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Pension Reform Stalled: 13 Decrees Blocking Lebanon’s Social Protection Law
Liliane Mokbel 2025-11-08 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Thirteen. That is the number of implementing decrees still pending to activate the pension and social protection law passed in 2023. Without them, the long-awaited reform remains on hold. The new system was meant to gradually replace the decades-old end-of-service indemnity scheme. So far, only one decree has been partially addressed, the one ...
Raed Khoury: Eliminating Banks and Deposits Would Be a “Catastrophe”
Nadia Hallak 2025-11-08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As the financial collapse continues and losses keep mounting with no clear plan yet for their distribution, attention is once again turning to the stalled negotiations between the Lebanese government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), amid conflicting official approaches on how to address the crisis and restructure the banking sector. The ...
America’s Longest Shutdown: A Nation in Uncertainty
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-11-07 21:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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As the United States enters its sixth week without an approved budget, the paralysis of the federal government has spread far beyond Washington’s corridors of power. Flights are canceled, public services remain closed, and federal employees go unpaid. The crisis is testing the resilience of the world’s largest economy and raising urgent ...
“Doudou on the Streets”: The Baffling Profile of a Louvre Thief
This is Beirut 2025-11-07 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Abdoulaye N., 39, the key suspect in the October 19 theft of the Crown Jewels at the Louvre, does not fit the typical profile of a high-stakes burglar. Already known to police for minor but aggravated thefts, among them a 2014 jewelry store robbery in Barbès that earned him a three-year prison sentence, he reportedly has 15 entries on his ...
Public Finances Recovering, but Stability Remains Fragile
Liliane Mokbel 2025-11-07 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The rebound in Lebanese state deposits at the central bank (BDL), estimated at nearly $800 million, marks a rare financial upswing amid the prolonged crisis that began in 2019. It is a welcome breath of fresh air, but still far from a genuine structural recovery of public finances. Above all, this renewed momentum reflects the early stages of a ...
World Wine Output Set for Modest 2025 Recovery: Industry Body
This is Beirut 2025-11-12 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Global wine production is on course for a modest recovery in 2025 after suffering a sharp downturn last year, the industry's international body said Wednesday. Output will, however, continue below recent averages as climate change and changing consumer habits take their toll, the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) said in a ...
Farah: The State Bears Full Responsibility for the Misuse of Public Funds
This is Beirut 2025-11-12 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese economist and columnist Antoine Farah told Huna Lubnan that the Lebanese state bears full responsibility for the misuse of public funds both before and after the financial crisis, noting that what was once unclear prior to the 2019 collapse has now become indisputable. Farah argued that the state, working hand-in-hand with the ...
Public Administration Begins Major Downsizing
Liliane Mokbel 2025-11-22 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Civil Service Council has proposed an unprecedented plan: cutting 5,600 positions from the 28,000 currently in the public administration. This 20 percent reduction is described as essential to modernize a state apparatus that has become heavy, costly, and ill-suited to current needs. Most of the positions targeted are already vacant or ...
Israeli Minister Calls for Abbas’s Arrest if UN Vote Endorses Palestinian State
This is Beirut 2025-11-17 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Monday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrest Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas if the UN Security Council votes in favor of Palestinian statehood. "If they accelerate the recognition of this fabricated state, if the UN recognizes this, you, Mr. Prime Minister, must ...
Miss Mexico Wins Miss Universe Crown After Intense Pageant Turmoil
This is Beirut 2025-11-21 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday, strutting to victory after several dramatic missteps before the final round, including staging a walkout when an organizer of the beauty pageant chastised her. Contestants from Ivory Coast, the Philippines, Thailand and Venezuela also made it to the final stage, selected from more than ...
Quarries in Lebanon: An Out-of-Control Industry with Devastating Costs
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-11-20 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Item 27 on the agenda of the Council of Ministers, which is scheduled to meet Thursday afternoon, has reignited long-standing anger in Koura. The request by the National Cement Company for a permit to “operate and rehabilitate” its quarries in Kfarhazir and Bedbahon immediately brought back to residents the memory of a two-decade-long ...
US Politician Accused of Stealing $5 mn in Disaster Funds
This is Beirut 2025-11-20 09:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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US prosecutors on Wednesday said a Florida politician has been indicted on allegations she stole $5 million in federal disaster funds and used the money to finance her 2021 campaign. Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat elected from south Florida, is accused of teaming up with her brother and others to keep a $5 million ...
Orbiting: The Subtle Dance Around the Other
David Sahyoun 2025-11-19 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Drawing from the evolving grammar of digital interfaces, we encounter the neologism orbiting. It describes the behavior of someone who cuts off all direct contact - no messages, no invitations, no meetings - yet continues to “circle around” you. They watch your stories, like your posts, track your digital movements, and ...
When the IMF’s Agenda Takes Over Decision-Making, Depositors Foot the Bill
This is Beirut 2025-11-19 15:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A cautiously tense meeting brought together Finance Minister Yassine Jaber and a delegation from the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL), dedicated to discussing the points related to the Financial Gap Law. The talks focused on how the banks, the Lebanese state, and the Central Bank would handle the existing gap and on reassessing the banks’ ...
