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EU Agrees 18th Round of Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine War
This is Beirut 2025-07-18 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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EU countries on Friday signed off on a new package of sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, including lowering a price cap on Moscow's oil exports. The 18th round of economic punishment against Russia since its 2022 invasion was approved after Slovakia dropped a weeks-long block following talks with Brussels over separate plans to phase ...
Trump Diagnosed With Vein Issue After Leg Swelling, Hand Bruising
This is Beirut 2025-07-17 23:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a long-term but benign vein condition, the White House said Thursday following speculation about his heavily bruised hand and swollen legs. The 79-year-old was found to have "chronic venous insufficiency" after he "noted mild swelling in his lower legs" in recent weeks, White House Press Secretary ...
Russia Urges Caution in Nuclear 'Rhetoric' After Trump Comments
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 12:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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Russia on Monday urged caution after US President Donald Trump said he would deploy two nuclear submarines following an online row with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. "Russia is very attentive to the topic of nuclear non-proliferation. And we believe that everyone should be very, very cautious with nuclear rhetoric," Kremlin spokesman ...
Brazil Judge Puts Ex-President Bolsonaro Under House Arrest
This is Beirut 2025-08-05 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A Brazilian judge on Monday placed former president Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest for breaking a social media ban, escalating a dramatic standoff between the court and the politician, who is accused of plotting a coup. Bolsonaro is on trial at the Supreme Court for allegedly plotting to cling onto power after losing 2022 elections to ...
YouTube Turns to AI to Guess Users' Age and Protect Minors
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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YouTube has started testing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to identify the age of its users in the United States, in an effort to better protect minors from content and online habits considered inappropriate for them. "This technology will allow us to infer a user’s age and use that signal independently of the date of birth listed on the ...
EDL: Gradual Return of Electricity Following Major Outage
This is Beirut 2025-08-12 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The major outage that caused a nationwide blackout in Lebanon has been repaired. Lebanon’s electricity company, EDL, confirmed that the malfunction — caused by a faulty high-voltage transformer at the Zouk thermal power plant due to humidity and extreme heat — has been resolved. The gas and steam units at the Deir Ammar power plant have ...
Five Things to Know About Nigeria's Oil Sector
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Africa's biggest oil refinery will on Friday start direct and free shipping of fuel to retailers in Nigeria, a move expected to disrupt the oil sector in the continent's largest crude producer. Nigeria's Dangote Refinery says that the plan will boost efficiency by cutting down on intermediaries while providing more competitive options for ...
EDL: Years of Neglect Behind Lebanon’s Power Cuts
This is Beirut 2025-08-14 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In a statement released Thursday, Electricité du Liban (EDL) said Lebanon’s electricity network continues to struggle after years of neglect and chronic underinvestment, with key infrastructure destroyed in the 2020 Beirut Port explosion still unreplaced. EDL identified three main causes for the recurring power cuts: production capacity at ...
Zelensky in London Meets PM Ahead of US-Russia Summit
This is Beirut 2025-08-14 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with ally UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday ahead of a key US-Russia summit in Alaska. Zelensky arrived at 9:30 am (0830 GMT) at Downing Street, after Starmer on Wednesday maintained there was now a "viable" chance for a Ukraine ceasefire. US President Donald Trump and ...
I Could Have Told You… But You Already Know
Marc Saikali 2025-08-14 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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When putting together an editorial, you spend a lot of time mulling things over before settling on what we in the business call an “angle.” But sometimes, there are so many angles, overlapping in every direction, that you end up going in… circles (I know, not the most mathematically precise image). I could have told you about Ahmad ...
Trump Eyes Three-Way Meeting with Putin and Zelensky
This is Beirut 2025-08-13 21:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would seek a three-way meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin immediately after his Alaska summit with the Russian leader aimed at ending the three-year war in Ukraine. Trump spoke after what he described as a "very good" call with European leaders, including Zelensky, even as ...
Russia Imposes Curbs on WhatsApp, Telegram Calls
This is Beirut 2025-08-13 17:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia announced curbs on calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messenger apps on Wednesday, saying that this was necessary to fight criminality, state media reported. "In order to combat criminals, measures are being taken to partially restrict calls on these foreign messaging apps (WhatsApp and Telegram)," communications watchdog ...
European Leaders To Hold Ukraine Online Summit Before Trump-Putin Meet
This is Beirut 2025-08-13 16:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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European leaders will hold online talks with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, hoping to convince him to respect Ukraine's interests when he discusses the war with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as the French, British and other European ...
Lebanon Resumes Issuing Driving Licenses
This is Beirut 2025-08-13 15:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday that driving licenses will be issued for transactions completed as of August 14, 2025, based on the receipt’s issuance center, and through prior appointment booking on the Traffic Authority’s online platform. It is worthy to remember that Lebanon halted the issuance of new licenses in November ...
Heritage and Cool Comfort: Paris’ Underground Catacombs Treasure
This is Beirut 2025-08-13 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The moment visitors step inside the Paris Catacombs, the hundred or so people who had been waiting outside in the shade of the trees put away their caps, sunglasses, and hand fans, swapping them for sweaters and jackets in hopes of escaping the oppressive summer heat. Those dressed too lightly wrap their arms around themselves for warmth. Beatriz ...
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 -- ...
