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US Exempts Smartphones and Computers from Global Trump Tariffs
This is Beirut 2025-04-12 17:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Trump administration has exempted smartphones, computers, and other electronics from its punishing "reciprocal" tariffs -- lessening the cost impact on American consumers for a host of popular high-tech products. The exemptions, published late Friday in a notice by the US Customs and Border Protection office, cover various ...
Basketball – WASL: La Sagesse Clinches a Spot in the Final 8
Makram Haddad 2025-04-12 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
There was no room for error—and they answered with heart… and with fire in their wrists. On Friday night at Nouhad Nawfal, La Sagesse punched its ticket to the Final 8 of the West Asia Super League. Up against a scrappy Jordanian side, the Greens played their game (88–76), led by an on-fire Zach Lofton: 34 points on 13-of-18 shooting, 7 ...
Customs Duties: When China Gets Hit with a Tax — and We Get a Shock at the Checkout!
Christiane Tager 2025-04-10 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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American president Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would suspend his “reciprocal” customs surtaxes for 90 days. However, this decision does not apply to China. With the new American customs duties taking effect — reaching an impressive 104% for certain Chinese products — many American companies that have long relied on China to ...
‘Always Be Drunk:’ Remedy or Illusion in the Face of Existential Emptiness?
David Sahyoun 2025-04-09 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Drunkness Baudelaire Culture Emptiness
In The Spleen of Paris, Baudelaire advises the reader to “always be drunk. That’s it: the only question. In order not to feel the horrible burden of Time, breaking your shoulders and bending you toward the earth, you must get drunk without ceasing. But on what? On wine, on poetry, or on virtue, as you wish. But get drunk.” This work ...
US Targets Zuckerberg’s Social Media Empire
This is Beirut 2025-04-09 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Barring any eleventh-hour intervention, social media juggernaut Meta will stand trial next week facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. By moving forward, the trial in a Washington federal court dashes any hopes from Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg ...
Is a Trade Deficit Really That Terrifying?
Mario Chartouni 2025-04-07 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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If there is one thing on which the vast majority of serious economists agree, whether they lean politically left or right, it is that free trade and commerce are beneficial to a nation. Yet, this truth is being contested today. Trade deficits are generating a lot of ink in the media, and they are being used to justify counterproductive policies. ...
Red Crescent Says Israeli Troops Shot Gaza Crew 'with Intent to Kill'
This is Beirut 2025-04-07 19:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Palestine Red Crescent Society said on Monday that 15 medics and rescuers killed by Israeli forces last month in Gaza were shot in the upper body with "intent to kill." The killings occurred in the southern Gaza Strip on March 23, days into a renewed Israeli offensive in the Hamas-ruled territory. They have since sparked ...
Recovering Pope Makes Surprise Appearance with Crowd at Vatican Square
This is Beirut 2025-04-06 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Pope Francis, who is recovering after a serious case of pneumonia, made a surprise public appearance Sunday as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving the hospital. "A good Sunday to all. Thank you very much", the 88-year-old Pope said as he was wheeled through Saint Peter's Square in his wheelchair after ...
Under US Pressure, Iran May Withdraw from Yemen
This is Beirut 2025-04-03 22:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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According to information reported by British media outlet The Telegraph on Thursday, Iran has ordered its military forces in Yemen to withdraw from the country due to the intensification of US airstrikes on its Houthi allies. A senior Iranian official stated that the decision aimed to avoid a direct confrontation with the United States if an ...
Donald Trump 'Perfecting' New Tariffs as Nervous World Braces
This is Beirut 2025-04-01 22:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump kept the world's leading economies on edge Tuesday as he made final preparations for a "Liberation Day" announcement of sweeping new tariffs that could trigger a global trade war. Trump has promised to be "very kind" when he unveils the so-called reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, but uncertainty reigned over which ...
Trump Upbeat after Speaking to Egyptian President on Gaza, Yemen
This is Beirut 2025-04-01 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had a positive conversation with Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on issues including Gaza, where Washington has proposed displacement of the population. "My telephone call with President El-Sisi, of Egypt, went very well," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, using another spelling for ...
Convalescing Pope Francis's Condition Improving: Vatican
This is Beirut 2025-04-01 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A chest X-ray has confirmed a "slight improvement" in Pope Francis's lungs as he recovers from five weeks in hospital with life-threatening pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The 88-year-old Catholic leader left Rome's Gemelli hospital on March 23 after a stay in which doctors said he had almost died twice, returning to the Vatican for a ...
US and Saudi Arabia Ink Massive $142 Billion Arms Deal
This is Beirut 2025-05-13 17:28 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The US and Saudi Arabia signed a mammoth arms deal Tuesday that the White House called the largest "in history" amid a raft of agreements inked by Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. "The United States and Saudi Arabia signed the largest defense sales agreement in history -- nearly $142 billion, providing Saudi ...
Protection Racket? Asian Semiconductor Giants Fear Looming Tariffs
This is Beirut 2025-05-14 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Inside one of South Korea's oldest semiconductor research institutes, the cleanrooms and workshops are calm and immaculate, but outside the Seoul National University campus, a chip storm is brewing. Last month, Washington announced a national security probe into imports of semiconductor technology, which could put the industry in the crosshairs ...
Hezbollah Said to Have Evacuated Positions in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Hezbollah reportedly placed all its units on maximum alert on Tuesday across all fronts in anticipation of a potential escalation in Israeli strikes, according to security sources cited by al-Hadath news channel. “Several Hezbollah positions have been evacuated across various areas in southern Lebanon, while some of the group’s senior leaders ...
