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Breaking the Crowdfunding Myth: The Digital Architecture Funding Iran’s Proxy Wars
Ian Talley 02/03 16:05 - Reading : 674 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces USA G7 Hamas Hezbollah Iran
For years, Iran’s use of cryptocurrency was written off as pocket-change militant fundraising. A slew of enforcement actions now shows something far more consequential: Tehran and its terror allies have woven digital assets into the core financial architecture that bankrolls their war machines. By integrating crypto into their control of ...
Louvre Closes for Second Day as France Hunts Jewel Thieves
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 13:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron France Louvre Heist Jewelry
The Louvre was closed for a second day Monday as police hunted for thieves who broke in and stole priceless jewels in a spectacular daylight robbery. Officials said a team of 60 investigators was working on the theory that an organised crime group was behind the theft Sunday of nine pieces of jewellery, one of which -- a crown covered in ...
Araujo Strikes Late as Barca Snatch Win Over Girona
This is Beirut 2025-10-18 19:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ronald Araujo struck at the death to snatch Barcelona a 2-1 win over Girona on Saturday and lift the champions top of La Liga. The defender, sent on as an emergency forward, netted in the 93rd minute to give Barca a one-point lead on Real Madrid, who visit Getafe on Sunday. Following two consecutive defeats Barca were only just able to edge ...
US Vice President JD Vance to Visit Israel as Trump Administration Pushes Gaza Ceasefire Implementation
This is Beirut 2025-10-18 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Palestine Ceasefire White House
US Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Israel on Monday as part of efforts by the Trump administration to accelerate the implementation of the agreement ending the recent Gaza war, Axios reported Friday, citing US and Israeli sources. While US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was initially expected to lead the delegation, the White House ...
Canonization of Ignatius Maloyan at the Vatican in the Presence of President Aoun
This is Beirut 2025-10-19 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Naamat Aoun attended the solemn Mass during which Blessed Bishop Ignatius Maloyan, of the Armenian Catholic Church, was proclaimed a saint on the altars of the Catholic Church. The ceremony, celebrated on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, was presided over by Pope Leo XIV in the ...
Power Tool-Wielding Robbers Flee Louvre with 'Priceless' Jewels
This is Beirut 2025-10-19 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Robbers wielding power tools broke into the Louvre on Sunday and made off with priceless jewels from the world-renowned museum, taking just seven minutes for the broad-daylight heist, sources and officials said. Police were hunting the culprits on Sunday afternoon, but a 19th-century crown covered in diamonds and emeralds was found damaged near ...
Football - Lebanon: Al-Ahed in the Lead, Nejmeh Lying in Wait
Makram Haddad 2025-10-20 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Football Nejmeh Al-Ahed
The fourth matchday was intense and full of strong signals: Al-Ahed has won all four games and remains in the lead; Nejmeh stays in touch; Ansar wins on a controversial penalty; Joya trounces Racing (7-0); and La Sagesse takes home three precious points against Sahel. Meanwhile, the bottom of the table remains mired in trouble. The Lebanese ...
One Year After Nasrallah’s Death, Hezbollah Struggles to Rebuild
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Hamas Hashem Safieddine Iran
A year after the assassination of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike on Beirut on September 27, 2024, Hezbollah is quietly attempting to rebuild its shattered leadership and reassert its influence. According to a detailed report by Le Figaro correspondent Georges Malbrunot, the Shia militia now operates in a state of ...
Mbappe Sends Real Madrid Top as Getafe Self-Destruct
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kylian Mbappe Football FC Barcelona Liga
Kylian Mbappe extended his goal-scoring streak to 11 consecutive games to help Real Madrid reclaim top spot in La Liga with a 1-0 victory at nine-man Getafe on Sunday. After rivals Barcelona briefly displaced Los Blancos with a narrow win over Girona on Saturday, Xabi Alonso's side restored their two-point advantage before next weekend's ...
