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The World Prepares to Bid Farewell to Pope Francis
This is Beirut 2025-04-25 21:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Vatican Pope Francis Catholic Church
Some 250,000 people paid their respects to Pope Francis during a three-day lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said on Friday, as public viewing ended and world leaders began gathering for his funeral. French President Emmanuel Macron was among the last to pay his respects, with the overall crowds exceeding the estimated 195,000 ...
How Global Policies of Convenience Have Quietly Undermined Our Freedoms
Philip Honein 2025-04-21 11:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Over the past two decades, the world has undergone a quiet but profound transformation, not through war or revolution, but through regulatory control. What began as a post 9/11 response to global terrorism has evolved into a far-reaching system of surveillance, compliance and behavioral control. It has been packaged as safety, transparency and ...
Pentagon Chief Denies Reports of Sharing Military Details with Wife
This is Beirut 2025-04-21 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Pete Hegseth Yemen
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday dismissed new allegations that he shared information about military strikes in Yemen via a Signal chat group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer. The Pentagon chief reportedly included details on the strikes in the private chat -- the second time he has been accused of sharing sensitive ...
Lebanon’s Banking Secrecy Reform: A Threat to Privacy, Legal Security, and Economic Trust
This is Beirut 2025-04-22 12:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Economy Banks Parliament
As Lebanon grapples with a deep financial crisis and seeks to overhaul its banking system, a proposed amendment to the country’s banking secrecy law has sparked major controversy. Though introduced under the banner of transparency and reform, the changes raise serious concerns about individual privacy, data protection, investor confidence, and ...
Huda al-Khamis-Kanoo: Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Heartbeat (1/2)
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-04-22 17:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Abu Dhabi Festival Huda al-Khamis-Kanoo Culture Music
This is a house that speaks. Every object is a poem, every piece of furniture a memory. In Kanoo's home, one does not merely enter a dwelling, one steps into an intimate museum where arts, civilizations and stories from across the world converge in conversation. Amid Abu Dhabi's cityscape of architectural marvels and sharp lines, this house is a ...
Set of Shakespeare Folios to be Sold in Rare London Auction
This is Beirut 2025-04-23 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Britain Literature Auction Shakespeare Sotheby's Culture
A set of four Shakespeare folios estimated to be worth more than £3.5 million ($4.7 million) will go on sale in London next month, auction house Sotheby's said Wednesday. The First Folio, published in 1623, was the first collection of William Shakespeare's plays and is considered one of the most important books in English literature. Without ...
'Behind the Filter' Reveals Women Beyond a Framed World
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-04-24 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Cinema Film Women Festival Documentary Fiction
In an era defined by curated feeds and digital perfection, Behind the Filter comes as a sensitive yet straightforward lens into how women experience beauty, plastic surgery and identity in the age of social media. The film, screening on April 28 at 5:30 PM at ABC Dbayeh as part of the Women Film Festival, is the work of executive producer and ...
Why Are Some of the Pope’s Jewels Destroyed After His Death?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-04-24 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Vatican Ring Rome Pope Francis Jewels
When a pope dies, it’s not only the prayers of the Catholic world that accompany his passing. Behind the scenes, a ritual—codified, discreet, and often unknown—takes place, such as the destruction of certain jewels. Among them, the most well-known is the Ring of the Fisherman, ritually broken in public. Other items—seals, pectoral crosses, ...
In Washington, Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Calls for a Structured National Recovery
This is Beirut 2025-04-24 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Banks Washington International Monetary Fund Banque du Liban
During the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, Banque du Liban Governor Karim Souhaid delivered a stark and candid assessment of Lebanon’s critical condition. Speaking to an audience of international experts and policymakers, Souhaid described a country “at a crossroads—between fragility and ...
Municipal Federations in Lebanon: Strategic Tools with Political Implications
Alissar Boulos 2025-04-26 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Federation of Municipalities Elections Funding Decentralization
Created under Lebanon’s 1977 Municipal Organization Law, municipal federations (MFs) hold legal status and enjoy administrative and financial autonomy, similar to that of individual municipalities (Article 114). These federations can include an unlimited number of member municipalities—usually on a voluntary basis—to implement joint projects ...
