Senate Democrats Reject GOP Funding Bill, Raising Risk of Government Shutdown

This is Beirut 2025-09-19 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US senators failed to pass a stopgap funding bill Friday as Republicans raced to avert a government shutdown and political challenge to President Donald Trump. Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives had narrowly passed the measure, but it was shot down by Democrats in the Senate amid no sign of compromise with Trump's ...

IS Leader Killed in US Airstrike in Syria

This is Beirut 2025-09-19 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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American forces carried out a raid in Syria on Friday, killing a senior operative from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, the US military said. "Omar Abdul Qader was an ISIS member actively seeking to attack the United States," the military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, using an alternate acronym for IS. "His death ...

Zelensky Plans New Trump Meeting as Russia Intensifies Attacks

This is Beirut 2025-09-20 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he would meet his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next week as Russia intensified deadly strikes across his country. Russia carried out one of its largest aerial attacks, firing 40 missiles and some 580 drones at Ukraine in a nighttime barrage that ...

Man Utd Earn Vital Win Against Chelsea as Liverpool Stay Perfect

This is Beirut 2025-09-21 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-1 in a chaotic match at Old Trafford on Saturday to earn vital breathing space for beleaguered manager Ruben Amorim as Liverpool stayed perfect in the Premier League. But Graham Potter's future as West Ham boss appears bleak after a fourth defeat in five matches left the club firmly rooted in the relegation ...

Ben Gvir and Smotrich Urge West Bank Annexation as Western Countries Recognize Palestinian State

This is Beirut 2025-09-21 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two Israeli far-right ministers on Sunday called for the annexation of the Israeli-occupied West Bank following the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state. "The recognition by Britain, Canada, and Australia of a Palestinian state... requires immediate countermeasures: the swift application of sovereignty in ...

Apocalypticism and War Ending 

Charles Chartouni 2025-09-22 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The paradoxes of the Islamic summit are blatant and quite equivocal. One wonders what elicited this mobilization after two years of apathy and diplomatic inaction. An early summit could have spared Gaza and its population the tragedies brought about by the apocalyptic vision of Hamas, the cynicism of its handlers and leaders and their ruinous ...

AMD and Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Forgotten Molecule Could Restore Sight

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-09-24 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Losing sight to a degenerative retinal disease, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or retinitis pigmentosa (RP), has long been seen as irreversible. For patients, existing therapies can only slow the disease’s progress but never restore vision. Yet, a 2022 study published in Science Advances challenged this assumption: disulfiram ...

North Korea's Kim Open to US Talks

This is Beirut 2025-09-22 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has "fond memories" of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States -- if he can keep his nukes. Kim met Trump three times for high-profile summits during Trump's first term, before talks collapsed in Hanoi in 2019 over what concessions Pyongyang was prepared to ...

Germany: Palestinian State Should Come as Result of Negotiations

This is Beirut 2025-09-22 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Germany on Monday reaffirmed its position that it would not recognize a Palestinian State until the Israelis and Palestinians negotiate a two-State solution. The comments came ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, where France is expected to become the latest country to recognize a Palestinian State, following Australia, Britain, Canada, ...

Futsal – 2026 Qualifiers: Lebanon Held by Hong Kong

Makram Haddad 2025-09-22 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Solid from the start, Rabih Abou Chaaya’s men immediately took control of the game. The reward came in the 15th minute: Mustafa Rhyem leapt to open the scoring, finishing a well-worked sequence and sending the Lebanese bench into celebration. After the break, Hong Kong equalized during their best spell, taking advantage of a lapse from the ...

Demna Debuts Gucci Collection, Igniting New Era in Milan

This is Beirut 2025-09-23 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Maverick Georgian designer Demna makes his debut for Gucci at Milan Fashion Week on Tuesday with a film featuring a family of Italian characters bursting with attitude, as the house pledged a "new era" in its history. The 44-year-old took over at Gucci in July after a decade at fellow Kering brand Balenciaga, tasked with helping reverse falling ...

Between the State and the Rock…

Johnny Kortbawi 2025-09-23 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In Lebanon, even rocks can spark existential crises. The Raoucheh Rock has become the focus of a growing political and public controversy after plans emerged to project an image of Hezbollah’s former Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, alongside Hashem Safieddine, onto the rock to mark the anniversary of their death last year. What began as a ...

Beyond Hamas: Gaza’s Emerging Tribal Militias

Mario Chartouni 2025-09-23 19:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In a landscape ravaged by nearly two years of war between Israel and Hamas, local figures are stepping in to fill the void left by the weakening of the Palestinian movement in Gaza. In Kizan al-Najjar, a depopulated village south of Khan Younes in the southern enclave, Hossam al-Astal, a former Palestinian Authority officer, has announced the ...

China Steps Into Spotlight at UN Climate Talks

This is Beirut 2025-09-24 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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China's emissions-cutting pledge is poised to take center stage at a United Nations climate meeting Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering -- if predictable -- broadside against the science surrounding planet-warming fossil fuels. Some 118 nations will outline plans to curb global warming, which is driving disasters ...

Russia Says 'No Alternative' to Continuing Ukraine Offensive

This is Beirut 2025-09-24 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kremlin on Wednesday said it had no choice but to continue its military offensive on Ukraine, as Moscow rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Russia was a "paper tiger". The comments come a day after Trump said Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia, which he characterized as a "paper tiger" with a failing economy ...

Meta Experiences 2nd Outage in One Year

2024-04-03 23:20 - Reading : less than a minute

Social media platforms owned by Meta namely Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp have experienced a series of global outages Wednesday evening, acknowledged the company through one of its spokespersons. The website Downdetector, which tracks social media interruption issues through user reports, notably recorded a surge in reports around ...