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Qaraoun Lake: Lebanon’s Silent Ecological Disaster
Liliane Mokbel 2025-10-11 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Every year, an estimated 50 million cubic meters of domestic wastewater are discharged into Lake Qaraoun. Added to this are 2 million cubic meters of industrial wastewater, as well as waste from Syrian migrant camps established by the state along the riverbanks. This toxic mix is putting one of Lebanon’s largest freshwater reservoirs at serious ...
One Year On: Southern Lebanon Devastated
Katia Kahil 2025-10-11 11:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
One year after the September 2024 war, southern Lebanon bears deep scars. Ravaged by strikes and displacement, the region faces a dual crisis: a collapsing economy and the quiet unraveling of its social fabric. Behind shattered facades and shuttered markets, an entire way of life teeters on the brink of a merciless winter. Agonizing Markets In ...
Foreign Competition Chokes Lebanese Agriculture
Christiane Tager 2025-10-10 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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With fields overflowing and fridges full, Lebanon’s potato and poultry producers are pleading with the government: curb chaotic imports, reopen land exports to Arab markets and guarantee fair prices to ensure their survival. The situation is both serious and absurd. In the agricultural sector, the talk is no longer about the weather but about ...
Robert Badinter Enters the Pantheon as France Honors the Champion of Human Rights
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 22:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Robert Badinter Pantheon France
Robert Badinter, the justice minister who ended the death penalty in France in 1981, entered the country's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures on Thursday, just hours after his grave was vandalized. Badinter, a lawyer who campaigned for an end to capital punishment after one of his clients was beheaded with a guillotine in the ...
Lebanon Connects to the Stars with Starlink
Christiane Tager 2025-10-09 21:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In a country where a simple power outage can plunge entire neighborhoods offline, this marks a major turning point for a telecommunications sector long lagging behind and an ambitious gamble: connecting a fragmented country, from southern villages to northern towns and through downtown Beirut, not with cables but with stars. On Wednesday, October ...
Israeli Cabinet to Vote Thursday on Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Deal
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 12:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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After nearly two years of war in Gaza, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and the release of hostages in what is being hailed as a historic step toward ending the conflict. The agreement, brokered through intense negotiations in Egypt with the support of the United States, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, represents the first phase of US ...
Lebanese Judiciary Reopens Political Assassination Cases in Landmark Move
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In an unprecedented move to revive investigations into long-unsolved political assassinations, the Lebanese judiciary has appointed eleven investigative judges to reopen several sensitive cases, some dating back to the country’s civil war. Many emblematic cases that had remained stagnant for decades have now been distributed among different ...
Syria Selects Members of First Post-Assad Parliament
This is Beirut 2025-10-05 13:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa Syrian Parliament Parliamentary Elections
Members of local committees in Syria began on Sunday selecting members of a transitional parliament in a process criticized as undemocratic, with a third of the members appointed directly by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. The assembly's formation is set to consolidate the power of Sharaa, whose Islamist forces led a coalition that ...
Trump Authorizes Troops to Chicago as Judge Blocks Portland Deployment
This is Beirut 2025-10-05 05:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
President Donald Trump authorized deployment of troops to Chicago after a federal agent shot an allegedly armed motorist Saturday, while a judge blocked the Republican leader's attempt to send the military into Portland, another Democratic-run city. The escalating crisis across the country pits Trump's increasingly militarized anti-crime ...
Lebanese Restaurants: A Short, Busy Summer and Rising Prices
Liliane Mokbel 2025-09-24 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Although the summer season lasted only forty-five days, from July 15 through the end of August, Lebanese restaurants recorded a dynamic performance. Political and security instability, compounded by broader regional conflict, may have curtailed the season, but the sector’s momentum remained intact. The diaspora, loyal as always, turned out in ...