Vance in India for Tough Talks on Trade
This is Beirut 2025-04-21 08:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA Washington JD Vance India Narendra Modi
US Vice President JD Vance began a four-day visit to India on Monday as New Delhi looks to seal an early trade deal and stave off punishing US tariffs. Vance's visit comes two months after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House. A red carpet welcome with an honour guard and troupes of ...
Municipal Elections in Batroun: A Shifting Political Landscape
Samar El-Kadi 2025-04-27 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Gebran Bassil Hezbollah municipal elections Batroun
Nine years after they were last held—after a hiatus marked by repeated postponements—municipal elections in Lebanon are scheduled to take place over four consecutive Sundays beginning on May 4. The conditions under which the 2016 elections were conducted have changed dramatically. Hezbollah, the Iran-backed group, has lost significant ...
Banks Association Calls for Balanced Restructuring Plan
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
ABL Banks Central Bank of Lebanon Fadi Khalaf
Fadi Khalaf, Secretary General of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL), is calling for a realistic restructuring plan that balances financial reform with the protection of depositors' rights amid an unprecedented systemic crisis. In the editorial of the ABL's monthly report, titled “A Realistic Vision for Restructuring: Between Reform and ...
Syria Group Says Military Chief Arrested in UAE
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gulf United Arab Emirates Jaish al-Islam Syria
Two sources from Jaish al-Islam, a military faction now part of Syria's transitional authorities, told AFP on Monday that its leader had been arrested at Dubai airport several days ago. Since 2015, Issam Buwaydani has been head of Jaish al-Islam, a group that fought against now ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad and once controlled the Eastern Ghouta ...
France Accuses Russia of Being Behind Series of Cyberattacks Against It
This is Beirut 2025-04-29 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Russia France Cyberattack
France on Tuesday accused Russian military intelligence of being behind a series of cyberattacks against the country over the last decade, including against an organization involved in the 2024 Paris Olympics and Emmanuel Macron's first presidential campaign in 2017. Since 2021, a branch of Russian military intelligence (GRU) dedicated to ...
Lebanon's Labor Day: The Unaddressed Crisis of Salaries and Benefits
Liliane Mokbel 2025-04-29 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
economy Labor Day salaries Inflation CNSS
Labor Day, celebrated on May 1, offers little cause for celebration this year in Lebanon. How can workers rejoice when they’re trapped in a cycle of triple-digit inflation—despite some studies, curiously detached from reality, suggesting otherwise? The purchasing power of their end-of-service benefits, steadily eroded since 2019, is now ...
UAE Says Foils Bid to Transfer Weapons to Sudan Army
This is Beirut 2025-04-30 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gulf United Arab Emirates Sudan
The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it had foiled a weapons shipment intended for the Sudanese army, which has accused the Gulf state of backing rival paramilitaries in the country's two-year war. "The security services succeeded in preventing the transfer of a quantity of military equipment to the Sudanese Armed Forces following the arrest ...
South Korean Ex-Leader Yoon Indicted for Abuse of Power: Prosecutors
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
politics trial impeachment South Korea
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Thursday for abuse of power over his martial law declaration, prosecutors said, adding to the impeached ex-leader's legal jeopardy. The new indictment without detention comes as Yoon stands trial for orchestrating an insurrection with his December 3 martial law attempt, which sought to ...
President Aoun’s Official Visit to the UAE Yields Strong Bilateral Commitments and a Travel-Ban Lift
This is Beirut 2025-05-01 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon UAE Joseph Aoun bilateral relations economic cooperation Diplomatic ties
Lebanese President General Joseph Aoun's official visit to the United Arab Emirates concluded positively on Thursday, marked by key bilateral agreements and a pledge of increased support from Abu Dhabi to Beirut. During his visit, President Aoun was received at the Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi by Emirati President Mohammad bin Zayed Al ...
Jounieh: An Electoral Battle That Reshapes National Alliances
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-05-01 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Hezbollah municipal elections Jounieh
Jounieh’s upcoming municipal elections, scheduled for May 4, are shaping up to be a decisive political showdown. A broad coalition has formed to challenge the outgoing municipal council, which is closely aligned with the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM). The stakes are high in Jounieh, once hailed as the “pearl of the Mediterranean” and one of ...
