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Mitigated or Stifled Transitions?
Charles Chartouni 03/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Gaza Iran Israel USA
The transitions in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza are still controversial, and their actors are undecided about their outcomes. Observers ask whether the various actors are genuinely interested in the transformative courses and to what extent. The newly set dynamics that have taken place throughout the Near East have not yet been relayed by steadier, ...
Tariffs: Gold Shines and the Euro Crashes
Christiane Tager 03/02 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Gold currencies dollar euro
After a year marked by record highs, gold seems poised to continue its surge in 2025, as investors seek to shield themselves from global economic uncertainties. The trade policies of US President Donald Trump, particularly the new tariffs that could provoke a trade war, dampen economic growth and fuel inflation, will likely benefit gold. Gold ...
The End of Iranian Hegemony and the Chances of Normalization
Charles Chartouni 10/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam Government USA
Undoubtedly, the progressive dismantling of Iran‘s proxies raises the issue of normalization in the Near East at a time when the questions of civil concord, democratic political culture, and reformist elites are still controversial and have failed to inspire massive commitments within the respective civil societies, however elaborate and ...
Storm Adam: Essential Precautionary Measures
This is Beirut 20/02 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Internal Security Forces Storm Adam Snow precautions
With the arrival of Storm Adam and a significant drop in temperatures, it is crucial to take precautionary measures to mitigate the risks associated with extreme cold, heavy rainfall in some areas and hazardous road conditions. Lebanon’s meteorological service forecasts heavy snowfall and ice at high altitudes, particularly from Friday night ...
Moon or Mars? NASA's Future at a Crossroads under Trump
This is Beirut 21/02 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back or cancel NASA's Artemis missions following the departure of a key official and Boeing's plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on its lunar rocket. Late Wednesday, NASA abruptly ...
US warships, Merchant Vessels Attacked by Houthis
This is Beirut 2024-12-11 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Houthi Palestine United States
Two American destroyers defeated a drone and missile attack by the Houthis while escorting three merchant vessels through the Gulf of Aden, the US military said Tuesday, confirming a claim from the Houthis. The Houthis began striking ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in November 2023, part of the region-wide fallout from Israel's devastating ...
New Amnesty Report Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza
This is Beirut 2024-12-05 02:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amnesty International Gaza Israel Genocide
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of "committing genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a "wake-up call" for the international community. The London-based rights organisation said its findings were based on "dehumanising and genocidal ...
'Anora': The Anti-'Pretty Woman' That Divides Despite Its Oscar Win
Bélinda Ibrahim 11/03 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Oscars Film Analysis Culture Anora Pretty Woman
With Anora, Sean Baker delivers a film that blends drama and social satire. Crowned at Cannes and later at the 2025 Academy Awards—where it won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Mikey Madison—this feature has nonetheless divided critics. Through the story of Ani, a stripper who marries a Russian oligarch, Baker revisits ...
Netherlands Into Nations League Quarter-Finals as Germany Hit Seven
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Netherlands outclassed Hungary with a 4-0 victory in their winner-takes-all Nations League encounter on Saturday while Germany hammered Bosnia and Hercegovina 7-0. Netherlands and Hungary went into the match tied on five points each and with the winner set to join Germany in ensuring their progress from Group A3 to the quarter-finals. First-half ...
‘Arzé’: A Tribute to Lebanese Women’s Strength, All the Way to the Oscars
Marie-Christine Tayah 2024-10-28 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon recently celebrated with pride the announcement of the nomination of Arzé, a film by Mira Shaib, for the upcoming Oscars on March 3. Chosen by Lebanon’s Oscar preselection committee, this feature film will represent Lebanon in the Best Foreign Film category. The nomination of Arzé has been hailed on social media by the cast as a ...
