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Saudi Arabia Hosts its First Riyadh Comedy Festival
This is Beirut 2025-10-07 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Comedy Riyadh Comedy Festival Saudi Art Culture
Jokes about geriatric sex and endless profanity have been embraced by Saudi fans at the Riyadh Comedy Festival even as foreign comedians face a backlash for taking part. The star-studded event, backed by a Saudi government body, has driven a wedge through the stand-up scene, as comics who staunchly defend free speech in the West are accused of ...
Retirement or Marketing Gimmick? Cryptic LeBron Video Sets Internet Buzzing
This is Beirut 2025-10-07 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lakers Basketball LeBron James NBA
A cryptic video shared by LeBron James set the Internet abuzz on Monday, with fans wondering if the NBA superstar was preparing to announce his retirement or simply another commercial venture. The 10-second video posted on James' social media channels teased that the Los Angeles Lakers star would reveal the "decision of all decisions" at 1600 GMT ...
Two Years of Arab and Muslim Failure
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-10-07 13:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Arabs Palestine
Today marks the second anniversary of the horrific attacks when Hamas militants stormed out of the Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns. They killed, maimed and burned 1,200 civilians in a brutal door-to-door rampage, kidnapping 250. This assault demanded unequivocal condemnation from Arab and Muslim populations, yet responses ranged from ...
Mbappe Undergoing Treatment For 'Small Niggle' at France Camp: Deschamps
This is Beirut 2025-10-07 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
France Football Kylian Mbappé National team
Kylian Mbappe is receiving treatment for a "small niggle" in his right ankle after meeting up with his international teammates ahead of the latest round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers, France coach Didier Deschamps said Monday. The France captain sustained the knock at the end of Real Madrid's 3-1 La Liga victory over Villarreal on Saturday, ...
Paris Fans Turn Fashion Shows Into Sports-Style Events
This is Beirut 2025-10-05 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paris Fashion Week Fashion Luxury Culture Show
A giant screen, lots of cheering and applause: the scene inside La Caserne venue in trendy northeast Paris might feel like a sports bar. But the crowd there was watching live fashion, not football. With Paris Fashion Week in full swing, a well-heeled group of mostly 20-somethings has been gathering every day near the Gare du Nord train station ...
How Much Do Iran’s Proxies Really Cost?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-07 10:00 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Iran
A US Treasury delegation has begun a series of meetings in Beirut with the Central Bank, several commercial banks, and government officials. The mission’s goal is straightforward: to assess how effectively sanctions meant to curb Hezbollah’s financing are being enforced on the ground. This timing of the visit is significant. On September ...
Medical Helicopter Crashes on California Highway
This is Beirut 2025-10-07 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA California Helicopter Crash
Three people were in critical condition after a medical helicopter crashed onto a California highway on Monday, US media reported, with local authorities saying emergency crews had closed some traffic lanes. The helicopter crashed just after 7:00 pm (0200 GMT Tuesday) on eastbound Highway 50 in state capital Sacramento, with flight-tracking data ...
Few Women, Minorities Win Seats in Syria Parliament Ballot
This is Beirut 2025-10-06 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria Syrian Parliament Parliamentary Elections
Women and minorities were underrepresented in a weekend ballot for members of Syria's transitional parliament, results announced Monday showed, for the first assembly to form since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. In a process criticized as undemocratic, several thousand members of local committees cast their ballots Sunday to elect ...
Trump Says to Meet Lula 'Both in Brazil and the United States'
This is Beirut 2025-10-06 19:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Brazil United States Donald Trump Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
US President Donald Trump hailed a "very good" phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday, after months of tensions, saying they would meet in both their countries. "We discussed many things, but it was mostly focused on the economy and trade," Trump said on his Truth Social network after ...
NSSF Reports Strong Recovery in Healthcare Services
This is Beirut 2025-10-06 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Director General of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Mohammad Karaki, announced a notable rebound in healthcare services and a gradual restoration of public trust, amid ongoing efforts to modernize and enhance transparency within the institution. Karaki said the NSSF is working to update medical tariffs and ensure the continuity of ...
