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President Aoun in KSA: Will He Succeed in Restoring Bilateral Ties?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-02-27 21:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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For his first official visit abroad, President Joseph Aoun will head to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, then to Cairo for an extraordinary Arab League summit two days later. These visits could mark a turning point in Lebanon's diplomatic relations with the Arab world, particularly with Saudi Arabia, and potentially usher in a new era of bilateral ...
Hariri Returns to Lebanon, Holds Key Meetings: “Hear Me on Friday”
This is Beirut 2025-02-12 21:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of his father’s assassination on February 14, former Prime Minister and Future Movement leader Saad Hariri held a series of high-profile political meetings on Wednesday. Hariri, who arrived in Beirut on Tuesday evening, met with President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Palace, where he congratulated him on his election and ...
Ocalan Calls for PKK to Drop Weapons, be Dissolved
This is Beirut 2025-02-27 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan on Thursday called for his Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and dissolve itself in a landmark declaration read out in Istanbul. "All groups must lay down their arms and PKK must dissolve itself," he said in a declaration drawn up in his cell on Imrali prison island where he has been held in ...
Turkey's Pro-Kurd Party Teases 'Historic' news from PKK Leader
This is Beirut 2025-02-27 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkey's leading pro-Kurd party said it was expecting a "historic declaration" Thursday from the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, amid efforts to end a decades-long conflict with Ankara. The pro-Kurdish DEM party will send a delegation Thursday to meet Ocalan at his prison on an island off Istanbul, it said in ...
New Syria leader holds talks with Jordan king
This is Beirut 2025-02-26 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday on his third foreign visit since ousting Bashar al-Assad. King Abdullah II greeted Sharaa at Amman's Marka airport, the royal court said in a statement. The two leaders then headed to Raghadan Palace for their first talks since Sharaa took power. It is ...
Patriarch Rai Navigating the Delicate Situation in Bkerke
Saad Kiwan 2025-02-24 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 ...
Russia's top diplomat arrives in Turkey
This is Beirut 2025-02-23 22:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Turkey late Sunday, Moscow's state news agency TASS reported, a day ahead of talks with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. Turkish diplomatic sources had said that Lavrov would visit Turkey Monday, the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. TASS released footage Sunday of Lavrov ...
Russia's Top Diplomat to Visit Turkey Monday
This is Beirut 2025-02-23 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey on Monday, which marks the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkish diplomatic sources said Sunday. Lavrov will hold talks in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, the source said, adding that the men will discuss the war in Ukraine, among other ...
Security Meetings Ahead of Nasrallah's Funeral on Sunday
This is Beirut 2025-02-21 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Two security meetings were held on Friday, two days ahead of the funeral of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. The first meeting took place in the morning in Baabda, chaired by President Joseph Aoun, during which “planned security measures were discussed.” A second meeting followed in the afternoon at the Ministry of ...
David Lefort: French Melody and a Ray of Hope for Lebanon
Alain E. Andrea 2025-02-21 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Between August 2024 and February 2025, Beit Tabaris was enveloped in a forced silence – one of waiting, anxiety, uncertainty and agony. The kind imposed by wars that crush souls and dictate their laws. Alas. Where, not long ago, music gathered souls, only the rubble of a broken harmony remained. Beirut, the eternal beloved, seemed to be quietly ...
US top diplomat visits UAE on final leg of Mideast tour
This is Beirut 2025-02-19 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US top diplomat Marco Rubio visited the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday for the final leg of his first Middle East tour, after breakthrough talks with Russian officials in Riyadh. After arriving in Abu Dhabi in the morning, the US secretary of state was set to meet with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Foreign Minister Abdullah ...
Back in the fold, Saudi becomes dealmaker for US, Russia
This is Beirut 2025-02-18 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A pariah under the former US administration, Saudi Arabia has returned to the diplomatic fold, hosting breakthrough US-Russia talks and an Arab leaders' summit on Gaza in a complete reversal of fortunes for the monarchy. Top Russian and US officials are meeting on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for discussions aimed at restoring relations and laying the ...
Israel Security Cabinet to Discuss new Phase of Gaza Truce after Rubio Visit
This is Beirut 2025-02-17 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's security cabinet was set to discuss on Monday the next phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, after top US diplomat Marco Rubio and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front against Hamas and Iran. Rubio was in Israel on his first Middle East trip as President Donald Trump's secretary of state, and landed on Monday in Saudi ...
20 Years After the Assassination of Rafic Hariri, Beirut Stands United in Remembrance
This is Beirut 2025-02-14 10:25 - Reading : less than a minute
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Rafic Hariri's assassination, large crowds gathered this morning in downtown Beirut, awaiting a speech from Saad Hariri. He arrived 48 hours ago without making any public statements, urging his supporters to “listen to him this Friday.” Throughout the morning, several political figures have visited ...
Syria Leader Stresses 'Strong Strategic Ties' in Call with Russia's Putin
This is Beirut 2025-02-12 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa emphasised the "strong strategic ties" between his country and Russia during his first telephone call with President Vladimir Putin since taking power, the Syrian presidency said Wednesday. Rebels led by Sharaa's Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ousted Moscow's close ally Bashar ...