Prince Andrew: The Monarchy’s Lasting Burden
Ali A. Hamadé 2025-10-20 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
United Kingdom Prince Andrew London Prince William King Charles III
On Friday evening, Prince Andrew, long embroiled in scandal, announced he would relinquish all his royal titles and honors under pressure from his brother, King Charles III, and heir apparent Prince William. Accused of sexual abuse dating back to 2001, involving a 17-year-old and linked to his controversial friendship with billionaire Jeffrey ...
Pakistan to Hold Talks with Afghanistan in Qatar after Latest Strikes
This is Beirut 2025-10-18 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pakistani and Afghan officials were due to meet in Qatar on Saturday, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes that killed at least 10 people in Afghanistan and broke a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border. The strikes targeted what Pakistani security sources said was a militant group linked to the Pakistani Taliban in the ...
From Excitement to Frustration: Louvre Visitors Caught Off Guard by Closure
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Louvre Tourists State of mind Theft France Culture
Visitors pressed against the Louvre's iron gates on Monday, peering through bars locked after thieves pulled off a daylight jewel heist inside the world-famous museum the day before. Would-be museum-goers queued outside the famed tourist attraction for the scheduled 0900 (0700 GMT) opening, a day after robbers stole precious jewelry and fled on ...
US Envoys Meet Israel's Netanyahu after Gaza Violence
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 18:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas United States
Two of the United States' top envoys to the Middle East met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after weekend violence threatened to wreck a fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza. The sit-down came as Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing into Gaza for aid shipments, a security official and a humanitarian source ...
Pope Leo XIV’s Visit: Bookings Soar, Hotels Remain on Standby
Christiane Tager 2025-10-20 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Middle East Pope Francis Pope Leo XIV
With the historic visit of Pope Leo XIV, scheduled from November 30 to December 2, 2025, drawing near, Lebanon is experiencing a surge in travel bookings. Airlines report a strong rise in demand, while the hotel sector is still waiting to see tangible gains. The announcement of Pope Leo XIV’s first trip to the region has generated widespread ...
China Hawk Takaichi Named Japan's First Woman PM
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Sanae Takaichi Japan China Prime Minister
Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. Japan's fifth premier in as many years will lead a minority government and has a bulging in-tray, not least a scheduled visit by US President Donald Trump next week. The lower house of parliament ...
France's Former President Sarkozy Jailed, Proclaiming his Innocence
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 12:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron European Union Nicolas Sarkozy France
France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison. France's right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012 was found guilty last month of seeking to acquire funding from Moammar Kadhafi's Libya for the campaign that saw him elected. AFP ...
Trump Says Middle East Allies Ready to 'Straighten out Hamas' If Asked
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Hamas Gaza
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that allied nations in the Middle East were prepared to send troops into Gaza, at his request, to confront Hamas if the group did not cease its alleged violations of his peace plan. The threat comes a day after Trump warned Hamas would be "eradicated" if the group did not meet expectations of the agreement, ...
JD Vance in Israel: Washington Reasserts Control over the Ceasefire
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Washington Ceasefire Benjamin Netanyahu Donald Trump
Vance’s trip is part of a broader American diplomatic push. Since Monday, special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have been holding a series of meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Together, they are working to secure an agreement designed not only to end hostilities, but also to lay the groundwork for a new regional security ...
Saudi de Facto Ruler to Meet Trump in Washington Next Month
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 18:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Mohammed bin Salman Saudi Arabia United States Donald Trump
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler will meet US President Donald Trump during a three-day visit to Washington next month, a source close to the government told AFP on Tuesday. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will arrive on November 17 and discuss political, economic, and security files with Trump the following day, the source said on condition of ...
US Envoy Witkoff Felt 'Betrayed' by Israeli Attack on Hamas in Qatar
This is Beirut 2025-10-18 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United States Qatar Steve Witkoff
US envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's chief negotiator on the Middle East, has said that he felt "betrayed" when Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas negotiators in Qatar last month. In a CBS interview alongside Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law who worked with Witkoff on the brokering of a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and ...