The Digital Dollar: Hezbollah’s New Financial Weapon
Liliane Mokbel 2025-11-19 13:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hezbollah’s financing continues to raise serious concerns. A clash is unfolding between international law and the militia, which is using multiple strategies to protect its resources. According to several sources, the group has even turned to digital dollars, particularly Tether, to secure its financial survival. Last week, a US Treasury ...
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 ...
Papal Visit Funding: Where Does Lebanon Stand?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-11-18 16:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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With less than two weeks to go before Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon at the end of the month, preparations have entered their final stage. Roger Zaccar, head of the visit’s financial committee, told This is Beirut that nearly 80% of the required funds have already been secured, with the remaining 20% are still needed to complete the ...
Google Boss Warns No Company Immune if AI Bubble Bursts
This is Beirut 2025-11-18 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The head of Google's parent company, Alphabet, warned that every company would be impacted if the AI bubble were to burst, in an interview to the BBC. Sundai Pichai acknowledged there was "irrationality" behind the boom in artificial intelligence investment, which has fueled a tech rally this year. But fears that the AI bubble could burst have ...
Saudi Arabia-Lebanon: A Major Trade Thaw Begins
Liliane Mokbel 2025-11-17 20:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Signs of warning relations between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia are becoming increasingly evident. Many see it as long overdue for Lebanon to reclaim its place within its natural sphere: the Arab world. On Monday, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, advisor to the Saudi Foreign Minister, visited Beirut with a technical delegation. The visit aimed to explore ...
Benzodiazepines and Alzheimer’s: The Lingering Question of Memory Loss
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-13 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In the dim aisles of pharmacies, small boxes of benzodiazepines change hands almost furtively, daily companions for millions of people living with anxiety, insomnia, or age-related fragility. Sedatives, anxiolytics, and muscle relaxants, they calm restless minds, ease worry, and help induce sleep. Yet for over a decade, unease has grown: could ...
A New Epicenter Emerges in the Near East
Charles Chartouni 2025-11-17 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The situation in the Near East is still groping its way towards a new equilibrium. So far, it seems that the destruction of the proxy networks mounted by Iran’s Islamic regime has not yet eclipsed pursuit of political revanche all along the geopolitical spectrum extending through Iraq, Syria, the Palestinian Territories, Gaza, and their ...
Syrians in Lebanon: Returns Rise, But New Arrivals Continue
Samar El-Kadi 2025-11-17 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nearly a year after the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, the debate over the future of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has reignited. As conditions inside Syria evolve, Lebanon and international organizations – namely the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – are coordinating ...
Pope Urges Leaders Not to Leave Poor Behind
This is Beirut 2025-11-16 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV decried poverty on Sunday, urging world leaders and Catholics to reach out to marginalized people, as the Church celebrated a "Jubilee of the Poor." The pope has made social justice a key theme of his papacy, now in its sixth month since he was made head of the world's Catholics in May following the death of Pope Francis. The ...
“Accident”: When Chance Collides With the Road
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-11-16 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Around 1.19 million people die in road traffic accidents every year worldwide. Each November 16, as part of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – established by the UN in 2005 – the world pauses to acknowledge that a seemingly ordinary word hides devastating human realities. The term “accident”, often used as a synonym ...
The Epigraphs of Our Lady of Ilige
Amine Jules Iskandar 2025-11-15 10:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Following Saint John Maron of Kfar-Hay (685–770) and Saint George of Yanouh (770–1120), Patriarch Peter I established his seat at Our Lady of Ilige in 1121. Ilige lies in a valley of the Mayfouq region, high above Byblos, annually cloaked in a thick mantle of snow. The monastery of Our Lady was built upon the remains of a Phoenician temple, ...
Jeita Grotto: The Hidden Truth the State Refuses to See
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-11-14 16:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Instead of properly closing a case that should never have existed, the report published on November 13 about the Jeita Grotto incident only deepens the concern, revealing a far more troubling reality. Institutional and scientific oversight is disturbingly lax. Procedures are improvised, responsibilities evaporate, decisions are made without a ...
Sudan War: The Origins of a “Nightmare of Violence”
Giorgio Tawil 2025-11-14 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
“The horrifying crisis in Sudan is spiraling out of control,” warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the second World Summit for Social Development in Doha on November 4. He called on the warring parties to “come to the negotiating table” and put an end to what he described as a “nightmare of violence.” His warning followed ...
UN Rights Council Orders Probe of Abuses in Sudan's El-Fasher
This is Beirut 2025-11-14 14:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday ordered investigators to seek to identify all those behind alleged atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher to help ensure they are brought to justice. The United Nations' top rights body adopted a resolution ordering the UN's independent fact-finding mission on Sudan to urgently investigate violations of ...
West Bank Tensions Rise as Israeli Army Kills Two Suspects and Mosque Is Torched
This is Beirut 2025-11-13 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli military said its troops killed two suspected militants in a town in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, while Palestinian officials accused Israeli settlers of setting fire to a mosque in the territory. Settler violence has surged in recent weeks across the West Bank, drawing international condemnation and even rare criticism from ...
Barca Loan Star Felix Makes Atletico Pay in Title Race
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Joao Felix's superb dinked finish earned Barcelona a vital 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in the La Liga title race. The Portuguese forward, on loan at Barca from Atletico, made no secret of his pleasure to escape the Spanish capital this summer and made his parent club pay at the Olympic Stadium. Felix was criticised by some Atletico ...