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Kremlin Refuses to Say If Halt on Ukraine Energy Strikes Would be Extended
This is Beirut 2025-04-16 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Kremlin on Wednesday declined to specify when a 30-day moratorium on strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure would end -- or whether it would be extended -- just hours before the agreement was set to expire. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 18 he had ordered his army to halt attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for 30 ...
Trump to Meet Japan Envoy for Tariff Negotiations
This is Beirut 2025-04-16 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said he will join negotiations on Wednesday with Japan's envoy for tariffs, after both countries expressed confidence in striking a mutually beneficial outcome. Trump issued a 90-day pause last week on his 24-percent tariffs on Japan, the biggest investor into the United States and its close strategic and economic ...
Joseph Aoun in Doha: Renewed Qatari Support
This is Beirut 2025-04-16 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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During an official visit to Qatar, the President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. The discussions, described by the Emir as “historic,” marked a turning point in bilateral relations between Beirut and Doha. During the meeting, the Emir of Qatar stressed the importance of Lebanon regaining stability and ...
China Says 'not Afraid to Fight' Trade War With US
This is Beirut 2025-04-16 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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China warned Wednesday it was "not afraid" to fight a trade war with the United States and reiterated calls for dialogue, after US President Donald Trump said it was up to Beijing to come to the negotiating table. "If the US really wants to resolve the issue through dialogue and negotiation, it should stop exerting extreme pressure, stop ...
Dutch Intelligence Accuses Iran of Staging "Assassination Attempt"
This is Beirut 2025-04-24 22:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Dutch AIVD intelligence on Thursday accused Iran of staging an "assassination attempt" on an Iranian living in the country. An Iranian man residing in the northern city of Haarlem saw two men climb onto his balcony in the dead of the night in June last year, and police intervened to arrest two suspects, according to the AIVD. The pair were ...
Stock Markets Mostly Rise as Investors Eye Trade Talks
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Stocks mostly rose on Monday as investors assess how the land lies on the trade war front with countries seeking to temper Donald Trump's eye-watering tariffs. Investors were also keeping tabs on China after President Xi Jinping and other top leaders last week discussed plans to boost consumption in the world's number two economy. Markets ...
Europe Seeks to Break its US Tech Addiction
This is Beirut 2025-04-16 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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With President Donald Trump more unpredictable than ever and transatlantic ties reaching new lows, calls are growing louder for Europe to declare independence from US tech. From Microsoft to Meta, Apple to Uber, cloud computing to AI, much of the day-to-day technology used by Europeans is American. The risks that brings were hotly debated before ...
Black Smoke from Sistine Chapel Chimney, Cardinals to Vote Again
This is Beirut 2025-05-08 13:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Thick black smoke billowed Thursday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals again failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. Among the thousands of Catholics and curious tourists massed in St. Peter's Square, there was applause but also sighs at the result, which came after the second and third ballots. The ...
'I thought I was going to die,' Kardashian tells in Paris robbery trial
This is Beirut 2025-05-13 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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American celebrity Kim Kardashian told a Paris court on Tuesday she feared she was going to be killed by masked men who robbed her at gunpoint of millions of dollars of jewellery during the French capital's fashion week. Ten suspects have been on trial since late April over the armed robbery in 2016, which saw jewellery worth some $10 million ...
The Never-Ending Debate on the Independent Municipal Fund
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-05-13 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In Lebanon, no conversation about municipal elections seems complete without mentioning the Independent Municipal Fund. Whether in political discourse or campaign rhetoric, the fund remains at the heart of debate—and controversy. Established with the noble aim of supporting municipalities and municipal federations, especially those with limited ...
Hamas Releases US-Israeli Hostage
This is Beirut 2025-05-12 20:46 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza since October 2023 on Monday, ahead of a regional visit by US President Donald Trump. "The (Ezzedine) Al-Qassam Brigades have just released the Zionist soldier and American citizen Edan Alexander, following contacts with the US administration, as ...
Israel PM Says to Send Gaza Negotiators to Qatar Tuesday
This is Beirut 2025-05-12 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he would send mediators to Qatar on Tuesday to discuss the release of hostages held in Gaza after Hamas announced the release of US-Israeli Edan Alexander. Following a meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador Mike Huckabee, "the Prime Minister instructed to send a negotiation ...
Kim Kardashian Returns Tuesday to Paris to Testify in $10M Robbery Case
This is Beirut 2025-05-12 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A list celebrity Kim Kardashian is to testify in a Paris court on Tuesday, an eagerly awaited appearance nearly a decade after being robbed of millions of dollars of jewelry during the French capital's fashion week. Ten suspects have been on trial since late April over the armed robbery in 2016, which saw jewellery worth some $10 million stolen ...
UK Hosts European Ministers for Ukraine Talks after Ceasefire Ultimatum
This is Beirut 2025-05-12 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The UK will on Monday host European ministers for "critical" talks on "repelling Russian aggression", two days after Ukraine's allies demanded that Moscow accept a ceasefire. Representatives from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the EU will join Foreign Secretary David Lammy in London for a meeting of the so-called "Weimar+" group. The ...
