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Trump Orders Tariffs on Dozens of Countries in Push To Reshape Global Trade
This is Beirut 01/08 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Tariffs
President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs Thursday on nearly 70 countries -- including a blistering 35 percent on neighbor Canada -- as he seeks to reshape global trade to benefit the US economy. However, in a minor reprieve that opens the door to further negotiations, the White House said the measures will take effect in a week for most ...
From Kyoto to the UN: Tea Ambassador Sen Genshitsu Dies at the Age of 102
This is Beirut 14/08 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Obituary Sen Genshitsu Tea Gastronomy Tradition Culture
Sen Genshitsu, who was originally destined to serve as a kamikaze pilot but eventually became a grand master of the Japanese tea ceremony, preparing bowls of matcha for royalty and world leaders died on Thursday at the age of 102, Japanese media reported. With the motto "Peace through a bowl of tea," the grand master of the ancient Urasenke ...
Alien: Earth Wows Comic-Con Crowd With Bold Reboot
This is Beirut 26/07 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cinema Movies Festival Pop Culture Comic-Con Culture
The highly anticipated science fiction series Alien: Earth officially landed at Comic-Con in California on Friday, where thousands of fans watched the pilot of a new TV series in the franchise. The pop culture convention held annually in San Diego was the chosen setting for the world premiere of the FX series created by Noah Hawley. "This is by ...
Iraq Says Drones that Struck Military Radars Are Foreign-Made
This is Beirut 18/07 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraq said Friday that drones, which hit several military radar systems last month, were launched from within the country but manufactured abroad, without identifying the perpetrators. On June 24, the Iraqi government said that several small suicide drones targeted multiple Iraqi military sites and bases, including the radar systems at Camp Taji, ...
Superman Flies High Again, Soars Past $400 Million Worldwide
This is Beirut 21/07 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Man of Steel has staying power: Superman topped the North American box office for a second week running and surpassed the $400 million mark worldwide, industry estimates showed Sunday. Riding largely positive reviews, the latest big-budget action film featuring the iconic superhero from Warner Bros. and DC Studios earned $57.3 million in the ...
Tom Barrack Says US Supports Lebanon Without Any Demands
This is Beirut 21/07 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Barrack Hezbollah Reforms Ceasefire UNIFIL
In an exclusive interview with Tele Liban, US envoy Tom Barrack stressed that the United States has made “no demands” on Lebanon and is only offering assistance at the country’s request. “We came to help, not to dictate,” Barrack said, clarifying that Washington’s role is to support Lebanon in resolving internal and regional tensions, ...
Gaza Civil Defense says Israeli Strikes Kill 15 Amid Torrent of Criticism
This is Beirut 22/07 13:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel Palestine Gaza Deir el-Balah
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes killed 15 people in the Palestinian territory Tuesday, just hours after the World Health Organization said Israel attacked its facilities amid expanding ground operations. The civil defense agency has accused Israeli forces of killing Gaza residents on a daily basis during the gruelling 21-month ...
Pedro Pascal Stars as Mister Fantastic in Marvel’s 'Fantastic Four' Blockbuster
This is Beirut 23/07 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Movies Pedro Pascal Fantastic Four US Culture
American Chilean actor Pedro Pascal is set to star as a stretchy Earth savior in Marvel's latest blockbuster The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which releases worldwide this week and will test the appetite for more superhero films. After wielding a sword in Gladiator 2 and a gun in The Last of Us, the 50-year-old plays the elastic Mister Fantastic ...
Tributes Flood in for Black Sabbath Frontman Ozzy Osbourne
This is Beirut 23/07 16:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Music Osbourne Tributes Britain Worldwide Culture
Tributes poured in Wednesday for hell-raiser singer Ozzy Osbourne as Black Sabbath bandmates mourned the death of their legendary frontman and tearful fans laid flowers in his hometown Birmingham, just weeks after he played an epic reunion concert there. Osbourne, nicknamed the "Prince of Darkness" who famously once bit off the head of a bat ...
