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Telecom Ministry Clarifies Mobile Screen Symbols
This is Beirut 2024-10-08 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Ministry of Telecommunications released a statement on Tuesday to reassure mobile phone users about certain symbols that may appear on their screens, showing the names of the two mobile network operators, Touch and Alfa. The ministry emphasized that these symbols are not a cause for concern and there are no hacking attempts targeting users’ ...
High Tech Warfare: Israel’s New Tactics
This is Beirut 2024-10-08 10:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Since October 8, 2023, Israel and Hezbollah have been locked in relentless clashes in southern Lebanon. As the situation intensifies, Israel has been deploying cutting-edge tactics, including crippling Hezbollah’s communication networks and using precision-guided munitions and drones. This new wave of warfare signals a dramatic shift in strategy.
Israel’s Militarized Technology to Take on Hezbollah
2024-10-04 19:14 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Israel's technological advancements during this war have surprised many. Following the incident where pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah members simultaneously exploded in various regions of Lebanon due to a remote attack, the assassination of the pro-Iranian faction's secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah, on September 27, has ...
No Alternatives if Internet Network is Damaged
This Is Beirut 2024-09-24 12:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
As bombardments intensify in Lebanon, there’s a growing fear among the population about the potential disconnection from global communication networks if they were to be compromised. This concern is well-founded, considering there are no backup systems in place. In an interview with This is Beirut, Johnny Corm, the caretaker Minister of ...
The Specter of a ‘Hezbollah 2.0’ Lured by Terrorism
Nicolas Beau 2024-10-03 17:21 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Weakened by Israeli raids that have decimated its leadership, Hezbollah now faces an unprecedented crisis. The exodus of one million Shiite civilians, its primary support base, is upending the fragile sectarian balance in Lebanon and putting immense pressure on an already strained social fabric. Confronted with significant humanitarian, ...
Is Hezbollah on the Brink of Financial Collapse?
2024-10-01 18:38 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Hezbollah faces severe trials in these times of war. Along with the heavy blows to its military and logistical capabilities from Israeli strikes—particularly in Dahyeh, the Beqaa Valley and the south—its financial resources appear to be on the verge of exhaustion. Myth or reality? As the Hezbollah-Israel conflict intensifies, with shifting ...
Has the War in Lebanon Rescued Netanyahu?
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-09-30 14:48 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nearly a year after the onset of the Gaza war and the opening of the Lebanese front, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is enjoying his highest approval rating since taking office. A year later, it is evident that this conflict shows no signs of resolution. In recent months, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have ...
Lebanese Football Against the Shadow of War
2024-09-29 18:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese football is once again facing the ravages of war, with the Lebanese Federation deciding to suspend all professional leagues. Barely underway, the 2024-2025 season is already at a standstill. The Federation announced, via a statement on social networks, that all official tournaments would be suspended due to the alarming circumstances ...
Israel Deploys 'Bunker Buster Munitions' Against Dahieh's Tunnel Network
Cian ward 2024-09-28 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On Friday, in the space of seconds, Israel released around 10 tons of high-explosives on Beirut, in a huge airstrike that leveled a city block in Dahieh, reportedly destroying 8 buildings and killing Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing against targets across Lebanon. In Beirut, they have been largely located ...
Editorial: Southern Suburbs – A Tragic Turning Point
Michel Touma 2024-09-28 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Speculations, some of them starkly explicit, have been circulating widely in the media and across social networks. Yet, few could have anticipated the staggering events that unfolded on the night of Friday, September 27, and into the early hours of Saturday. No one could have foreseen the brutal and devastating bombardment of Hezbollah’s central ...
Israel Announces Hassan Nasrallah's Death, Hezbollah Remains Silent
2024-09-28 12:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The Israeli Arabic-speaking spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced on Saturday at 11 AM to have “eliminated” Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. “Yesterday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leader and one of its founders. The Israeli Army also neutralized Ali Karaki, Hezbollah’s ...
Israel Continues Offensive in Lebanon as IDF Announces ‘Buffer’ Zone
This is Beirut 03/03 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel’s offensive against targets of Hezbollah and its allies continued into Tuesday afternoon and evening, while Israeli ground forces entered new sites in southern Lebanon to create a “buffer” zone. On Tuesday afternoon, Arabic spokesperson to the Israeli army Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation call to 112 towns in southern ...
Senior Official in Trump Administration Details Postmortem for Failed Iran Nuclear Talks
This is Beirut 03/03 21:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Iran Nuclear Talks
A senior U.S. official spoke to TIB in a background call on the Iran nuclear talks, providing an inside look into what happened during the negotiations. Objectives of the U.S.-Iran Talks The official outlined the Trump administration’s objectives for the U.S.-Iran talks in detail, focused primarily on the nuclear issue. The first ...
Hegseth Hails Iran Victory as U.S. Military Presence Continues
This is Beirut 08/04 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that American forces have achieved a “historic and overwhelming victory” against Iran, while stressing that U.S. troops will remain deployed in the region to ensure compliance with a tentative peace agreement. Speaking at a Pentagon press conference, Hegseth underscored that despite President ...
Thomas Barrack: When Diplomacy Moves in Circles and Lebanon Follows
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-07-29 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Listening to Thomas Barrack, one might think Lebanon is close to redemption or on the edge of a cliff, perhaps both at once. For months now, the American special envoy has issued statements that are sometimes hopeful, sometimes threatening, often confusing, and always repetitive. With every tweet and announcement, the same message comes through: ...