Erdogan Says Efforts to End Ukraine War at 'Turning Point'
This is Beirut 2025-05-11 14:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday told Russian and French leaders that a "historic turning point" has been reached in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and that Ankara was ready to host talks between the two warring parties, his office said. NATO member Turkey has sought to maintain good relations with both of its ...
North Lebanon's Municipal Poll Marked by Violence and Corruption
This is Beirut 2025-05-11 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The second day of municipal and mukhtar elections in the governorates of North Lebanon and Akkar began at 7 a.m. on Sunday and ended at 7 p.m. Voter turnout rates, compared to 2016, are broken down as follows according to the latest unofficial figures: Incidents and corruption reports The elections were marked by several ...
Ukraine, Europe Allies Seek 30-Day Russia Truce Starting Monday
This is Beirut 2025-05-10 15:43 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland agreed Saturday to call on Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting Monday, Kyiv said. The proposal came after the four leaders, part of an alliance Britain and France call "the coalition of the willing," met President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital, ...
Rubio Urges India and Pakistan to Communicate to 'Avoid Miscalculation'
This is Beirut 2025-05-10 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged India and Pakistan to restore direct communication to "avoid miscalculation" in a series of calls as the conflict neared all-out war, the State Department said early Saturday. Rubio placed telephone calls to the rivals' top diplomats and, for the first known time since the conflict erupted, also spoke with ...
Zelensky and Trump Holding Phone Talks: Ukrainian Presidency
This is Beirut 2025-05-08 23:28 - Reading : less than a minute
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US counterpart Donald Trump are holding a telephone call, the details of which will be made public later, the Ukrainian presidency said Thursday. "President Zelensky is holding a telephone conversation with President Trump. We will provide details following the outcome of the conversation," ...
Prevost becomes first US pope as Leo XIV
This Is Beirut 2025-05-08 20:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on Thursday, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter's Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, waving with both ...
Unveiling Eurovision: Secrets Behind the Rules You Didn't Know
This is Beirut 2025-05-08 13:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The Eurovision Song Contest evokes a world of intrigue with its song rules, and system of semi-finals, juries and votes that draw out the drama until a winner is crowned. Here is a look at how the competition is put together, how artists are chosen and how the voting system works: Organizers The competition is organized by the European ...
Massive Blackout Hits Spain, Portugal, France
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Power went out across all of Spain and Portugal on Monday, cutting cellphone and internet networks, halting trains and trapping people in elevators, officials said. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said after an emergency government meeting on the situation, "we have no conclusive information about the reasons for this outage". He ...
Cardinals Hold Last Mass Before Conclave to Elect Pope
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 11:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Cardinals from five continents held a final mass in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday before sealing themselves away to elect a new pope to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. A total of 133 cardinal electors are expected to take part in the conclave, the voting process to pick a successor to Pope Francis, who died last month ...
Cardinals to Move Into Vatican on Eve of Conclave to Elect New Pope
This is Beirut 2025-05-06 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Cardinals will on Tuesday begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on the eve of their historic, secretive meeting to elect a new pope. Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 133 cardinal electors will gather on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel for an election that could last hours, days, or ...
Iran Says Israel's Netanyahu Dragging US into 'Disaster' in Region
This is Beirut 2025-05-05 21:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to drag the United States into "disaster" in the Middle East, warning against any attempt to attack Iran. "Netanyahu is directly MEDDLING within the US government to DRAG it into another DISASTER in our region," ...
When The Virgin "Turns," The Whole World Turns With Her!
Fadi Noun 2025-05-03 15:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The month of May has, for centuries, been dedicated to Mary. In Lebanon, the feast of Our Lady of Lebanon is celebrated on the first Sunday of May. On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, entrusting them with messages—once considered "secrets"—that, though now revealed, continue to stir the conscience ...
AfD Designated as "Far-Right Extremist": Is a Ban on the Party Coming ?
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 20:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the rising far-right party AfD as an extremist group, handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned. The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) swiftly slammed the move as a "heavy blow" to democracy, just months after they won second ...
TikTok Fined 530 Mn Euros in EU Over China Data Transfer
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 13:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros ($600 million) Friday, accused of sending personal data of Europeans to China and failing to guarantee it was shielded from access by Chinese authorities. The Chinese-owned social media giant, which is also in the crosshairs of the United States, acknowledged during a probe that it has ...
Abi al-Muna Urges Arab Action to Stop Violations Against Druze in Syria
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Sheikh Sami Abi al-Muna, the spiritual leader of Lebanon’s Druze community, spoke over the phone with Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari on Thursday. Abi al-Muna briefed him on the alarming developments in the town of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya and surrounding areas near Damascus, Syria, where clashes are still ongoing between Druze and Sunni ...
Pakistan Says India Planning Strike After Deadly Kashmir Attack
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Pakistan said on Wednesday it had "credible intelligence" that India was planning an imminent military strike and vowed to retaliate, as the United States appeals to both sides to de-escalate after a deadly attack in Kashmir. Already frosty relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours have plummeted further since New Delhi blamed its arch-rival ...