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World-First IVF Trial Reduces Risk of Babies Inheriting Diseases
This is Beirut 2025-07-17 11:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, the results of a world-first trial said Wednesday. The findings were hailed as a breakthrough which raises hopes that women with mutations in their mitochondrial DNA could one day have ...
In 'Materialists,' Dakota Johnson Explores Love in the Age of Algorithms
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-07-17 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In Materialists, Céline Song reinvents the romantic comedy with Lucy, a New York matchmaker specializing in high-end unions, who suddenly finds herself torn between two very different men: Harry, a wealthy, reassuring heir, and John, a struggling but genuine actor. Beneath its glamorous surface, the film dissects the bold machinery of an era ...
Dr. Al-Sharaa, Mr. Al-Jolani: The Metamorphosis Illusion
Marc Saikali 2025-07-17 08:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Soueida Al-Jolani Ahmad el-Chareh Hezbollah
For two days, the Israeli Army has bombed Syrian militias now acting as auxiliaries to the regular army. On Wednesday, Israeli jets struck the outskirts of Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus—a clear political and military message: ongoing attacks on Syria’s Druze minority will not be tolerated. Yet on the ground, confusion reigns. ...
Trump Slams Own Supporters as Epstein Row Grows
This is Beirut 2025-07-17 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump blasted his own supporters and "stupid" Republicans Wednesday as he went on the attack against anyone questioning his administration's handling of the case of dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. Trump took his most combative tone yet to try and shut down the issue, after days of struggling to brush off a conspiracy theory ...
Astronomers Observe Birth of a Solar System for First Time
This is Beirut 2025-07-16 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Astronomers said Wednesday they had observed the moment when planets start forming around a distant star for the first time, revealing a process that sheds light on the birth of our own solar system. The new planetary system is forming around the baby star HOPS-315, which resembles our own Sun in its youth, 1,300 light years from Earth in the ...
BDL Takes Action: Ban on Transactions with Al-Qard Al-Hassan & co.
This is Beirut 2025-07-15 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Banks Banque du Liban Central Bank of Lebanon
The circular (No. 170) published by the Banque du Liban, accompanied by Basic Decision No. 13335, marks a decisive turning point in regulating the Lebanese financial sector. By formally banning banks and financial institutions from any relationship with unauthorized entities, particularly the association Al-Qard Al-Hassan, the Banque du Liban is ...
Beyoncé’s Unreleased Music Stolen From Car in Atlanta
This is Beirut 2025-07-15 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Computer drives containing unreleased music by US superstar Beyoncé and plans related to her concerts were stolen last week in Atlanta, police said Monday, with a suspect still at large. The items were stolen from a rental car used by Beyoncé's choreographer and a dancer on July 8, two days before the pop icon kicked off the Atlanta leg of her ...
Syrian Prisoners and Islamist Detainees in Lebanon: A Ticking Time Bomb
Badih Karhani 2025-07-14 11:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The issue of Syrian prisoners in Lebanon has resurfaced, alongside that of Islamist detainees, many of whom have been held for years without trial or clear charges. This tragic reality highlights a blatant pattern of ongoing political and judicial injustice, where hundreds of individuals are denied their most basic legal and human rights under ...
EU Ministers Weigh Response to Latest Trump Tariff Threat
This is Beirut 2025-07-14 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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EU ministers on Monday will debate the bloc's approach to trade talks with the United States, as Brussels scrambles to head off 30-percent tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. The US leader Trump threw months of painstaking negotiations into disarray on Saturday by announcing he would hammer the bloc with sweeping 30-percent tariffs if ...
Messi at the Double Again to Lift Inter Miami Over Nashville
This is Beirut 2025-07-13 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lionel Messi continued his historic Major League Soccer scoring run Saturday, netting two goals for the fifth game in a row to lift Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Nashville. Just days after he became the first player to score multiple goals in four straight MLS matches, Messi did it again as Miami continued their climb up the Eastern ...
