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Iran: “Hostage Diplomacy,” an Intractable Dilemma for the West
This is Beirut 2025-11-05 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran France Cécile Kohler Jacques Paris
For researchers, aid workers, and even tourists, Iran’s use of detention to extract concessions has become a serious dilemma for Western governments, which so far have failed to stop the practice. This so-called “hostage diplomacy,” consistently denied by Tehran, re-emerged just after the release on Tuesday of French nationals ...
Paola Rizk, a New Lebanese Face at FIFA: Setting Course for “Grassroots”
Makram Haddad 2025-11-06 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Beirut FIFA Paola Rizk Football
In Zurich, the news landed like an opening goal in the 5th minute: Paola Pharaon Rizk has been appointed a member of FIFA’s Grassroots and Amateur Football Committee. From Racing Beirut to international bodies, she has established herself as one of the faces of modern football governance in the Land of the Cedars. This promotion comes as part of ...
Gold: Sell or Buy More?
Liliane Mokbel 2025-11-06 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
For years, gold was seen as a safe haven, more a way to store wealth than a true investment. Holding physical gold has traditionally been considered a long-term hedge against inflation. But the surge in the price of the yellow metal in 2025 has shaken that belief. With a rise of more than sixty percent since the start of the year, gold can no ...
US to Cancel Flights as Longest Govt Shutdown Drags On
This is Beirut 2025-11-06 10:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
USA Flights Cancellation Shutdown Airport
US officials said the scheduled capacity for flights was being cut by 10 percent in 40 busy air traffic areas nationwide on Friday, as the longest government shutdown drags on. Federal agencies have been grinding to a halt since Congress failed to approve funding past September 30, with some 1.4 million federal workers, from air traffic ...
Can You Really Die of a Broken Heart?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-06 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Broken Heart Science Takotsubo Cardiology
Losing a loved one, experiencing a breakup, or facing shocking news can make anyone feel, in moments of devastation, that their heart might literally burst. The saying “to die of a broken heart” once seemed little more than sentimental folklore. Yet modern medicine has shown otherwise. Emotional pain can, in rare cases, strike the heart with ...
The Atelier des Lumières Lands on the Moon: An Immersive Odyssey by Tom Hanks
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-11-06 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Paris Atelier des Lumières Tom Hanks Culture Exhibition Art
In the heart of Paris, the Atelier des Lumières once again welcomes visitors in search of an extraordinary immersive art experience. This time, it’s not a single artist or a specific work on display — it’s a voyage into the cosmos: Destination Moon. At the Atelier des Lumières, an exploration of lunar conquest co-written by Tom Hanks ...
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 ...
Pope Leo Receives Palestinian President Abbas at Vatican
This is Beirut 2025-11-06 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Thursday, where the Vatican said they discussed the "urgent need" to help the civilian population in Gaza. The visit comes almost a month into a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, following two years of war triggered by the Palestinian group's October 7, 2023, ...
Syrians Furious at Major Hike in Electricity Prices
This is Beirut 2025-11-06 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Syria electricity poverty economy
In his workshop near the Syrian capital, Ghassan Aama is at a loss following a recent decision to massively hike electricity prices, even as much of the country continues to face extensive outages. Last month, the energy ministry raised prices by at least 60 times compared to the previous tariff, sending shockwaves through a population already ...
Russian Reservists Face Call-Ups as Ukraine Hits Refineries
This is Beirut 2025-11-04 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law that allows using reservists to guard oil refineries after Ukrainian drone strikes led to gasoline shortages in some regions. Kyiv has been targeting Russian refineries in retribution for Moscow's drone and missile strikes in Ukraine, and in an attempt to cut off energy revenues that ...
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney Dies at 84
This is Beirut 2025-11-04 14:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former US vice president Dick Cheney has died aged 84, US media reported on Tuesday, citing a statement from his family. Cheney was the 46th vice president, serving under Republican president George W. Bush for two terms between 2001 and 2009. The former congressman and defense secretary "died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac ...
Israel Launches Series of Raids in South Lebanon Following Warnings
This is Beirut 2025-11-06 17:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Tensions rose sharply in southern Lebanon on Thursday as the Israeli army launched a series of air raids hitting alleged Hezbollah targets in several villages. In the late afternoon, the town of Kfardunin (Bint Jbeil) was targeted after the Israeli army issued a warning to residents located near the building that was hit, located about ten meters ...
Imagery Shows Killings Persist in Sudan as German FM Decries 'Apocalyptic' Crisis
This is Beirut 2025-11-01 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sudan El-Fasher Germany Darfur
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 ...
