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Aoun Pays Tribute to Judges Killed in 1999 Saida Attack
This is Beirut 08/06 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On the 26th anniversary of the assassination of four magistrates in Saida, President Joseph Aoun strongly condemned what he described as a “terrorist crime.” In a statement released on Sunday, the president declared that “nothing can intimidate the Lebanese judiciary or prevent it from fulfilling its mission.” He paid ...
Taylor Swift Finally Reclaims Full Rights to Her Music
This is Beirut 03/06 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Pop sensation Taylor Swift, who was locked in a feud with record executives since 2019 over ownership of her music, has bought back the rights to her entire back catalog, she said Friday. "All of the music I've ever made ... now belongs ... to me," she wrote on her website, after years of disputes over her first six albums, a number of which she ...
UN Experts Report Russia's Drone Attacks in Ukraine as 'Crimes against Humanity'
This is Beirut 28/05 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia's military has committed "crimes against humanity" and "war crimes" in its drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine's Kherson region, UN experts concluded in a report published Wednesday. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, established by the UN Human Rights Council, said Russian armed ...
Turkey Arrests 65 Soldiers, Police for Ties to Late Erdogan Foe
This is Beirut 23/05 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey Arrest Police Fethullah Gulen
Turkey arrested 65 soldiers and police officers early Friday over alleged ties to the late preacher Fethullah Gulen, who was accused of masterminding the failed 2016 coup. State news agency Anadolu said 56 active-duty soldiers from the Turkish armed forces had been arrested, with another seven still being sought. Halk TV meanwhile said nine ...
Washington-Tehran Dialogue: A Question of Trust
Michel Touma 28/04 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Can the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran be trusted? Should they be? Are they truly serious, strategically speaking, in their talks with the Trump administration? Are they genuinely capable of pursuing a path toward reintegration into the international community — with all the implications this would entail — and of breaking ...
Napoleon’s Personal Sword to Be Auctioned in Paris
This is Beirut 26/04 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A sword once belonging to Napoleon, "commissioned for his personal use" in 1802 and preserved throughout his reign, will take center stage at an auction on May 22 at Hôtel Drouot in Paris. The piece, presented by the Giquello auction house, is valued between €700,000 and €1 million. "Bonaparte, then First Consul, ordered the sword between ...
The Wounds of Love on the Resurrected Body
Fady Noun 20/04 15:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Christ rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, leaving behind his boundless love and many mysteries yet to be understood. Unlike his resurrection, which happened with no witnesses, his ascension took place before the eyes of his stunned disciples. He defied gravity, and then a cloud took him from their sight—so much so that two angels had ...
Algeria Asks 12 French Officials to Leave in 48 Hours
This is Beirut 14/04 09:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Algeria has asked 12 French officials to leave in 48 hours, the French foreign minister said Monday, adding that this was linked to the arrest of three Algerian nationals in France. "I am asking Algerian authorities to abandon these expulsion measures... if the decision to send back our officials is maintained, we will have no other choice but to ...
A Top Priority: Ending the War Games
Michel Touma 24/03 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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This is referred to as "playing with fire." Or, in more academic terms, an act of unfathomable recklessness—one marked by reprehensible indifference and a cynical disregard for third-party populations, who are manipulated and sacrificed to serve entirely foreign interests. Imam Khamenei might want to review the significant reference work by ...
Pope Francis Prays for Peace, Highlighting Lebanon Amid Health Struggles
This is Beirut 16/03 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a message of gratitude to the faithful broadcast on Sunday from the hospital in Rome, where he has been receiving treatment for double pneumonia for over a month, Pope Francis expressed his thanks for the prayers and support he has received. "I am facing a trial and join many brothers and sisters who, like me, are sick and fragile at this ...
Syrian Druze Cross Armistice Line for Pilgrimage to Israel
This is Beirut 14/03 15:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine in decades. On board three buses escorted by Israeli military vehicles, the clerics crossed at Majdal Shams in the Golan, and headed to northern Israel. According to a source close to ...
The Alawites: Marginalized Legacy Bearers of a Mysterious Tradition
This is Beirut 10/03 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The recent escalation of tensions along the Syrian coastline raises critical questions. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), since March 6, nearly 973 civilians, predominantly Alawites, have been killed in Tartous and Latakia, located in western Syria, where this religious minority is concentrated. The global Alawite ...
Why Do Crowds Submit to Charismatic Leaders?
David Sahyoun 26/02 15:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Crowds succumb to the illusion of power, captivated by charismatic leaders who activate unconscious psychological mechanisms. From identification to regression, psychoanalysis sheds light on this fascinating collective alchemy, where reason and free will give way to irrational devotion. The spectacle of crowds, united in a collective fervor ...
Hezbollah Is the Antithesis of Shia Islam
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 25/02 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
A video went viral of a Lebanese woman standing at the Beirut Airport and berating other passengers, shouting: “We sacrificed our blood, this is our country, and whoever does not like it should emigrate.” She then held a picture of late Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, pumped her first in the air, and shouted a few slogans. ...
Patriarch Rai Navigating the Delicate Situation in Bkerke
Saad Kiwan 24/02 15:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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It has been 14 years since Patriarch Bechara Rai assumed the seat of the Maronite Patriarchate, as he was elected on March 15, 2011 – shortly after the popular uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s bloody regime erupted in Syria. Rai succeeded Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, who had resigned that same year, a month before Rai’s election. Sfeir had ...
Syrian Government Launches Counteroffensive Against Rebels
This is Beirut 2024-12-04 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A Syrian war monitor said Wednesday that government forces have launched a counteroffensive near Hama, pushing back Islamist-led rebels seeking to advance on the key central city. Hama was a bastion of opposition to the government of President Bashar al-Assad early in the country's civil war, which erupted in 2011. It was also the scene of a ...
