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Internet Services Cut for Hours by Amazon Cloud Outage
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Popular internet services ranging from streaming platforms to messaging services to banking were offline for hours Monday due to an outage in Amazon's crucial cloud network, illustrating the extent to which internet life depends on the tech titan. The disruption affected streaming platforms, including Amazon's Prime Video service and Disney+, as ...
Saudi Arabia Commits $6.4 Billion to Syria in Reconstruction Deals
This is Beirut 2025-07-24 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed major investment and partnership deals with Syria, valued at $6.4 billion, to help rebuild the war-ravaged country's infrastructure, telecommunications and other major sectors. Saudi Arabia has been a major backer of the new Syrian government, which seized power after an Islamist-led offensive toppled longtime ...
Israeli Defense Officials: Hundreds of Iranian Cyberattacks Thwarted in Recent Months
This is Beirut 11/02 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hundreds of Iranian cyberattacks targeting Israelis, including senior government and defense officials, academics, and journalists, were detected and foiled in recent months, the Shin Bet security agency and National Cyber Directorate said Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Shin Bet and the National Cyber Directorate reported a significant rise ...
Egypt-Lebanon Gas Deal: Israeli Gas at the Heart of the Agreement
Claudia Groeling 09/01 12:50 - Reading : 83 minute(s)
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Two eastern Mediterranean natural gas deals announced twelve days apart highlight shifting energy dynamics amid dramatic geopolitical transformations in the region, with Lebanon aiming to benefit. On December 17, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a $35 billion gas deal with Egypt, describing the agreement as ...
From Tea to Tango: Liverpool Seniors Dance Away Loneliness
This is Beirut 2025-12-04 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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All gloom was left outside as pensioners bustled into a room in Liverpool's centuries-old town hall for a tea dance, a lively antidote to getting older in Britain. "Come to tea dances and avoid the NHS!" joked Davina Woods, 71, referring to the country's creaking health system and the awareness the retirees have that as they age, they will likely ...
UK Charity Under Scrutiny for Alleged Hezbollah Ties
This is Beirut 2025-05-12 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Since Saturday, the names of Hussein Harake and Zeinab Basma have been at the center of a growing controversy in the United Kingdom. The pair—Harake, a former British Airways security employee at Heathrow Airport, and Basma, an NHS doctor—are accused of raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for Lebanon through a group alleged to have ties to ...
What if Keir Starmer Is Elected British Prime Minister?
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-06-02 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
What if Keir Starmer entered 10 Downing Street on July 4? Since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for early general elections, the leader of the opposition and of the Labour Party has been eyeing the realistic chance of winning and putting an end to 14 years of consecutive Conservative rule. Currently leading in the polls, Starmer stands at a ...
UK General Elections: Risky Move or Strategic Masterstroke?
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-05-26 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
It’s a bombshell! British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised everyone by announcing that UK general elections will be held on July 4, moving them up several months from the original deadline of January 2025. This unexpected decision has sent shockwaves through government and parliamentary circles, where it was widely believed that Sunak ...
King Charles III Diagnosed with Cancer
This Is Beirut 2024-02-05 21:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, just a week after he was discharged from hospital for prostate surgery. Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer. The discovery was made during a recent treatment for an enlarged ...
Qatar arrests 313 People for Sharing Attacks Footage, 'Rumors'
This is Beirut 09/03 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as "misleading information" during days of attacks by Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday. The arrests echo measures across the Gulf as Iran targets airports, military bases, energy installations and residential areas with daily drones and ...
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 ...
WB Approves $350 Million to Support Lebanon’s Recovery and Digital Transformation
This is Beirut 27/01 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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On Monday, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $350 million in new financing to help Lebanon address the basic needs of its poorest and most vulnerable populations while advancing the digital transformation of public services. The funding, split between two projects, aims to provide social protection, promote economic ...
The Shamkhani Wedding Scandal: How a Leaked Wedding Became Iran’s Mirror of Moral Collapse
Salam El Zaatari 2025-10-23 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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In mid-October 2025, a leaked video from a private wedding set Iran ablaze, digitally, politically and morally. It wasn’t just any celebration. The footage showed the daughter of Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, one of Iran’s most powerful men and a close confidant of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, parading in a strapless white gown at the ...
Iran Dismisses Trump’s Claim He Prevented 800 Hangings
This is Beirut 23/01 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran's Attorney General said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's allegations that Tehran stopped the execution of 800 detained protesters because of his intervention are "absolutely incorrect.” According to the judiciary’s Mizan news agency, Mohammad Mohebi said, “This claim is entirely ...
Trump Says Iran Wants to "Negotiate"
This is Beirut 12/01 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran’s leadership had called him seeking “to negotiate” after he repeatedly threatened to intervene militarily if Tehran killed protesters. He added, however, that the U.S. "may have to act before a meeting.” Trump has not elaborated on what the U.S. is considering, but said on Sunday that ...
Peace with Israel: Lebanon's Path to Economic Revival
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-12-30 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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An unconditional peace treaty with Israel, inspired by the Abraham Accords' success, could reduce Lebanon’s security risks, unlock billions in foreign investments, revive trade, agriculture, and services, and create jobs—offering economic salvation while preserving Lebanon’s support of Palestinians. Normalization could boost Lebanon’s ...
