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Trump's $100,000 Fee for H-1B visas, a Tech Industry Favorite, Concerns India
This is Beirut 2025-09-20 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
India United States Technology Foreign Labor
India's leading trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have major repercussions for the tech industry, where such permits are widespread. The new measure, which will likely face legal challenges, was announced in ...
Israeli Strike in South Lebanon Kills Two, Injures One
This is Beirut 2025-10-02 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanese Red Cross South Lebanon
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the latest in a wave of attacks, has heightened fears of a wider escalation in the region. The strike, which targeted a vehicle on the Jarmaq-Khardali road, comes amid growing tensions fueled by remarks from US envoy Tom Barrack, who on September 22 told Sky News Arabia that “the situation in Lebanon is ...
The Cartel of School Tuitions: How Lebanon’s Middle Class Is Being Crushed
Salam El Zaatari 2025-10-02 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Today in Lebanon, the biggest mafia is not only in politics. It’s in education. Private school owners, especially the so-called “Catholic” and “Islamic” institutions that claim to serve God, have turned into a cartel, worshiping only the dollar. Their business model is not about forming the next generation of Lebanese geniuses, but ...
Collectible Cars: Where Culture, Passion and Investment Meet
Christiane Tager 2025-09-30 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Collectible cars Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens
In a world where traditional investments fluctuate with economic and geopolitical crises, collectible cars seem to hold steady. They do more than captivate enthusiasts; they also attract investors. In the United States and Europe, auction prices are soaring, and museums compete for rare models. What about Lebanon? Between roaring American muscle ...
BDL Leads Financial Recovery and Reassures Depositors
Liliane Mokbel 2025-09-29 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Central Bank of Lebanon Banks International Monetary Fund economy deposits BDL
At a luncheon debate hosted by the École supérieure des affaires (ESA), Karim Souhaid, the Governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank (BDL), presented his assessment of the country’s economic situation – “slowly but surely moving in the right direction” – to around 40 members of the Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF), currently on ...
Inkript's Bold Exploitation of Citizens: A Scandal Exposed
Karine al-Kassis 2025-09-29 15:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Inkript is one of the most blatant examples of how a public institution can be hijacked and transformed into a private revenue stream. The company entered the Vehicle Registration Authority – al-Nafaa – under the banner of “digital progress and modernization.” But it did not stop at controlling the system; it also reached directly into the ...
Iran Denounces 'Unjustifiable' Return of UN Sanctions
This is Beirut 2025-09-28 12:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran on Sunday condemned as "unjustifiable" the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program after the collapse of talks with Western powers and Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear sites. The measures, which bar dealings linked to the Islamic republic's nuclear and ballistic missile activities, took effect overnight after ...
Sweeping UN Sanctions Return To Hit Iran After Nuclear Talks Fail
This is Beirut 2025-09-28 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Widespread UN sanctions against Iran returned into force late Saturday for the first time in a decade, after last-ditch nuclear talks with Western powers failed to produce a breakthrough. The sanctions, three months after Israel and the United States bombed Iran, bar dealings related to Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missiles program and are ...
From Survival to Revival: The World’s Last Beetling Mill Eyes a Bright Future
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 17:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Craft Linen Heritage Fashion Northern Ireland Culture
The noise is deafening and the work can be lonely, but to William Smyth, who toils in the world's last commercial linen "beetling" mill, his job is unique. "There's nothing modern about it, I'm doing the same now as they were doing 100 years and more ago," said Smyth, 59, at the mill in Northern Ireland in a village some 45 miles (70 kilometers) ...
Turkish Airlines Orders Up to 225 Boeing Jets After Erdogan’s White House Visit
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey United States Recep Tayyip Erdogan Donald Trump
Turkish Airlines announced on Friday a deal to buy up to 225 Boeing jets, one day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first White House visit since 2019. The order includes 150 confirmed aircraft to be delivered between 2029 and 2034, with an option for 75 more, the company said in a statement, without giving a figure of the ...
