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Europe Student Gaza Protests Spark Clashes and Arrests
gdeveloper 2024-05-07 23:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Student protests to demand that universities break ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread across Europe on Tuesday, with police breaking up demonstrations in the Netherlands, Germany, and France. Students at some elite European universities, inspired by ongoing demonstrations at US campuses, have been occupying university halls and facilities, ...
Advancing Health Sciences: The AUF 'Prix Dolla Karam Sarkis'
This Is Beirut 2024-05-09 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in the Middle East has inaugurated the Prix Dolla Karam Sarkis, an annual award established to commemorate the legacy of Professor Dolla Karam Sarkis by celebrating excellence in scientific research in Lebanon. This prize aims to honor her and recognize her active collaboration and substantial ...
World's First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Dies After Two Months
This Is Beirut 2024-05-13 14:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The first living patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the procedure, according to the US hospital that carried it out. "Mass General is deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman. We have no indication that it was the result of his recent transplant," the Boston hospital said in ...
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kicks Off Her 24-Hour Visit to Beirut
This Is Beirut 2024-05-14 14:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Mélanie Joly, began her 24-hour visit to Lebanon on Tuesday morning, where she is expected to meet with political leaders to discuss “the efforts needed to restore stability in Lebanon” and “the large Canadian community present in the country.” “While in Lebanon, Minister Joly will also ...
AstraZeneca Vaccine Withdrawal: Lingering Questions…
Alain E. Andrea 2024-05-14 22:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
AstraZeneca has announced the withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to “decreasing demand.” However, given the events that have taken place since 2021, one can tend to believe that this move could be dictated by other factors. One year after the global health emergency linked to the Covid-19 pandemic was lifted, controversies ...
Slot Confirms He Will Replace Klopp as Liverpool Manager
This Is Beirut 2024-05-17 21:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Feyenoord coach Arne Slot confirmed on Friday that he will be replacing Jurgen Klopp as manager of Liverpool next season. "There hasn't be an official announcement yet – but I don't think it will come as news to you that I will be coach there next season," Slot told reporters. The BBC said last month that Slot's deal to replace Klopp was worth ...
Iran Holds Indirect Talks With the US in Oman
This Is Beirut 2024-05-19 14:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran confirmed that it held indirect talks with its arch-foe the United States in Oman, despite the two countries having no diplomatic relations, state media reported. Washington and Tehran have long been at odds, with tensions centered on Iran's contested nuclear program and heightened by the Gaza war between their respective allies Israel and ...
Amal Clooney Helped ICC Come to Gaza War Crimes Decision
This Is Beirut 2024-05-21 09:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court (ICC) weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders, the human rights lawyer said Monday. The high-profile British-Lebanese barrister posted a statement on the website of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which she founded with her ...
Germany’s Kroos to Retire From Football After Euro 2024
This Is Beirut 2024-05-21 15:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Real Madrid's German international midfielder Toni Kroos announced on Tuesday that he will retire from football after Euro 2024. "My career as an active footballer will end this summer after the Euro championship," 34-year-old Kroos, who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany, said on Instagram. Before the European Championship, Kroos has a chance ...
Israel Strikes North Beirut Suburb, South Lebanon
This is Beirut 14/03 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Israeli strike hit an apartment building in Al-Nabaa, a northern Beirut suburb that had been targeted a day earlier, Lebanese state media said on Saturday, also reporting strikes in the country's south. An overnight Israeli strike killed a dozen medical staff at a clinic in south Lebanon, health authorities said earlier Saturday, after ...
Exclusive: Senior U.S. Official Says Lebanon “Must Take Stronger Action”
This is Beirut 13/03 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A top U.S. official told This Is Beirut that Lebanon’s government had not done enough to combat Hezbollah and stabilize the ongoing crisis. “Despite years of American assistance and support to the Lebanese government and the Lebanese Armed Forces,” the official said, “we believe Lebanon’s authorities must take stronger action to assert ...
Award-Winning Filmmaker Panahi: Iran Protests “To Move History Forward”
This is Beirut 02/01 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi said Wednesday that protests, which have gripped his country in recent days, aimed "to move history forward." "Shared pain has now become a cry in the street," said the director who won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize this year and has been nominated for an Oscar for his film It Was Just an ...
Trump Confirms Speaking to Iran, Says He Plans to Again
This is Beirut 30/01 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday evening that he intends to hold talks with Iran. When asked by reporters about the possibility of talks with Tehran, Trump said, "Yes. I intend that. We have a lot of very large and powerful ships heading to Iran right now, and it would be great not to have to use them.” Asked if ...
Qatar Pledges $480 Million and Plans to Rebuild Three Destroyed Villages in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 24/01 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Qatar has decided to allocate $480 million to fund projects and investments in Lebanon, while preparing to rebuild three destroyed villages in the south, according to information obtained by daily An-Nahar. The initiative is reminiscent of Doha’s role in post-war reconstruction following the 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. The ...
2026 NDS: America First Ushers in a New Era of Selective Engagement in the Middle East
Amal Chmouny 24/01 19:40 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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The newly released 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) marks a dramatic pivot in American foreign policy, embracing what officials call “pragmatic realism” while fundamentally redefining U.S. engagement in the Middle East. Under an “America First” framework, the strategy moves away from large-scale military interventions in favor of ...
