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The Pager Attack: A Cluster of Theories
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 23:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On September 17, Israel launched an unprecedented cyber-attack targeting Hezbollah members throughout Lebanon. The Hebrew state detonated the beepers worn by members of the militant group... without the knowledge of the United States, Israel's greatest ally. What does the Western press have to say about this shocking and highly revealing ...
Sisi Vows to Intensify Ceasefire Talks in Blinken Meeting
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 12:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed on Wednesday to intensify Gaza peace talks in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken aimed at salvaging the negotiations. Blinken's visit to Cairo came hours after a wave of deadly blasts targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon that further complicated the Gaza talks. This marks Blinken's 10th ...
Venezuela High Court Confirms Maduro's Reelection
This Is Beirut 2024-08-22 21:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Venezuela's Supreme Court, which observers say is loyal to the government of President Nicolas Maduro, on Thursday declared him the winner of the disputed July 28 election amid opposition claims of widespread vote fraud. In its ruling read by presiding judge Caryslia Rodriguez, the court said it had "indisputably certified election materials and ...
Pager Explosion: Three Questions for Khalil Sehnaoui
2024-09-17 22:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
More than two thousand people were injured, and eight were killed following the explosion of pagers, also know as beepers, used by Hezbollah members on Tuesday afternoon. This is Beirut spoke with cybersecurity expert Khalil Sehnaoui to better understand the incident. What is a pager, and why does Hezbollah use it? A pager is a mostly one-way ...
Meta Bans Russian State Media Outlets
This Is Beirut 2024-09-17 10:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Meta late Monday said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to "foreign interference activity." The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of the state-run outlet of funneling $10 million through shell entities to covertly fund influence campaigns on social media channels including ...
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Left to Spain for Asylum
This Is Beirut 2024-09-08 11:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Venezuelan government said on Saturday that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who disputed President Nicolas Maduro's July 28 reelection, has left the country to seek asylum in Spain. Gonzalez Urrutia had been in hiding for a month, ignoring three successive summons to appear before prosecutors, saying attending the hearing could ...
Guterres: World Leaders Must Re-boot Global Cooperation
This Is Beirut 2024-09-06 08:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
On the occasion of the Summit of the Future, to be held on September 20 and 21 at UN headquarters in New York, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has sent us the following OP-ED: Final negotiations are underway in New York for this month’s Summit of the Future, where Heads of State will agree on reforms to the ...
Tensions in Beijing as US and China Diplomats Discuss Taiwan
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 10:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A senior Chinese military official warned the United States to stop "collusion" with Taiwan while top White House aide Jake Sullivan stressed the importance of stability in the tense Strait in a rare one-on-one meeting Thursday, both sides said. Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, the first US national security advisor to visit China since ...
Unit 8200: Israel's Intelligence Startup
2024-08-27 18:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In his speech on Sunday evening, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah stated that the "primary target of the operation" conducted by his group was "the Glilot base, the main Israeli military intelligence base." This facility, located 110 kilometers from the Lebanese border, is home to Unit 8200, the technological wing of the Israeli military. In ...
Russia: France 'refusing to cooperate' over Telegram owner arrest
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 10:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Russian embassy in Paris on Sunday accused French authorities of "refusing to cooperate" after the arrest of Telegram messaging platform owner Pavel Durov. Durov, who has Russian and other nationalities, was detained at Paris Le Bourget airport on Saturday and was expected to appear in court on Sunday for alleged offenses related to the ...
Christiane Gemayel's Summons by Cybercrime Bureau Sparks Outcry
This Is Beirut 2024-08-23 19:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The summons of LebTalks' website founder and journalist Christiane Gemayel by the Lebanese Cybercrime Bureau on Monday sparked strong reactions from NGOs and political parties defending freedom of the press. Everyone who commented on this summons reiterated, once again, that this bureau is not competent to question journalists about facts related ...
Aoun Urges Strong Action Against Drugs and Cyber Addiction
This is Beirut 2025-04-23 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Internal Security Forces Joseph Aoun
President Joseph Aoun highlighted on Wednesday that drugs pose a greater danger than terrorism or corruption due to their deep penetration into families and societies, which, he warned, can ultimately lead to their disintegration. During a meeting with a delegation from Youth Against Drugs (JAD), led by Joseph Hawat, Aoun stressed the urgency of ...
Iran’s Strategic Port Rocked by Deadly Explosion
This is Beirut 2025-04-27 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A massive explosion ripped through Iran's Shahid Rajaee Port near Bandar Abbas on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 800. The blast triggered smaller explosions in nearby containers and fires that continued into Sunday. Here is what we know: Strategic port The Shahid Rajaee Port is one of Iran's most ...
“Tik Toker” Gang Involved in Child Rape and Drug Abuse
Youssef Diab 2024-05-02 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The security investigation conducted by the Cybercrime Bureau under the supervision of the competent judiciary has not, so far, fully grasped all the threads related to the child luring and rape crime committed by the "TikToker" gang, despite having crucial data and information that have so far led to the arrest of six suspects within the Beirut ...
Drone Flights 'Most Serious Attack' on Danish Infrastructure, PM says
This is Beirut 2025-09-23 14:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Large drones that flew over Copenhagen airport for hours and caused it to shut down constituted the "most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure" to date, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday. Airports in Copenhagen and Oslo reopened early Tuesday, hours after unidentified drones in their airspace caused dozens of ...