The Ancient City of Baalbeck Under Israeli Fire
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Baalbeck israel heritage UNESCO
Israeli warplanes carried out more than 20 raids targeting the ancient city of Baalbeck within a period of half an hour on Monday afternoon, coinciding with Naim Qassem’s first address as Hezbollah’s new secretary general, succeeding the group’s slain chief Hassan Nasrallah. Ahead of the raids, an evacuation order issued by ...
Heritage: Are Tyre and Baalbeck Collateral Victims of Human Murderous Madness?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-10-30 16:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Baalbeck Tyre Lebanon War World Heritage
Tyre and Baalbeck, Lebanon’s ancient gems, are shaken by the relentless bombardment. Recent Israeli airstrikes near these UNESCO World Heritage sites jeopardize an irreplaceable cultural legacy. An evacuation order for Baalbeck has foreshadowed potential strikes with unpredictable consequences for the site. This relentless cycle of conflict ...
Baalbeck Sites Endangered by Israeli Strikes: An Update from Governor Bachir Khodr
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-10-31 20:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Baalbeck israel heritage Roman Temple
Following repeated evacuation orders directed at the residents of Baalbeck by Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-speaking spokesperson of the Israeli army, the Lebanese are anxious, fearing the potential destruction of the historic city. They are deeply concerned about the tragic fate of tens of thousands of people ordered to evacuate their towns and ...
The Crumbling Geopolitics of Iranian Expansionism
Charles Chartouni 2024-11-04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The mutating objectives of the Israeli counteroffensive have evolved from border sanctuarization to the deliberate changing of the strategic and political dynamics in the Middle East and the questioning of the political and military hegemony of Iranian imperialism. The strategy has moved from defensive goals to an overt offensive strategy to upend ...
Seventeen Killed in Israeli Bombardment on Tyre... 14 Airstrikes on the Southern Suburb
This is Beirut 2024-11-09 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Dahyeh Lebanese University Beirut Southern suburbs Tyre
The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in many Lebanese regions is rising steadily. Seventeen people, including a pregnant woman and a child, were killed in Tyre, where raids were carried out on several neighborhood of the city, on Friday evening, according to the Ministry of Health, as rescue workers continued to search through the rubble of ...
Messi and Miami Eliminated From MLS Cup Playoffs First Round
This is Beirut 2024-11-10 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lionel Messi's goal of winning the MLS Cup title came to an abrupt end on Saturday with Inter Miami suffering a shock first-round elimination from the playoffs after a 3-2 home defeat to Atlanta United. Miami had won the regular season campaign with a record points total but after losing twice in the best-of-three series, the MLS Cup favorites ...
The Good and the Bad: Two Sides of the Same Coin
David Sahyoun 2024-11-13 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
"The good only dream of what the bad actually do." This quote from Plato, later referenced by Freud, could be seen as an epitome of The Interpretation of Dreams, the cornerstone of Freud's theory that a dream is a disguised fulfillment of a repressed desire. For Freud, dreams, like fantasies, play a crucial role in the human unconscious. ...
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Amine Jules Iskandar 2024-11-16 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
After discussing the first three gifts –Mount Lebanon, Lebanon and Christian freedom of worship (as covered in the previous article) – Charles Malek then addressed what had been entrusted to the Maronites, hence mentioning the topics of Bkerke, Rome, liturgy and heritage. Fourth gift: Bkerke Malek explained that the Maronites have been ...
Dilemmas of Security
Charles Chartouni 2024-11-18 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon is in a state of open warfare with no signs of abating. Dynamics are multipronged and resourced through coalescing conflicts. The prevalent stasis seems to thrive in the absence of working state institutions, the lack of national consensus, the abiding influence of the Iranian regime, and the ideological enthrallment that dominates the ...
Revaluation of Inventories and Fixed Assets: A Strategic Advantage for Businesses
Liliane Mokbel 2024-12-02 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Economy Industry Commerce Parliament Lebanon
Industrial and commercial business owners are celebrating a major victory. Last Thursday, Parliament passed in a plenary session the bill amending Article 45 of Decree-Law No. 144 of June 12, 1959 (the Income Tax Law). This amendment grants "exceptional authorization" to income taxpayers, allowing them to revalue their inventories and real estate ...
