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Arsenal Determined 'to Make a Statement' Against PSG in Champions League Semi-Final
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Arsenal's Declan Rice insisted Tuesday the Gunners are confident they can "deliver something special" by overturning a 1-0 first-leg deficit when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital in the return match of their Champions League semi-final tie. "We're here to win the game. We're here to make a statement. We want to get to the ...
Basketball: Akram Halabi, the Architect of the Lebanese Rebound
Makram Haddad 2025-05-07 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Basket-ball Akram Halabi
When Akram Halabi was elected head of the Lebanese Basketball Federation in 2018, no one yet suspected that Lebanon was about to go through one of the worst decades in its contemporary history. A President in the Storm Akram Halabi did not imagine that the term he was beginning would turn into a marathon of crises. In October 2019, an ...
Ads Pressured to Evolve as AI Changes Google Search
This is Beirut 2025-05-22 10:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Google Artificial Intelligence AI
As Google races to lead in artificial intelligence, it faces the challenge of making sure the technology doesn't slow its profit-pumping advertising engine. The internet giant is dabbling with ads in its new AI Mode for online search, a strategic move to fend off competition from ChatGPT while adapting its advertising business for an AI ...
"Humans": The Poetry of Knowledge at Le Monnot Theater
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-05-22 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Theater Culture Beirut France Art Le Monnot
From May 28 to June 1, Le Monnot theater welcomes Humans, a unique performance by Swiss artist Narcisse. Directed by Jean-Philippe Daguerre, this poetic-musical creation explores human knowledge through an innovative staging that blends poetry, music, and theater. Praised by French critics, Humans stands out for its intellectual richness, ...
Catholic Church's Direction in the Balance as Conclave Looms
This is Beirut 2025-05-05 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Catholic cardinals will enter a sealed conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding their breath over an uncertain outcome. Around 133 "Princes of the Church" will meet Wednesday to elect from among their number a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21 aged 88. At issue is whether the new ...
Dying as a Subject: The True Stakes of Palliative Care and Assisted Dying
David Sahyoun 2025-06-11 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Palliative Care Death Assisted Dying France
In France, the debate over palliative care and assisted dying challenges the very foundations of how we relate to life and death, to pain and, more profoundly, to the dignity of the human subject. What does it truly mean to die? Is it simply the end of life, or the loss of one’s voice, one’s place within social bonds and the capacity for ...
Israel, Iran Trade Blows as Air war Rages into Fifth Day
This is Beirut 2025-06-17 16:59 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Donald Trump G7
Israel said Tuesday it targeted military sites in Iran and killed a senior commander in fresh strikes, prompting Tehran to fire missiles in retaliation on the fifth day of escalating clashes between the arch foes. "A short while ago, the Israeli air force completed a series of strikes in western Iran," a military statement said. ...
Fifth Night of Fighting Between Israel and Iran
This is Beirut 2025-06-17 06:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United States Iran
Israel and Iran traded missile fire for a fifth straight day Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump warned Tehran residents to "immediately evacuate" and left a G7 summit early. Despite growing calls for the longtime foes to end hostilities, neither Israel nor Iran showed any signs of cutting short the missile blitz kicked off Friday, ...
Netanyahu Says Campaign 'Changing Face of Middle East' as Israel, Iran Trade Blows
This is Beirut 2025-06-16 23:11 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Iran Ali Khamenei
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Monday that Israel's campaign against Iran was "changing the face of the Middle East," as the two countries traded heavy strikes for a fourth day. The remarks came hours after a dramatic Israeli attack on an Iranian state TV building that forced a presenter to flee mid-broadcast under a ...
“Superfacial”: The Intimate and the World Through Audrey Tautou’s Lens
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-06-16 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Audrey Tautou Star Actress Photography Exhibition Paris
In this exhibition, Audrey Tautou reveals images of herself and of others, both loved ones and total strangers. The show blends theatrical self-portraits, diary-style snapshots, and letters from fans. Through this, she probes our relationship with fame. What does a famous face really mean? Does it stay the same over time? Does it look different ...