No-State Zones in Lebanon: The Bekaa and the Shadow of the Clans (2/3)
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-31 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Baalbeck Damascus Hezbollah United Nations Baalbeck
Along the road from Zahleh to Hermel, portraits of former clan leaders, imams, and martyrs adorn the buildings, set among auto repair shops and fields of cannabis. In this fertile valley, crossed by the Orontes River and framed by the Anti-Lebanon mountains, the state’s presence gradually fades as the road stretches north. In the Bekaa, clan ...
Israel Returns Remains of 30 More Palestinians to Gaza
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine USA Hostage
Israel has returned the bodies of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza as part of an ongoing exchange deal under a US-brokered ceasefire plan, a hospital told AFP on Friday. The Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis told AFP that "the bodies of 30 Palestinian prisoners were received from the Israeli side as part of the exchange deal". Under the truce, ...
Lebanon's Industry: Resilient Yet Transforming
Christiane Tager 2025-10-31 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In Lebanon, industry remains both a social buffer and a key provider of foreign currency. Yet its macroeconomic footprint has shrunk, reflecting an economy battered by currency collapse, weak domestic demand, and high energy costs. Caught between export momentum and fragile profit margins, the “made-in-Lebanon machine” moves forward ...
Richard Linklater Says AI Can’t Capture Human Genius in Film
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Can great art be made without human genius and all its flaws? It's a vital question at a time when artificial intelligence threatens to subsume Hollywood. Through new movies Nouvelle Vague and Blue Moon, director Richard Linklater offers an answer—delving into the lives of two brilliant, volatile men whose films and plays shaped French New Wave ...
Aoun: Lebanese Army Is the Sole Guarantee of Sovereignty
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed on Friday that the Lebanese Army (LAF) remains “the only guarantee for protecting Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring its defense,” stressing that “there can be no sustainable security without it.” During a meeting at Baabda Palace with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Aoun said “Lebanon is ...
Key Dates in the Fall of Britain's Former Prince Andrew
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Key dates in the life of Andrew, King Charles III's younger brother, who has been stripped of his royal titles over allegations stemming from his friendship with US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein: - February 19, 1960: Born Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward at Buckingham Palace in London, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince ...
Sudan's RSF says Arrests Fighters Accused of Abuses in El-Fasher
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 14:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations El-Fasher Sudan Darfur
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they had arrested several of their fighters accused of committing abuses during the capture of the city of El-Fasher, including a man identified by AFP in multiple execution videos. The RSF, at war with the army since April 2023, seized El-Fasher -- the army's last stronghold in western Darfur -- on ...
Lagos Fashion Week Spotlight: Onalaja Puts Nigerian Heritage at the Heart of Fashion
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fashion Lagos Heritage Runway Adire Nigeria Culture
Models strutted down the runway, their beaded and sequined dresses evoking the traditional facial scarring still done in some parts of Nigeria. Others donned outfits paying homage to adire, a traditional Yoruba indigo fabric long prized for its craftsmanship. Kanyinsola Onalaja's show kicked off Lagos Fashion Week in style, in what has been a ...
Kim Kardashian: Queen of Visibility
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-31 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kim Kardashian Social Media Instagram Exposure Culture
In the early 2000s, Kim Kardashian lingered on the edges of the celebrity world, known for her influential friends and low-key ventures. Everything changed in 2007 with the launch of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which transformed family intimacy into a public drama. It was no longer just about appearances; it had become a lifestyle staged as a ...
Trump Awakens Old Nuclear Testing Fears
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 19:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Nuclear Weapons
Despite deliberately vague statements about resuming nuclear weapons testing, U.S. President Donald Trump is raising the specter of renewed nuclear proliferation, with China potentially the main beneficiary, according to experts. This comes at a time when the international arms control framework is already fragile. “We are already in the ...
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 ...
Israel Army Says Gaza Bodies Received Friday Not Hostages
This is Beirut 2025-11-01 13:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Israeli Hostages
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 ...
A War Still Without End: Why Russia and Ukraine Remain Locked in Conflict
Michael al-Andary 2025-11-04 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, marking the most significant military conflict in Europe since World War II. The decision was rooted in a blend of political, strategic, and ideological motives that had been building for years. At the core of Moscow’s reasoning was the determination to prevent Ukraine, a ...
Laura Massaad: Sensuality as a Path to Self-Love
Yara Germany 2025-11-01 15:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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What if sensuality were a way to reconnect with yourself? Laura Massaad helps women reclaim their bodies, set themselves free, and learn to love who they are. For her, dance is a form of healing. Beyond taboos, discover the story of a woman and her studio… an ode to femininity.
Egypt Unveils Grand Egyptian Museum Near Ancient Pyramids
This is Beirut 2025-11-02 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Egypt officially opened on Saturday the Grand Egyptian Museum, a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic grandeur that Cairo hopes will revive tourism and boost its battered economy. "Today, as we celebrate together the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, we are writing a new chapter in the history of the present and the future," ...
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)
Selena Gomez Social Media Culture Instagram
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 ...