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Belgian Designer and Fashion Pioneer Marina Yee Dies at Age 67

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Belgian fashion designer Marina Yee, a founding member of the Antwerp Six who revolutionized fashion in the 1980s, has died at the age of 67, the Antwerp Fashion Museum announced Sunday. “Her name is inseparable from the legendary Antwerp Six, who put Belgian fashion on the world stage,” the museum stated. In 1986, six young Flemish ...

Hezbollah’s Resurgent Arsenal: Borders, Ports, and Clandestine Workshops

Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-11-01 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Warnings mount over Hezbollah’s rearmament. After years of focus on Iranian financial backing, Washington and Tel Aviv are increasingly concerned about how quickly Lebanon’s Shia movement is rebuilding its arsenal. A Wall Street Journal investigation published Thursday found that Hezbollah, far from adhering to the November 2024 ceasefire ...

Imagery Shows Killings Persist in Sudan as German FM Decries 'Apocalyptic' Crisis

This is Beirut 2025-11-01 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Satellite imagery suggests mass killings are likely continuing in and around Sudan's El-Fasher, Yale researchers said, as Germany's top diplomat on Saturday described the situation there as "apocalyptic." At war with the regular army since April 2023, the Rapid Support Forces seized El-Fasher on Sunday, pushing the military out of its last ...

Israel Army Says Gaza Bodies Received Friday Not Hostages

This is Beirut 2025-11-01 13:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel's military said Saturday that three bodies it received from Gaza via the Red Cross the previous night were not hostages held in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli military told AFP that a forensic analysis revealed the bodies were not those of any of the 11 deceased captives still to be handed over as part of a US-brokered ceasefire ...

Southern Lebanon’s Olive Trees: Peace Left to Fallow

Katia Kahil 2025-11-02 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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After a spiral of violence that devastated villages and farmland, the scars of war remain visible in Deir Mimas, Khiam, Houla, Blida, and Mays al-Jabal. More than 60,000 olive trees have been destroyed. “This year, we lost everything,” says Rose from Deir Mimas. “The trees are no longer pruned, the olives wither on the branches, and no one ...

Selena Gomez: When Intimacy Becomes Performance

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-02 11:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Not long ago, Selena Gomez was, for many, simply Disney’s newest rising star. Classic recipe: a soft voice, a radiant smile, hits perfectly calibrated for global youth. But behind the pop persona, another figure slowly emerged, one that ran counter to celebrity convention: a woman who reveals her fragilities, shares her storms, and speaks to her ...

Time Is Running Out for Lebanon to Avoid the Price of Hollow Politics

Charles Chartouni 2025-11-03 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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While Washington’s latest diplomatic efforts sought to convey a sense of urgency to Lebanon and forestall Israel from launching a new war, the country’s leaders have shown themselves to be ineffective and unwilling to break from the past. Just listening to President Joseph Aoun’s hollow pronouncements is enough to lose hope that Lebanon will ...

Israel Says Remains Handed Over by Hamas Belong to Captives

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 09:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel confirmed Monday that remains handed over by Hamas the day before belonged to three hostages seized by Palestinian militants during the October 7, 2023 attack. The remains were handed over as part of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump. "Following the completion of the identification process... ...

Les Mains de Mamie Redefine Haute Couture

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-25 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At first glance, Catherine’s flat in Saint-Étienne looks like any other French retiree’s home. Balls of yarn are scattered on the armchair, patterns are scribbled on scraps of paper, an old measuring tape lies nearby, and the television murmurs in the background. But for the past three years, her hands have been knitting for more than just ...

Hezbollah’s Obstinate Defiance: A State Within a State

This is Beirut 2025-11-06 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah issued an unprecedented “open-letter” on Thursday, addressed to President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam as well as to the Lebanese people. It presents itself as a solemn political message in defense of Lebanon’s sovereignty and unity. Yet behind its polished language about “national ...

LAF Denounces Leaks of Officer Reshuffle Details

This is Beirut 2025-08-12 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army (LAF) addressed circulating reports following Monday’s announcement of a major reshuffle affecting 107 military positions. In a statement released Tuesday, LAF indicated that some media outlets, news websites, and social media platforms shared a leaked memo detailing the transfers and dismissals of officers, accompanied by ...

What are All These Microplastics Doing to Our Brains?

This is Beirut 2025-08-01 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics have been detected accumulating in human brains, but there is not yet enough evidence to say whether this is doing us harm, experts have said. These mostly invisible pieces of plastic have been found everywhere, from the top of mountains to the bottom of oceans, in the air we breathe and the food we ...

AI Search Pushing an Already Weakened Media Ecosystem to the Brink

This is Beirut 2025-08-04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Generative artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT are cutting into traditional online search traffic, depriving news sites of visitors and impacting the advertising revenue they desperately need, in a crushing blow to an industry already fighting for survival. "The next three or four years will be incredibly challenging for publishers ...