EU Chief Delays Retaliation for US Tariffs in Search of Deal
This is Beirut 2025-07-13 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday Brussels will keep holding off on hitting back at US steel and aluminium tariffs, as it seeks a deal to ward off broader 30-percent levies. US President Donald Trump on Saturday threw months of painstaking negotiations into disarray by announcing he would hammer the 27-nation bloc with sweeping 30-percent ...
The Economics of Peace: How Trade Disarms Nations
Mario Chartouni 2025-07-09 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Warlords often repeat the same line to their followers: We know what’s best for you, and you must fight for a cause we’ve already defined. But in a world where conflicts can be resolved through law, why drive people into violence that is both senseless and costly? War: A Losing Proposition In societies built on cooperation and the rule of ...
Rewriting 'Ben-Hur:' 'Aletheia' by Luigi A. Kohli on Faith, Empire and Fiction
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-07-13 12:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Luigi A. Kohli, author of Aletheia, a Ben-Hur saga, followed a dream that never left him. After years in the corporate world, he found the courage to step away and embrace the calling he had carried since youth: to write. What began as a long-held fascination with epic films and ancient history transformed into a powerful, imaginative ...
From YouTube to Afrobeats: Theodort’s Rise to the Stage
This is Beirut 2025-07-13 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Once a YouTube kid known for his musical parodies, Theodort has transformed into a rising singer and rapper. His debut album, released in 2024 and infused with afrobeats and amapiano sounds, is now lighting up festival stages across France this summer. “Performing on stage feels a bit like doing theater. Every show is different, even if it’s ...
KANZ Whispers: Ziad Nakad’s Haute Couture Autumn-Winter 2025–2026
This is Beirut 2025-07-12 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In his Autumn–Winter 2025–2026 haute couture collection at Paris Fashion Week, Ziad Nakad unveiled a glittering homage to what lies beneath KANZ — meaning “treasure” in Arabic — a celebration of hidden opulence and enduring elegance. With every gown, Nakad excavates beauty from detail: sweeping silhouettes encrusted with embroidery, ...
New 'Superman' Film Soars, Aims to Save DC Universe
This is Beirut 2025-07-12 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Superman is often called upon to save the world from evildoers, but in his latest big-screen incarnation, he's also being asked to swoop in and save a franchise. James Gunn's Superman, which opened in theaters worldwide this week, is a reboot aimed at relaunching the so-called DC Universe of comic book-based superhero movies, which also features ...
Fake Beauty, Real Risks: Investigating Cosmetic Counterfeits (1/3)
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-11 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Beauty Care Black Market Health Sunscreens Cosmetic Counterfeits
Same logo, same packaging, same “high protection” claim… but sometimes, the contents are just water and thickeners. In a recent investigation led by journalist Hugo Clément and pharmacist Laurence Coiffard (for “Sur le Front,” France 5, June 2025), several counterfeit sunscreens were lab tested. Findings were alarming: some products ...
Request to Lift Bouchikian’s Parliamentary Immunity: What Does the Process Involve?
This is Beirut 2025-07-11 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Former Minister of Industry and current MP Georges Bouchikian is facing corruption allegations and is the subject of a request to lift his parliamentary immunity. In response, a joint meeting of the Bureau of Parliament and the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and Justice was held on Friday morning at Ain el-Tineh. The request, submitted ...
Trump Says Canada To Face 35% Tariff Rate Starting August
This is Beirut 2025-07-11 05:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. It was the latest of more than 20 such letters issued by Trump since Monday, as he continues to pursue his trade war threats against dozens of economies. Canada and the US are ...
Jane Birkin’s First Hermès Birkin Bag Breaks Auction Record
This is Beirut 2025-07-10 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The first-ever Hermès Birkin bag, custom-made for Jane Birkin in 1984, was sold at auction in Paris on Thursday for €8.582 million, including fees, according to Sotheby’s. This oversized black leather tote was the original prototype of what would become one of the most iconic and expensive handbags in the world. Until now, the most ...
