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France Mulling New Sanctions on Israeli Settlers, Minister Says in West Bank
This is Beirut 2024-11-07 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France is mulling new sanctions on those enabling the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, regarded as illegal under international law, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on a visit to the territory on Thursday. "France has been a driving force to establish the first sanction regime at the European level targeting ...
Diplomatic Incident in French-Owned Jerusalem Compound
This is Beirut 2024-11-07 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
France Jean-Noël Barrot Israel Katz
Israeli police entered the French-owned Eleona church compound in Jerusalem, on Thursday, briefly detaining two gendarmes and prompting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot to abandon a scheduled visit, an AFP journalist reported. "I will not enter the Eleona Domain today, because Israeli security forces entered with weapons, without ...
Notre-Dame: Contemporary Stained Glass and a New Reliquary for the Relics
Béatrice Moreau 2024-11-07 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nearly four years after the devastating fire that ravaged Notre-Dame de Paris on April 15, 2019, the restoration project is in full swing. Two significant events mark this pivotal week: the hearing of the finalist artists for the design of the new contemporary stained glass and the presentation of the new reliquary intended to hold the Holy Crown ...
Svenja Schulze's Visit to Lebanon: A Commitment to Humanitarian Aid Amid Crisis
This is Beirut 2024-11-04 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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During her brief visit to Lebanon on November 4, German Development Minister Svenja Schulze met with Prime Minister Mikati and visited a community kitchen in Beirut. She then traveled to Zouk Mikael to see a collective shelter in the vicinity of the Order of Malta Lebanon’s Community Health Center, gaining firsthand insight into the local ...
US Presidential Vote Unlikely to Revitalize Ties with Turkey
This is Beirut 2024-11-04 17:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Middle East Turkey United States Recep Tayyip Erdogan Donald Trump
The outcome of Tuesday's knife-edge US election is unlikely to have much of an impact on the tepid ties between Washington and Ankara, although presidential chemistry might help, experts say. Long gone is the closeness of the 1990s when the United States and Turkey saw each other as indispensable allies. Following an extended period of soul ...
The Seven States That Will Decide the US Presidency
This is Beirut 2024-11-04 16:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US Presidential Election United States Donald Trump Kamala Harris US Swing States
US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. And in the handful of critical states framing the 2024 race, there is little daylight between the rivals so close before Election Day. Under the US Constitution, ...
Netanyahu Visits Lebanese Border as War Rages On
This is Beirut 2024-11-03 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Lebanese border on Sunday, his office said, as the Israeli military continued to pound Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon. "Netanyahu visited the Lebanon border today," his office said in a statement, his second such visit to the frontier in less than a month. The Israeli Prime ...
Honmaru: A New Chapter in Tokyo's Bookstore Culture
This is Beirut 2024-11-03 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In the Kanda Jimbocho district of Tokyo, a new bookstore concept is taking shape, revitalizing the reading experience and the quest for books. Tomoyo Ozumi, an enthusiastic customer, rejoices at her recent discovery: an illustrated book on cheeses that she found in an innovative bookstore where anyone can rent a shelf to sell their works. This ...
Biden Advisors to Visit Israel Thursday to Seal Ceasefire Deal
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden’s advisors, Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk, will visit Israel on Thursday to attempt to negotiate a ceasefire that would enable displaced civilians on both sides of the border to return home, according to US media Axios. If successful, this would significantly de-escalate the regional war in the Middle East for the first ...
Fans Gather Across the World to Mourn Liam Payne
This is Beirut 2024-10-21 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fans mourning Liam Payne's death gathered across Britain and beyond at organized vigils on Sunday, with at least 1,000 people paying tribute to the former One Direction star in central London. The vigils came four days after Payne tragically passed away at age 31, following a fall from the balcony of his Buenos Aires hotel room. His sudden death ...
Middle East at 'Most Dangerous Juncture' in Decades
This is Beirut 2024-10-29 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The UN's special coordinator for Middle East peace, Tor Wennesland; warned Tuesday that the region was at its "most dangerous juncture" in decades, as the war between Israel and Iran-backed groups risked spiraling into a broader conflict. "We have now entered the second year of this horrific conflict, and the region is on the verge of yet ...
The Seven States that Will Decide the US Presidency
This is Beirut 2024-10-29 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
USA Kamala Harris Donald Trump
US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. And in the handful of critical states framing the 2024 race, there is little daylight between the rivals with barely a week before Election Day. Under the US ...
Arab-American Community Torn Between Harris and Trump
Tylia El Helou 2024-10-29 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kamala Harris Donald Trump USA
"This presidential election is unlike any other that has come before it, at least for Michigan," confided Abdallah, a Lebanese taxi driver residing in Dearborn, near Detroit, a city known for its predominantly Arab and North African demographic. "In the last elections, I voted for Joe Biden, but this time I won’t be voting for the Democrats! ...
"I'm the Opposite of a Nazi", Says Trump in Georgia
This is Beirut 2024-10-29 05:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States US presidential election
Donald Trump told supporters Monday he is "not a Nazi," using a rally in the final week of a bitter White House race to refute accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former top aide who branded him a fascist. As he and rival Kamala Harris, the current vice president, entered the final stretch of one of the closest US elections in ...