Cloudflare Resolves Outage That Disrupted Parts of the Internet
This is Beirut 2025-11-18 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Services from Cloudflare, a software company that supports thousands of websites, including X, Spotify, and OpenAI, on Tuesday reported a crash in one of its software systems, according to a report in the New York Times. Cloudflare, which provides tools to secure and manage internet traffic for websites, reported earlier in the day that it was ...
AI Agents Open Door to New Hacking Threats
This is Beirut 2025-11-11 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Cybersecurity experts are warning that artificial intelligence agents, widely considered the next frontier in the generative AI revolution, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers. AI agents are programs that use artificial intelligence chatbots to do the work humans do online, like buy a plane ticket or add events to ...
Kazakhstan Joins the Abraham Accords: A Symbolic Move with Strategic Implications
Mario Chartouni 2025-11-07 14:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, a diplomatic framework launched in 2020 to normalize relations between Israel and several Arab and Muslim states. The announcement came after a phone call between Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart ...
Microsoft Unveils $15.2 Billion AI Investments in UAE
This is Beirut 2025-11-03 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US tech giant Microsoft on Monday announced $15.2 billion in investments in artificial intelligence and cloud computing in the United Arab Emirates. Microsoft's vice chairman and president Brad Smith said Microsoft had invested $7.3 billion in the Gulf country since 2023 and would spend $7.9 billion more by the end of 2029. The deal sent US ...
Ten People Go on Trial Over Online Harassment of French First Lady
This is Beirut 2025-10-27 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Ten people went on trial in Paris Monday charged with sexist online harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case linked to unsubstantiated gender claims thrown at the French first lady in France and beyond. The trial comes after she and President Emmanuel Macron filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States at the end of July, in ...
Mossad’s Reach: How Israel Penetrated Iran’s Inner Sanctum
Soumia Benmerzoug 2025-08-11 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In June 2025, Iran was struck by a wave of operations of an unusual kind: targeted sabotage, “accidental” explosions, digital disruption, targeted assassinations… The whole affair bears the hallmarks of a hybrid offensive, silent yet devastatingly effective. But beyond technological prowess, the structural collapse of a paranoid regime ...
France Launches Inquiry Into Musk’s X Over Threats to Democracy
This is Beirut 2025-07-11 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French police are investigating claims social media network X, formerly known as Twitter, skewed its algorithm to allow "foreign interference," the Paris prosecutor said Friday. Investigators will be examining the actions of the company and its senior managers after two complaints were filed in January, prosecutor Laure Beccuau said, without ...
Iran’s President Visits Site of Port Blast That Killed 40
This is Beirut 2025-04-27 18:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran's president visited on Sunday the scene of a massive port blast that killed 40 people and injured more than 1,000, as fires still blazed more than 24 hours after the explosion. The blast occurred on Saturday at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of world oil output passes. With choking ...
UK, EU Hail new Partnership deal, but Questions Remain
This is Beirut 2025-05-21 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Britain has hailed Monday's strategic partnership agreement with the European Union as the start of a new era, but the effects of the deal on defense and trade remain unclear. Will the agreement boost UK economic growth? That is one of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's key arguments for restoring closer ties with the EU. This deal, along with ...
Global Cybercrime Losses Hit $9.5 Trillion in 2024
This is Beirut 2025-06-09 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute
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The global cost of cyberattacks soared to an estimated $9.5 trillion in 2024, underscoring an alarming rise in digital threats facing businesses, governments and critical infrastructure, according to a new report by cybersecurity firm BD Emerson. IBM’s annual Cost of Data Breaches report revealed that the average data breach cost surged to ...
How Can Your Phone Be Compromised in Seconds?
Chelsea Al Arif 2025-06-09 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Unit 81 Spy Hacking Pegasus
A recent investigative video aired by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority offers a look at just how easily a phone can be hacked, revealing the capacities of Unit 81, Israel’s military tech unit. In a controlled demonstration, a cybersecurity expert shows how quickly and discreetly a phone can be taken over: camera, microphone and location, all ...
Iran Obtained 'Sensitive' Israeli Intelligence
This is Beirut 2025-06-07 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iranian state television reported on Saturday that Tehran had obtained a trove of "strategic and sensitive" Israeli intelligence, including files related to Israel's nuclear facilities and defense plans. "Iran's intelligence apparatus has obtained a vast quantity of strategic and sensitive information and documents ...
The Enrichment Gamble: Iran, Israel, and the Brinkmanship of 2025
Salam El Zaatari 2025-06-05 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Let me tell you something that every Israeli general, Iranian ayatollah, and American diplomat knows — but hopes you don’t: The next big war in the Middle East won’t start with a ground invasion. It will begin with a whisper in the desert and end with fire in the sky — and the trigger might be buried deep in the Natanz nuclear ...
Immersive Matrix Experience Aims To Bring Audiences Back
This is Beirut 2025-06-01 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Quasi-hypnotic lighting, surround sound, a dome-shaped screen: a new immersive experience in the United States is trying to lure audiences out of their living rooms and back into movie theaters, which have been struggling against the rise of streaming platforms. Cosm Theater in Los Angeles is one of the driving forces behind this trend and is ...