Trade War Redraws the Map: China Shifts Course
Christiane Tager 2025-09-26 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Since Donald Trump took office, Sino-American trade has sometimes resembled a high-stakes ping-pong match. Containers once destined for US ports now appear to have lost their way. In August 2025, exports to the United States fell 12% in a single month, representing around $5 billion worth of goods no longer crossing the Pacific, at least not ...
Heart: Operating Better, Faster — DeBakey’s Legacy, the Lebanese Trajectory
Makram Haddad 2025-09-29 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Heart Michael E. DeBakey AUB
In the focused light of the operating room, a mini-incision; around the table, the Heart Team. In a few hours, a valve is repaired, an aorta reinforced, a myocardium sheltered. If the gesture seems more fluid and less traumatic today, it is because it relies on a century of innovations and transmission. Among its architects, Michael E. DeBakey, ...
South Lebanon’s Mouneh: A Living Culinary Heritage
Katia Kahil 2025-09-28 15:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
In South Lebanon, life continues under the shadow of targeted Israeli strikes, and the future remains uncertain. Yet in Marjayoun and Hasbaya, daily life carries on. Amid the threat of renewed conflict and the slow, difficult return to their villages, residents hold fast to their traditions, especially the ancestral practice of Mouneh, the careful ...
A Monastery Dedicated to Saint Charbel in Villiers-sur-Marne
Fady Noun 2025-09-28 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A new Lebanese Maronite Order (LMO) monastery dedicated to Saint Charbel has opened in Villiers-sur-Marne, just 40 km from Paris, marking the first of its kind in France and the third in Europe, after Rome (Lateran) and Belgium (Abbaye du Bois Seigneur Isaac). The monastery is set to become a vibrant center of Christian spiritual life for the ...
Lebanese Hospitality Reaches New Heights
Liliane Mokbel 2025-09-27 15:00 - Reading : less than a minute
A fresh wind is blowing through Lebanon’s tourism scene, and it’s coming from the mountains: guesthouses are on the rise. Once limited to around 40 discreet spots, there are now more than 300 open to visitors – true hidden gems nestled in the heart of villages. More than just places to stay, each guesthouse reflects the soul of its region: ...
Hezbollah: From Military Power to Spoiler Power
Tilda Abou Rizk 2025-09-27 09:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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By defying an official ban and illuminating Pigeon Rock in Raouche with portraits of its two former leaders assassinated by Israel in 2024, and mobilizing thousands of supporters for a flagrantly ostentatious show of force, Hezbollah once again pushed the boundaries of its provocative maneuvers. This time, it was through deeds rather than words ...
From Survival to Revival: The World’s Last Beetling Mill Eyes a Bright Future
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 17:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The noise is deafening and the work can be lonely, but to William Smyth, who toils in the world's last commercial linen "beetling" mill, his job is unique. "There's nothing modern about it, I'm doing the same now as they were doing 100 years and more ago," said Smyth, 59, at the mill in Northern Ireland in a village some 45 miles (70 kilometers) ...
Nigerian Leather, from Local Workshops to Luxury Brands
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 15:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Nigerian leather is already coveted by top luxury houses such as Gucci, Prada, Hermès and Louis Vuitton. But more and more local designers want to go further: they aim to give “Made in Nigeria” leather its own identity and true added value.
Pop Art Brings Royal Tradition to Life in Luxembourg
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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As Luxembourg awaits the coronation of a new Grand Duke, local artist Jacques Schneider is planning to jazz up the occasion with a splash of pop art. A set of new "monarchical" paintings are among the works on show at a retrospective on Schneider's 20 years in the art industry that opened on Thursday in Berchem, a small town in the south of the ...
US Faces Annual Budget Deadline as Another Government Shutdown Looms
Mario Chartouni 2025-09-29 17:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Every year, as September draws to a close, Washington is confronted with a critical deadline: passing the federal budget for the next fiscal year. When the White House and Congress fail to reach an agreement, the dreaded “government shutdown” can occur. Now a familiar term in American politics, a shutdown refers to the partial closure of ...