Blinken Ends Latest Round of Shuttle Diplomacy Without Resolution
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday ended his eleventh round of the Middle East shuttle diplomacy without achieving a Gaza ceasefire. But after persistent disappointment, Blinken this time is trying a new approach that starts by figuring out what happens after the war ends. When he last visited Israel in August, Blinken publicly said ...
Turkey Accuses PKK over Ankara Defense Firm Attack
This is Beirut 2024-10-23 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey Ankara Terrorist Attack Hostages PKK
Turkey's interior minister on Wednesday pointed the finger at the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has waged a decades-long insurgency against the government, over a deadly attack on a defense firm near the capital Ankara. "The identification process and the search for fingerprints are continuing and we will say which terrorist ...
'Dead and Wounded' in Attack on Ankara Aerospace Giant
This is Beirut 2024-10-23 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Three people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack on a top Turkish defense firm near Ankara, Turkey's interior minister said Wednesday. "We have three martyrs and 14 injured in the attack," wrote Ali Yerlikaya on X, also saying "two terrorists were neutralized" in the incident at the headquarters of state-run Turkish Aerospace ...
Hochstein's Proposal: A Beacon of Hope or a Harbinger of Diplomatic Failure?
2024-10-23 11:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein Joseph Aoun Middle East Palestine UN Security Council United Nations
On Monday, the US special envoy visited Beirut as part of yet another diplomatic initiative aimed at reinforcing stability in Lebanon amid heightened tensions on the southern border with Israel. American demands—ranging from the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to separating Lebanon's situation from the war in ...
Turkey Eyeing BRICS Membership While Staying in NATO
This is Beirut 2024-10-23 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkey's overtures towards BRICS may be a first for a NATO member, but experts say the move is economically driven and aligns with Ankara's desire for "strategic autonomy." President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will join the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. He will meet ...
Modi Calls for End to Ukraine Conflict in Meeting with Putin
This is Beirut 2024-10-22 17:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted the Ukraine conflict to be resolved peacefully and "quickly" as he met President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit in Russia on Tuesday. The three-day gathering, held amidst tight security in the city of Kazan, is the biggest international event in Russia since the Ukraine conflict began in ...
Blinken Heads to Middle East to Push for Gaza Truce
This is Beirut 2024-10-21 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke out a year ago, with Blinken on his last visit to ...
Antoine Habib: BDH, A Ray of Hope in a Turbulent Lebanon
2024-10-21 13:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Bahrain Banks Central Bank of Lebanon Kuwait
In an interview with This is Beirut, Antoine Habib, Chairman and General Manager of Banque de l'Habitat (BDH), shared that despite Lebanon's challenging situation, the bank has resumed issuing loans, with many already disbursed. These loans, aimed at low- and middle-income individuals, cover the purchase of apartments, home renovations, land ...
Blinken Back in Middle East to Push for Ceasefire Deal
This is Beirut 2024-10-21 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Ceasefire Hamas Middle East
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke out a year ago, with Blinken on his last visit to ...
The Presidential Election Hangs in the Balance
Philippe Abi-Akl 2025-01-07 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun Hezbollah United States presidential election
Whether a president is elected in the upcoming January 9 session or the election is postponed, the incoming head of state must inevitably be fit for the new phase Lebanon is entering. There is no more room for maneuver, and the rapid developments in the region compel the authorities to change their approach, uphold the rule of law for everyone, ...
Syria Awaits Two Energy Ships from Turkey and Qatar
This is Beirut 2025-01-07 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria's electricity chief said Tuesday that two power ships were being sent from Turkey and Qatar to increase supply after the United States eased sanctions following Bashar al-Assad's fall. More than 13 years of civil war hammered Syria's infrastructure, including power stations and energy pipelines, leading to power outages that can drag on for ...
'White Flag': Pope Leaves Bitter Legacy in Ukraine
This is Beirut 2025-04-25 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion and calling for Ukraine to raise the "white flag". President Volodymyr Zelensky will be one of the prominent mourners at Saturday's funeral for Francis even though the pope never visited Ukraine and ...
North Macedonia Nightclub Fire Kills 59
This is Beirut 2025-03-16 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia early Sunday, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks set the place ablaze, the country's interior minister said. More than 100 people were wounded in the fire in the "Club Pulse" in the eastern town of Kocani, Interior Minister Pance Toskovsk said. The establishment had been ...
Zelensky Says Number of Russian Air Attacks on Ukraine 'Increasing'
This is Beirut 2025-04-06 15:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday that Moscow is increasing its aerial bombardment after Russia mounted a "massive" missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, killing two people and wounding at least seven. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that "the number of Russian air attacks is increasing," which ...
Russian Envoy Says Next Russia-US Contact Could be 'Next Week'
This is Beirut 2025-04-06 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A senior Russian official involved in negotiations with Washington said on Sunday that Russia and the United States could reach out to each other again as early as next week. Kirill Dmitriev, the Kremlin's international economy envoy, told Channel One television in an interview that the next contact between the two sides could happen ...
Morgan Ortagus and the Politics of Soft Power
This Is Beirut 2025-04-05 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Banque du Liban Hamas Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Lebanese Forces
The US President's Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, appears to be pursuing a policy of soft power diplomacy in Lebanon, where she began an official two-day mission yesterday. Arriving in Beirut on Friday, the American envoy held talks on Saturday morning with President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Speaker ...