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IMF Delegation Meets Lebanese Leaders to Advance Banking Sector Reforms
This is Beirut 13/02 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An International Monetary Fund delegation visited Lebanon, including a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa on Friday. The visit comes as Lebanon seeks to advance financial restructuring measures required for an IMF-backed program. Since the U.S. has significant leverage within the IMF, Ambassador Issa’s presence to discuss economic ...
Lebanon Cabinet Weighs Army Plan to Limit Weapons North of Litani
This is Beirut 16/02 17:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Cabinet met on Monday at the Baabda Palace to deliberate an army plan to restrict weapons north of the Litani River, according to Nidaa al-Watan, directly addressing Hezbollah’s stockpile. General Rodolphe Haykal, head of the Lebanese Armed Forces, stated that this phase of Hezbollah disarmament will last roughly four to ...
Lebanon Signals Interest in Joining IMEC Trade Corridor
This is Beirut 26/02 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has communicated to French President Emmanuel Macron expressing Lebanon’s interest in joining the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). As a signatory to the IMEC agreement, Lebanon is asking France to petition Lebanon’s integration into the corridor. “Lebanon is ready to engage ...
Iraq PM Candidate Maliki Meets Senior U.S. Diplomat
This is Beirut 27/02 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The leading candidate to become Iraq's next prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, met with US diplomat Tom Barrack on Friday after refusing to withdraw his nomination despite the US threatening to stop supporting the country if he returns to the post. Barrack, the US envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey, has recently visited Iraq ...
Has Iran Been Militarily Exposed?
Natasha Metni Torbey 03/03 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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More than 2,000 bombs dropped in just thirty hours. That is the estimate cited by several Israeli and American security sources to illustrate the scale of the opening wave of strikes against Iran — a level of firepower rarely directed at a country of 88 million people and home to the Middle East’s largest ballistic missile arsenal. In less ...
Iran Missile Fire Sparks Explosions over Tel Aviv
This is Beirut 06/03 01:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The latest round of Iranian missile fire caused explosions across Tel Aviv and damage in central Israel on Thursday, but there were no reported casualties and residents have been cleared to leave shelters. Iran's state broadcaster reported that Tehran had fired missiles "against targets in the heart of Tel Aviv," after Israel's ...
The Cairo Agreement, Lebanon's Pandora's Box (1/2)
2023-12-05 23:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In light of the war that erupted in Gaza on October 7, analysts frequently draw upon the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to frame current events in their historical context. Within this framework, the Cairo Agreement is a frequently cited reference, especially concerning Lebanon's connections with the Palestinian resistance. Le ...
U.S. Steps Up Tracking of Iranian Funds as Nuclear Talks Loom
This is Beirut 09/02 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The U.S. Treasury Department said on Sunday it was ramping up monitoring of Iranian financial networks, alleging that the Iranian government is transferring funds overseas to shield assets from soaring domestic inflation and long-standing American sanctions. The United States has intensified efforts to track Iranian money flows, accusing Tehran ...
Racine’s ‘Bérénice’ Performed in Arabic at the IMA
2023-12-18 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Racine’s Bérénice was performed in Arabic at the IMA, Paris, in a unique theatrical experience where the Arabic and French languages intertwine. This event, part of the Arabic Language Week, featured a dramatic reading of Jean Racine's Bérénice on Friday, December 15. The performance captivated the audience with a theatrical reading in ...
The First Thoughts of the Year
Fida Khalifé 2024-01-05 10:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
It’s a journey through the desert. That was my first thought this morning. All night, I woke up suddenly, my mouth dry, my palate thirsty. In the grip of panic, I tried to convince myself that fate would be kind enough to spot an oasis nearby. My exhausted body refused to doze off, to surrender into the arms of Morpheus. My brain was whirling at ...
Blinken Arrives to Middle East for Gaza Talks
This Is Beirut 2024-01-05 21:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed on Friday in Turkey, initiating his fourth tour of the Middle East since the onset of the Israel-Hamas conflict three months ago. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Friday to start his fourth Middle East crisis tour since the start of the Israel-Hamas war three months ago. The ...
Turkish Foreign Minister Discusses Ceasefire with Hamas Leader
2024-01-21 10:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan received Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Turkey on Sunday to discuss the release of the Israeli hostages and the introduction of a ceasefire in Gaza. Hamas's Qatar-based chief Ismail Haniyeh has held a meeting with the Turkish foreign minister, diplomatic sources said on Sunday, in the first official contact ...
Turkey and Egypt Turn 'New Leaf' in Relations
This Is Beirut 2024-02-14 14:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed their intention to turn a new page in their country's relations after more than a decade of estrangement. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in Cairo on Wednesday that they were turning a ...
Frédéric Chopin: A Poet's Soul (1/2)
Alain E. Andrea 2024-03-01 20:16 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Among the luminaries of 19th-century European music, Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) stands out as the undisputed 'poet of the piano.' He deliberately focused on the piano, the king of instruments, to delve into and elevate the nuanced emotions of Romantic music — ranging from passion and melancholy to rebellion, despair, and exuberance. His ...
Lavrov in Turkey as Erdogan Seeks Ukraine Peace Breakthrough
This Is Beirut 2024-03-01 20:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday visited Turkey which has sought to revive Russia-Ukraine peace talks and ways to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea. Lavrov attended part of the annual diplomatic forum in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya where he met Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. The Russia-Ukraine war was a key ...
