Hezbollah’s Support Front, One Year On: Between Denial and Confrontation

Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-10-07 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On October 8, 2023, Hezbollah entered the support war against Israel alongside Hamas, which had launched the Al-Aqsa Flood operation the day before. At the time, Hezbollah was at the peak of its military strength, accumulated over decades, and many expected it to advance into Israel’s Galilee region. Hezbollah’s support front ended on ...

Taylor Swift Strides into 'Showgirl' Era with Sparkly New Album

This is Beirut 2025-10-03 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Taylor Swift is in a sparkling new era. On Friday, she dropped her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, a collection of bouncy pop songs about love, marriage, success — and score-settling. For the hotly anticipated album, the 35-year-old artist reunited with Swedish hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback, and their influence is clear in the ...

DOCUMENTARY - Iran: The Fall of the Mullahs?

Elie Ziadé 2025-10-07 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two years after Hezbollah launched its so-called “support front for Gaza,” Ici Beyrouth and This Is Beirut release an exclusive 20-minute documentary titled “Iran: The Fall of the Mullahs?” on Wednesday, October 8. Produced by senior reporter Elie Ziadé, with Abd Farchoukh in charge of visual design, editing, and ...

Matthieu Blazy Launches Chanel’s New Era With Starry Paris Debut

This is Beirut 2025-10-07 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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New Chanel designer Matthieu Blazy unveiled his first sumptuous collection on Monday in front of a crowd of admirers and stars sitting beneath giant glowing planets during Paris Fashion Week. Ahead of the most anticipated show of the season, some had wondered how much the 41-year-old would dare change the classic designs of the French ...

How Much Do Iran’s Proxies Really Cost?

Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-07 10:00 - Reading : 9 minute(s)

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A US Treasury delegation has begun a series of meetings in Beirut with the Central Bank, several commercial banks, and government officials. The mission’s goal is straightforward: to assess how effectively sanctions meant to curb Hezbollah’s financing are being enforced on the ground. This timing of the visit is significant.  On September ...

Taylor Swift’s New Album Shatters Streaming Record In Hours

This is Beirut 2025-10-04 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Taylor Swift on Friday quickly set a streaming record with The Life of a Showgirl, her new album of bouncy pop songs about love, sex, success — and score-settling — that had fans analyzing every word. Critical opinion of Showgirl ranged from glowing to unimpressed, but fans flocked to Spotify to hear the 12 tracks, making it the most-streamed ...

Skipping Class, Winning Prizes: The Untold Stories of Nobel Laureates

This is Beirut 2025-10-03 16:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP spoke to recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future. Perhaps the most illustrious Nobel Prize winner, Albert Einstein, was once a mediocre student at Zurich Polytechnic School, now ETH Zurich. The young Einstein skipped classes, ...

Building Modern, Accessible Digital Finance for All

Liliane Mokbel 2025-10-03 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At a press conference on Friday at the Ministry’s headquarters, Finance Minister Yassine Jaber unveiled a roadmap to establish a digital financial administration that is efficient, transparent and citizen-focused. This transformation is built around four key pillars: Electronic Notifications Registered taxpayers now receive all official ...

Russia-Linked Tanker Stopped by France Resumes Voyage

This is Beirut 2025-10-03 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" detained by the French navy was heading towards the Suez Canal Friday with its captain back on board, according to data from maritime websites and a source close to the case. The Boracay, blacklisted by the European Union for being part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" of ageing oil tankers, has ...

The Bold, Revolutionary, and Timeless Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli

2024-08-22 13:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu recently attended the premiere of the 4th season of Emily in Paris at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, wearing a black dress by Elsa Schiaparelli. Let’s delve into the secrets of Schiaparelli’s fashion, which defies time. [caption id="attachment_284018" align="alignnone" width="402"] Philippine Leroy-BeaulieuPhoto ...