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Jordan Tells Russia to Stop Recruiting its Citizens After Two Killed
This is Beirut 2025-11-27 20:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jordan on Thursday asked Russia to stop recruiting its citizens for its armed forces after two of them were killed fighting for Moscow. In a statement, the foreign ministry called the recruitment "a violation of Jordanian law and international law" that "exposes citizens to serious danger". Spokesman for the ministry Fuad al-Majali called on ...
South Lebanon Ceasefire: One Year On, Life in Limbo
Katia Kahil 2025-11-25 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanon Israel South Lebanon
One year after the ceasefire, south Lebanon remains a land fraught with tension. Even when the strikes seem to ease, the shadow of war lingers. Israel’s sporadic bombardments never truly stop, and each moment of calm feels like a brief pause in an invisible countdown. Life here is fragile, shaping a population caught between the urgent need ...
Taylor Swift Turns Showgirl Magic Into Global Pop Spectacle
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Taylor Swift Album Music Culture Concert Art
With the meticulously planned release of Taylor Swift's 12th album this Friday, the country singer-turned-pop star demonstrates again that she is as business savvy as she is musically adept. From hints dropped during her last tour in 2024 to movie screenings this coming weekend to accompany the new album's release, "Taylor Swift has perfected ...
Looksmaxxing: The Male Side of the Beauty Obsession
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-10-19 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Tik Tok look optimization beauty masculinity
On TikTok, forums and countless corners of the web, a growing trend grips young men: looksmaxxing, the drive to “maximize” one’s appearance. This isn’t just grooming or fitness, it’s conforming to rigid aesthetic ideals with extreme methods, turning bodies into commodities. What is the origin of this term? What vocabulary has it ...
In Abu Dhabi, AI Now Officiates Marriages
This is Beirut 2025-10-24 19:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Technology takes another leap in Abu Dhabi. At the Gitex tech exhibition, one innovation is stealing the spotlight: a virtual agent that can marry couples entirely online. Through the government app TAMM, couples can now get married in Abu Dhabi without traveling, even from abroad. A milestone that reflects the UAE’s ambition to become an ...
Online Search a Battleground for AI Titans
This is Beirut 2025-10-23 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
AI Technology Google OpenAI Atlas
Tech firms battling for supremacy in artificial intelligence are out to transform how people search the web, challenging the dominance of the Chrome browser at the heart of Google's empire. Chatbots that started out as AI-powered assistants have gradually merged with web browsers and can independently scour the internet for detailed answers to ...
Honoring a Historic Visit: Lebanon Commemorates Pope Leo XIV with a Stamp
Christiane Tager 2025-10-22 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon, scheduled for November 30 to December 2, 2025, the Ministry of Telecommunications has confirmed to This is Beirut that the country will issue a special stamp commemorating the pontifical visit. According to Ministry sources, this official release has been entrusted to LibanPost, which will oversee its ...
Drone Attacks Target Khartoum Airport for Second Day
This is Beirut 2025-10-22 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paramilitary drone attacks targeted Khartoum International Airport for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, a Sudanese military source told AFP, as authorities attempted to reopen the facility for domestic flights for the first time in over two years. The airport has been closed since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the Sudanese ...
Icing: When Love Goes into Freeze Mode
David Sahyoun 2025-10-22 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Icing Love Culture Relationships
The Anglicism icing, literally “putting on ice,” is not just a lexical novelty born of online platforms. It can also be understood as a technique of connection. It is neither a breakup nor a clear absence, but a controlled freezing. The icer keeps the other in reserve, present yet unavailable. The act consists of responding sporadically, ...
OpenAI Unveils Search Browser in Challenge to Google
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Tuesday announced an "Atlas" search browser, leveraging its artificial intelligence prowess in a direct challenge to Google Chrome. "This is an AI-powered web browser built around ChatGPT," OpenAI chief Sam Altman said in a streamed presentation. OpenAI has ramped up its challenge to Google, which has responded by rapidly ...
American Pianist Eric Lu Triumphs at Prestigious Chopin Competition
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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American pianist Eric Lu won the top prize at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, the contest's Polish organisers said Tuesday. The competition — held every five years in Frederic Chopin's homeland — is seen as a gateway to classical music glory, with winners going on to play top global venues and sign recording ...
Chess World Grieves Loss of US Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Chess Culture Art Heritage Daniel Naroditsky
The chess world has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of prominent US grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, aged 29. Governing body the International Chess Federation (FIDE) remembered Naroditsky, who was also a chess commentator and streamer, as someone "whose influence extended far beyond the chessboard." Fellow grandmaster and ...
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 ...
From Excitement to Frustration: Louvre Visitors Caught Off Guard by Closure
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Louvre Tourists State of mind Theft France Culture
Visitors pressed against the Louvre's iron gates on Monday, peering through bars locked after thieves pulled off a daylight jewel heist inside the world-famous museum the day before. Would-be museum-goers queued outside the famed tourist attraction for the scheduled 0900 (0700 GMT) opening, a day after robbers stole precious jewelry and fled on ...
AWS Outage Disrupts Major Apps and Services Worldwide
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 12:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA Amazon Web Services Outage Internet
A widespread outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) has caused significant disruptions across many of the world’s most popular apps, websites, and online services from social media platforms like Snapchat to government websites such as the UK’s HMRC. The issue, which began around midnight Pacific time (10 a.m. Beirut Time) on Monday, ...