Bedouins, Not So Nomadic After All
Natasha Metni Torbey 23/07 16:50 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze factions in Syria’s Sweida province have reignited attention on the political and militarized role of these communities. But across the border in Lebanon, another question emerges: Who are the Lebanese Bedouins? The issue takes on renewed urgency amid reports that several of them, notably from Wadi ...
Germs, Pollution, Junk Food: Lebanon’s Summer of All Dangers
Makram Haddad 24/07 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
A Feverish Country, Citizens Out of Breath A morning like any other in Beirut. Unusual lines at the pharmacy, overwhelmed medical offices, worried parents in pediatric waiting rooms. Fever, cough, diarrhea, vomiting… For several weeks, Lebanese citizens have been falling ill. Gastroenteritis, rotavirus, summer flu, COVID and lung infections are ...
The Postpartum Body: Time to Face the Truth
Bélinda Ibrahim 24/07 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Motherhood Pregnancies Mothers Babies
“So, have you got your body back yet?” The question comes quickly, sometimes even before a mother leaves the maternity ward. It comes from relatives, coworkers and influencers in tight leggings, as if the female body, after the feat of giving birth, is expected to quietly return to its original state. The timeframe given? Six weeks – the ...
Trump Arrives in Scotland for Trade Talks, Golf, and Controversy
This is Beirut 25/07 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Scotland Keir Starmer
US President Donald Trump landed in Scotland on Friday for a five-day visit set to mix diplomacy, business, and leisure, as a huge UK security operation swung into place amid planned protests near his family-owned golf resorts. The president, whose mother was born in Scotland, will split his time between two seaside golf courses bearing his name, ...
Tripoli in Mourning: Twin Toddlers Die in Apartment Fire
This is Beirut 26/07 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tripoli Fire Civil Defense Children
The northern Lebanese city of Tripoli awoke on Saturday morning to a heartbreaking tragedy. Two twin toddlers, just two and a half years old, lost their lives in a fire that broke out in a residential apartment located between the Rifaieh and Al Qalaa neighborhoods. According to initial reports, the blaze erupted during the night in a residential ...
La Loge Store: Thrift Store of On-Screen Costumes
Bélinda Ibrahim 27/07 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paris Movies Fashion Thrift Shop TV series
They’ve graced film sets, stood under spotlights, and sometimes even starred in iconic scenes… Today, these movie costumes hang from the racks of a Paris thrift shop. Welcome behind the scenes of a wardrobe like no other. La Loge Store is located in Paris’ 9th arrondissement at 17 rue Condorcet. It is a discreet boutique that draws fashion ...
Banking Reform, Judiciary, Leases, Education: Parliament Approves Four Key Bills
This is Beirut 31/07 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Parliament held two separate sessions on Thursday – one in the morning and one in the evening – to debate and vote on a series of legal, administrative, and economic bills. Among the approved texts was the long-anticipated law on the organization of the judiciary, widely regarded as a significant step forward in ...
Musical Satirist Tom Lehrer, Droll Prophet of Doom, Dead at 97
This is Beirut 28/07 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Tom Lehrer, the acclaimed humorist and pianist whose satirical songs made him one of America's favorite prophets of doom before he retreated to academia, has died, US media reported Sunday. He was 97. The singer-songwriter died Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his friend David Herder said, according to The New York ...
Palantir, the AI Giant That Preaches US Dominance
This is Beirut 29/07 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Palantir, an American data analysis and artificial intelligence company, has emerged as Silicon Valley's latest tech darling -- one that makes no secret of its macho, America-first ethos now ascendant in Trump-era tech culture. The company's reach spans the global economy, with banks, hospitals, the US government, and the Israeli military among ...
AI Bands Signal New Era for Music Business
This is Beirut 29/07 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A rising tide of artificial intelligence (AI) bands is ushering in a new era where work will be scarcer for musicians. Whether it's Velvet Sundown's 1970s-style rock or country music projects Aventhis and The Devil Inside, bands whose members are pure AI creations are seeing more than a million plays on streaming giant Spotify. No major streaming ...