PSG Fightback Denies Strasbourg in Six-Goal Ligue 1 Thriller
This is Beirut 2025-10-18 01:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Paris Saint-Germain produced a second-half fightback to draw 3-3 with an impressive Strasbourg on Friday as Luis Enrique's injury-hit side held on to top spot in Ligue 1. Bradley Barcola gave reigning French and European champions PSG an early advantage at the Parc des Princes, but Strasbourg came roaring back to lead 3-1 thanks to a Joaquin ...
UK Removes Syria's HTS from 'Terrorist' Organizations List
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Kingdom Syria Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
The UK on Tuesday removed Syria's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of banned "terrorist" organizations after the group ousted Bashar al-Assad last December and took control of the government. The move comes after the United States announced in July it would revoke HTS's "terrorist" designation. HTS was proscribed by the UK in 2017 over ...
Patriarch Rai Says Pope Leo XIV Brings Peace
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Pope Vatican Peace Hope Bechara Rai
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai announced that Pope Leo XIV will visit Lebanon at the end of November, describing the upcoming trip as a “visit of peace and hope” for a country weary from decades of unrest. Speaking to Agence France-Presse in Bkerke, Rai stated that “the Pope has taken peace upon himself; his program is ...
De Bruyne's Penalty Double Fires Belgium to Vital Win Over Wales
This is Beirut 2025-10-14 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Belgium World Cup Qualifiers De Bruyne Wales Football
Kevin De Bruyne scored a pair of penalties as Belgium boosted their bid to qualify for the World Cup with a crucial 4-2 win against Wales on Monday. Rudi Garcia's side trailed to Joe Rodon's early opener at the Cardiff City Stadium. But De Bruyne leveled from the penalty spot, and Thomas Meunier fired Belgium ahead before halftime. De Bruyne ...
Global Leaders Welcome Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement
Kaline Antoun 2025-10-14 20:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Ceasefire Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron
Leaders around the world have welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, formalized at a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. The initiative was driven by US President Donald Trump and signed jointly by mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. The agreement calls for a halt to hostilities, the release of ...
Trump Says 'We Will Disarm' Hamas, Urges Return of Gaza Bodies
This is Beirut 2025-10-14 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United States Donald Trump Hamas Gaza Israeli Hostages
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "we will disarm" Hamas if the Palestinian militants refuse to do it themselves, as he called for the group to release the bodies of hostages in Gaza. Trump's comments came the day after he swung through the Middle East to celebrate the Gaza ceasefire deal, with questions swirling about the ...
Trump Honors Charlie Kirk at Posthumous Medal Ceremony
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 05:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Charlie Kirk
US President Donald Trump hailed assassinated ally Charlie Kirk as a "martyr for truth and freedom" Tuesday as he posthumously awarded the right-wing activist America's highest civilian honor. Handing the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Kirk's tearful widow, Trump compared the 31-year-old conservative to Socrates, Saint Peter, Abraham Lincoln ...
Hamas Launches Gaza Crackdown as Trump Vows to Disarm Group
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Hamas Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu
Hamas tightened its grip on Gaza's ruined cities Tuesday, launching a crackdown and executing alleged collaborators, even as US President Donald Trump vowed to disarm the group. The Israeli military said the remains of four more hostages held in Gaza had been brought into Israel, a day after Hamas handed over the bodies of four other captives and ...
Tested by Russia, NATO Looks to Strengthen its Defenses
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Europe Kyiv Nato
NATO defense ministers will look Wednesday at shoring up the alliance's ability to counter Russian air incursions, as fears grow that Moscow is testing the West in a grey zone between war and peace. Focus will also be on bolstering support for Ukraine as US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joins his 31 NATO counterparts with his boss, President ...
Extradition Treaties and the Assad Case
Mario Chartouni 2025-10-15 14:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Russia Ahmad al-Sharaa Vladimir Putin Bachar el-Assad extradition
This Wednesday, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is visiting Moscow to meet Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. According to Reuters, he may request the extradition of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has been taking refuge in Russia since fleeing Damascus in December 2024. Behind this politically charged episode lies a longstanding and ...