US Defense Chief Shared Sensitive Information in Second Signal Chat
This is Beirut 2025-04-21 09:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Pentagone Defense Security
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information on forthcoming US air strikes on Yemen in a private Signal chat group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, the New York Times and CNN reported on Sunday. AFP was not able to independently verify the reports, which detailed what would be the second time Hegseth has been accused ...
Pope Francis Makes Joyful Easter Appearance Despite Health Struggles
This is Beirut 2025-04-20 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Pope Francis Donald Trump Hamas Palestine
Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address, as the weakened pontiff delighted the crowds of Catholic faithful by making a much-anticipated holiday appearance, even circling St. Peter's Square in his popemobile. "Happy Easter," said the 88-year-old Argentine pope in a faint voice from his wheelchair on ...
Recovering Pope Delights Crowd in Vatican Square
This is Beirut 2025-04-13 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday delighted worshippers with an impromptu tour of St. Peter's Square, against the advice of his doctors to avoid crowds while recovering from pneumonia. For the second Sunday in a row after the longest hospital stay of his papacy, the 88-year-old pontiff left his Vatican quarters, handing out sweets to children and ...
Salam: Airport Road Is Lebanon’s First Impression, Rehabilitation Begins Soon
This is Beirut 2025-04-16 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
MEA Beirut International Airport Nawaf Salam Fayez Rasamni Mohammad El Hout
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam launched the airport road rehabilitation project on Wednesday, describing the road as “the first impression visitors get upon arriving in Lebanon.” He also praised Middle East Airlines (MEA), saying, “MEA carries Lebanon’s beautiful image abroad and is as important as our embassies. It is a living proof of ...
PM Salam and al-Sharaa Conclude Talks, Agree on Key Issues
This is Beirut 2025-04-14 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Ahmad Sharaa Nawaf Salam
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa concluded high-level talks in Damascus on Monday, agreeing to form a joint ministerial committee to address several long-standing bilateral issues, in what was described as a “very positive” atmosphere. Salam arrived at Damascus International Airport around 1:30 PM, accompanied ...
EU Announces 1.6 bn Euros in New Aid for Palestinians
This is Beirut 2025-04-14 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
European Union West Bank Gaza Palestinian Authority
The European Union on Monday announced a new three-year financial support package for the Palestinians worth up to 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion). The fresh aid pledge came just ahead of a meeting between Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa and EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg. "We are stepping up our support to the Palestinian ...
Harvard Sees $2.2 Billion in Funding Frozen After Defying Trump
This is Beirut 2025-04-15 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United States Harvard Donald Trump Palestine
Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism. The call for changes to its governance, hiring practices and admissions procedures expands on a list Harvard received on April 3, which ...
Peru Pays Final Tribute to Literary Giant Vargas Llosa
This is Beirut 2025-04-15 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Culture Art Peru Mario Vargas Llosa Writer
The Peruvian flag flew at half-staff Monday as the South American country marked the passing of literary great Mario Vargas Llosa with a day of national mourning. Tributes poured in from around the world as President Dina Boluarte attended a private wake at the Vargas Llosa family home for the novelist and Nobel laureate, who died there Sunday ...
Beirut Chamber of Commerce Unveils Interactive Robot to Modernize Services
This is Beirut 2025-04-15 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Beirut Chamber of Commerce Artificial intelligence Business modernization technology
The Beirut and Mount Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, led by former Minister Mohammad Choucair, unveiled an interactive robot on Tuesday aimed at streamlining procedures for its members. The launch was attended by Minister of Economy and Trade Amer Bisat. The cutting-edge initiative is designed to enhance visitor reception ...
Parliament to Fast-Track Amendments to Private School Teachers' Compensation Law
This is Beirut 2025-04-15 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
An agreement has been reached in Parliament to urgently amend the recently enacted law governing compensation for private school teachers. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Elias Bou Saab announced on Tuesday that a revised draft law, fast-tracked for urgent approval, will be reviewed during the next legislative session. The announcement came after a ...