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Downton Abbey Auction Raises Millions, Shatters Expectations Worldwide
This is Beirut 2025-09-17 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Downton Abbey Series TV Culture Art London
Props, costumes and other items from the hit TV series Downton Abbey sold for £1.7 million ($2.3 million) at a London auction, six times the pre-sale estimate, Bonhams revealed Tuesday. The "bell wall", the servant's call system that appears from the first series to the last, proved to be the prize item, selling for an eye-watering £216,300 ...
Nepal Mourns its Dead After Anti-Corruption Protests
This is Beirut 2025-09-17 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nepal National tribute victims Protests
Nepal flew flags at half-mast during a national day of mourning Wednesday for the 73 people killed during youth-led anti-corruption protests that toppled the government. An interim government, which took over after two days of protests last week, declared the day of mourning "in honour of those who lost their lives during the protests", the ...
EU Confirms Reimposition of Iran Sanctions after UN move
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 12:10 - Reading : less than a minute
United Nations European Union Tehran Iran
The European Union confirmed on Monday it had reimposed sweeping sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program after the United Nations reinstated its overarching measures. The UN took that step over the weekend after Western powers triggered the so-called "snapback" mechanism under the 2015 nuclear accord. The sanctions reintroduced by ...
The Creator of ‘The Da Vinci Code’ Returns With Ambitious New Thriller
This is Beirut 2025-09-09 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Literature Books Dan Brown Culture
Best-selling American author Dan Brown, creator of the publishing phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, released his latest thriller Tuesday in 16 languages simultaneously. The Secret of Secrets, which runs to nearly 700 pages in English, marks Brown's return eight years after his last novel, Origin. Brown called it "by far the most intricately plotted ...
Brain Freeze: Why Can Ice Cream Knock Us Out?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-09-11 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Brain Freeze Science Cold Ice Reflex
It’s an experience many of us have had, often while sitting at a café terrace in summer or sharing a bowl of ice cream with friends. You take a bite, swallow too quickly, and suddenly a sharp pain shoots across your forehead, a jolt so sudden it makes you stop in your tracks. The term “brain freeze” captures this almost absurd sensation, as ...
Why Qatar and Turkey Are Seen as 'Next in Line' for Conflict with Israel
Salam El Zaatari 2025-09-11 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran Turkey Qatar United States
The Israeli airstrike on September 9, 2025, against Hamas leaders in Doha shocked the Middle East, not only for its audacity but also for its symbolism: Israel was willing to strike inside the territory of a US ally, Qatar, long considered a safe haven for Hamas’ political leadership. The strike has since fueled speculation that Qatar, and by ...
Kidnapped Academic Tsurkov in Israel after Release from Iraq
This is Beirut 2025-09-10 23:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Irak Baghdad Elizabeth Tsurkov
Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov arrived in Israel on Monday, a day after she was released more than two years after her kidnapping in Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the release of Tsurkov, who had been held hostage since March 2023. "Elizabeth Tsurkov, ...
England Thrash Serbia, Haaland Stars in World Cup Qualifying
This is Beirut 2025-09-10 16:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Europe England Serbia Norway Erling Haaland
England sent out a warning to their World Cup rivals with a brilliant 5-0 thrashing of Serbia in qualifying on Tuesday, while Erling Haaland scored five as Norway emphatically maintained their 100 percent record. Elsewhere in Europe, Portugal and France overturned deficits to make it back-to-back wins to open their bids to reach next year's ...
Colin Farrell Bets Big in Macau For New Film Alongside Tilda Swinton
This is Beirut 2025-09-10 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Colin Farrell Cinema Film Culture Art Toronto International Film Festival
Colin Farrell plunges into an intoxicating fever dream among the high-stakes baccarat tables of Macau casinos with Ballad of a Small Player, a rare major Western film shot on location in Asia's gambling capital. The surreal, dark and twisty drama co-stars Tilda Swinton as an investigator in pursuit of Farrell's velvet-suited conman and gambling ...
