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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 ...
Amman Drift: Nael Madi Puts Lebanon on the Podium
Makram Haddad 2025-11-09 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Car park drift takes place on a closed parking lot, with a track drawn to the millimetre, zones to brush and trajectories to respect. We are not talking about a stopwatch but about scoring. The judges evaluate the line, the angle, the perceived speed and the cleanliness of the transitions. A good run reads in one go: committed entry, sustained ...
Rise of an AI Country Star Shakes the Music Charts
This is Beirut 2025-11-12 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An artist suspected of being virtual, with a voice generated by Artificial Intelligence, has reached the top of one of the most popular country-music download charts in the United States, marking a first. Walk My Walk, by Breaking Rust, an act with no known identity, is now the most downloaded country track, according to the data published on ...
House Vote on Ending US Government Shutdown
This is Beirut 2025-11-12 22:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Congress looked set Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history, 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The House of Representatives was expected to rubber-stamp a contentious Senate-passed funding ...
Trump Signs Bill to End Record-Breaking US Shutdown
This is Beirut 2025-11-13 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history -- 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to approve a ...
US Senate in Final Push to Pass Trump Spending Bill
This is Beirut 2025-07-01 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US senators were in a marathon session of amendment votes Monday as Republicans sought to pass Donald Trump's flagship spending bill, an unpopular package set to slash social welfare programs and add an eye-watering $3 trillion to the national debt. The president wants his "One Big Beautiful Bill" to extend his expiring first-term tax cuts at a ...
Japan Urges Universities to Accept Students Hit by US Block
This is Beirut 2025-05-28 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Japanese government has asked local universities to consider accepting international students enrolled at US universities as President Donald Trump seeks to force Harvard to submit to unprecedented oversight. The Trump administration moved last week to block Harvard from enrolling foreign students, but on Friday a judge suspended the order ...
War: A Reflection of the Leaders’ Unconscious
David Sahyoun 2024-10-02 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Every week, we invite you to explore a striking theme to reveal its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic thought to better understand ...
Trade Wars, Culture Wars, and Anti-Immigration: Trump's Big Promises
This is Beirut 2025-01-20 09:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A sweeping deportation program, "drill, baby, drill," and peace for Ukraine: President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move big and fast when he returns to the White House on Monday. Here is a look at his sensational but frequently vague promises for a second term -- much of them likely to be enacted through executive ...
Exclusive: Footage from Devastated Villages in Southern Lebanon
This is Beirut 2024-10-08 14:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Exclusive footage obtained by This is Beirut reveals the widespread destruction of homes and entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon as relentless Israeli shelling and airstrikes continue. Credits: @salamelzaatari
Costa-Gavras: A Meditative Journey into Mortality
This is Beirut 2024-10-18 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
At 91, the Franco-Greek filmmaker Costa-Gavras confronts the concept of death with the calmness of an experienced director, all while preparing a new political film. During the Lumière festival in Lyon, he presented his latest feature, Le Dernier Souffle (“The Last Breath”), set for release in January 2025. Adapted from a work by Régis ...
Madame Lucie: Manicurist to Cairo's Golden Age Stars
Beatrice Moreau 2024-12-02 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nestled inconspicuously in a narrow alley branching off from one of Cairo's main thoroughfares, Madame Lucie's manicure salon has managed to survive the relentless march of time and progress that has transformed much of the Egyptian capital. Flanked by sleek modern cafes, trendy fashion boutiques, and ubiquitous fast food chains, the little shop's ...
Lebanon’s Commercial Sector: Adapting to Change and Looking Ahead
This is Beirut 2024-12-11 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The armed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has severely impacted Lebanon's commercial sector, which continues to face significant challenges while preparing for the future. Despite the ongoing recovery process, the sector remains resilient. In this context, Nicolas Shammas, President of the Beirut Traders Association (BTA), organized a major ...
The Christmas Tree: A Symbol of Unity, Not Division
Salam El Zaatari 2024-12-26 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
After multiple incidents of Christmas tree burning in Syria and Lebanon, it’s impossible to ignore the troubling message behind these acts. Such actions go beyond the physical destruction of a festive decoration – they are calculated provocations meant to sow division, ignite sectarian tensions, and fracture communities that have long thrived ...
Italian PM: Jailed Italian Reporter in Tehran Freed
This is Beirut 2025-01-08 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Italian journalist arrested in Iran and jailed for three weeks has been freed and is returning to Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said on Wednesday. "The plane taking journalist Cecilia Sala home took off from Tehran a few minutes ago" following "intense work through diplomatic and intelligence channels", Meloni's office said in ...
Khalil: Approval of the 2025 Budget by Decree Is Necessary
This is Beirut 2025-02-04 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Caretaker Minister of Finance, Youssef Khalil, stated that “the approval of the 2025 budget draft by decree, after adhering to the deadlines set by law, has now become a necessity. According to him, “this remains financially safer than not approving it and resorting to expenditures based on the provisional twelfth rule.” Khalil noted ...
