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Sayyid Qutb: From the Muslim Brotherhood to Global Influence
Marie de La Roche Saint-André 2025-11-18 15:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Europe United States Muslim Brotherhood Sayyid Qutb
Born in 1906 into a devout family in a village of Upper Egypt, he studied educational sciences, much like Hassan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood’s founder. Alongside his career as a teacher and civil servant in the Ministry of Education, Sayyid Qutb gained recognition as a literary figure, moving within Egypt’s intellectual circles, including ...
Zelensky Trip to Turkey Aims to 'Re-Engage' US in Peace Efforts
This is Beirut 2025-11-18 13:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Turkey Russia Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Turkey on Wednesday seeking to revive the United States' involvement in diplomatic efforts to end the Russian invasion, a Ukrainian official told AFP. Zelensky said he wanted to reinvigorate frozen peace talks, which have faltered after several rounds of Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul this year failed ...
UN Security Council Votes for International Force for Gaza
This is Beirut 2025-11-18 08:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
UN Security Council Palestine Donald Trump Hamas Israel
The UN Security Council voted Monday in favor of a US-drafted resolution bolstering Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan that includes the deployment of an international force and a path to a future Palestinian state. There were 13 votes in favor of the text, which US President Trump said would lead to "further Peace all over the World," with only ...
Naim Kassem Criticizes the State and “American Financial Tutelage”
This is Beirut 2025-11-17 18:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Banks Hezbollah Israel
Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Kassem continued his comments on the Lebanese government, urging it to adopt a firmer stance toward Israel. During the first commemoration of the assassination of Mohammad Afif and his companions, he once again took it upon himself to remind the Lebanese state of its “responsibility” to put in place a “plan ...
Iran Design Week Sparks Controversy After Viral Videos Surface
This is Beirut 2025-11-17 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tehran Iran Women Censorship Culture Art
A cultural event in Iran dedicated to design has stirred controversy after viral videos—denounced as “vulgar”—showed women without headscarves, leading to a partial shutdown, a local media outlet reported Sunday. Tehran Design Week, held across roughly sixty venues, promotes itself as a must-see gathering for brands, artists, and design ...
Syrians in Lebanon: Returns Rise, But New Arrivals Continue
Samar El-Kadi 2025-11-17 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nearly a year after the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, the debate over the future of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has reignited. As conditions inside Syria evolve, Lebanon and international organizations – namely the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – are coordinating ...
Leo XIV: Leading the Church with Simplicity
Mario Chartouni 2025-11-20 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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When white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel on May 8, 2025, the world was introduced to Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV. At 69, the Chicago-born cleric became the first pope from the United States, a choice that surprised Vatican observers. Considered an unlikely candidate due to his nationality, Prevost was nonetheless ...
Miss Mexico Wins Miss Universe Crown After Intense Pageant Turmoil
This is Beirut 2025-11-21 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Miss Universe Art Culture Mexico US Contest
Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday, strutting to victory after several dramatic missteps before the final round, including staging a walkout when an organizer of the beauty pageant chastised her. Contestants from Ivory Coast, the Philippines, Thailand and Venezuela also made it to the final stage, selected from more than ...
Trump Supports House Vote to Release Epstein Files
This is Beirut 2025-11-17 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Republicans Politics Epstein
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he backed lawmakers' efforts to release more files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite previous opposition to the measure. "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. The 79-year-old Republican has ...
Ceasefire Anniversary: Hezbollah Rebuilds, Israeli Strikes Persist
This is Beirut 2025-11-27 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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One year after the 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, southern Lebanon remains tense as the militia steadily rebuilds its military and civilian infrastructure, triggering daily Israeli airstrikes despite the truce. Hezbollah’s Ideology Drives Reconstruction An analysis of 669 Israeli airstrikes since November 27, 2024, by the ...