EU Says Israel Has Agreed to 'Expand' Gaza Aid Access
This is Beirut 2025-07-10 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The EU on Thursday struck a deal with Israel to increase aid access to Gaza that should see more food trucks entering and the opening of additional crossing points, the bloc's top diplomat said. "Today, we reached an agreement with Israel to expand humanitarian access to Gaza," European Union foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas wrote on X. "This ...
Should We Be Concerned About ChatGPT’s Impact on the Human Brain?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-10 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
AI ChatGPT MIT Study Brain Lazy Neurosciences
A team of researchers at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), led by neuroscientist Nataliya Kosmyna at the MIT Media Lab, conducted a preliminary study to explore the effects of ChatGPT on brain activity. Their approach was notably unconventional—combining writing and memory tasks with 32-channel EEG (electroencephalogram) ...
Benin Bets on Free Vets and Schools to Turn People Away From Jihadism
This is Beirut 2025-07-10 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In jihadist-threatened north Benin, the army is waging a campaign away from the front -- a program of social projects, including free veterinary care, to tempt locals away from extremism. Located just south of Niger and Burkina Faso -- which together with neighboring Mali form an alleged terrorism epicenter -- Benin's north has come under ...
Demna bows out at Balenciaga with star-studded Paris catwalk show
This is Beirut 2025-07-09 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Maverick Georgian fashion designer Demna bowed out after 10 years at Balenciaga on Wednesday with a star-studded Paris show featuring Kim Kardashian and veteran supermodel Naomi Campbell on the catwalk. The final collection from the 44-year-old - who is switching to fellow Kering-owned brand Gucci - was watched by celebrities from Nicole Kidman ...
Impostor vs. Imposture: The Visible Mask and the Hidden Truth
David Sahyoun 2025-07-09 18:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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“The real impostor doesn’t just lie to others—he creates himself. And sometimes, he even believes it.” — Jean-Bertrand Pontalis. The figure of the impostor is disorienting, and at times even fascinating. They invent a life, borrow an identity, adopt qualities they do not possess and assume a role never truly theirs. Yet, behind the ...
Bolsonaro Backers Rally to Praise Trump for Brazil Pressure
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Thousands of fervent supporters of Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets Sunday, showing support for US President Donald Trump's pressure campaign against the trial of his right-wing ally. Bolsonaro is currently being tried in the capital Brasilia for plotting a coup after failing to win reelection in 2022 against leftist Luiz ...
Plastic Pollution 'Grave and Growing' Health Threat: Lancet
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report on Monday. The new review of the existing evidence, which was carried out by leading health researchers and doctors, was published one day ahead of fresh talks opening in Geneva aiming ...
US 'Very Close' to TikTok Deal with China: US Treasury Chief
This is Beirut 2025-09-15 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States is "very close" to a deal with China to settle their dispute over TikTok, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday as the two sides resumed trade talk in Madrid. Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng opened the latest round of discussions in Madrid on Sunday, seeking to narrow differences on trade and technology that ...
The Nanjing Massacre Through Film: 'Dead to Rights' and China’s Lingering Trauma
This is Beirut 2025-08-30 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Film China Japan Massacre History Culture
The film Dead to Rights, which recounts the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38, takes viewers through the atrocities committed by the Japanese army in China. Released just before the 80th anniversary of China's victory over Japan, the film has become a powerful focal point of national remembrance, attracting large crowds to its filming set, now a tourist ...
Zelensky: Trump ‘Very Dissatisfied’ with EU’s Russian Oil Purchases
This is Beirut 2025-09-04 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Donald Trump on Thursday voiced frustration with EU countries that still buy Russian oil, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, after the US president spoke to him and European leaders during a summit on Ukraine. Ukraine's allies met in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace deal to end Russia's war against ...