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London's Heathrow Airport Closed After Fire Causes Major Power Cut
This is Beirut 2025-03-21 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Britain's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, was shut down early Friday for 24 hours after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling facility west of London, officials said. Airport authorities said they "expect significant disruption" over the coming days, with hundreds of flights and thousands of passengers ...
Trump Says no One 'Off the Hook' on Tariffs but Markets Rise
This is Beirut 2025-04-14 11:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump China Market Tariffs
Markets on Monday welcomed a US tariffs reprieve for electronics, but President Donald Trump warned no country would get "off the hook" in his trade war -- especially China. The world's two largest economies have been locked in a fast-moving game of brinkmanship since Trump launched a global tariff assault that particularly targeted ...
Sudan: What You Need to Know After Two Years of Hell
Mario Chartouni 2025-04-15 20:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Sudan Conflict Darfur United Arab Emirates
Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by a brutal civil war between the country’s two main armed forces: the regular army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary militia commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti. The conflict, which erupted in the heart of the ...
Stench of Death as Sudan Army, Paramilitaries Battle for Capital
This is Beirut 2025-03-19 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In a war-ravaged neighbourhood of Sudan's capital Khartoum, the stench from a gaping sewage pit is unbearable as Red Crescent workers pull a bloated body from deep underground. The volunteers say 14 more remain below. "They were shot in the head, some have crushed skulls," Hisham Zein al-Abdeen, head of forensic medicine at Sudan's health ...
Power Progressively Comes Back in Spain and Portugal After Massive Outage
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 23:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal early Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian peninsula stranding passengers in trains and hundreds of elevators while millions saw phone and internet coverage die. More than 60 percent of Spain's national electricity supply had been restored by the end of Monday, the REE power ...
Disarming Hezbollah: A Time-Sensitive Approach
Amal Chmouny 2025-05-03 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Joseph Aoun United States America
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's statement that Beirut will not forcibly disarm Hezbollah is reverberating through Washington, sparking debates about Lebanon's political future and the role of the heavily armed militia. Aoun aims for a dialogue-driven strategy, attempting to persuade Hezbollah to relinquish its arms instead of engaging in a ...
Trade War: China Navigates the Storm with a Steady Compass
Christiane Tager 2025-05-02 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Tik Tok USA Washington China Trade
Since Washington decided to strike hard with 145% tariffs, trade relations between China and the US have shifted from a negotiation table to a boxing ring. The blow is heavy: in 2024, the US alone accounted for nearly $500 billion in Chinese imports, making it Beijing’s largest commercial partner. In real terms, nearly one in five Chinese ...
Telecom Coverage Restored in 80% of South Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-04-30 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Telecoms South Lebanon Charles Hajj
During a visit to Rmeish in South Lebanon, Minister of Telecommunications Charles Hage announced that telecom coverage has been restored in 80% of the war-stricken region, thanks to swift and coordinated efforts. Speaking to Al Jadeed, the minister noted that 20% of the area still lacks coverage due to the continued Israeli occupation of ...
Lebanon's Labor Day: The Unaddressed Crisis of Salaries and Benefits
Liliane Mokbel 2025-04-29 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
economy Labor Day salaries Inflation CNSS
Labor Day, celebrated on May 1, offers little cause for celebration this year in Lebanon. How can workers rejoice when they’re trapped in a cycle of triple-digit inflation—despite some studies, curiously detached from reality, suggesting otherwise? The purchasing power of their end-of-service benefits, steadily eroded since 2019, is now ...
All Eyes Turned on the Municipal Elections in Dahyeh
Hala Abdallah 2025-04-29 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Southern suburbs Hezbollah Amal Municipal elections
As Lebanon prepares for its first municipal elections since the October 2023 war with Israel, attention is turning to the southern suburbs of Beirut, or Dahyeh—a bastion of Hezbollah. The Shiite-majority area has long been under the political influence of Hezbollah and its ally, the Amal Movement. But this year’s vote carries significance far ...
Power Returns to Most of Spain, Portugal After Massive Blackout
This is Beirut 2025-04-29 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Spain Portugal France Electricity Blackout
Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian peninsula stranding passengers in trains and hundreds of elevators while millions saw phone and internet coverage die. Electricity had been restored to more than 90 percent of mainland Spain early Tuesday, the REE power operator said. Lights came ...
Massive Blackout Hits Spain, Portugal, France
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
France Spain Portugal Blackout
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 ...
Municipal Elections: How Will Amal and Hezbollah Adjust?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-04-22 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Amal Municipal Elections
May appears to be a pivotal moment for Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, as Lebanon heads toward municipal elections that could serve as a litmus test for broader political shifts leading up to the 2026 parliamentary vote. These elections will take place against the backdrop of a deeply altered national climate, marked by a major war that has ...
Municipal Federations in Lebanon: Strategic Tools with Political Implications
Alissar Boulos 2025-04-26 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Federation of Municipalities Elections Funding Decentralization
Created under Lebanon’s 1977 Municipal Organization Law, municipal federations (MFs) hold legal status and enjoy administrative and financial autonomy, similar to that of individual municipalities (Article 114). These federations can include an unlimited number of member municipalities—usually on a voluntary basis—to implement joint projects ...
Dutch Intelligence Accuses Iran of Staging "Assassination Attempt"
This is Beirut 2025-04-24 22:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp Iran Assassination attempt
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 ...