Loss as the “Little Death” of the Psyche: An Anatomy of the Narcissistic Wound
David Sahyoun 19/02 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Loss, in its psychic dimension, can reveal a fundamental fragility within our being. Whether personal or collective, it does more than disrupt our balance—it can jeopardize our very sense of identity. In these critical moments, to lose becomes synonymous with losing oneself, exposing a profound narcissistic vulnerability. In fact, excessive ...
Elon Musk brands USAID as 'criminal organization' in growing row
This is Beirut 02/02 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development on Sunday, calling it a "criminal organization" after Donald Trump moved to freeze the bulk of Washington's foreign assistance for three months. The Trump administration has since issued waivers for food and other humanitarian aid. But aid workers say uncertainty reigns -- and that ...
TikTok Faces Possible Ban in the US After January 19
Michael al-Andary 14/01 13:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A regulation that might ban TikTok in the United States unless it finds an American buyer by January 19 has been upheld by a federal court. The ruling requires TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to either sell its US business or shut down in the country. Therefore, the well-known application which is currently used by 170 million Americans, ...
Supreme Court Looks Poised to Uphold TikTok Ban
This is Beirut 10/01 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The US Supreme Court appeared likely on Friday to uphold a law that would force TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the wildly popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down. A majority of the conservative and liberal justices on the nine-member bench appeared skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for TikTok that forcing a sale was a ...
Audacity... Taken to a Whole New Level!
Marc Saikali 02/01 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In truth, however, as they feel the ground shifting beneath them and witness dissent growing even among their most loyal followers, Hezbollah's leaders are desperately trying to keep a confident front. It’s no surprise—criticism is becoming harder to ignore. Those who once believed in the victory narrative are now asking when they will be able ...
Lebanon, a Nation Suffering from Its Leaders
David Sahyoun 01/01 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Lebanon Politics Leaders Perversion Narcissisism
Amid the turmoil Lebanon is enduring, the psychological factors at play, which are crucial, are often overlooked. At the root of this profound crisis lies a political class responsible for the current decay, a class whose psychological dysfunctions border on true mental pathologies. Stuck at an infantile stage of development, the men and women in ...
Bapsi Sidhwa, Pioneering Pakistani Voice of Partition, Dies at 86
This is Beirut 2024-12-28 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Culture Author Literature Writing Pakistan
Bapsi Sidhwa, the celebrated Pakistani author whose poignant exploration of the Partition of India captivated readers worldwide, has passed away at the age of 86 in Houston, Texas. She died on December 25, confirmed her daughter, Mohur Sidhwa, to AFP. Born on August 11, 1938, in Karachi to a Parsi family, Sidhwa spent much of her youth in Lahore, ...
Syria Monitor Reports 9 Dead in Clashes Over Attempted Arrest of Assad-Era Official
This is Beirut 2024-12-25 22:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A Syria war monitor said nine people were killed Wednesday in clashes in Tartus province after security forces sought to arrest an officer under deposed leader Bashar al-Assad who was linked to a notorious prison. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said "six members of the General Security force" of Syria's new ...
Israeli Women Mobilise Against Ultra-Orthodox Military Exemptions
This is Beirut 2024-12-23 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Exhausted by more than 14 months of war, the wives and mothers of Israeli soldiers are uniting in protest against exemptions from conscription for ultra-Orthodox men. For several Saturday evenings, the bridge over a key highway that runs between Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox suburb of Tel Aviv, and Givat Shmuel, a bastion of religious Zionists ...
Michel Aoun: Lebanon’s Worst President?
Salam Zaatari 2024-12-12 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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In the tragic annals of Lebanese history, Michel Aoun’s presidency stands out not merely as a disappointment but as a catastrophe of Shakespearean proportions. The man who once promised to rid Lebanon of Syrian influence and champion sovereignty ended his career as the very embodiment of everything he claimed to oppose. To understand how ...
Assad Followers and Officers Sneaking into Lebanon
Bassam Abou Zeid 2024-12-11 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Hezbollah Assad Border Entry
The Lebanese-Syrian border, particularly the eastern sector, is in disarray as thousands of Syrians – mostly supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's regime – illegally enter Lebanon. Security sources anticipate that, in the coming days, Syrian rebel factions will establish control over this border, focusing on the official crossings ...
Bashar al-Assad Ran Away… and Bashir Lives Forever in Us
Tarek Karam 2024-12-08 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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It is a dream realized. Today, we will not hide our joy. We will celebrate, cheer and roam the squares. We will gather in Sassine Square, the square of the martyred President Bashir Gemayel, to raise a toast in his honor. We will then pass by the statue of Samir Qassir in downtown Beirut and stop by An-Nahar newspaper to salute Gebran Tueni. From ...
Syrian Rebels Capture Strategic City of Hama, Vow to Target Homs Next
This is Beirut 2024-12-05 17:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syria Rebels Hama Bashar al Assad
Islamist-led rebel forces captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday, days after seizing the country's commercial hub Aleppo in a lightning offensive against President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Rebel forces spokesman Hassan Abdel Ghani was quick to announce on Telegram that, after the fall of Hama, Homs was now the new target of ...
Syrian army lost control of Hama
This is Beirut 2024-12-05 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The Syrian army lost control of Hama, according to the Syrian news agency, Sana. The rebels took control of the city and freed all prisoners detained in the central incarceration center. Syrian government forces were locked in heavy fighting around the central city of Hama on Thursday morning, trying to halt an advance of Islamist-led rebels, a ...