Syria's New Interim President Welcomes Qatar Emir to Damascus
This is Beirut 2025-01-30 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria's newly appointed interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa welcomed Qatar's emir on Thursday, the first foreign head of state to visit Damascus, the Qatari court said. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani "arrived on an official visit to Damascus" where he was "welcomed by the president of the Syrian Arab Republic, Ahmed al-Sharaa,” a court statement ...
Macron Courts Modi in Quest for Geopolitical 'Independence'
This is Beirut 2025-02-12 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries. Macron took Modi for dinner in the picturesque southern town of Cassis on Tuesday, before Wednesday's visit to the Mediterranean ...
Former Prime Ministers Express Support for New Government
This is Beirut 2025-02-12 13:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Former Prime Ministers Najib Mikati, Tammam Salam and Fouad Siniora visited Baabda Palace on Wednesday, a day after the formation of a new government headed by their successor Nawaf Salam. Expressing his full support for the new Cabinet, Mikati said after the meeting that discussions with President Joseph Aoun centered on the security situation ...
Lebanon's New Government Formed Under the Banner of Reform and Implementation of Resolution 1701
This is Beirut 2025-02-08 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The first government under President Joseph Aoun was announced on Saturday from the presidential palace in Baabda, after the signature of decrees accepting the resignation of caretaker Prime minister Najib Mikati’s cabinet and instating the new 24-member council of ministers under Judge Nawaf Salam. Cabinet Secretary General Mahmoud ...
Government Formation Stalled Over Shiite Representation
This is Beirut 2025-02-06 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The government formation appeared imminent on Thursday amid a flurry of visitors to Baabda’s Presidential Palace. Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam visited Baabda, where he met with President Joseph Aoun. Shortly after, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri joined them for a trilateral meeting. Meanwhile, government secretary-general Mahmoud ...
From Paris to New York: Museums Embrace Change
This is Beirut 2025-02-06 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Inspired by the Louvre's upcoming renovation project, aimed at easing the crowding in front of the Mona Lisa, several leading museums are redesigning their spaces and collections to address the challenges of overtourism and climate change. “In light of the surging tourism, security concerns, the climate emergency, and the digital revolution, ...
Beirut: Zero Security?
Rayan Chami 2025-02-05 14:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Achrafieh Badaro Thefts Insecurity Beirut
Concerns over insecurity are mounting in several neighborhoods of the capital, where many residents and shop owners have fallen victim to snatch thefts and gunfire incidents. This is Beirut visited Achrafieh and Badaro to hear their stories.
Ahmad Hariri Paves Way for Saad Hariri’s Return on February 14
This is Beirut 2025-02-03 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
With just two weeks away from the 20th anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, preparations are gaining momentum for the anticipated return of his son, ex-PM Saad Hariri, to Beirut. Ahmad Hariri, Secretary General of the Future Movement, has been actively laying the groundwork for his leader’s political ...
Syria Leader Says Saudis Want to Help Rebuild War-Torn Country
This is Beirut 2025-02-02 18:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa said Saudi Arabia had a "genuine desire" to help rebuild his war-torn country, after meeting on Sunday with the oil-rich Gulf state's crown prince. Accompanied by his foreign minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, Sharaa was greeted by Saudi officials on arrival in Riyadh, images from state ...
Trump Calls Again for Canada to Become '51st State' After Tariff Increase
This is Beirut 2025-02-02 17:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans may feel economic "pain" from his tariffs on key trading partners, but argued it would be "worth the price" to secure US interests. After weeks of uncertainty surrounding his threats, Trump on Saturday signed off on broad 25-percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada -- despite a ...
Jennifer Lopez Dazzles in 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' at Sundance
This is Beirut 2025-02-01 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Jennifer Lopez captivated audiences at Sundance with her new film Kiss of the Spider Woman, blending the charm of 1950s Hollywood musicals with the tension of a gritty prison drama. The film, which earned a standing ovation at the indie movie festival on Sunday, January 26, tells the story of two unlikely cellmates who form an intimate bond during ...
Explaining the Diplomatic Roller-Coaster in Damascus
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-01-31 22:10 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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The diplomatic roller-coaster in Syria’s capital since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime suggests that a strategic shift is underway. This is all the more significant as the Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, made an official visit to Damascus on Thursday, where he was received by the interim Syrian president, Ahmad ...
Al-Qard al-Hassan Delays Compensation Payments: Is Hezbollah in Trouble?
This is Beirut 2025-01-31 16:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Banks Al-Qard al-Hassan
The recent decision by Al-Qard al-Hassan, Hezbollah’s illegal financial institution, to postpone until February 10 the payment of compensation to victims of the conflict with Israel has sent shockwaves through the Shiite community. The payments were originally scheduled for February 1. To justify this delay, the militia-run ‘bank’ cited ...
In First Address to the Nation, Sharaa Promises "National Dialogue" and Stability
This is Beirut 2025-01-30 23:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ahmad al-Sharaa Syria Damascus
Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a "national dialogue conference" in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa, who was appointed interim president a day earlier for an unspecified transitional period, vowed to preserve "civil peace" and Syria's territorial ...
Tangier: the Vibrant Haven for American Jazz Legends
Béatrice Moreau 2024-04-30 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In the last century, Tangier became a captivating destination for renowned American jazz musicians, leaving a rich legacy that continues to inspire and enchant. Tangier, the enchanting city nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, has long been a magnet for artists, intellectuals and musicians from around the world. In the ...