Israel, Hamas Due to Start Ceasefire Talks in Egypt
This is Beirut 2025-10-06 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Egypt Gaza Ceasefire
Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on Monday, with President Donald Trump urging negotiators to "move fast" to end the nearly two-year war in Gaza. Both Hamas and Israel have responded positively to Trump's proposal for an end to the fighting and the release of captives in Gaza in exchange ...
Hamas Calls for Swift Hostage-Prisoner Swap as Trump Urges Quick Talks
This is Beirut 2025-10-06 01:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Palestine Hostages
Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from both sides headed to Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza. The diplomatic push follows Hamas's positive response to Donald Trump's roadmap for an end to the fighting and the release of captives in ...
Trump Indicates Approval of CIA Action Against Venezuela
This is Beirut 2025-10-16 08:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Venezuela Donald Trump CIA
US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorized covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country. Trump's comments triggered outrage from leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who decried "coups d'etat orchestrated by the ...
Lebanon: Signs of Recovery Amid Economic and Humanitarian Challenges
Liliane Mokbel 2025-10-16 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As Lebanon gradually emerges from a period marked by deep political, economic, and humanitarian turmoil, the World Bank’s latest MENAAP (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) Economic Report, published in October 2025, gives encouraging prospects for the country. Despite ongoing fragility, particularly in public finances and ...
Warsaw Hosts 19th Chopin International Piano Competition
This is Beirut 2025-10-02 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Music Piano Competition Chopin Poland Culture
Rehearsal time is over. The world's best and most ambitious young pianists have descended on Warsaw for the Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, for some, a gateway to classical music glory. Fans from around the globe snapped up tickets as much as a year ago. The lucky ones will hear an opening night concert on Thursday and follow ...
Lebanon’s Prisons Buckle Under Inmate Surge
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-27 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Stepping into Roumieh Prison in Matn, one might mistake it for a transit camp rather than a facility meant to enforce sentences. Built to hold 1,000 to 1,200 inmates, it now houses nearly 4,000 - more than triple its intended capacity. The national situation is equally grim. Human Rights Watch reports that Lebanon’s prison system officially has ...
Smart Cartilage: The New Frontier Against Arthritis?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-29 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Arthritis Science Cartilage Smart
This morning, in the calm corridors of a hospital, Myriam, 56, hesitates before putting her foot on the ground. Arthritis, with its constant flare-ups and stiffness, waits behind every movement. Around the world, hundreds of millions of people live in fear of a single misstep, caught between brief moments of relief and the anxiety of the next ...
Mali’s Fuel Crisis: A Nationwide Standstill
Christiane Tager 2025-10-29 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Banks International Monetary Fund
Since early September, queues at gas stations in Bamako have been endlessly growing. The jihadist group JNIM (Jamaʿat Nuṣrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin) has blocked fuel convoys from Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, destroying nearly 100 tanker trucks, according to the Associated Press (AP). As a landlocked country, Mali relies on imports for more ...
The CCMC: A New International Coordination Hub for Gaza
Mario Chartouni 2025-10-28 15:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Unites States Donald Trump Gaza
The Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), based in Kiryat Gat, Israel, has become the most visible symbol of international involvement in Gaza’s postwar phase. Inaugurated in mid-October 2025, it was established by the United States as part of Washington’s peace plan to oversee humanitarian aid, reconstruction, and compliance with the ...
Berri Adjourns Parliamentary Session Over Lack of Quorum
This is Beirut 2025-10-28 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Nabih Berry Parliament Strong Republic Kataëb
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri on Tuesday adjourned a scheduled legislative session after failing to secure the required quorum, with only 63 of the 128 lawmakers in attendance. The plenary session had been set to resume discussion of draft laws and proposals carried over from the September 29, 2025, agenda. However, it was boycotted by ...