The Model Behind Courbet’s 'L’Origine du monde'
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-09-09 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gustave Courbet Model Culture Painting Constance Quéniaux
It is hard to imagine today the scandal Courbet’s painting sparked in 1866. Commissioned by Ottoman diplomat Khalil Bey, the canvas depicts, without embellishment, the genitals of a reclining woman — with no face and no background. Rendered with almost photographic realism, it disturbed, shocked, and unsettled. For more than a century, the ...
When Immorality Becomes a Profession
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-09-09 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
There is no precise or scientific description of the moral collapse Lebanon has been experiencing for years. Yet in recent weeks, this decline has taken on unprecedented forms, with public discourse sinking to new lows. The Lebanese Shias are enduring hardships at every level. What is even more troubling is that some deliberately seek to ...
Pharrell Williams and Andrea Bocelli to Co-Direct Vatican Concert for Peace
This is Beirut 2025-09-12 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Vatican Music Pharell Williams Free Concert Peace and fraternity Italy Culture
American songwriter Pharrell Williams and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will co-direct a free concert and light show for tens of thousands of people at the Vatican on Saturday. "Grace for the World" will be held in St. Peter's Square and feature US singer-songwriter John Legend, French-Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo and Thai ...
Will Lebanon Disarm Hezbollah, or Not?
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-09-09 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah United States
The Lebanese cabinet heard, on Friday, a presentation from Army Chief Rodolphe Haykal on a confidential plan to monopolize arms, as tasked by the government on August 5. The cabinet then issued a statement, and Information Minister Paul Morcos held a press conference. The vague responses left observers divided, with each side interpreting the ...
Wirtz Stunner Helps Germany Bounce Back Against Northern Ireland
This is Beirut 2025-09-08 14:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Germany Football Northern Ireland World Cup 2026
A stunning free kick from Florian Wirtz helped Germany overcome a sluggish performance to beat Northern Ireland 3-1 in World Cup qualifying in Cologne on Sunday. Germany came into the match under pressure after a shock 2-0 loss to Slovakia in their opening qualifier on Thursday, with coach Julian Nagelsmann making five changes to his starting ...
Israel Warns Hamas to Surrender or Face 'Annihilation'
This is Beirut 2025-09-08 10:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Donald Trump Palestine USA
Israel's defence minister told Hamas on Monday to lay down its arms or face annihilation, after US President Donald Trump said the militant group must accept a deal to release hostages in Gaza. The warnings came as the Israeli military intensified its bombings and operations around Gaza City, which it has vowed to capture in a bid to finally ...
Trump Issues ‘Last Warning’ to Hamas Over Hostages
This is Beirut 2025-09-08 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Gaza Palestine
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was issuing a "last warning" to Hamas, saying the Palestinian militant group must accept a deal to release hostages in Gaza. "The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last ...
Geagea: ‘A New State Is Beginning to Emerge’
This is Beirut 2025-09-07 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Lebanese Forces Hezbollah Disarmament Lebanese Army
During the annual mass in honor of the martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance in Maarab, the leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, delivered a strong speech against the “obstructionist camp” while outlining his vision for a sovereign Lebanon, free from foreign interference. Between denouncing the practices of Hezbollah and its allies, ...
Reinvent Yourself with Color: The Rise of 'Dopamine Dressing'
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-09-07 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Dopamine dressing Fashion Colors Culture Brightness
For years, winter wardrobes were bound by a narrow palette of neutrals. Black, gray and beige reigned supreme, built on the comforting notion that discretion was the height of elegance. But the fashion landscape is shifting. A surge of unapologetically bold hues is sweeping runways and city streets, from high-end collections to ready-to-wear ...
Christian Eriksen Signs With Bundesliga Club Wolfsburg
This is Beirut 2025-09-11 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Christian Eriksen Germany Denmark
Denmark international Christian Eriksen has joined German Bundesliga club Wolfsburg on a free transfer until 2027, the club announced late on Wednesday. Eriksen, 33, had been a free agent since his contract with Manchester United expired in the summer. "I'm really looking forward to this new adventure. I'm convinced that together we can make a ...
UN Revives Two-State Solution by Excluding Hamas, “Which Must be Disarmed”
This is Beirut 2025-09-12 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations Hamas Two-state solution
The UN General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly adopted the “New York Declaration,” aimed at reviving the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, but explicitly excluding Hamas, which “must hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority.” The resolution, presented by France and Saudi Arabia, was ...