Iran Vows Swift Trials for Suspected Israel Collaborators
This is Beirut 2025-06-16 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Iran Collaboration
Iran's chief justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei on Monday vowed swift trials for people arrested on suspicion of collaborating with Israel, as intense fighting raged between the two sides. "If someone is arrested for having ties to and collaborating with the Zionist regime, their trial and punishment should be carried out and announced very ...
Special Space ‘Shuttles’ Bound for Disaster
Marc Saikali 2025-06-12 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Three... two... one... Touchdown! Each week, the Rafic Hariri International Airport runway hums with the arrival of diplomatic missions. On Monday, France’s special envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian touched down. American envoys Tom Barrack and Massaad Boulos are expected soon. But so far, each mission has taken off again before Lebanon’s ...
Spain-Portugal Final More Than Just Cristiano vs Yamal Says Ronaldo
This is Beirut 2025-06-08 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo acknowledged he was "another generation" to Spain starlet Lamine Yamal but said Sunday's Nations League final was more than just a battle between the duo. The final in Munich has been framed as a showdown between veteran Ronaldo, 40, one of the game's biggest names, and 17-year-old Yamal, the most exciting young ...
When Emigrants Pay the Price of Exile
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-05-23 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amal Free Patriotic Movement Europe Hezbollah Kuwait
None of the emigrants chose to leave voluntarily. They left either in pursuit of education abroad or to find work that could provide them with economic stability and safety amid the wars in Lebanon. When the electoral law was amended to include expatriates in the actual voting process, enthusiasm soared, and in the last election, a quarter of a ...
Russia Pummels Kyiv in Deadly Attack after Putin Retaliation Vow
This is Beirut 2025-06-06 12:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kyiv Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Vladimir Putin
Moscow launched dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing at least three people in Kyiv, after President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation for an audacious Ukrainian attack on Russian airbases. AFP journalists heard air raid sirens and explosions ring out in Kyiv throughout the night as Ukrainian air defence ...
No Political Veto on Kleiate Airport Rehabilitation Project
Liliane Mokbel 2025-06-04 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Kleiate Airport
The rehabilitation project for Kleiate Airport – also known as René Moawad Airport – in Akkar, northern Lebanon, is moving ahead at a steady pace. In an interview with This is Beirut, Akkar MP Sagih Atieh, who chairs the parliamentary Public Works Committee, stated that “the reactivation process is proceeding normally, and there has been no ...
Polo Anid Tackles Divorce with Humor at Le Monnot Theater with 'Libérée Divorcée'
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-06-04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Theater Le Monnot Beirut Culture Polo Anid Comedy
As a Franco-Lebanese comedian with a strong portfolio of theater and film work, Polo Anid returns to the Lebanese stage after past successes at Le Monnot theater. A passionate admirer of Lebanon, the actor pours his love for the country into every performance — and the audience returns it tenfold. Formerly a finance professional, he made a bold ...
Two Bridges in Russia Collapse in 'Blasts', 7 Dead
This is Beirut 2025-06-01 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia Vladimir Putin Ukraine Bryansk
The overnight collapse of two bridges in Russian regions bordering Ukraine that killed seven people was caused by explosions, Russian officials said Sunday, treating them as "acts of terrorism." In Russia's Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, a blast caused a road bridge to collapse onto a railway line late Saturday, derailing a ...
'Citizen Kane': Orson Welles’ Thunderclap in the Sky of Hollywood
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-05-31 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Citizen Kane Orson Welles Cinema Film Culture
What’s being told here is no myth. Orson Welles really was 25 when he shot Citizen Kane. He had never directed a film before, but had already caused a sensation in 1938 with his radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds, so realistic it panicked thousands of Americans. A prodigy to some, a fraud to others, he fascinated everyone. The RKO studio, ...
