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Iran's Carpet Industry Unravelling Under Sanctions
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
United States USA Sanctions Iran Persian carpets
Once a symbol of cultural prestige, Iran's handmade rugs are no longer selling as fast as they once did, as sanctions weigh on an already troubled economy and buyers' tastes change. Commanding more than $2 billion in export revenues in its heyday of the early 1990s, the industry now struggles to scrape together around $40 million, marking a ...
Between the State and the Rock…
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-09-23 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Baalbeck Banks Free Patriotic Movement Hezbollah
In Lebanon, even rocks can spark existential crises. The Raoucheh Rock has become the focus of a growing political and public controversy after plans emerged to project an image of Hezbollah’s former Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, alongside Hashem Safieddine, onto the rock to mark the anniversary of their death last year. What began as a ...
Drone Flights 'Most Serious Attack' on Danish Infrastructure, PM says
This is Beirut 2025-09-23 14:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Large drones that flew over Copenhagen airport for hours and caused it to shut down constituted the "most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure" to date, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday. Airports in Copenhagen and Oslo reopened early Tuesday, hours after unidentified drones in their airspace caused dozens of ...
ABBA, the Eternal Celebration: 50 Years of Mamma Mia
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-09-19 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Abba Mammia Mia Song Music Culture Stockholm
There are songs that never grow old, choruses that stand the test of time, always ready to appear at a party, on the radio or during a karaoke session, as if opening the door to an old attic full of memories. “Mamma Mia” is one of those songs. This September 2025 marks a rare milestone: 50 years of energy, bright harmonies, hands clapping on ...
The Controversy and Potential Behind Jaden Smith’s Rise at Christian Louboutin
This is Beirut 2025-09-18 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Fashion Luxury Louboutin Celebrity France Culture
French fashion icon Christian Louboutin's decision to name Will Smith's son Jaden as his chief menswear designer is a bold choice that took the industry by surprise, and stirred up fresh allegations of "nepo-baby" favoritism. When not following in the footsteps of his famous father into acting and rap music, 27-year-old Smith ...
Lecornu: Macron's Discreet 'Loyal Soldier'
This is Beirut 2025-09-09 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sebastien Lecornu, named Tuesday as France's new prime minister, has served as defense minister for over three years during much of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and is seen as a deeply loyal, if discreet, ally of President Emmanuel Macron. Still just 39, Lecornu has been one of the few faces of continuity in the French cabinet at a time of ...
Israel Returns 45 Palestinian Bodies to Gaza
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel returned the bodies of 45 Palestinians on Wednesday, bringing the total number handed over to 90, Gaza's health ministry said. Under a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, Israel was to turn over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli returned. On Monday, Hamas gave up three Israeli bodies and one ...
Art and Faith Unite in Tehran’s Virgin Mary Station
This is Beirut 2025-10-19 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Shiite Islam may be the official religion in Iran, but entering Tehran's brand-new Maryam Moghaddas metro station, you could be forgiven for feeling as if you're stepping inside a Christian church. Maryam Moghaddas in Persian translates as "Holy Mary." And the station's vaulted and arched concourse, with a dome decorated with Persian motifs, ...
Cancel Culture: A Word on Trial
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-09-07 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The debate is still alive in 2025: Is cancel culture a tool of justice or a weapon of excess? The term resurfaces regularly, from university debates to international headlines, because it captures one of the defining tensions of our digital era: the balance between accountability and freedom of expression. And with social media platforms now ...
When Samir Hammoud Sacrifices Depositors to Please the IMF
This is Beirut 2025-11-07 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Negotiation skills refer to the capacities and methods used by an individual when engaging in discussions with another party in order to reach an agreement that satisfies both sides, without sacrificing the rights or interests of either. Key negotiation skills include planning, managing expectations, persuasion, problem-solving, decision-making, ...
Saudi Women Keep Ancient Dance Alive Behind Closed Doors
This is Beirut 2025-11-10 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Music Oriental Dance Saudi Arabia Culture Art
In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practice belly dancing, an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret. Despite their enthusiasm, none of them would give their real name or show their faces on camera, underlining the stigma and cultural prejudices surrounding the ancient dance. In Arab ...
Jazz Correia: The Gilded Cage
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-09 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jazz Correia JLC Family Instagram
In JLC Family, Jazz’s home becomes the set of a real-life series. Her children take part in the performance, and her relationship unfolds in front of the camera, episode by episode. What viewers see is carefully edited and designed for Snapchat, Instagram, or YouTube. Gradually, the line between reality and fiction fades. Emotions become raw ...
“Glamorize”: When Crime Becomes a Show
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-11-09 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Since the spectacular Louvre heist on October 19, the internet has been ablaze. On social media, heist videos multiply, memes turn stolen jewels into fashion accessories, and the alleged thieves of France’s Crown Treasure have become fictional characters. The case reveals a broader cultural phenomenon: the glamorization of crime, where ...
Cristiano Ronaldo: The Obsession with Perfection
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-08 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Cristiano Ronaldo Football Real Madrid Portugal Portrait
In the world of football, Cristiano Ronaldo stands in a league of his own. He has reached the top not just through talent and hard work but by embodying the idea of the complete athlete, where every detail matters. With him, nothing is left to chance. The daily training, the sculpted body, and the carefully measured diet all reflect a mindset ...
Memoirs of Juan Carlos Ignite Fierce Debate Over Franco
This is Beirut 2025-11-08 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Juan Carlos Spain King Memoirs Culture Art
Exiled former Spanish King Juan Carlos's memoirs have sparked renewed debate in Spain over his legacy and ties to the late dictator General Francisco Franco. Its publication coincides with the 50th anniversary of Franco's death on November 20, 1975 and the commemoration of Juan Carlos's proclamation as king two days later. In the book, the ...
“Doudou on the Streets”: The Baffling Profile of a Louvre Thief
This is Beirut 2025-11-07 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Abdoulaye N., 39, the key suspect in the October 19 theft of the Crown Jewels at the Louvre, does not fit the typical profile of a high-stakes burglar. Already known to police for minor but aggravated thefts, among them a 2014 jewelry store robbery in Barbès that earned him a three-year prison sentence, he reportedly has 15 entries on his ...
'Vibe Coding' Named Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary
This is Beirut 2025-11-06 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
"Vibe coding," a word that essentially means using artificial intelligence (AI) to tell a machine what you want instead of coding it yourself, was on Thursday named the Collins Word of the Year 2025. Coined by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, the word refers to "an emerging software development that turns natural language into computer code ...
From Excitement to Frustration: Louvre Visitors Caught Off Guard by Closure
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Visitors pressed against the Louvre's iron gates on Monday, peering through bars locked after thieves pulled off a daylight jewel heist inside the world-famous museum the day before. Would-be museum-goers queued outside the famed tourist attraction for the scheduled 0900 (0700 GMT) opening, a day after robbers stole precious jewelry and fled on ...
Benching: Keeping the Other on Hold
David Sahyoun 2025-10-29 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Benching Psychoanalysis Culture Relationships
In the new digital dictionary, we are learning to decode, “to bench” means keeping someone on the sidelines, like a player who is sent neither off the field nor fully into the game, but kept warmed up, available, and waiting. Benching is not the radical severing of connection seen in ghosting, nor the deliberate freezing of icing. It ...
One Week After the Louvre Heist: What Do We Know?
This is Beirut 2025-10-28 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Louvre France Heist Investigation
The men, both in their thirties and from Seine-Saint-Denis, were detained over the weekend as part of the investigation into the high-profile robbery. Police sources say the two are already known to law enforcement for previous thefts and are suspected of taking part in the team that carried out the bold operation at the museum. The suspects were ...