US House Panel Subpoenas Clintons in Epstein Probe

This is Beirut 2025-08-05 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US House Oversight Committee on Tuesday subpoenaed former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton for testimony on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to letters posted on its website. The Clintons were among multiple former government officials, including two of President Donald Trump's attorneys general from ...

Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for Israel: Judiciary

This is Beirut 2025-08-06 09:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities on Wednesday executed a man convicted of spying for Israel by passing on information about a nuclear scientist killed during the 12-day war with Israel in June, the judiciary said. "Roozbeh Vadi... was executed following judicial proceedings and confirmation of his sentence by the Supreme Court," the judiciary's Mizan Online ...

United Airlines Flights Grounded in the US

This is Beirut 2025-08-07 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Thousands of US air passengers were facing delays Wednesday after United Airlines halted many departures in the wake of a systemwide problem. So-called "mainline flights" -- those moving between major hubs -- were grounded for over an hour before engineers were able to get things up and running again. "We are working with customers to get them ...

The Wilhelm Scream: Hollywood’s Most Recycled Scream Since 1951

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-08-09 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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It barely lasts two seconds. It cuts through the chaos of a fall, an explosion or a surprise attack. Chances are, you’ve probably heard it hundreds of times without realizing it. It’s known as the “Wilhelm scream.” To this day, it’s the most recycled sound effect in film history. From Star Wars and Indiana Jones to Kill Bill and Toy ...

Ministries of Tourism and Technology Launch “Smart Tourism App”

This is Beirut 2025-08-12 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tourism Minister Laura Lahoud and Minister of Technology and Artificial Intelligence Kamal Shehadeh on Tuesday launched a free smart tourism application during a press conference at the Tourism Ministry. Designed and developed by Rodolphe Khalat and Hanna Daoud, the app serves as a personal assistant powered by artificial intelligence, offering ...

Pop Memorabilia: Glittery Michael Jackson Sock Fetches $8,822 at French Auction

This is Beirut 2025-07-30 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A single glittery sock that late pop superstar Michael Jackson wore during a concert in France in the 1990s sold for more than $8,000 on Wednesday, a French auctioneer said. A technician found the used sock discarded near Jackson's dressing room after the concert in the southern city of Nimes in July 1997, auctioneer Aurore Illy told AFP. The ...

First Woman to Ref Men’s Basketball

Hala Abdallah 2025-08-12 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Jennifer Ammoury made history as the first woman to referee men’s Division 1 basketball in Lebanon. But the road wasn’t easy. How did she handle the pressure early on? And how did players and fans really react when she officiated the Beirut Derby? Watch her story now in Episode 10 of This is Sports, only on This is Beirut’s website and ...

Taylor Swift Announces 12th Album for 'pre pre-order'

This is Beirut 2025-08-12 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US popstar Taylor Swift announced her 12th album, titled The Life of a Showgirl, for "pre pre-order" just after midnight Tuesday in posts on her website. Her online shop displayed blurred images of a record, CD and cassette tape overlaid with a glittery orange lock, explaining the album artwork would be "revealed at a later date." A disclaimer ...

‘Axis of Resistance’ Calculations Come Up Short

Johnny Kortbawi 2025-08-12 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The entire “Axis of Resistance” has a recurring problem with numbers and calculations – a game it has often played and lost, sometimes with almost absurd results. If Hezbollah’s closest ally before its recent distancing to gain favor ahead of the elections – the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) – cannot get the numbers right, what hope ...

Passwords Under Threat as Tech Giants Seek Tougher Security

This is Beirut 2025-08-13 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method -- but also running into public hesitancy. "The password era is ending," two senior figures at Microsoft wrote in a July blog post. The tech giant has been building "more secure" alternatives to log in for years -- ...

Falsehoods Swirl Around Trump-Putin Summit

This is Beirut 2025-08-15 21:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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From false claims of a Ukrainian assassin shot dead in Alaska to baseless reports of Russia declaring the sale of the territory to the United States illegal, misinformation has swirled around the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The online falsehoods spreading across tech platforms were muddying the waters around Friday's closely ...

US Suspends Visas for Gazans After Far-Right Influencer Posts

This is Beirut 2025-08-17 02:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US government said Saturday it is suspending visitor visas for Gazans after a far-right influencer with the ear of President Donald Trump complained that wounded Palestinians had been allowed to seek medical treatment in the United States. The announcement came one day after a series of furious social media posts by Laura Loomer, who is known ...

Games Industry in Search of New Winning Combo at Gamescom 2025

This is Beirut 2025-08-18 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The global games industry gathers for the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne this week, with hopes that upcoming heavy-hitters like "GTA VI" can help the industry escape its doldrums. Tuesday's opening night event will show off major releases slated for the months ahead, with the starring role going to "Black Ops 7" -- the new installment in the ...