How Trump’s Plan Tries to Rewire the Middle East’s Deterrence Map
Salam El Zaatari 2025-10-09 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Hezbollah Gaza Donald Trump
In a region addicted to repetition, President Donald Trump is once again attempting to rewrite the script. His new “Gaza Peace Plan,” a 20-point proposal for a ceasefire, hostage exchange and technocratic governance under a US-chaired “Board of Peace,” is more than a humanitarian play. It’s a geopolitical lever meant to corner Tehran, ...
Trump and Artificial Intelligence: Reclaiming America’s Lead
Paul Guillot 2025-10-07 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States White House
In January 2025, barely back in the White House, Donald Trump set the tone: artificial intelligence would not be merely a technological challenge but a strategic instrument to secure American supremacy. The Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, marked a turning point. Regulatory constraints ...
AI and Employment: A Process of Creative Destruction
Paul Guillot 2025-10-07 11:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Europe International Monetary Fund New York United States USA
AI is hailed for boosting efficiency, speed, and productivity. But behind the hype, a global concern looms: could it put millions of jobs at risk? From Salesforce headquarters to Amazon warehouses, from New York offices to emerging markets, one question dominates: is AI a ticking social time bomb? A Subtle but Global Threat The IMF estimates ...
Taliban Impose Communications Blackout Across Afghanistan
This is Beirut 2025-09-30 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the fiber optic network. Taliban authorities began shutting down high speed internet connections to some provinces earlier in the month to prevent "vice". On Monday night, mobile phone signal and internet service gradually ...
France Deploys Anti-Drone Resources for the Copenhagen Summit
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
France has joined other European countries by sending anti-drone resources to Denmark to secure the EU summit on Wednesday and Thursday in that country, which has been overflown for several days by mysterious drones. "A temporary joint armed forces detachment has been deployed to Denmark. This detachment, already operational, consists of 35 ...
Canada and Indonesia Seal Landmark Free Trade Agreement
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Canada has signed a bilateral free trade agreement with Indonesia, which aims to eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 95 percent of Ottawa's exports to its largest market in Southeast Asia. Several experts told AFP the strategic agreement is being made in the context of global economic turmoil, exacerbated by the protectionist policies of the ...
Aalborg Airport Shut for Hours After Drone Sightings Across Denmark
This is Beirut 2025-09-25 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Drones flew over multiple airports across Denmark and caused one of them to close for hours, police said Thursday after a similar incident this week prompted Copenhagen airport to shut. The latest incidents in Danish skies follow similar events in Poland and Romania and the violation by Russian fighter jets of Estonia's airspace, which have ...
Iran’s Top General Warns of “Strategic Surprises” Amid Sacred Defense Week
This is Beirut 2025-09-22 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran Sacred Defense Week United States Abdolrahim Mousavi Iraq
The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, issued a stern warning on Monday, asserting that the country is prepared to deliver “strategic surprises” in response to any attack. In a message marking the commencement of Sacred Defense Week, he emphasized Iran’s growing deterrent capabilities and stated ...
James Bond 2.0: Can Artificial Intelligence Upstage 007?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-18 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Artificial Intelligence AI James Bond Movie Culture
The announcement of the next James Bond, now in the hands of Denis Villeneuve and screenwriter Steven Knight, reignites a familiar question: What role will technology play in 007’s world? After the Daniel Craig era, defined by gritty realism, should we expect a flood of AI-powered gadgets or a return to high-tech restraint? Official statements ...
European Airports Hit by 'Cyber-Related Disruption'
This is Beirut 2025-09-20 19:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Brussels Berlin London Travel Cyber Attack
Major European airports, including Brussels, Berlin and London's Heathrow, were hit on Saturday by a cyberattack on check-in systems that caused cancellations and long delays for thousands of passengers. Dublin and Cork airports in Ireland were also affected, Dublin airport said on X, adding that it was experiencing "minor impacts" ...
Trump's UK Visit Lands AI, Pharma and Nuclear Pledges
This is Beirut 2025-09-17 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United Kingdom United States Economy AI Nuclear
President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK has delivered pledges from US tech giants to invest a combined $42 billion to help drive Britain's AI sector. The UK and US governments, meanwhile, agreed on cooperation over nuclear and space technology as part of a "Tech Prosperity Deal", and British pharmaceutical group GSK pledged investment in ...
French Commission Recommends Banning Social Media for Children Under 15
This is Beirut 2025-09-11 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A French parliamentary commission probing the psychological effects of TikTok recommends banning social media for children under 15 and adopting a "digital curfew" for 15- to 18-year-olds, according to a report released Thursday. Such a ban would "send a signal to both children and parents that before the age of 15," social media "is not ...
Pope Officially Declares Italian Teen Carlo Acutis a Saint
This is Beirut 2025-09-07 14:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV Carlo Acutis Vatican
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday officially proclaimed Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church's first millennial saint, to applause from thousands of faithful gathered at the Vatican. Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, has been dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online. Tens of thousands ...
'God's Influencer' to Become First Millennial Saint
This is Beirut 2025-09-05 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pope Francis Carlo Acutis Saint Pope Leo
An Italian teenager dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online will become the first millennial saint Sunday at a canonization attended by thousands of pilgrims. Computer whiz Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 aged 15, will be raised to sainthood by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square ...
Sanction: A Word with Two Faces
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-08-24 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the word sanctions dominated headlines for months. Western governments imposed sweeping economic sanctions targeting banks, state companies, oligarchs and energy sectors – efforts meant to isolate Moscow diplomatically and financially. In parallel, targeted sanctions have also become common ...