Trump's MAGA Base Defies Conservative Pro-Israel Doctrine
This is Beirut 2025-07-30 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Unconditional support for Israel has long been an entry requirement in US Republican politics, but that orthodoxy is being challenged by Donald Trump's populist base -- where invocations of the "special relationship" are falling on deaf ears. Images of starvation and suffering in Gaza have given new impetus to a debate that has been simmering in ...
Who Owns a Sunken Treasure?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-07-29 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
As advances in underwater exploration technologies open new horizons for archaeological research, the legal status of submerged heritage in Lebanese waters is becoming increasingly pressing. Who holds rightful ownership of an ancient shipwreck discovered off the coast of Byblos? What legal framework governs treasures found within Lebanon’s ...
1957: A Crash, Gold and Shadows of Mystery
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-07-29 14:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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This is the story of the Curtiss C-46 operated by Air Liban, which crashed off the coast of Beirut in 1957 with around 30 passengers on board. According to witness accounts and expert testimony, the aircraft was transporting a shipment of gold estimated between 400 and 450 kilograms, bound for Kuwait. While the crash itself raises questions, what ...
Exploring and Excavating Underwater Heritage
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-07-29 14:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Before any underwater excavation begins, one fundamental question must be answered: Should the findings be brought to the surface? “In some cases – particularly when dealing with a submerged city – preserving the site’s integrity means leaving everything untouched,” explains marine biology expert Marcos Hado. “But when valuable ...
Lebanon’s Hidden Underwater Mysteries
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-07-29 14:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
An entire city, named Saidoun, emerged from the depths: monumental walls, sacred chambers, freshwater wells, marble slabs and massive stone blocks dating back to around 1370 BCE, nearly 4,000 years ago. To this day, this excavation remains one of the most significant breakthroughs in the underwater exploration of southern Lebanon. Yet, since then, ...
Forceful Pleas at UN For Two-State Solution for Israel, Palestinians
This is Beirut 2025-07-29 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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There is no alternative to a two-state solution between Israelis and the Palestinians, France told a UN conference co-chaired with Saudi Arabia Monday that was boycotted by Israel and branded a stunt by Washington. "Only a political, two-state solution will help respond to the legitimate aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace ...
US Dismisses UN Israel-Palestinian Conference as 'Publicity Stunt'
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 21:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States on Monday dismissed a French-Saudi-sponsored conference at the United Nations on promoting a two-state solution to the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis as a "stunt." The US State Department labeled the three-day event "unproductive and ill-timed," as well as a "publicity stunt" that would ...
From Sweida to Hasbaya: The Druze Soul Under Strain
Katia Kahil 2025-07-31 13:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
While Syria’s Sweida province remains on edge following July’s deadly clashes, the reverberations are deeply felt across the border in Hasbaya. In this part of southern Lebanon—as elsewhere in the Druze world—identity transcends borders. The people of Hasbaya have lived this tragedy as their own, with Druze Sheikh al-Aql, Sami Abi ...
Honkytonk Kenya: Africa’s Home of Country Music
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The party is in Kenya, but the vibe is distinctly Americana: a sea of cowboy hats and boots with a soundtrack of whisky-soaked tales about heartbreak and good old boys. Kenya has become the unlikely home of a growing country music scene, possibly the biggest in Africa, as testified by the thousands line-dancing in a field in the capital Nairobi ...
Artists, scientists breathe life into prehistoric woman
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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With her clear blue eyes and slightly nervous gaze, the reconstructed bust of Mos'anne - a woman who lived around 10,500 years ago - is uncannily lifelike. Reborn via a close partnership between science and art, Mos'anne's bust was created at Belgium's Ghent University as part of a project to explore how the region's last ...
Motherhood at 35: Empowered Decision or Medicalized Path?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-28 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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There was a time when a woman was considered an “older mother” at 35. Today, that age still marks a symbolic and medical threshold. In gynecology wards, the term “geriatric pregnancy” may have disappeared from official manuals, but it’s still whispered behind closed doors. Yet the data is clear: in many Western countries, the average age ...
Defending Champions England Beat Spain on Penalties to Win Women's Euro 2025
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Chloe Kelly converted the decisive kick as England beat Spain 3-1 on penalties to win the Women's Euro 2025 after Sunday's final had finished 1-1 at the end of extra time, allowing the Lionesses to avenge their defeat in the World Cup final of two years ago and retain their continental crown. It looked as though Spain would repeat their victory ...
‘Dialogue’ with Hezbollah: Ensuring History Does Not Repeat Itself
Michel Touma 2025-07-28 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
One of Winston Churchill’s best-known quotes is that “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” In Lebanon’s current context, the meaning is clear: if we don’t draw lessons from our recent past, we can neither navigate the present nor build any kind of future. This is especially relevant to the stance now taken by ...
La Loge Store: Thrift Store of On-Screen Costumes
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-27 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paris Movies Fashion Thrift Shop TV series
They’ve graced film sets, stood under spotlights, and sometimes even starred in iconic scenes… Today, these movie costumes hang from the racks of a Paris thrift shop. Welcome behind the scenes of a wardrobe like no other. La Loge Store is located in Paris’ 9th arrondissement at 17 rue Condorcet. It is a discreet boutique that draws fashion ...
Pestalotiopsis microspora: The Fungus That Eats Plastic
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-31 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Fungus Pestalotiopsis microspora Plastic Amazon
In 2011, during a scientific expedition in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, Yale students stumbled upon an unusual fungus. Hidden within the tissues of certain plants in Yasuní National Park, Pestalotiopsis microspora revealed a unique ability: it can break down one of the most common types of plastic, the polyurethane, even in completely ...