Municipal Elections in Lebanon: When Politics Becomes a Family Affair
Tylia El Helou 2025-04-24 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Municipal Elections Elections Council
As Lebanon prepares to hold its municipal elections for the first time since 2016, observers are once again focusing on a persistent feature of the country’s political landscape: the grip of families on the local scene. While municipal elections are supposed to reflect the popular will and address citizens’ concrete needs, they are in ...
Yemen's Huthis Seek Propaganda Boost from Deadly US Strikes
This is Beirut 2025-04-24 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As America's escalated bombing campaign and economic sanctions hit Yemen hard, the Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Washington's crosshairs are trying to mine the situation for propaganda and recruitment, analysts said. On Monday, four days after 80 people were killed in US strikes on a fuel port, the Huthis released a slick promotional video showing ...
Games of Desire: Seduction and Its Pitfalls
David Sahyoun 2025-04-23 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Culture Desire Seduction
Seduction is intimately tied to the development of the self. Present from the earliest stages of life, it weaves through every domain—from the personal to the social and political, from the economy to daily interactions, to the great works of art. It can be understood as a form of connection with others, one that reveals unconscious desire. In ...
El Fan Connects Lebanese Artists with European Audiences in 2025
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-04-23 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon El Fan Culture Art Artists France
Since its inception in November 2022, El Fan has established itself as a key player in the French-Lebanese cultural landscape. Driven by Fabienne Touma’s vision and based in France, the platform functions as both a directory of artists and a committed project designed to amplify Lebanese artistic voices internationally. “When I first ...
Hezbollah Regrouping in Southern Lebanon Despite Heavy Losses, According to Israeli Report
This is Beirut 2025-04-23 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Beirut International Airport Yedioth Ahronoth
Despite widespread speculation about a weakening of Hezbollah’s military presence, the group remains active in southern Lebanon and is working to rebuild its military infrastructure, according to a report published by the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth. Since the start of the ceasefire on November 27, 2024, Israeli operations in Lebanon have ...
Istanbul's Mayor Remains Under Arrest, New Rally Called
This is Beirut 2025-03-20 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, remained in police custody Thursday over graft and terror allegations after his arrest the day before, as his party called for more protests in Turkey's largest city. Imamoglu of the main opposition CHP is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival and his detention came just days before the ...
Agriculture: Rationalizing Water Consumption in the Face of Reduced Rainfall
This is Beirut 2025-03-18 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
agriculture water global warming
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Directorate of Agricultural Research called on Tuesday for rational management of water consumption this year due to a significant drop in rainfall, which has only reached 30% of the usual annual average. In addition to low rainfall, temperatures have been higher than normal, due to climate change. The ...
Dar Sader Honored at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2025
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Abu Dhabi Book Fair Dar Sader Culture Publishing
In a powerful moment of cultural recognition, Dar Sader, the Arab world’s oldest active publishing house, was honored at the 2025 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair for its enduring contribution to Arabic literature and intellectual heritage, tracing back over 160 years to its founding in Beirut. The tribute, held under the auspices of the Abu ...
Trump Asks US Supreme Court to Pause Law Threatening TikTok Ban
This is Beirut 2024-12-28 10:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Republicans Tik Tok US Supreme Court USA
US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. "In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant more breathing ...
Quake in China's Tibet Kills 126 With Tremors Felt in Nepal, India
This is Beirut 2025-01-07 16:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people and destroyed "many buildings" on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighboring Nepal's capital Kathmandu and parts of India. Videos published by China's state broadcaster CCTV showed houses destroyed with walls torn ...
Macron: Iran 'Main Strategic and Security Challenge' in Middle East
This is Beirut 2025-01-06 16:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron France Ukraine Russia Germany Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said Iran was the main strategic and security challenge in the Middle East, citing the acceleration of its nuclear programme and support for Russia's war against Ukraine. "Iran is the main strategic and security challenge for France, the Europeans, the entire region and beyond," Macron said in a speech ...
UN Experts Slam Israel's 'Blatant Assault' on Health Rights in Gaza
This is Beirut 2025-01-02 23:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations Palestine Hamas
UN experts on Thursday denounced Israel's raid on an embattled hospital in northern Gaza, demanding an end to the "blatant assault" on health rights in the besieged Palestinian territory. Reiterating charges that Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza something the Israeli government strongly denies, two independent United Nations rights experts ...
The Phenomenon of New Year Predictions: Between Superstition and Social Decline
Salam El Zaatari 2025-01-02 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
As every New Year’s Eve approaches, Arab, and particularly Lebanese, television screens transform into stages for predictors, fortune-tellers and astrologers. These self-proclaimed “seers” flood the airwaves with vague prophecies, feeding millions of viewers a cocktail of fear, hope and illusion. However, behind this spectacle lies a deeper ...
Attack in New Orleans: The Suspect is An Ex-Military Man ‘Inspired’ By The Islamic State Group
This is Beirut 2025-01-02 05:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
New York USA Terrorist attack New Orleans
Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, the deceased suspect in the ram-vehicle attack in New Orleans that killed at least 15 people on Wednesday, was ‘inspired’ by the Islamic State group and had reportedly become radicalised in recent years. An estate agent and former soldier, the man was a 42-year-old American citizen born in Texas. US President Joe ...
Yemen's Houthis a "Nuisance" and "Menace" for Israel Despite Weakened Iran
This is Beirut 2025-01-01 10:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Yemen Houthis Iran
Israel's devastating campaigns against Iran's regional allies have severely weakened its arch-enemy's ability to project its power, but Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis remain a stubborn thorn in its side, analysts say. With the ranks of Hamas and Hezbollah decimated after more than a year of war, and with the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria ...