Lebanon Will Complain Against Israel for 'Disrupting' Navigation Systems Around Airport

This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 21:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon will lodge a complaint against Israel at the UN Security Council, accusing it of disrupting navigation systems and civil aviation around Beirut airport, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Since the Gaza war erupted on October 7, the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, a Hamas ally, has been exchanging near-daily cross-border fire with the ...

Barcelona and PSG Triumph in Women's Champions League Away Matches

This Is Beirut 2024-03-21 10:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Defending champions Barcelona faced a tough challenge against Norwegian side Brann, securing a narrow 2-1 victory in the first leg of their Women's Champions League quarter-final clash on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain also clinched a 2-1 win on the road against Hacken in Sweden. Barcelona dominated the match with an impressive 34 ...

Chelsea, Lyon Dominate Women's Champions League Quarter-Finals

This Is Beirut 2024-03-20 10:06 - Reading : less than a minute

In the first-leg quarter-final clashes of the women's Champions League, Chelsea dominated Ajax with a resounding 3-0 victory, while Lyon secured a 2-1 win over Benfica. Chelsea's Lauren James opened the scoring against Ajax, followed by Germany's Sjoeke Nusken netting two goals which sealed Chelsea's commanding performance. Chelsea manager Emma ...

Chelsea Survive Leicester Scare to Reach FA Cup Semi-Finals

This Is Beirut 2024-03-17 18:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Carney Chukwuemeka rescued Chelsea with a stoppage-time strike that inspired a 4-2 win over 10-man Leicester in an FA Cup quarter-final thriller on Sunday. Mauricio Pochettino's side were fortunate to survive a stirring fightback from Championship promotion chasers Leicester amid a mutinous atmosphere at Stamford Bridge. Chukwuemeka netted in the ...

Mbappe Double Fires PSG to Champions League Quarters

This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 14:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Electric Mbappe Fires PSG into Champions League Quarter-Finals with Stunning Brace against Real Sociedad.   Kylian Mbappe lethally fired Paris Saint-Germain into the Champions League quarter-finals with a brace in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad on Tuesday, his team cruising through 4-1 on aggregate. Coach Luis Enrique has slashed Mbappe's ...

France to Be First Country to Enshrine Abortion in Its Constitution

This Is Beirut 2024-03-05 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France became the first country to explicitly enshrine abortion in its Constitution on Monday March 4, marking a clear step forward at a time when this right is under threat around the world. The French parliament on Monday voted to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to offer explicit ...

Oscars Nominees’ Lunch Cancelled, Industry Rallies Amid LA Wildfires

This is Beirut 2025-01-14 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday the cancellation of its glitzy nominees’ luncheon, as Los Angeles grapples with devastating wildfires. Nominations will now be revealed during a virtual event on January 23, marking a major adjustment to the traditional awards season. “We are all devastated by the impact of the ...

DeepSeek's 'Sputnik moment' exposes holes in US chip curbs

This is Beirut 2025-01-29 11:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US export controls on high-tech chips may have inadvertently fuelled the success of start-up DeepSeek's AI chatbot, sparking fears in Washington there could be little it can do to stop China in the push for global dominance in AI. The firm, based in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, has stunned investors and industry insiders with its R1 ...

Barcelona Beat Newcastle, Man City See Off Napoli In Champions League

This is Beirut 2025-09-19 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Marcus Rashford scored twice as Barcelona kicked off their Champions League bid with a 2-1 victory away to Newcastle United on Thursday, while Erling Haaland notched his 50th goal in the competition in Manchester City's win over Napoli. The third consecutive evening of action in the first round of games in this season's league phase also saw ...

'Severance' Leads Emmy Nominations Ahead of The White Lotus

This is Beirut 2025-07-16 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Here is a list of the nominees in key categories for the 77th Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on September 14. Apple TV’s Severance topped the nominations list with 27, followed by The Penguin with 24, and The Studio and The White Lotus tied at 23. Outstanding Drama Series Andor The Diplomat The Last of Us Paradise The ...

Severance Leads 77th Emmy Nominations, The Penguin Follows Closely

This is Beirut 2025-09-13 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As the entertainment world gears up for television’s biggest night, Severance has taken the lead in this year’s Emmy race, while The Penguin isn’t far behind. With a strong showing from The Studio and The White Lotus, both scoring 23 nods, the competition is tighter than ever, promising a thrilling evening of surprises and ...

Water Shortages Plague Beirut as Low Rainfall Compounds Woes

This is Beirut 2025-08-14 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Water Climate Shortage

People are buying water by the truckload in Beirut as the state supply faces its worst shortages in years, with the leaky public sector struggling after record-low rainfall and local wells running dry. "State water used to come every other day, now it's every three days," said Rima al-Sabaa, 50, rinsing dishes carefully in Burj al-Baranjeh, in ...

Lebanese Officials Stress Sovereignty as Iran’s Larijani Maps Out Suggestions for Lebanon

This is Beirut 2025-08-13 13:55 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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The Lebanese government’s message to Tehran was crystal clear on Wednesday: Beirut will not tolerate any interference in its internal affairs, let alone intrusions into its sovereign decisions, most notably, the state’s monopoly on arms. This unequivocal stance was delivered first by President Joseph Aoun and then by Prime Minister ...

Passwords Under Threat as Tech Giants Seek Tougher Security

This is Beirut 2025-08-13 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method -- but also running into public hesitancy. "The password era is ending," two senior figures at Microsoft wrote in a July blog post. The tech giant has been building "more secure" alternatives to log in for years -- ...

Lebanon, the Unraveling Republic

Charles Chartouni 2025-08-04 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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American political scientists in the sixties were quite pessimistic when analyzing the cascading political crises befalling Lebanon since the late fifties. Leila Meo used the label of “improbable nation” (1963), and Michael Hudson characterized it as a “precarious republic" (1965). This sense of instability prompted numerous scholars to ...

Alien: Earth Wows Comic-Con Crowd With Bold Reboot

This is Beirut 2025-07-26 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The highly anticipated science fiction series Alien: Earth officially landed at Comic-Con in California on Friday, where thousands of fans watched the pilot of a new TV series in the franchise. The pop culture convention held annually in San Diego was the chosen setting for the world premiere of the FX series created by Noah Hawley. "This is by ...

Messi Double as Miami Bounce Back Against Red Bulls

This is Beirut 2025-07-20 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lionel Messi rediscovered his scoring touch with two goals as Inter Miami bounced back from defeat to complete a 5-1 drubbing of the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Messi's red-hot season was rocked on Wednesday as Miami stumbled to a 3-0 defeat against FC Cincinnati. But the Argentinian superstar was back to his inspired ...

'Severance' Battles 'The Pitt' as Emmy Race Heats

This is Beirut 2025-07-14 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Dark sci-fi office drama Severance, gritty hospital series The Pitt and buzzy teen murder saga Adolescence are expected to pile up nominations for this year's Emmys when the contenders for television's Oscars are revealed Tuesday. Nominees will be announced in a live-streamed ceremony starting at 8:30 am (1530 GMT), after which final-round voting ...

Nearly 50 Dead After Hurricane Melissa Thrashes Caribbean

This is Beirut 2025-10-31 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose Thursday to nearly 50 people, officials said, after the ferocious storm devastated Caribbean islands and was bearing down on Bermuda. Flooding was expected to subside in the Bahamas although high water could persist in Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic, the US National Hurricane ...

Rockets Confirm Arrival of Durant in Unprecedented NBA Seven-Team Trade

This is Beirut 2025-07-07 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Superstar Kevin Durant is headed from the Phoenix Suns to Houston as part of an NBA-record seven-team deal, the Rockets confirmed on Sunday. The Rockets will also welcome back Clint Capela in a sign-and-trade deal with Atlanta, Houston said in a statement posted on the team website. Also involved in the blockbuster transfer were the Brooklyn ...