Tehran: 45 Years of Sheer Defiance 1/2
Alain Rodier 2024-03-05 19:34 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
Hezbollah's rockets on northern Israel, Houthis’ actions against ships in the Red Sea, logistical support for Hamas in Gaza and attacks on American bases. Behind all these actions, many States point to Tehran's involvement. Indeed, for the past 45 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has continuously expanded its influence in the region. It all ...
Iran Rejects Pressure on Uranium Enrichment, Floats Dilution if Sanctions Lifted
This is Beirut 09/02 23:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran conveyed its position on the issue of uranium enrichment on Monday, stating that it would not be coerced to scale back its nuclear program but would be willing to dilute its enriched uranium if sanctions are lifted. The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, signaled the country’s willingness to dilute its ...
The Shia Duo Under Strain: How Iran’s Crisis Is Realigning Amal and Hezbollah
Amal Chmouny 02/02 14:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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When Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met with Joseph Aoun on January 23, at the height of Hezbollah’s rhetorical campaign against the president, the gesture spoke volumes. As Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem rejected disarmament and warned of civil war, Berri moved to restore communication channels, differentiating his Amal ...
Turkey Restricts Exports to Israel, Which Vows to Respond
This Is Beirut 2024-04-09 10:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkey restricted its exports to Israel on Tuesday, in response to the Gaza war and growing anger among the Turkish population against maintaining trade relations with Israel, which has promised retaliatory measures. Turkey said it would impose trade restrictions on Israel starting Tuesday over the war in Gaza, covering a range of products ...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar Sign High-Speed Rail Deal to Link Kingdoms
This is Beirut 2025-12-08 19:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Monday signed a deal to construct a high-speed rail connecting the Gulf countries' capitals, marking the latest sign of improved ties between the two nations that were once deeply at odds. According to a statement in the official Saudi press, the "high-speed electric passenger railway" would connect Riyadh ...
Lebanon and the Vatican: A Centuries-Old Bond
Rayan Chami 2025-11-30 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Lebanon and the Vatican share a relationship that predates modern diplomacy by nearly a millennium. One is a Mediterranean nation long defined by religious diversity; the other, the global center of the Catholic Church. Yet together, these two small states have forged a partnership with influence far beyond their size spiritually, culturally, and ...
Holy See Delivers Speech at the Presidential Palace
This is Beirut 2025-11-30 18:25 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
“Mr. President, Distinguished Civil and Religious Authorities, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Ladies and Gentlemen, Blessed are the peacemakers! It is a great joy for me to meet with you and to visit this land where “peace” is much more than just a word, for here peace is a desire and a vocation; it is a gift and a work in ...
Pope Leo’s Speech During Interfaith Dialogue
This is Beirut 2025-12-01 17:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Dear brothers and sisters, I am deeply moved and immensely grateful to stand among you today, in this blessed land—a land exalted by the prophets of the Old Testament, who beheld in its towering cedars emblems of the righteous soul that flourishes beneath heaven’s vigilant gaze; a land where the echo of the Logos has never fallen ...
Pope Leo Meets Families of Beirut Port Blast Victims
This is Beirut 2025-12-02 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Pope Leo XIV visited the site of the August 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion on Tuesday morning, in what became one of the most symbolically charged moments of his third and final day in Lebanon. Still scarred by the blast, he was welcomed by families of the victims, who came to express both their grief and their unrelenting demand for truth and ...
Pope Leo XIV Urges the Christians of the Levant to Embrace Courage and Peace
This is Beirut 2025-12-02 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Under a clear blue sky and before nearly 150,000 worshippers gathered along Beirut’s seafront, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the public Mass, closing his three-day apostolic visit to Lebanon on Tuesday, December 2. From early morning, faithful from across the country streamed to the waterfront, while the nation’s top officials joined the assembly, ...
Asterix in Germany: France’s Irrepressible Gaul to Conquer Neighbor
This is Beirut 2025-12-02 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A theme park based on the beloved French comic strip series Asterix is to open in Germany, the first time the adventures of the pugnacious Gaul are to be the focus of an attraction outside France, its operator said on Tuesday. An existing theme park called Belantis outside the east German city of Leipzig is to morph into an Asterix theme park by ...
An Opportunity for Lebanon to Join the Abrahams Accords
Hanin Ghaddar 2025-12-04 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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“We affirm today that the survival of this Lebanon, gathered entirely around you, is a condition for peace, hope, and reconciliation among all the children of Abraham.” With these words to Pope Leo XIV during the pontiff’s visit to Lebanon, President Joseph Aoun signaled a possible willingness to bring his country into the ...
Sharaa Says Israeli Push for Buffer Zone Would Endanger Syria
This is Beirut 2025-12-06 16:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Ahmed al-Sharaa warned Saturday that Israel's demand for a demilitarized zone in southern Syria would endanger his country, as Israeli forces continue to operate in the area. Israel sent troops into a UN-patrolled buffer zone, which has separated Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights since 1974. Sharaa's Islamist forces ...
Israel’s Power Vacuum Dilemma
Seth J. Frantzman 2025-12-10 17:10 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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On December 2 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israel Defense Forces soldiers wounded in recent fighting in southern Syria. Their injuries followed a November 26 IDF raid on the village of Beit Jinn in southern Syria, an operation that left several Syrians dead and wounded a number of Israeli soldiers. Netanyahu had a ...
Iran Army Chief Warns U.S., Israel Against Attack, Says Forces on High Alert
This is Beirut 31/01 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iranian army chief Amir Hatami on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against an attack, saying his country's forces were on high alert following Washington's heavy military deployments in the Gulf. He also insisted the Islamic republic's nuclear expertise could not be eliminated, after Trump said he expected Tehran to seek a deal to ...