The Layers of Pope Leo XIV’s Inaugural Journey
Charles Chartouni 2025-12-01 15:32 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Lebanon Turkey Vatican Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip is striking and prompts a closer look at what motivated his choice of destinations. To those versed in Church history, his decision to travel first to Turkey and Lebanon may appear obvious, but it remains thrilling. Contemporary Turkey harbors the most important venues of paleo-Christian history. Turkey ...
‘End of an Era’: MTV Pulling Plug on Global Music Channels
This is Beirut 2025-12-01 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Farewell Culture MTV Music Music Europe
MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing Video Killed the Radio Star as its debut music video. More than four decades later, the channel, now owned by US media giant Paramount Skydance, will wind down its international music broadcasting by the end of the year as ...
Speedy by Louis Vuitton: Audrey Hepburn’s Nomadic Elegance
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-30 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Louis Vuitton Bags Audrey Hepburn Iconic Fashion Speedy
Within the world of luxury leather goods, few pieces have endured with the same grace and universal appeal as the Speedy. It has graced the arms of both everyday sophisticates and Hollywood legends. But behind its clean, understated silhouette lies a surprisingly rich story. At once a reflection of its era and a catalyst for change, the Speedy has ...
Leo XIV in Lebanon: A Rich and Symbolic Program
Michael al-Andary 2025-11-30 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon welcomes Pope Leo XIV for his first apostolic visit since his election. Described by the Vatican as “a message of peace and resilience,” this visit comes at a time when the country continues to face severe economic, political, and social challenges. Over the course of three days, November 30 to December 2, the program ...
Lebanon and the Vatican: A Centuries-Old Bond
Rayan Chami 2025-11-30 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Lebanon and the Vatican share a relationship that predates modern diplomacy by nearly a millennium. One is a Mediterranean nation long defined by religious diversity; the other, the global center of the Catholic Church. Yet together, these two small states have forged a partnership with influence far beyond their size spiritually, culturally, and ...
Basij: Iran's Paramilitary Militia Serving the Regime
This is Beirut 2025-11-27 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran Basij milicia Paramilitary Force
Formed in 1980 in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution, the Basij is an Iranian paramilitary militia used by the regime to systematically monitor the population and maintain a constant presence in society. It was initially conceived as a popular volunteer force tasked with defending the Revolution and the nascent regime. Rapidly integrated ...
Over Half of Gen Z Already Shows Noise-Induced Hearing Damage
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-27 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gen Z Hearing Damage Music Science
In the deafening clamor of the 21st century, Generation Z, those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s, stands out for its unprecedented relationship with sound. From massive festivals to headphones glued to their ears and constant social media use, exposure to noise has never been so intense or continuous. The figures from the Royal ...
Indian Warplane Crashes at Dubai Airshow, Killing Pilot
This is Beirut 2025-11-21 15:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Middle East UAE Aviation Accident India
An Indian fighter jet crashed during a flying display at the Dubai Airshow on Friday, killing the pilot in front of hundreds of shocked onlookers. The Indian-made Tejas warplane was executing a manoeuvre when it plunged to the ground and erupted in a fireball. The pilot was unable to eject. Voir cette publication sur Instagram ...
Pianist Behind Paris ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Flash Mob Aims Higher
This is Beirut 2025-11-25 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The man behind a recent viral video featuring musicians playing Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to stunned bystanders in a Paris square has revealed to AFP the meticulous work that went into his latest, even bigger production. The "flash mob" Queen video has been viewed roughly 600 million times since being posted online in early ...
Syrians Protest After Violence Against Alawite Minority
This is Beirut 2025-11-25 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria Conflict Alawite Protest
Several hundred people protested on Tuesday in Syria's coastal city of Latakia in the country's Alawite heartland against recent attacks targeting the minority community, AFP correspondents said. Protesters in Latakia shouted slogans including "The Syrian people are one" and "To the whole world, listen to us, the Alawites ...
South Lebanon Ceasefire: One Year On, Life in Limbo
Katia Kahil 2025-11-25 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanon Israel South Lebanon
One year after the ceasefire, south Lebanon remains a land fraught with tension. Even when the strikes seem to ease, the shadow of war lingers. Israel’s sporadic bombardments never truly stop, and each moment of calm feels like a brief pause in an invisible countdown. Life here is fragile, shaping a population caught between the urgent need ...