After Maduro: The Challenge of Dismantling Hezbollah in Venezuela
Claudia Groeling 26/01 09:35 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
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After U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on January 3, Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed that Washington would uproot Hezbollah and Iranian influence in the South American country. “We are not going to have a country like Venezuela in our own hemisphere, in the sphere of control and the crossroads for ...
U.S. Intelligence Assesses Iran’s Leadership at Its Weakest Point Since 1979
This is Beirut 27/01 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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U.S. intelligence agencies assess that Iran’s ruling establishment is facing its most fragile moment in decades, as President Donald Trump receives multiple intelligence briefings indicating that the government’s grip on power has reached its weakest point since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to reports cited by the New York ...
WB Approves $350 Million to Support Lebanon’s Recovery and Digital Transformation
This is Beirut 27/01 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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On Monday, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $350 million in new financing to help Lebanon address the basic needs of its poorest and most vulnerable populations while advancing the digital transformation of public services. The funding, split between two projects, aims to provide social protection, promote economic ...
Trump Says U.S. Will Stop Helping Iraq if al-Maliki Returns to Premiership
This is Beirut 27/01 23:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Trump expressed on Truth Social on Tuesday that the U.S. will cease helping Iraq if former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki returns to power. Trump asserted that “because of [Nouri al-Maliki’s] insane policies and ideologies, if elected, the United States of America will no longer help Iraq.” Al-Maliki was ...
Lebanese Neutrality: The Strategic Interest Shared by Beirut and Jerusalem
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 28/01 09:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Lebanon's neutrality in regional conflicts is the single most important strategic choice it can make today, serving its core national interests and those of Israel in equal measure. If the Lebanese understand this, their country will be well on its way not only to recovery but to an economic boom. More than a year after the November 2024 ...
Iraq PM Candidate Maliki Denounces Trump's 'Blatant' Interference
This is Beirut 28/01 14:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iraq's main candidate for the premiership Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday denounced Washington's "blatant interference", after President Donald Trump threatened to end all support to the country if Maliki took the post. The US has held significant sway over Iraqi politics since leading the 2003 invasion that ousted long-time ruler ...
Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Iran Has Become Its Liability
Salam El Zaatari 29/01 09:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Naim Qassem’s latest speech sought to project certainty at a moment of regional flux. Instead, it revealed Hezbollah’s deepest fear: that its patron, Iran, may choose negotiation over confrontation and survival over its proxies. The Hezbollah leader declared that his organization would not remain neutral if Iran were attacked, framing any ...
World Food Program Terminates All Staff Contracts in Rebel-Held Yemen: UN Official
This is Beirut 29/01 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The World Food Programme is ending the contracts of all 365 staff in Houthi-controlled Yemen, a UN official told AFP on Thursday, effectively ending operations in a zone gravely afflicted by hunger. The United Nations agency suspended work in rebel-held areas in late August after the Iran-backed Houthis detained 38 employees in a series of raids, ...
Trump Declares Emergency Over Cuba, Targets Oil Exports, Cites Hamas, Hezbollah Ties
This is Beirut 30/01 02:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Trump issued an executive order on Thursday declaring a national emergency over Cuba and detailing a policy of implementing secondary sanctions on countries exporting oil to Cuba. In the executive order, the Trump administration claims that Cuba hosts and cooperates with “dangerous adversaries” on its territory: ...
Haykal’s U.S. Visit Signals Bid to Translate Military Gains into Political Trust
This is Beirut 02/02 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese Army (LAF) Commander General Rodolphe Haykal kicked off an official visit to the United States on Monday with a stop at U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in Tampa, in a trip that goes beyond routine military protocol and carries clear political implications. At CENTCOM, Haykal met with Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, presenting detailed maps and ...
Salam Says Lebanon to Expand State Control as International Confidence Grows
This is Beirut 23/01 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday that Lebanon has full operational control over southern Lebanon and will expand operations north of the Litani river as international engagement with Lebanon increases. Salam outlined a two-part policy driving the Lebanese state’s governance goals: institutional and ...
Syrian Security Forces Enter Hasakeh City Under Deal with Kurds
This is Beirut 02/02 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Syrian government security personnel on Monday entered Hasakeh city, a stronghold of Kurdish forces, under an integration deal agreed with the Kurds last week, an AFP team reported. The two sides reached a comprehensive agreement on Friday to gradually integrate the Kurds' military and civilian institutions into the state, after Kurdish ...
Trump Warns Iran of Consequences if Diplomacy Fails
This is Beirut 03/02 10:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States and Iran are set to resume nuclear talks on Friday in Turkey, officials from both sides told Reuters, as President Donald Trump warned that “bad things” would likely happen if negotiations fail, with U.S. warships moving closer to Iran amid heightened regional tensions. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign ...
‘Moment Could Be Fleeting’: U.S. Congressional Hearing on Curbing Hezbollah
This is Beirut 03/02 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Policy experts told the U.S. Congress that dismantling Hezbollah’s malign influence in Lebanon will require leveraging Washington’s support for Beirut to secure measurable progress on the militant group’s disarmament, as well as political and financial reforms, thereby strengthening state sovereignty. On Tuesday, the House Foreign Affairs ...
U.S. Tanker Approached by Iranian Gunboats in Strait of Hormuz
This is Beirut 03/02 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A US-flagged tanker was approached and challenged on Tuesday by Iranian gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz, before continuing on its way, US Central Command said. CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins said two Iranian boats and a drone approached the US-flagged ship M/V Stena Imperative "at high speeds and threatened to board and seize the ...