Jounieh Highway: When Public Land Becomes Private Property
Liliane Mokbel 2025-09-25 15:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon economy infrastructure Jounieh Highway expropriation
Widening Jounieh Highway will not happen overnight. The project is expected to take 36 to 40 months. As the saying goes, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Funding for the project is secured, Minister of Public Works and Transport Fayez Rasamny told the press, though he provided no further details. Sources close to the ...
Rebuilding to Restore Control? Hezbollah’s $3 Billion Gamble
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-09-25 15:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah
Three billion dollars. That is the amount estimated by Hezbollah for the reconstruction of war-torn areas through its Waad project and the Jihad al-Bina association. Yet such a figure immediately raises questions. The group is widely believed to be strapped for cash—squeezed by US sanctions and by a land, air and sea blockade meant to choke off ...
Five Dead in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-09-21 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Lebanese Army South Lebanon
Five people were killed and two others wounded on Sunday in an Israeli drone strike on Bint Jbeil, the latest in a string of attacks in south Lebanon in recent days. The strike which targeted a motorcycle, also hit a car that was passing by killing and wounding its passengers, a family of six. Three children are among the dead. According to Saudi ...
“My Father’s Shadow”: Nigeria’s First Cannes-Winning Film Returns Home
This is Beirut 2025-09-19 19:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Now back in Lagos for the film’s local release, Davies reflects on the film’s deeply personal themes and its resonance with a nation still grappling with the legacy of its political past. Akinola Davies, the director of My Father's Shadow, Nigeria's first film to win an award at the Cannes film festival, is savoring his return to Lagos, the ...
Piastri Sets Pace in Chaotic Singapore Second Practice
This is Beirut 2025-10-03 22:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Formula One F1 Lando Norris Max Verstappen
Championship leader Oscar Piastri went fastest Friday in a chaotic second practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix punctuated by two crashes, red flags and a bizarre pit lane shunt. Piastri sped round in 1min 30.714sec, 0.132sec ahead of RB's Isack Hadjar with Max Verstappen's Red Bull third just 0.11sec further back. It was a return to ...
The Incredible Pagers Affair: The Shadow Behind the Explosion
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-09-17 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah Beirut
September 17, 2024, 3:30 p.m. Like so many other dates, this one once again thrust Lebanon into the unexpected. In an almost everyday silence, thousands of small devices, pagers, and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah forces exploded almost simultaneously. A deafening roar, flames erupting from offices, vehicles, and command centers. Dozens killed, ...
‘Block Everything:’ Same Recipe, Same Poison in France and Lebanon
Marc Saikali 2025-09-11 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In Paris, it’s the grand carnival of chaos. They call it a “day of action,” as if the country needed a prescribed dose of disorder. In reality, it’s La France Insoumise (LFI) running the show, dragging along its far-left satellites and leaving the Black Blocs lurking in the shadows to do the dirty work. Unable to seize power at the ballot ...
Kleiate Airport: Where Hope Takes Flight
Liliane Mokbel 2025-09-09 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Repeated announcements in recent weeks about the upcoming award of contracts for Kleiate Airport, also known as René Moawad Airport, have captured widespread public attention. The media buzz, fueled by references to potential funding from Arab countries, draws its power from the symbolic significance of the project, beyond its practical or ...
Lebanon and Gaza: The Unresolved Dilemmas
Charles Chartouni 2025-09-08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine USA Hamas Hezbollah
The observation of political realities in both Lebanon and Gaza sends us back to the same impasses that have prevailed over the last two years despite the mutating strategic landscape. Iran is trying ex post facto to stall the political dynamics and revert to a previous stage whereby it restores its control over political life and dictates its ...
Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati Canonized: Watchers of the Same Dawn
Fady Noun 2025-09-07 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pope Francis USA Catholic church
Two young men, Carlo Acutis (1991–2006) and Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901–1925), are to be canonized together in Rome on Sunday, September 7, 2025. Both owe their “elevation to the glory of the altars” to two remarkable miracles officially recognized by the Church, too detailed to recount here. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati were ...