'Disarmament:' The Challenge of Peace
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-10-26 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations Donald Trump Hamas Hezbollah Arms
In this final week of October, the Disarmament Week set by the United Nations resonates with new urgency. On one front, Washington has issued an ultimatum to Hamas to disarm under Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. On another, the Lebanese government is under US pressure to disarm Hezbollah, a key Iranian proxy in the region. Tehran remains ...
King Charles, Pope Leo Pray Together in Historic First
This is Beirut 2025-10-23 16:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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King Charles III, the head of the Church of England, became the first British monarch Thursday to pray publicly with a pope in a Vatican service led by Leo XIV. The ceremony in the Sistine Chapel, broadcast live by the Vatican's official news service, came during a state visit by the 76-year-old monarch and his wife, Queen Camilla. It was the ...
Trump Slaps ‘Tremendous’ Sanctions on Russian Oil for Ukraine War
This is Beirut 2025-10-22 23:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
European Union USA Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Europe
US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies on Wednesday, complaining that his talks with Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war "don't go anywhere." The European Union also unveiled a fresh wave of sanctions to pressure Russia to end its relentless, three-and-a-half-year invasion of its ...
Prince Andrew Faces New Pressure Following Virginia Giuffre’s Memoirs
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 20:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Virginia Giuffre Prince Andrew Jeffrey Epstein
The posthumous memoirs of American Virginia Giuffre, the main accuser of Prince Andrew in the Epstein case, went on sale Tuesday, increasing pressure on the disgraced brother of King Charles. In Nobody’s Girl, Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in April, recounts in detail being exploited as a sex slave by the late financier and sex offender ...
Chess World Grieves Loss of US Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Chess Culture Art Heritage Daniel Naroditsky
The chess world has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of prominent US grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, aged 29. Governing body the International Chess Federation (FIDE) remembered Naroditsky, who was also a chess commentator and streamer, as someone "whose influence extended far beyond the chessboard." Fellow grandmaster and ...
Nottingham Forest Sack Head Coach Nuno After Rift with Owner
This is Beirut 2025-09-09 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked by Nottingham Forest early on Tuesday, becoming the first English Premier League manager this season to lose his job. "The club thanks Nuno for his contribution during a very successful era," said a club statement released just after midnight. The Portuguese had been in charge for 21 months at the City ...
ChatGPT to Get Parental Controls After Teen's Death
This is Beirut 2025-09-03 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
OpenAI AI ChatGPT Parental Control
American artificial intelligence firm OpenAI said Tuesday it would add parental controls to its chatbot ChatGPT, a week after an American couple said the system encouraged their teenaged son to kill himself. "Within the next month, parents will be able to... link their account with their teen's account" and "control how ChatGPT responds to their ...
'We're Already Living in Science Fiction': The Neurotech Revolution
This is Beirut 2025-11-12 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
USA Health Beurotechnology Ethics
From translating thoughts into words to allowing paralyzed people to walk, the field of neuro technology has been quietly surging ahead, raising hopes of medical breakthroughs -- and profound ethical concerns. Some observers even think that neuro tech could end up being as revolutionary as the far more hyped rise of artificial intelligence ...
Lebanon’s Beaches: The Great Slimming Down
Marc Saikali 2025-07-06 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
When we usually talk about beaches in Lebanon, it’s only to bemoan their polluted state. But this summer, something has changed. People aren’t scanning the waves for floating plastic bags anymore. It’s not the heat (still sweltering), the entrance fees (still outrageous), or the music volume (still unbearable). No, the real shift is in the ...
Venice Film Festival: Italy Kicks Off with Sorrentino’s 'La Grazia'
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-19 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paolo Sorrentino La Grazia Venice Film Festival Cinema Italy Movie
The acclaimed director will launch the festival on August 27, 2025, with this highly anticipated work, fifteen years after leaving a mark with Il Divo or La Grande Bellezza. Early commentators have described La Grazia as a “love letter to Italy, to cinema and to powerful women.” The world premiere will take place at the historic Palazzo del ...