When Luxury Faces Economic Headwinds
Christiane Tager 2025-08-13 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tourism has long been the lifeblood of luxury, injecting vitality and a steady flow of affluent clients into prestigious fashion houses. Each summer, cities like Paris, Milan and Tokyo transform into prime destinations for wealthy international shoppers eager to find unique pieces and limited editions. In 2024, the system worked smoothly: a ...
How Long Will Impunity Prevail in Syria?
Moncef Ait-Kaci 2025-08-12 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In Sweida, the worst escalation in years erupted on July 12 after reciprocal kidnappings between Druze groups and Bedouin tribes spiraled into rapidly escalating armed clashes. The Syrian Army intervened but, according to the UN and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the fighting left more than 1,400 dead, mostly Druze civilians, and ...
Taylor Swift Announces 12th Album for 'pre pre-order'
This is Beirut 2025-08-12 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US popstar Taylor Swift announced her 12th album, titled The Life of a Showgirl, for "pre pre-order" just after midnight Tuesday in posts on her website. Her online shop displayed blurred images of a record, CD and cassette tape overlaid with a glittery orange lock, explaining the album artwork would be "revealed at a later date." A disclaimer ...
UN, Media Groups Condemn Israel’s Deadly Strike on Al Jazeera Team in Gaza
This is Beirut 2025-08-12 05:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Condemnations poured in from the United Nations, the EU and media rights groups Monday after an Israeli strike killed an Al Jazeera news team in Gaza, as Palestinians mourned the journalists and Israel accused one of them of being a Hamas militant. Dozens of Gazans stood amid bombed-out buildings in the courtyard of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City ...
Russia Hints at Deploying Mid-Range Missiles after Ending INF Moratorium
This is Beirut 2025-08-05 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia on Tuesday suggested it could deploy intermediate-range missiles after ending a self-imposed moratorium on producing or deploying the weapons, which were banned for decades under a Cold War treaty with the United States. Washington and Moscow had prohibited missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers (300-3,400 miles) under the 1987 ...
Syria Vows Accountability After Video of Sweida Hospital Killing
This is Beirut 2025-08-11 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syria said Monday it would hold accountable those responsible for the apparent killing of an unarmed man at a hospital during violence last month in Druze-majority Sweida province, after a purported video of the incident emerged. "We condemn and denounce this act in the strongest terms and affirm that the perpetrators will be held accountable and ...
Gazans Mourn Al Jazeera Staff Killed by Israel
This is Beirut 2025-08-11 16:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Gazans gathered on Monday for the funeral of five Al Jazeera staff members and a sixth reporter killed in an Israeli strike, with Israel calling one of them a "terrorist" affiliated with Hamas. Dozens stood amid bombed-out buildings in the courtyard of Al-Shifa hospital to pay their respects to Anas al-Sharif, a prominent Al Jazeera ...
China’s Gen Z Women Embrace Centuries-Old Script
This is Beirut 2025-08-11 14:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
At a studio in central China's Hunan province, a teacher grips an ink brush, gently writing characters of a secret script created by women centuries ago and now being embraced by a new generation. Nushu, meaning "women's script", emerged around 400 years ago. Barred from attending school, the women secretly learned Chinese ...
Al Jazeera Says 5 Journalists Killed in Israeli Strike in Gaza
This is Beirut 2025-08-11 05:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Al Jazeera said two of its correspondents, including a prominent reporter, and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City on Sunday. The Israeli military admitted in a statement to targeting Anas al-Sharif, the reporter it labelled as a "terrorist" affiliated with Hamas. The attack was the latest to see ...
And Just Like That… Fades Away: When Nostalgia Alone Isn’t Enough
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-08-08 19:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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And Just Like That… The story ends here. On August 14, 2025, HBO will air the final episode of a show that always walked a fine line, the line of memory. The memory of a cult quartet from the late 1990s. The memory of a fantasized New York, filled with cosmos, heels, and raw confessions. But above all, the memory of a series that gave voice and ...
Disney and Actress Gina Carano End High-Profile Legal Dispute
This is Beirut 2025-08-08 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A Star Wars actor who sued Disney for firing her over inflammatory social media posts about the Holocaust, the pandemic and trans rights has reached a settlement with the Hollywood studio, the entertainment giant announced Thursday. Gina Carano, a prominent Donald Trump supporter who had a major role in the hit Disney+ series The Mandalorian ...
LAF Deploys After Motorcade Rallies in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs
This is Beirut 2025-08-08 09:20 - Reading : less than a minute
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Following the Lebanese government’s approval of the objectives outlined in the US paper to reinforce the ceasefire, and the withdrawal of the Shia Duo’s ministers from Thursday’s Cabinet session, videos circulated online showing supporters of the two parties parading on motorcycles and waving party flags in the Roueis area of Beirut’s ...
Putin Holds 'Constructive' Talks with US Envoy Witkoff ahead of Sanctions Deadline
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held "constructive" talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, two days ahead of a US deadline for Russia to halt its Ukraine offensive or face fresh sanctions. US President Donald Trump, who had boasted he could end the conflict within 24 hours of taking office, has ...
Trump Suggests Vance 'Most Likely' Republican Pick for 2028
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday Vice President JD Vance is "most likely" to secure the Republican Party nomination for president in 2028. Trump has avoided naming a preferred successor and said in February that, while Vance was "very capable," it was too soon to make such calls. Asked on Tuesday whether Vance ...