Bidding War: Municipal Unions Up for Grabs
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-05-27 14:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Elections FPM Michel Murr Metn Jezzine
When Michel Aoun returned from French exile in 2005, he arrived with sweeping slogans and the confidence of a man fully in control of his political momentum. This tone gradually diminished once he became the head of state. At the time, he championed stronger Christian representation and pushed the boundaries of the powers allotted to him under ...
American Engagement of Syria
David Hale 2025-05-27 11:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Syria United States Donald Trump Turkey MBS
President Donald Trump's May 15 meeting in Riyadh with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and the lifting of sanctions had many Trumpian hallmarks. It was bold. It was unplanned. Its future course is uncharted. It was taken against the advice of his senior foreign policy team. It was the result of encouragement from two American partners with ...
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)
Pope Francis Vatican Cardinals
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 ...
Who Are the New Security Forces in Syria ?
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 19:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Deadly sectarian violence in Syria this week between security forces and Druze fighters follows massacres of Alawites in March, with government forces and affiliated gunmen involved in both outbreaks. Many questions have been raised on the identity of fighters in the country's new security forces, and the interim government's ability to control ...
Generation Z: A Tech-Savvy Generation Facing Health Struggles
Maroun Chahine 2025-03-12 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, is often defined by its strong connection to technology. Growing up with the internet, smartphones and social media, this generation is the first to be truly “digital,” effortlessly navigating technological tools while remaining constantly connected. However, alongside this digital fluency, Generation ...
From North Korea to K-pop: A Debut Journey of Hope
This is Beirut 2025-03-27 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Growing up in North Korea, Hyuk's childhood was about survival. He never listened to banned K-pop music, but after defecting to the South, he's about to debut as an idol. Hyuk is one of two young North Koreans in a new K-pop band called 1Verse — the first time that performers originally from the nuclear-armed North have been trained for stardom ...
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Novelist Who Became a Writer in France
Madeleine Cadoux 2025-04-14 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nobel Prize Mario Vargas Llosa literature France Peru
Born in 1936 in Arequipa, Peru, Vargas Llosa left his homeland in the 1950s, believing that true literary ambition could only flourish elsewhere. He arrived in Paris in 1959 at the age of 23 with his first wife, Julia Urquidi, who would later inspire Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter. He found a city pulsing with intellectual energy—where Sartre ...
'Image Whisperers' bring Vision to the Blind at Red Cross Museum
This is Beirut 2025-04-02 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Red Cross Red Crescent Museum Blind
"They are our eyes," said Karin happily after releasing the arm of one of the specialised "image whisperers" guiding her and other blind people around Geneva's Red Cross museum. The museum has been offering its new image prompter service to the visually impaired since late last year. Karin, who did not want to give her ...
US Senator Smashes Record with 25-Hour Anti-Trump Speech
This is Beirut 2025-04-02 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA United States
A Democratic US lawmaker shattered a record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday, staying on his feet for more than 25 hours to deliver a fiery protest against President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional" actions. Senator Cory Booker's display of endurance – to hold the floor he had to remain standing and could not even go to the ...
Joan of Arc Reborn Through Sacred Songs and Theater
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-04-01 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Theater Paris France Culture Art
Joan of Arc died at the stake after being convicted of heresy. At just 13, she claimed to hear divine voices that gave her the mission to drive the English out of France. She went on to liberate the city of Orléans and paved the way for Charles VII to be recognized as the legitimate King of France. Nearly six centuries after her death, Joan’s ...
Pretending to Disarm Hezbollah Won’t Work
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-04-01 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun
Lebanon is pretending to disarm Hezbollah and thinks that the world believes it. Then, when the world calls Beirut out, Lebanese officials engage in collective delusion and blame “Israeli aggression” for military escalation. Lebanon is now reneging on the ceasefire and the 1701 enforcement mechanism that it signed, in November, in which it ...