Comic-Con Goes Global: Málaga Hosts Inaugural International Edition
This is Beirut 2025-09-25 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Comic-Con San Diego Spain Kick-Off Entertainment Culture
Warriors, wizards and other costumed characters flooded the streets of Malaga in southern Spain on Thursday for the opening of the first San Diego Comic-Con held outside the United States. Mirroring the famous California event, the four-day convention will feature blockbuster film presentations, prominent figures from the worlds of comics and ...
Attack on Texas Immigration Detention Center: Two Detainees Killed, One Injured
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 20:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Two detainees were killed and one injured when a man opened fire Wednesday at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Dallas, Texas, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced. The assailant fired “indiscriminately” from the roof of a nearby building before taking his own life, the department ...
Lebanon Steps Up Against Captagon Trafficking Network
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-09-24 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In 2025, Lebanon achieved a significant breakthrough in the fight against the manufacturing and trafficking of Captagon pills– inflicting losses of hundreds of millions of dollars on those behind these illicit operations. Lebanese security forces demonstrated their ability to confront this criminal cartel – a challenge of major local, regional ...
Rayo Vallecano: A Madrid Spark for Lebanese Karim Jaafar
Makram Haddad 2025-09-24 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Rayo Vallecano Karim Jaafar
A Deal That Changes Scale Captain of the youth categories at al-Safa and product of the Tawfir Project, Karim Jaafar takes a major step: joining Rayo's Juvenil squad means entering a championship where competition wears down even the toughest players and where every minute counts to go pro. This transfer is nothing like a throw of the dice; it ...
Parliament Committee Approves Waste Plan Empowering Municipalities
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Waste Municipalities Landfills Parliament Economy
The Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, held a session on Wednesday that focused on Lebanon’s deepening waste management crisis and financial concerns related to private sector end-of-service indemnities. The committee approved a measure that empowers municipalities to manage waste collection and treatment in exchange ...
China's Alibaba Teams Up with Nvidia on AI Robot Tech
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Alibaba announced on Wednesday a "milestone collaboration" in AI tech with US chip giant Nvidia that the Chinese company said will accelerate its development of humanoid robots. The news came as Alibaba's shares soared more than nine percent in Hong Kong after chief executive Eddie Wu unveiled plans to further ramp up spending on artificial ...
Strike on Market in Sudan's El-Fasher Kills 15 People
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A drone strike on a market in Sudan's besieged city of El-Fasher killed 15 people, a medical worker at the local hospital told AFP on Wednesday. The Tuesday strike "killed 15 citizens and wounded 12, three of them critically," the medic said, requesting anonymity for his safety. The local resistance committees, activists who coordinate aid and ...
Typhoon Ragasa: 14 Killed, 152 Missing in Taiwan After Barrier Lake Burst
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Taiwan Typhoon Death China Hong Kong
At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in Taiwan, a government official said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain. The lake in eastern Hualien County—formed by a series of landslides that created a natural dam wall—burst Tuesday, washing away a bridge and sweeping into a ...
Golf – Karim Salaam and Ali Zaatari Lift the Summer Cup Doubles Trophy
Makram Haddad 2025-09-29 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Fifty days of swings, precision, and nerves of steel came to a close at the Beirut Golf Club with the Summer Doubles Golf Cup. Karim Salaam, president of both the Lebanese Federation and the club, teamed up with steering committee member Ali Zaatari to claim the title. A Selective Course No fewer than 60 golfers, divided into 30 teams of all ...
Hezbollah's Raoucheh Message: Overthrowing Salam, Overturning the State
Philippe Abi-Akl 2025-09-30 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The uprising of Hezbollah’s “parallel state” against the rule of law dominated Lebanese discussions over the weekend, with sovereigntist forces seeing it as another May 7-style move against Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: a potential coup and a shift from coexistence to confrontation. As local appeasements failed to contain the fallout from ...