aviv
This is Beirut 06/03 01:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The latest round of Iranian missile fire caused explosions across Tel Aviv and damage in central Israel on Thursday, but there were no reported casualties and residents have been cleared to leave shelters. Iran's state broadcaster reported that Tehran had fired missiles "against targets in the heart of Tel Aviv," after Israel's ...
Lebanese Should Not Despair
David Hale 07/03 21:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Once again, Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah, have dragged Lebanon into a war. Once again, Hezbollah has shown that its loyalty is to its paymaster in Tehran, not to the Lebanese people or state, whose well-being and security are matters of indifference to them. Once again, Hezbollah's practice of using human shields to protect its facilities and ...
Iran War Sends Oil Price Soaring
This is Beirut 09/03 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Global energy markets surged Monday as the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel entered its tenth day, pushing oil prices above $100 per barrel and triggering sharp declines in global equity markets amid fears of supply disruptions across the Middle East. The spike in prices came as Iran marked the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba ...
Israel Renews Beirut Strikes as Netanyahu Vows Hard Line on Hezbollah
This is Beirut 13/03 09:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning that if the Lebanese government did not disarm Hezbollah, Israel would do the job "on the ground". "You are playing with fire," Benjamin Netanyahu said to Lebanese authorities during a press conference, as Israeli jets carried out three strikes on ...
Time for Lebanon to Partner with Israel Against Hezbollah
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 17/03 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Now that Lebanon and Israel’s interests are so clearly aligned in disarming Hezbollah, the time has come for the two states to cooperate toward this shared goal and lay the groundwork for peace. On March 2, Lebanon’s cabinet convened an emergency meeting and declared Hezbollah’s military and security activities illegal, ordered it to ...