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Two Bridges in Russia Collapse in 'Blasts', 7 Dead
This is Beirut 2025-06-01 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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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)
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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)
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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 ...
Iran will Have 'no Choice' but to Acquire Nukes if Attacked: Khamenei Adviser
This is Beirut 2025-04-01 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran Ali Larijani Ali Khamenei United States Donald Trump
Iran would have to acquire a nuclear weapon if attacked by the United States or its allies, an adviser to the country's supreme leader warned on Monday, following a threat by US President Donald Trump. The comments came after Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, promised to hit back if Trump carried out a threat to bomb the ...
Ghosting: A Strategy of Avoidance
David Sahyoun 2025-03-26 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Ghosting Psychoanalysis Culture Social Media
The anglicisms used to illustrate certain phenomena observed in virtual exchanges have surprising meanings. Far from indicating a mundane behavior, they carry meanings that reveal deeper characteristics about their users. This week, we will try to understand what “ghosting” is, which shares common traits with “breadcrumbing.” The ...
When AI Meets Therapy: The Promise and Pitfalls of Digital Healing
David Sahyoun 2025-04-16 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Therapy Artificial Intelligence AI Culture
AI (artificial intelligence) is a computer system designed to replicate human thought and behavior. It can reason, process information, and search for answers across vast pools of relevant content available online. A chatbot, by contrast, is a conversational tool designed to simulate human interaction. It runs on pre-scripted responses, ...
US War Plans Shared With Journalist: What We Know
This is Beirut 2025-03-25 13:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The Trump administration is dealing with the fallout of a stunning security breach that allowed a journalist to read exchanges between senior officials in a group chat on the Signal messaging app. The group's members, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, talked about strikes on Yemen's Huthi rebels hours before ...
Rediscovering Jean Ducruet: The Man Who Preserved Saint Joseph University
Fady Noun 2025-03-22 12:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The chaplaincy of Saint Joseph University (USJ) had the inspired idea this year to honor Father Jean Ducruet (1922–2010), rector of USJ from 1975 to 1995, by dedicating its 8th Jesuit Week (March 10–14) to him. This tribute coincided with the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding in 1875. To rediscover Father Jean Ducruet, one need ...
Turkey Detains Istanbul Mayor, Erdogan's main rival
This is Beirut 2025-03-19 15:31 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Turkey Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu
Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Wednesday in connection with two investigations into graft and "supporting terror," a move that the main opposition party slammed as a politically-motivated "coup". Imamoglu is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival and his detention came ...
Hezbollah Reneging on Surrendering Its Arms
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-03-18 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah and its allies – Speaker Nabih Berri, former Minister Najib Mikati, and Hezbollah ministers in the previous cabinet – all signed the ceasefire agreement with Israel that ended the war and that stipulated that arms in Lebanon must be exclusively in the hands of six government military and security agencies. When this happens, ...
US Raids on the Houthis: A Militia Seeking a Crushing Blow
Michel Touma 2025-03-17 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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There are times when one must confront reality and acknowledge the truth, however harsh it may be. In certain parts of the MENA region and the Gulf, specific politico-sociological factions — shaped by a distinct mindset — remain entrenched in rigid denial. The well-known “ostrich policy,” in other words. This is particularly evident in the ...
Bashar Masri’s Gaza: Why Trump Is Betting on a Palestinian Billionaire
Salam El Zaatari 2025-03-13 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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If you want to understand why Bashar Masri is the man rebuilding Gaza, you must start in Rawabi, the city he built from scratch—the first planned Palestinian city, rising from the West Bank’s rocky terrain like an Arab version of Silicon Valley. Wide boulevards, luxury apartments, tech startups, a shopping mall—Rawabi was his bet on a modern ...
Iran's Khamenei Says US Threats of Military Action 'Unwise'
This is Beirut 2025-03-12 19:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Wednesday that US threats were "unwise" after President Donald Trump sent him a letter urging negotiations and warning of possible military action if Tehran refused. "The US is threatening militarism. In my opinion, this threat is unwise," Khamenei said in a meeting with ...
Pope Leaves Faithful Guessing Over Easter Appearances
This is Beirut 2025-04-16 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pope Francis may be on the mend, but as Easter nears, Catholic faithful are wondering how much of the celebrations the 88-year-old will be able to take part in after battling life-threatening pneumonia. The week of Easter is the most significant religious holiday in the Christian calendar and is packed with events, from the Way of the Cross ...
Pope Wishes 'Happy Easter' to Faithful in Appearance at St Peter's Square
This is Beirut 2025-04-20 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pope Francis appeared in front of thousands of Catholic faithful at St. Peter's Square on Sunday for Easter, despite the 88-year-old pontiff's frail health that has kept him from most Holy Week events. "Happy Easter," said the Argentine pontiff in a weak voice from his wheelchair at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, to the delight of tens of ...
Lady Gaga Ignites Copacabana, Rio Overflows with Fans
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Concert Music Rio de Janeiro Copacabana Lady Gaga Culture
Behind his oversized black studded sunglasses, Victor Faro keeps his eyes fixed on the windows of the hotel where Lady Gaga is staying in Rio de Janeiro. He’s hoping to catch a glimpse of his idol before her massive free concert set for Saturday on Copacabana Beach. Wearing plastic goat horns on his head and a curled Dali-style mustache, the ...
Palestinian President Abbas Appoints Aide as Potential Successor
This is Beirut 2025-04-27 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Palestine Mahmoud Abbas PLO Politics
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first ever vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday, positioning him as a potential successor to the veteran leader. Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed by Abbas, 89, after the vice presidency position was created during a convention held in Ramallah ...
Jdeideh–Bauchrieh–Sed Heads to the Polls: A Pivotal Municipal Election
Chelsea Al Arif 2025-05-02 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Municipality Jdeideh Baouchrieh Sed Bouchrieh Auguste Bakhos Jean Abi Jaoude
As the May 4th municipal elections in Mount Lebanon approach, the race in the Jdeideh–Bauchrieh–Sed Bauchrieh municipality is heating up. This municipality, the largest in Northern Metn, represents a key battleground in the upcoming elections. The municipal council, which plays a crucial role in local governance, consists of 21 members: five ...
Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Devastating Form of Abuse
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-04-30 15:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Shaken Baby Syndrome Damage Child Abuse Baby Health
Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is one of the most extreme and tragic forms of child abuse worldwide. Often triggered by a moment of anger or helplessness in response to persistent crying, a single violent shake can cause catastrophic brain injuries in infants – altering the course of a life before it has even begun. Behind this tragic reality lies a ...
Carney Wins Canada Election, Vows to Stand Up to Trump in Trade War
This is Beirut 2025-04-29 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged Tuesday to defeat the United States in Donald Trump's trade war after leading Canada’s Liberal Party to a historic election victory and securing another term in power. The United Kingdom congratulated Carney on his win, while the European Union’s top official vowed to work with Ottawa to "defend our shared ...