Syrian Authorities Seize 11 Million Captagon Pills Smuggled from Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-10-28 10:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Anti-narcotics units in Syria’s Homs province intercepted a vehicle carrying roughly 11 million Captagon pills smuggled from Lebanese territory, the Syrian Interior Ministry announced Tuesday. The shipment was seized in the southern rural area of Homs. Security forces confiscated both the drugs and the vehicle used in the operation. According ...
No Electoral Reform in Sight as Parliament Faces Quorum Doubts
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-10-27 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Amal Banks Central Bank of Lebanon
Uncertainty continues to surround the plenary session scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday. The session is set to resume the review of bills and draft laws that were on the agenda for the September 29 meeting. That session was postponed after MPs from several parliamentary blocs, including the Lebanese Forces (LF), Kataeb, the Progressive Socialist ...
Ten People Go on Trial Over Online Harassment of French First Lady
This is Beirut 2025-10-27 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron United States USA
Ten people went on trial in Paris Monday charged with sexist online harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case linked to unsubstantiated gender claims thrown at the French first lady in France and beyond. The trial comes after she and President Emmanuel Macron filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States at the end of July, in ...
Hurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica, Touches Down in Cuba
This is Beirut 2025-10-29 20:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jamaica Cuba Hurricane Melissa
Cubans waded through flooded houses Wednesday, and authorities in Haiti reported 20 dead as Hurricane Melissa blasted across the Caribbean after devastating swaths of Jamaica. The storm made landfall in Cuba overnight, with the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) describing it as "extremely dangerous" even as it started to ...
Top US, India Officials Discuss Ties as Trade Rift Drags on
This is Beirut 2025-10-27 08:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
USA US Secretary of State India Asean Diplomacy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with India's foreign minister on Monday, as the two countries push trade talks and ease tensions over Washington's punishing tariffs. Few details were released, but Rubio's meeting with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the highest-level contact since the United States imposed sanctions last week on Russian oil ...
Labubu and Pazuzu: The Sinister Tale of a Viral Doll
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-26 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Labubu Pazuzu Doll Cuture Rumor
In recent months, social media has been buzzing with a peculiar rumor: the famous Labubu dolls, icons of Asian pop culture, may actually be modeled on Pazuzu, a demon from ancient Mesopotamia. Straddling the line between sensationalism and imagination, the rumor has sparked fascination and anxiety among fans, collectors and the wider public. But ...
Trump Says Increasing Tariffs on Canada by 10 Percent
This is Beirut 2025-10-26 05:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Canada United States Tariff Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was hiking tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 percent, in the latest fallout over a Canadian anti-tariff ad that featured late US leader Ronald Reagan. The announcement came two days after Trump said he had terminated all trade talks with Canada over what he called the "fake" ad ...
Les Mains de Mamie Redefine Haute Couture
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-25 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Les Mains de Mamie Fashion Culture Grandmas Haute Couture
At first glance, Catherine’s flat in Saint-Étienne looks like any other French retiree’s home. Balls of yarn are scattered on the armchair, patterns are scribbled on scraps of paper, an old measuring tape lies nearby, and the television murmurs in the background. But for the past three years, her hands have been knitting for more than just ...
Criticism Will Motivate Yamal in Clasico, Says Barca Assistant
This is Beirut 2025-10-25 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Football Barça Real Madrid Liga
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal will be motivated by criticism ahead of the Clasico, said the club's assistant coach on Saturday. Teenage winger Yamal has been in the spotlight in the Spanish capital after joking that Real Madrid "steal" and "complain" during an appearance on a social media stream. Spanish champions Barca face Real Madrid on Sunday ...
Kill the Woman
Amine Jules Iskandar 2025-10-25 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Women Culture Christians Church
At the root of society lies the family, and at the root of the family lies the woman. Society is built on this basic unit, the household, which provides security and solidarity, shapes values and transmits heritage. This nucleus of social cohesion, for all humanity, is precisely what liberal and globalist ideologies have been targeting. To turn ...