Disarming Hezbollah: The Easy Way vs. The Hard Way
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-09-16 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Lebanese Army United States
The Lebanese government has yet to fully grasp the seismic shift in Israel’s defense doctrine from containment to preemption. Hezbollah, even if armed with rudimentary weapons like slingshots, will not be tolerated. Beirut must disarm and disband the Iran-backed militia immediately and will be given one final chance to do so. This is the Easy ...
Trump Heads for Historic Second UK State Visit
This is Beirut 2025-09-15 19:23 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United Kingdom Republicans
President Donald Trump will get the red carpet treatment this week on an unprecedented second UK state visit, as Britain counts on royal pomp and circumstance to woo the unpredictable US leader. From a flyby and carriage ride with King Charles III to a grand state banquet at historic Windsor Castle, Britain is pulling out all the stops to flatter ...
Woman, Life, Freedom: Remembering Mahsa Amini
This is Beirut 2025-09-16 14:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Mahsa Amini Iran women's rights human rights protest
September 16 marks three years since the death of Mahsa Amini, whose tragic passing in the custody of Iran’s morality police ignited global outrage and inspired movements around the world.
LF Rejects Claims of Election Delay
This is Beirut 2025-09-16 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea Nabih Berri
The Lebanese Forces (LF) party reiterated on Tuesday that it will not accept any delay in parliamentary elections and pledged to “actively push to bring all matters related to the parliamentary elections before the Parliament’s General Assembly for resolution.” In a press release issued on Tuesday, the LF emphasized that ...
Aoun Welcomes Convening of Arab Media Forum in Beirut
This is Beirut 2025-09-16 11:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Arab Media Forum Beirut
President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday welcomed the decision to hold the Arab Media Forum in Beirut, during a meeting with the forum’s Secretary-General Madi al-Khamis, in the presence of Information Minister Paul Morcos. Aoun affirmed that “Lebanon has been, and will remain, a leading Arab and international media hub, a platform that upholds ...
Boualem Sansal Rejects Far-Right Nomination for Sakharov Prize
This is Beirut 2025-09-16 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Boualem Sansal Algeria France Writer Culture Art
Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal has opposed his nomination for the 2025 Sakharov Prize by the far-right group in the European Parliament led by Jordan Bardella (RN), his publisher Gallimard confirmed on Monday. The group Patriots for Europe (PfE), which has 85 members of the European Parliament, put forward Sansal’s name for the annual ...
Poland's Nawrocki Talks Drone Defence in Paris and Berlin
This is Beirut 2025-09-16 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA Karol Nawrocki Paris Berlin
Poland's right-wing nationalist president Karol Nawrocki visits Paris and Berlin on Tuesday, seeking help to shore up his country's eastern defences in the wake of a major Russian drone incursion. Nawrocki has often been a fierce critic of Germany but Poland is seeking the support of its EU and NATO partners after last week's incident, when at ...
ByeBike Initiative Launched to Support Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-09-15 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Ministry of Youth and Sports, in partnership with the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL), held a press conference at the center to launch the humanitarian ByeBike initiative. Led by Lebanese athletes Ralph Khoury and Carla Jabbour, the initiative is a remarkable two-month cycling journey from Paris to Beirut. The ride begins on ...
US Military Officials Pay Rare Visit to Russia-Belarus Drills
This is Beirut 2025-09-15 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia United States Belarus Military Drill NATO
Russia's key ally Belarus invited US military representatives to joint military drills being staged on Monday, amid escalating tensions between Russia and NATO over its offensive on Ukraine. The Zapad (West) drills, running until Tuesday across Belarus, have spooked NATO's eastern members following the downing of Russian drones in its ...
Back to School in Lebanon Is No Celebration, It’s a Struggle !
Liliane Mokbel 2025-09-13 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In Lebanon, the back-to-school season is no longer about fresh notebooks and new backpacks. Instead, it unfolds in the shadow of economic hardship and painful trade-offs. Families, overwhelmed by the ongoing financial crisis, are slashing their spending on school supplies, even as private schools continue to require new textbooks every year, often ...