UNESCO 'enhanced protection' for 34 Lebanon heritage sites
This is Beirut 2024-11-18 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Dozens of heritage sites in Lebanon were granted "provisional enhanced protection" by UNESCO on Monday, offering a higher level of legal shielding as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah militants. The 34 cultural properties affected "now benefit from the highest level of immunity against attack and use for military purposes", the ...
SpaceX Fails to Catch its Starship Megarocket, as Donald Trump watches on
This is Beirut 2024-11-20 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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SpaceX flew its latest test flight of its Starship megarocket on Tuesday, with President-elect Donald Trump joining Elon Musk to witness the spectacle firsthand in the latest sign of their ever closer ties. But the Republican leader was deprived of the chance to see the descending first stage caught in the launch tower's "chopstick" arms, an ...
On the 81st Independence Day, Local and Foreign Tributes to Lebanon
This is Beirut 2024-11-22 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On the 81st Independence Day in Lebanon, well-wishes have been expressed by various political figures and foreign embassies. Locally, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai highlighted the dual grief felt by Lebanese citizens—amidst war and governance turmoil, emphasizing the need for collective will to face the nation's crises. He stressed that true ...
Four Italian Peacekeepers Injured in Lebanon, Rome Points to Hezbollah
This is Beirut 2024-11-22 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Four Italian soldiers were lightly hurt in a rocket "attack" on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Rome said on Friday, with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani saying initial evidence pointed to Hezbollah. "It is believed that there were two missiles. From what it appears, they are believed to have been launched by Hezbollah," he said in ...
Life Amid Bombardment in Beirut's Southern Suburbs
Victoria C. Werling 2024-11-23 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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It is 4 PM when we enter Chiyah, a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Navigating through debris, we make our way to the site of the latest Israeli airstrike, which occurred just a few hours earlier. A five-story building lies gutted, its top two floors reduced to rubble. Despite the devastation, the main street running ...
Does the War Have an End in Sight?
Charles Chartouni 2024-11-25 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The delusions of truce, however legitimate they might be, have no chance of materializing. The strategic realignments have changed the plot and the narrative of the ongoing wars: Israel is not in the business of securing its northern and southern borders anymore. The new axis of war is based on changing a region's military and political dynamics ...
Lebanon's Quest for Sovereignty: A Blueprint for Lasting Stability
Johnny Ftouhi 2024-11-26 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Since the signing of the Cairo Agreement in 1969, southern Lebanon has been a focal point of both domestic and regional power struggles, significantly undermining national sovereignty. The agreement, which granted the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) freedom of operation in the South, marked the start of the area’s transformation into a ...
The War Within the Couple: A Reflection of Lebanon's War?
David Sahyoun 2024-11-28 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
War Psychoanalysis Couple Lebanon
Testimony "Once, our apartment at Galerie Semaan was a peaceful haven. Now, it feels like a real pressure cooker. The atmosphere in our home has completely changed. My husband yells over the smallest things. I do too, actually. Yesterday, we argued simply because the kids were making too much noise while playing— as if noise could still bother ...
West Bank: Hamas Claims Shooting That Injured Eight
This is Beirut 2024-11-29 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A shooting at a bus near an Israeli settlement injured at least eight people on Friday in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli rescue service said. The Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, claimed responsibility for the attack, which left more than a dozen bullet holes in the windshield of the bus. The attack occurred at an ...
Exit from Gray List: Banks' Compliance and Government Action
Maurice Matta 2024-11-30 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
On October 25, Lebanon was officially placed on the gray list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), subjecting the country to enhanced monitoring. The FATF report highlighted ongoing vulnerabilities in Lebanon’s efforts to strengthen measures against money laundering and terrorism financing. A key point in the report was FATF’s ...