OpenAI Commits to Over $100 Billion in AI Chip Orders Amid Uncertain Financing Plans
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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OpenAI is ordering hundreds of billions of dollars worth of chips in the artificial intelligence race, raising questions among investors about how the startup will finance these purchases. In less than a month, the San Francisco startup behind ChatGPT has committed to acquiring a staggering 26 gigawatts of sophisticated data processors from ...
Morocco Pledges Social Reforms Amid Protests
This is Beirut 2025-10-20 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Morocco Gen Z Education Protest
The Moroccan government on Sunday announced a set of measures aimed at encouraging young people to engage in politics and pledging social reforms amid youth-led protests, state media reported. A draft finance bill for 2026 would improve social services, including public education and healthcare -- two key sectors which demonstrators have urged ...
Doomscrolling: The Anxiety Metronome
David Sahyoun 2025-10-15 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Doomscrolling Anxiety Culture Unconscious
Doomscrolling is a neologism that combines the darkness of “doom,” meaning fate, calamity, or collapse, with the act of “scrolling,” the finger’s movement that steadily moves through a page’s content. It has now earned a place in English dictionaries. Merriam-Webster defines to doomscroll as “spending an excessive amount of time ...
Labubu and Pazuzu: The Sinister Tale of a Viral Doll
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-26 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Labubu Pazuzu Doll Cuture Rumor
In recent months, social media has been buzzing with a peculiar rumor: the famous Labubu dolls, icons of Asian pop culture, may actually be modeled on Pazuzu, a demon from ancient Mesopotamia. Straddling the line between sensationalism and imagination, the rumor has sparked fascination and anxiety among fans, collectors and the wider public. But ...
Iran Hands Down Prison Sentences to Two French Nationals for Spying
This is Beirut 2025-10-14 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iranian authorities on Tuesday handed down lengthy prison sentences to two French nationals after convicting them on multiple charges, including spying for Israel, the judiciary said. The two unidentified French nationals were arrested in March 2023, according to the judiciary's Mizan Online website, which did not provide details on the ...
#MeToo: Exposed Online, Condemned Without Appeal
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-12 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
#MeToo Social Media Justice Culture
Since the start of #MeToo, public exposure has reached unprecedented levels. Sometimes, a single post on social media — even an anonymous one — is enough to destroy a reputation or end a career. The exclusion is sudden, brutal. Accusations spread online at a speed that traditional justice cannot match. Many see this as real progress: scandals ...
China, Philippines Trade Blame over Boat Collision in Disputed Sea
This is Beirut 2025-10-12 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, although Beijing blamed Manila for the incident. Confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels occur frequently in the contested waterway, which Beijing claims nearly in its entirety despite an international ...
Morocco King Calls for Social Reforms Amid Youth-Led Protests
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Morocco Mohammed VI protests GenZ
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday said improving public education and healthcare was a priority but made no reference to the youth movement that has been staging nationwide protests for sweeping social reforms. "We have set as priorities... the creation of jobs for young people and the concrete improvement of the education and health sectors," ...
#MeToo: Can a Star Rise Again After Scandal?
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-10 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
#MeToo Stars Scandal Cinema Culture Hollywood
Autumn 2017 marked an unexpected turning point. The hashtag #MeToo exploded, amassing over a million posts in just days. Social media became a platform where voices long silenced could finally speak. In film, television and music, old wounds resurfaced, forcing many to confront the painful normalcy of abuse and silence. At the time, Rose McGowan, ...
Six Killed as Major Quake Strikes Southern Philippines
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 15:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Philippines Earthquake Magnitude
Two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least six people and triggering tsunami warnings. The biggest of the quakes, with a magnitude of 7.4, hit about 20 kilometres (12 miles) off Manay town in the Mindanao region just before 10 am (0100 GMT), according to the United States Geological ...
NBA Back In China After Six-Year Absence Sparked By Democracy Tweet
This is Beirut 2025-10-08 12:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play sell-out games on Friday and Sunday in Macau, a special administrative region of China close to Hong ...
Retirement or Marketing Gimmick? Cryptic LeBron Video Sets Internet Buzzing
This is Beirut 2025-10-07 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A cryptic video shared by LeBron James set the Internet abuzz on Monday, with fans wondering if the NBA superstar was preparing to announce his retirement or simply another commercial venture. The 10-second video posted on James' social media channels teased that the Los Angeles Lakers star would reveal the "decision of all decisions" at 1600 GMT ...
Tinder AI Connection: When the Algorithm Plays Cupid
Paul Guillot 2025-10-07 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
With digital apps shaping more and more of our love lives, Tinder – the world’s leading dating platform with over 55 billion matches recorded – is taking a new step forward. The growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) is not just transforming our search for love; it’s reshaping the very nature of human interaction, raising ...
Building Modern, Accessible Digital Finance for All
Liliane Mokbel 2025-10-03 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Economy Yassine Jaber Finance Taxes Digital
At a press conference on Friday at the Ministry’s headquarters, Finance Minister Yassine Jaber unveiled a roadmap to establish a digital financial administration that is efficient, transparent and citizen-focused. This transformation is built around four key pillars: Electronic Notifications Registered taxpayers now receive all official ...
FIFA Unveils Trionda, the Official Ball of the 2026 World Cup
This is Beirut 2025-10-03 14:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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FIFA has unveiled the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, combining high-tech refinements and design details celebrating the three co-host countries -- the United States, Mexico and Canada. The ball, called Trionda, was again designed by German manufacturer Adidas, provider of the official World Cup balls since the 1970 tournament. "I am ...