Sudan Denies Using Chemical Weapons After US Imposes Sanctions
This is Beirut 2025-05-23 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sudan's army-aligned government on Friday denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons in its war against paramilitary rivals, a day after Washington said it would impose sanctions. The reaction by the government spokesman comes after the United States said on Thursday it had determined that Sudan's military used chemical weapons in ...
From 'The Pianist' to ' The Brutalist,' Adrien Brody, Master of Immersion
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-03-04 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Adrien Brody possesses the rare gift of completely disappearing into his characters. Since his Oscar triumph in 2003 — becoming the youngest Best Actor winner at 29 — to his resurgence with The Brutalist, he has excelled at portraying men molded by war. His extreme method-acting approach has led him to explore the psychological depths of ...
Gene Hackman Died of Natural Causes, a Week after Wife
This is Beirut 2025-03-08 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes about a week after his wife's death, a medical examiner said Friday, ending more than a week of mystery surrounding the death of one of Hollywood’s most beloved stars. The bodies of The French Connection star and his wife were found on February 26 in their home in New Mexico after ...
Centcom, the American Leviathan Watching Over the East
Mario Chartouni 2025-03-18 18:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States has escalated its military involvement in Yemen by bombing Houthi positions on Saturday, causing dozens of casualties among the fighters of the Iran-backed movement. Behind these strikes is the United States Central Command (Centcom), a crucial component of the American military strategy in the Middle East for ...
How 'Mad Men' Changed Christina Hendricks’ Life Forever
This is Beirut 2025-03-29 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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"Mad Men opened so many doors for me and is still a part of my life," says actress Christina Hendricks, a decade after the end of the award-winning series that redefined television while dissecting 1960s America. Now 49, the red-haired actress became a household name for her role as Joan, the head secretary of a New York ad agency, whom she ...
Trump's Film Tariff Shocks Hollywood: 'Makes no Sense'
This is Beirut 2025-05-06 13:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Hollywood reacted with skepticism on Monday to US President Donald Trump's announcement of 100 percent tariffs on foreign films, with movie insiders calling it a policy made up on the fly by a president who fails to understand how the industry works. "It makes no sense," entertainment lawyer Jonathan Handel said of Trump's idea. Handel told AFP ...
Cannes Behind the Scenes: Red Carpet, Silent Hands
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-05-20 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In Cannes, everything seems to float. Spectacular gowns, knowing glances and intense spotlight beams. Yet, beneath this radiant veneer, hundreds of anonymous figures move quietly behind the scenes. They don’t climb the steps or feature in Instagram stories. But without them, the red carpet would simply be a piece of red fabric. Every ...
Republicans Eye Thursday Vote On Trump's Tax Cut Mega-Bill
This is Beirut 2025-05-22 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Republicans announced Wednesday they will vote early Thursday on US President Donald Trump's sprawling domestic policy mega-bill pairing tax relief with spending cuts that critics say would decimate health care while ballooning the debt. The "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" would usher into law Trump's vision for a new "Golden Age," achieved through ...
Israel Seeks To Defeat Hezbollah Again, What Might Be Different this Time?
Seth J. Frantzman 27/05 10:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Facing an increasingly deadly threat from Hezbollah’s first-person view (FPV) drones, Israel is back on the offensive in Lebanon. Since the night of May 25, the Israel Defense Forces have launched large-scale airstrikes across southern Lebanon while pressing ground advances. As Israel once again turns to military force, amid U.S.-Iran talks, the ...
Behind Netanyahu’s Calculus on Lebanon Escalation Amid Potential U.S.-Iran Deal
Claudia Groeling 26/05 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel launched a widespread wave of overnight strikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, targeting more than 100 Hezbollah sites, according to the Israeli military. The IDF said the strikes hit weapons storage facilities, command centers, observation posts, and infrastructure allegedly used by Hezbollah militants to coordinate attacks ...
U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Issues Security Warning Over Iran-Linked Threats
This is Beirut 20/04 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The U.S. Embassy Baghdad issued a security alert on Monday warning of continued threats against American citizens and interests in Iraq, citing ongoing plans by Iran-aligned armed groups to carry out attacks. The U.S. embassy said that “terrorist militias allied with Iran” are continuing to plan attacks targeting U.S. nationals and ...
Israel Expands Air Power with F-35I and F-15IA Deal Following Lessons from Iran Conflict
This is Beirut 03/05 23:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel has approved the acquisition of two additional fighter jet squadrons from the United States. The deal includes a fourth squadron of F-35I stealth fighters and a second squadron of F-15IA strike aircraft, both supplied by U.S. defense manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The announcement, made by the Israeli Ministry of Defense, ...
Iran Military Official Says Renewed War with U.S. 'Likely'
This is Beirut 02/05 11:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was "likely", hours after President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, state media reported without detailing its ...
Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of Spying for Israel: Judiciary
This is Beirut 02/05 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks. "Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged for the crime of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour of the Zionist regime," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said. It was not ...