AI Nostalgia Videos Revive a Dreamy Vision of 1980s Life
This is Beirut 2025-11-25 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
AI Film Videos Cinema Culture Art
“The 1980s are calling,” a teenager with a throwback hairstyle tells viewers as “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” the Tears for Fears rock anthem from that decade, plays in the background. The fake montage — entirely generated using artificial intelligence — has racked up more than 600,000 “likes” on Instagram and is part of an ...
Jounieh Turns Pink: 10,000 Runners Take Over the Women’s Race
Makram Haddad 2025-11-24 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Beirut Marathon Jounieh
Under the patronage of First Lady Nehmat Aoun, represented by Minister of Youth and Sports Nora Bayrakdarian, Jounieh came alive on Sunday for the Women’s Race organized by the Beirut Marathon Association. Ten thousand participants transformed the city’s historic streets into a ribbon of color, energy, and celebration for the 10th edition of ...
Iran Warns of Attempts to Target Supreme Leader Khamenei
This is Beirut 2025-11-23 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran United States Israel Ali Khamenei
Iran's intelligence ministry has warned of attempts by foreign adversaries, including the United States and Israel, to target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and destabilize the Islamic republic. The country's ISNA news agency reported on Saturday that Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib cautioned, "The enemy seeks to target the supreme ...
Women’s Race: Jounieh Puts On Its Sneakers in the Feminine
Makram Haddad 2025-11-22 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Women’s Race Jounieh BMA May el-Khalil
For several days now, the teams of the Beirut Marathon Association have been chaining technical meetings, setting up tents and infrastructure, testing timing systems and distributing bibs in a dedicated center in Jnah. On the ground, nothing is left to chance: secured course, clear signage, briefed volunteers, emergency services mobilized… ...
Tom Cruise Receives an Honorary Oscar for His Body of Work
This is Beirut 2025-11-17 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cinema Movies Tom Cruise Culture Art Oscar
Often nominated but never awarded, American actor Tom Cruise received an Honorary Oscar on Sunday night—the first golden statuette of his long and decorated career—before a hall full of Hollywood’s biggest names at the Governors Awards. To the sound of the iconic Mission Impossible score, a defining element of the 63-year-old actor’s ...
Disarmament and the End of the Militia’s Whims
Michel Touma 2025-11-17 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Lebanon Europe Hezbollah Middle East
In a moment of deep existential crisis, there is no space for hesitation, for diluted choices or for timid calculations. When a nation’s future is pulled apart by forces bent on destabilization and backed blindly by regional powers with sweeping ambitions, the responsibility is clear. One must choose a side and do so without wavering. The ...
Trump Warns Israel Not to ‘Interfere’ in Syria
This is Beirut 2025-12-01 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump told Israel on Monday to avoid destabilizing Syria and its new leadership, days after a deadly operation by Israeli forces killed 13 people. Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and invited him for another White House visit, Netanyahu's office said shortly after Trump issued the warning. "It ...
Lebanon’s Dry Season: Agriculture at Risk, but Hope Remains
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-11-10 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Europe South Lebanon Turkey agriculture
Lebanon is facing an unusually dry year, with autumn bringing far less rainfall than normal. According to the Minister of Energy and Water, precipitation is down about 51 percent compared with the average. The winter of 2024-2025 had already been exceptionally dry, with Beirut recording just 382 mm, compared with 1,051 mm the previous year. The ...
Rise of an AI Country Star Shakes the Music Charts
This is Beirut 2025-11-12 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
AI Music Singer Country Culture Art
An artist suspected of being virtual, with a voice generated by Artificial Intelligence, has reached the top of one of the most popular country-music download charts in the United States, marking a first. Walk My Walk, by Breaking Rust, an act with no known identity, is now the most downloaded country track, according to the data published on ...