Day 6: Israel Strikes Key Iranian Sites, Tehran Fires Hypersonic Missiles
Alissar Boulos 2025-06-18 08:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The conflict between Israel and Iran entered its sixth consecutive day on Wednesday with no sign of de-escalation, as both countries exchanged fresh missile strikes overnight. Israeli warplanes targeted several high-value sites in and around Tehran, while Iran responded by launching hypersonic missiles toward Tel Aviv and warning Israeli civilians ...
Lammy Reaffirms UK Support to Raggi, Urges Lebanese Neutrality
This is Beirut 2025-06-21 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Raggi received a phone call this afternoon from British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Lammy expressed the United Kingdom’s and the broader European community’s support for Lebanon, stressing the importance of the country staying out of the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. ...
Macron Says Europeans to 'Accelerate Negotiations' with Iran
This is Beirut 2025-06-21 19:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that France and its European partners would ramp up talks with Iran following more than a week of hostilities between the Islamic Republic and Israel. "I am convinced that there is a way out of war and to avoid even greater dangers," Macron said on X after holding phone talks with ...
Pakistan to Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
This is Beirut 2025-06-21 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Pakistan announced on Saturday that it would recommend U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing his role in resolving the recent conflict between India and Pakistan – an accolade he has openly said he craves, Reuters reports. Some Pakistani analysts believe the move could be a calculated effort to influence ...
Khatchig Babikian: A Perfect Symbiosis of Lebanese and Armenian Identities
Fady Noun 2025-06-21 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Christine Babikian Assaf offers us an unfinished yet invaluable work: the Memoirs of her father, Khatchig Babikian—a towering figure of Lebanese parliamentary history in the 20th century and one of the key architects of the Taif Agreement. Published under the title “My Lives”, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand ...
Lebanon’s Tense Summer: When Fear Meets Humor
Marilyne Jallad 2025-06-21 10:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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As summer gets underway, a new conflict, this time between Israel and Iran, has once again cast a shadow over Lebanon. “Our summers are always ruined,” says Karl bitterly. In his forties, he launches into a familiar lament, recalling the many local and regional summers marred by war that inevitably spill over into Lebanon and wear down the ...
Russia Steps out from Shadows in Africa with State Paramilitary
This is Beirut 2025-06-20 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
With the rise of a paramilitary force that analysts say is controlled by the Kremlin, Russia is openly expanding its state military footprint in Africa, after years of distancing itself from mercenaries deployed on the continent to support pro-Russian rulers. Russia is using the Africa Corps force to increase its influence in particular in ...
Putin, Xi 'Strongly Condemn' Israeli Strikes on Iran, Urge Diplomatic Solution
This is Beirut 2025-06-19 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli attacks on Iran in a phone call and stressed the need for a diplomatic solution, Moscow and Beijing said. Israel has launched an unprecedented wave of strikes at Iran that prompted Tehran to respond with its own attacks with missiles and ...
Gaza Rescuers say 25 Killed by Israeli Fire
This is Beirut 2025-06-19 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli fire killed at least 25 people on Thursday, including 15 who had gathered near an aid distribution site. Civil defense official Mohammad al-Mughayyir told AFP that 15 people were killed and 60 wounded, while waiting for aid in central Gaza's Netzarim corridor, where thousands of people have gathered daily ...
Gulf States on Iran's Doorstep Scramble for End of War
This is Beirut 2025-06-19 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As Iran and Israel trade strikes and the US weighs joining in, wealthy Gulf states on the conflict's doorstep are engaged in frantic diplomacy to halt the war -- but solutions remain elusive. A spillover of the conflict or the Iranian government's collapse are both worrying outcomes for the energy-rich region, which hosts several major US ...
Iran-Israel War: Latest Developments
This is Beirut 2025-06-18 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on Wednesday, the sixth day of strikes in their most intense confrontation in history, fueling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East. Here are the latest developments: Israel Says Hit 'Internal Security' HQ Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that air force jets had ...
WhatsApp 'Concerned' Services to be Blocked After Iran Calls to Delete App
This is Beirut 2025-06-18 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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WhatsApp said it was "concerned" that its services would be blocked in Iran after a state broadcaster urged the public to delete the messaging app, saying it was sharing data with arch-rival Israel. State television IRIB appealed to Iranians on Tuesday to delete WhatsApp from their phones, alleging that the app collected users' personal data and ...
G7 Shows Support for Ukraine but Avoids Condemning Russia Amid Trump’s Absence
This is Beirut 2025-06-18 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Group of Seven leaders on Tuesday vowed greater support for Ukraine but stopped short of joint condemnation of Russia for its growing attacks, at a summit missing Donald Trump. The US president had been due to speak at the G7 summit with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, with whom he has had a volatile relationship, but flew back ...
Israel, Iran Trade Blows as Air war Rages into Fifth Day
This is Beirut 2025-06-17 16:59 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel said Tuesday it targeted military sites in Iran and killed a senior commander in fresh strikes, prompting Tehran to fire missiles in retaliation on the fifth day of escalating clashes between the arch foes. "A short while ago, the Israeli air force completed a series of strikes in western Iran," a military statement said. ...
The Enemy
Amine Jules Iskandar 2025-06-22 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
In 1915, in the aftermath of the great genocide of Eastern Christians, Jamal Pasha introduced the concept of the enemy—an invention that proved devastatingly effective in silencing free thought, and with it, existence itself. If, as René Descartes wrote, “I think, therefore I am,” then erasing our existence first required stopping our ...