Equestrianism: Jad el-Dana Soars in Ocala and Scores a Historic Victory for Lebanon

Makram Haddad 2025-06-30 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon achieved one of its finest sporting moments of the year—9,354 kilometers away from Beirut. Lebanon at the Top of a CSI4 In Ocala, at the legendary World Equestrian Center, in front of packed stands and an audience hanging on every bar, Jad el-Dana flew the Lebanese flag high by winning the $185,000 Florida Coast Equipment CSI4* Grand ...

Trump Says 'Getting Along Well' With China

This is Beirut 2025-06-29 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed the importance of aggressive actions linked to Beijing including recent arrests of two Chinese nationals accused of smuggling a dangerous pathogen into the United States, saying "that's the way the world works." Trump told Fox News that Washington behaves in a similar way. "You don't think we do that to ...

Trump Celebrates Landmark Decision Limiting Nationwide Judicial Blocks

This is Beirut 2025-06-27 20:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Friday he can now push through a raft of controversial policies after the Supreme Court handed him a "giant win" by curbing the ability of lone judges to block his powers nationwide. In a 6-3 ruling stemming from Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship, the court said nationwide injunctions issued by individual ...

Inter Milan, Monterrey Join Dortmund In Club World Cup Last 16

This is Beirut 2025-06-26 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Inter Milan kept their cool to beat nine-man River Plate 2-0 and reach the Club World Cup last 16 on Wednesday, while Mexican side Monterrey followed them through from Group E. Borussia Dortmund defeated Ulsan HD 1-0 to claim top spot in Group F and the Germans will face Sergio Ramos' Monterrey, who thrashed Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0. Argentine ...

Day 7 of the Israel-Iran War: Key Strikes, US Weighs Military Action

This is Beirut 2025-06-19 13:15 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The Israel–Iran conflict enters its seventh day Thursday, with both nations escalating direct military action and the world watching closely for a possible US intervention. A wave of overnight airstrikes and missile attacks occurred, as diplomacy struggles to keep up with the pace of war. Heavy Strikes Across Iran and Israel In the early ...

With Gibberlink, AIs Talk to Each Other and Keep Us Out

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-06-19 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

AI Artificial Intelligence Gibberlink Coded Language Communication

A video posted by AI Convo, a popular creator on YouTube, has captivated millions and sent ripples through the tech world. In the clip, three AIs, designed to simulate a natural conversation around booking a hotel, initially speak fluid, human-like English. But suddenly, everything shifts: once they recognize each other as artificial agents, they ...

Winners of Emmy Awards Shine on Television’s Biggest Night

This is Beirut 2025-09-15 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Television’s brightest talents came together in Los Angeles on Sunday for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, where memorable performances and remarkable series were honored. The ceremony captured the wide range of stories captivating audiences today, from suspenseful dramas to sharp, witty comedies. Outstanding drama series: The Pitt Outstanding ...

Through Parr’s Lens: Satire, Consumption, and the Modern World

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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British documentary photographer Martin Parr says the world has never been more in need of satire like that in his images because many people are too wealthy and their lifestyle is unsustainable. "The state we're all in is appalling," said the 73-year-old, known for his humorous snapshots of bronzed beachgoers and selfie-snapping ...

Cyberattack Hits State-Owned Bank in Iran

This is Beirut 2025-06-17 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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One of Iran’s major banks, Bank Sepah, was targeted by a cyberattack on Tuesday amid escalating military tensions between Iran and Israel, according to the Fars news agency, as reported by the Times of Israel. “An hour ago, a cyberattack targeted the infrastructure of Bank Sepah, causing disruptions to the bank’s online services,” Fars ...

Berlin, EU Vow Response After Tehran Executes German-Iranian

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Germany and the European Union on Tuesday strongly condemned Iran's execution of a 69-year-old German-Iranian dissident after years behind bars and warned they were considering retaliatory measures. Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Jamshid Sharmahd's execution on Monday a "scandal" and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned ...