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An Israeli Strike in Western Bekaa Kills One
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 10:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli drone targeted a car on Tuesday morning in the vicinity of the town of Saghbine on the road to Machghara in Western Bekaa. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, this strike killed one person and injured two others. On Tuesday morning, heavy Israeli shelling was observed in Khiam following the launch of an unexploded missile by ...
Beirut Pager Explosion: 12 Dead and Nearly 3,000 Injured
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 12:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A powerful explosion of pager devices across Lebanon on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of 12 people. Nearly 3,000 people were injured, with many in critical care. The blast, caused by the detonation of thousands of pager devices, is believed to have been part of an Israeli military operation aimed at Hezbollah’s communication networks. For its ...
Nobel Prize in Physics: A New Era Beyond Human Intelligence
Alain E. Andrea 2024-10-08 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nobel Physics Artificial intelligence
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to British-Canadian John Hopfield (born 1933) and American Geoffrey Hinton (born 1947) for their fundamental discoveries that paved the way for "machine learning" through "artificial neural networks." Their work, conducted since the 1980s, highlights the importance of theoretical physics in the rise ...
Has the War in Lebanon Rescued Netanyahu?
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-09-30 14:48 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nearly a year after the onset of the Gaza war and the opening of the Lebanese front, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is enjoying his highest approval rating since taking office. A year later, it is evident that this conflict shows no signs of resolution. In recent months, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have ...
Telecom Ministry Clarifies Mobile Screen Symbols
This is Beirut 2024-10-08 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Ministry of Telecommunications released a statement on Tuesday to reassure mobile phone users about certain symbols that may appear on their screens, showing the names of the two mobile network operators, Touch and Alfa. The ministry emphasized that these symbols are not a cause for concern and there are no hacking attempts targeting users’ ...
High Tech Warfare: Israel’s New Tactics
This is Beirut 2024-10-08 10:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Since October 8, 2023, Israel and Hezbollah have been locked in relentless clashes in southern Lebanon. As the situation intensifies, Israel has been deploying cutting-edge tactics, including crippling Hezbollah’s communication networks and using precision-guided munitions and drones. This new wave of warfare signals a dramatic shift in strategy.
Gaza One Year On: A 'Relentless War of Attrition'
2024-10-07 10:30 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine United States
On October 7, 2023, Hamas' armed wing launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel, sparking widespread panic and shock on the Israeli side. The Palestinian group carried out an unprecedented assault, firing thousands of rockets and infiltrating border areas between Gaza and Israel. It was a groundbreaking attack in the history of the ...
Israel’s Militarized Technology to Take on Hezbollah
2024-10-04 19:14 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Israel's technological advancements during this war have surprised many. Following the incident where pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah members simultaneously exploded in various regions of Lebanon due to a remote attack, the assassination of the pro-Iranian faction's secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah, on September 27, has ...
The Specter of a ‘Hezbollah 2.0’ Lured by Terrorism
Nicolas Beau 2024-10-03 17:21 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Weakened by Israeli raids that have decimated its leadership, Hezbollah now faces an unprecedented crisis. The exodus of one million Shiite civilians, its primary support base, is upending the fragile sectarian balance in Lebanon and putting immense pressure on an already strained social fabric. Confronted with significant humanitarian, ...
Is Hezbollah on the Brink of Financial Collapse?
2024-10-01 18:38 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Hezbollah faces severe trials in these times of war. Along with the heavy blows to its military and logistical capabilities from Israeli strikes—particularly in Dahyeh, the Beqaa Valley and the south—its financial resources appear to be on the verge of exhaustion. Myth or reality? As the Hezbollah-Israel conflict intensifies, with shifting ...
Lebanese Football Against the Shadow of War
2024-09-29 18:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese football is once again facing the ravages of war, with the Lebanese Federation deciding to suspend all professional leagues. Barely underway, the 2024-2025 season is already at a standstill. The Federation announced, via a statement on social networks, that all official tournaments would be suspended due to the alarming circumstances ...
The Pager Operation: Key Details and Pressing Questions
2024-09-18 14:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Without firing a single shot, Israel managed to remove thousands of Hezbollah fighters from the battlefield in southern Lebanon. Some will be out of action for days, others for months, while some may never return to combat or their duties due to the severity of their injuries, which could permanently prevent them from resuming their ...
Israel Deploys 'Bunker Buster Munitions' Against Dahieh's Tunnel Network
Cian ward 2024-09-28 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On Friday, in the space of seconds, Israel released around 10 tons of high-explosives on Beirut, in a huge airstrike that leveled a city block in Dahieh, reportedly destroying 8 buildings and killing Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing against targets across Lebanon. In Beirut, they have been largely located ...
Editorial: Southern Suburbs – A Tragic Turning Point
Michel Touma 2024-09-28 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Speculations, some of them starkly explicit, have been circulating widely in the media and across social networks. Yet, few could have anticipated the staggering events that unfolded on the night of Friday, September 27, and into the early hours of Saturday. No one could have foreseen the brutal and devastating bombardment of Hezbollah’s central ...
Israel Announces Hassan Nasrallah's Death, Hezbollah Remains Silent
2024-09-28 12:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The Israeli Arabic-speaking spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced on Saturday at 11 AM to have “eliminated” Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. “Yesterday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leader and one of its founders. The Israeli Army also neutralized Ali Karaki, Hezbollah’s ...
No Alternatives if Internet Network is Damaged
This Is Beirut 2024-09-24 12:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
As bombardments intensify in Lebanon, there’s a growing fear among the population about the potential disconnection from global communication networks if they were to be compromised. This concern is well-founded, considering there are no backup systems in place. In an interview with This is Beirut, Johnny Corm, the caretaker Minister of ...
Amal, Hezbollah Open to Presidential Third Option, Eventually
2024-09-24 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah was still recovering from the wounds inflicted by the Israeli cyberattack on its communications network when it suffered another devastating blow: the targeting of Dahyeh and the assassination of its highest-ranking security official, Ibrahim Aqil, commander of the elite Radwan Brigade, who was wanted by the US and France for the 1984 ...
Hezbollah’s Telecom Network Reportedly Remains Fully Intact
2024-09-23 18:48 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s telecom network, which reportedly spans nearly the entire national territory, is believed to be used almost exclusively by its military wing and activated only in times of combat or large-scale conflict. Israel's dramatic twin assault using booby-trapped transmission devices on Tuesday, September 17, and Wednesday, September 18, ...
Corm: No Violation of the Official Telecom System
2024-09-23 16:32 - Reading : less than a minute
The press office of caretaker Minister of Telecommunications Johnny Corm, confirmed in a statement that no violation of the official communication network by Israel has occurred. The messages received by Lebanese citizens in several regions on Monday are fraudulent operations conducted via electronic applications that do not require advanced ...
Iran Activates Transition Council as Assembly of Experts Begins Supreme Leader Succession Process
This is Beirut 01/03 06:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani announced Sunday that a constitutional Leadership Council has been formed to assume the responsibilities of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following state television’s earlier report of his death in U.S.-Israeli strikes. The body tasked with fulfilling the supreme ...
Oman Port and Tanker Hit as Iran Strikes Gulf
This is Beirut 01/03 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An Oman port and an oil tanker off its coast were attacked Sunday, official media said, marking the first strikes on the sultanate -- which mediated US-Iran talks -- since Tehran launched a retaliation campaign. On Sunday morning, AFP correspondents heard blasts in Dubai, Doha and Manama as Iran carried out attacks in response to US and Israeli ...
Iran Retains Significant Missile Capabilities Despite Strikes: Report
This is Beirut 03/04 10:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Israel Tehran United States Washington
According to a CNN report, despite more than five weeks of daily US and Israeli strikes, roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers remain intact and thousands of one-way attack drones are still operational, highlighting Tehran’s continuing ability to threaten the region. Recent intelligence assessments indicate that about half of Iran’s ...
La Loge Store: Thrift Store of On-Screen Costumes
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-27 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paris Movies Fashion Thrift Shop TV series
They’ve graced film sets, stood under spotlights, and sometimes even starred in iconic scenes… Today, these movie costumes hang from the racks of a Paris thrift shop. Welcome behind the scenes of a wardrobe like no other. La Loge Store is located in Paris’ 9th arrondissement at 17 rue Condorcet. It is a discreet boutique that draws fashion ...
US Dismisses UN Israel-Palestinian Conference as 'Publicity Stunt'
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 21:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam France Palestinian Statehood Two-State Solution United Nations Saudi Arabia
The United States on Monday dismissed a French-Saudi-sponsored conference at the United Nations on promoting a two-state solution to the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis as a "stunt." The US State Department labeled the three-day event "unproductive and ill-timed," as well as a "publicity stunt" that would ...
Honkytonk Kenya: Africa’s Home of Country Music
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Music Kenya Culture
The party is in Kenya, but the vibe is distinctly Americana: a sea of cowboy hats and boots with a soundtrack of whisky-soaked tales about heartbreak and good old boys. Kenya has become the unlikely home of a growing country music scene, possibly the biggest in Africa, as testified by the thousands line-dancing in a field in the capital Nairobi ...
Artists, scientists breathe life into prehistoric woman
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palaeontology Art Belgium Netherlands Culture
With her clear blue eyes and slightly nervous gaze, the reconstructed bust of Mos'anne - a woman who lived around 10,500 years ago - is uncannily lifelike. Reborn via a close partnership between science and art, Mos'anne's bust was created at Belgium's Ghent University as part of a project to explore how the region's last ...
Motherhood at 35: Empowered Decision or Medicalized Path?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-28 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Motherhood Mothers Children Babies
There was a time when a woman was considered an “older mother” at 35. Today, that age still marks a symbolic and medical threshold. In gynecology wards, the term “geriatric pregnancy” may have disappeared from official manuals, but it’s still whispered behind closed doors. Yet the data is clear: in many Western countries, the average age ...
Defending Champions England Beat Spain on Penalties to Win Women's Euro 2025
This is Beirut 2025-07-28 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
England Euro 2025 football Women
Chloe Kelly converted the decisive kick as England beat Spain 3-1 on penalties to win the Women's Euro 2025 after Sunday's final had finished 1-1 at the end of extra time, allowing the Lionesses to avenge their defeat in the World Cup final of two years ago and retain their continental crown. It looked as though Spain would repeat their victory ...
‘Dialogue’ with Hezbollah: Ensuring History Does Not Repeat Itself
Michel Touma 2025-07-28 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
One of Winston Churchill’s best-known quotes is that “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” In Lebanon’s current context, the meaning is clear: if we don’t draw lessons from our recent past, we can neither navigate the present nor build any kind of future. This is especially relevant to the stance now taken by ...
Israel and Hezbollah Tighten the Noose Around the Lebanese Government
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-07-27 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Joseph Aoun United States
President Joseph Aoun’s statement that he is holding talks with Hezbollah over its weapons and that negotiations are progressing slowly was especially noteworthy. Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt’s remarks were equally notable, as he called on Hezbollah to give up its heavy weaponry, deeming it ineffective in confronting ...