'Panigiria': Folk Festivals Punctuate Greek Summer Life
This is Beirut 29/07 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Festival Greece Culture Art Music Dance
It's midnight in the Aegean Sea, but on the Greek island of Ikaria, in the courtyard of the church of St. Elijah, the revelry is barely getting started. Dozens of dancers and scores of onlookers, including many tourists, are attending the local panigiri, a folk celebration that is an integral part of centuries-old summer traditions in villages ...
'Demon Slayer' Movie Smashes Box Office Records in Japan
This is Beirut 29/07 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The latest movie adaptation of hit manga and anime series Demon Slayers breaking records in Japan, becoming the fastest film to gross 10 billion yen ($67 million), an industry body said. The film was released on July 18 and reached the 10-billion-yen mark after eight days. The previous record-holder was the last installment of the series, which ...
Lebanon’s Hidden Underwater Mysteries
Natasha Metni Torbey 29/07 14:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
An entire city, named Saidoun, emerged from the depths: monumental walls, sacred chambers, freshwater wells, marble slabs and massive stone blocks dating back to around 1370 BCE, nearly 4,000 years ago. To this day, this excavation remains one of the most significant breakthroughs in the underwater exploration of southern Lebanon. Yet, since then, ...
Who Owns a Sunken Treasure?
Natasha Metni Torbey 29/07 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
As advances in underwater exploration technologies open new horizons for archaeological research, the legal status of submerged heritage in Lebanese waters is becoming increasingly pressing. Who holds rightful ownership of an ancient shipwreck discovered off the coast of Byblos? What legal framework governs treasures found within Lebanon’s ...
Trump Redefines Global Trade Relations with the European Union
Mario Chartouni 29/07 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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By finalizing a major trade agreement with the European Union, US President Donald Trump marks a decisive turning point for the American economy. The strategic deal, announced last Sunday, significantly reshapes transatlantic economic relations while reinforcing the United States’ industrial, energy and geopolitical sovereignty. Touted by the ...
Smuggling of 500 Kg of Rotten Chicken Foiled in Al-Qaa
This is Beirut 29/07 18:20 - Reading : less than a minute
A Lebanese customs patrol intercepted a significant quantity of smuggled rotten chicken, estimated at 500 kilograms, near the border town of Al-Qaa, authorities reported on Tuesday. The contraband poultry, believed to have been transported from Syria via motorcycles, entered Lebanese territory without meeting any health or refrigeration ...
The Fantasized Body: When the Image Erases the Woman (2/2)
David Sahyoun 30/07 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Female Body Fantasy Image
In today’s world, the female body is under constant pressure. It must be smooth, toned, youthful, desirable but not vulgar, slim but not unhealthy, maternal yet flawless. On social media, in advertising and in television shows, a single ideal takes hold: a body that is controlled, edited and put on display. The ideal is now algorithmic. It is ...
'Tansa:' The Unknown Soldier of a Country in Disarray…
Marc Saikali 31/07 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In Lebanon, there’s a joke as old as our illusions and as biting as our clarity. It’s about “Tansa,” the poor soldier sent alone to face tanks, then artillery, then fighter jets, until, at his breaking point, he snaps: “What kind of country is this, where Tansa alone stands to defend it?” (The original punchline is a little less ...
Trump Names Stallone, Strait, Gaynor Among 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees
This is Beirut 14/08 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 ...
Starlink in Lebanon: Hopes, Fears and the Battle for the Digital Sky
Liliane Mokbel 14/08 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 ...
The Creator of ‘The Da Vinci Code’ Returns With Ambitious New Thriller
This is Beirut 09/09 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Literature Books Dan Brown US Culture
Best-selling American author Dan Brown, creator of the publishing phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, released his latest thriller Tuesday in 16 languages simultaneously. The Secret of Secrets, which runs to nearly 700 pages in English, marks Brown's return eight years after his last novel, Origin. Brown called it "by far the most intricately plotted ...