Rana Hayek: Fixing Cars, Breaking Taboos
Yara Germany 2025-09-06 10:03 - Reading : less than a minute
engineer mechanic garage Cars taboo
“You don’t belong here!” they used to tell her. Today, Rana Hayek proves them wrong. An engineer and garage owner, she has turned her passion for repairing cars into a profession. Along the way, she is breaking the barriers of a trade still largely dominated by men.
WHO Chief Urges Israel to Stop Gaza Starvation 'Catastrophe'
This is Beirut 2025-09-05 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine United Nations Conflict Health Famine WHO
The World Health Organization chief on Friday urged Israel to stop the "catastrophe" of people starving to death in Gaza, saying at least 370 people have died from malnutrition since the war began. "This is a catastrophe that Israel could have prevented, and could stop at any time," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told ...
'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 ...
MEA Clarifies Engine Crisis and Leased Planes
This is Beirut 2025-09-04 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Engine Crisis Leased Planes Mohammad El Hout Middle East Airlines
Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced Thursday that it was affected during the Summer 2025 season by the global Pratt & Whitney engine crisis, which powers its Airbus A321neo aircraft. This led to the temporary grounding of three modern aircraft from its fleet. MEA noted that the global aviation industry has been facing challenges due to issues ...
US Strike Marks Shift to Military Action against Drug Cartels
This is Beirut 2025-09-03 23:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Venezuela
US President Donald Trump's deadly strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela marks a significant escalation from law enforcement to military action against cartels that his administration has branded as terror groups. Video footage posted by Trump on social media Tuesday showed a multi-engine speedboat with several people aboard ...
Israel Carries Out a Series of Strikes in Southern Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-09-03 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah South Lebanon Tyre
The number of Israeli raids targeting villages in southern Lebanon has risen to more than 15 as of late Wednesday night. Around 10:00 p.m., a series of strikes hit the towns of Adloun and Ansariyah, with additional reports of heavy aerial activity in the region. According to the Ministry of Health on Thursday morning, 4 people were killed and 17 ...
Israel Sends Ofek 19, a Reconnaissance Satellite, Over Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-09-02 23:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Satellite Surveillance
Tel Aviv launched the reconnaissance satellite Ofek 19 on Tuesday night using a Shavit launcher, according to Israeli media reports. The satellite crossed Lebanese airspace, flying over several areas in South Lebanon where it was captured on video. According to Israeli media, the satellite was “successfully” launched at 10:30 p.m. from a ...
“Suffering” Djokovic Fights Past Cilic in Shanghai Opener
This is Beirut 2025-10-03 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Tennis ATP Novak Djokovic Carlos Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic said he had to "fire up all engines" as he overcame a stodgy first set to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Friday, beating fellow veteran Marin Cilic 7-6 (7/2), 6-4. The 38-year-old Serb is aiming for a record-extending fifth title in Shanghai, where he was greeted by rapturous cheers as he entered a stadium packed ...
Russell Takes Pole Position for Singapore Grand Prix as McLaren Struggle
This is Beirut 2025-10-04 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Formula One F1 Ferrari Max Verstappen
George Russell in a Mercedes took pole position Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, as McLaren were outpaced around the Marina Bay Circuit. Championship leader Oscar Piastri will start on the second row after coming third while his McLaren teammate Lando Norris was only fifth. Russell set a blistering lap of ...
Disarming Hezbollah Starts with the Banks
Marc Saikali 2025-11-13 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Banks Hezbollah Tehran White House
One billion dollars. That is the sum Hezbollah is said to have received from Iran in 2025. An astonishing figure, revealed during the highly political visit of the U.S. Treasury delegation led by Sebastian Gorka, the White House’s counterterrorism director. How did the militia manage to receive such an amount? Through currency exchange offices, ...