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Lebanon–Syria: Borderlines and Broken Promises
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-07-07 20:50 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon France Syria Beirut
When Greater Lebanon was proclaimed on September 1, 1920, by General Henri Gouraud, a new geopolitical reality emerged. The newly formed Lebanese State extended beyond historic Mount Lebanon to include parts of the Sanjaks of Tripoli and Saida, the city of Beirut and 4 districts annexed to Lebanese territory: Baalbeck, the Beqaa, Rashaya and ...
BRICS Summit in Rio: A Leaderless Giant in a Fractured World
Sarah Martin 2025-07-07 18:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
They were meant to embody an alternative. In Rio de Janeiro, the expanded BRICS+ group of emerging powers showcased impressive numbers: over 50% of the world’s population and around 40% of global GDP. But the summit on July 6 and 7 mostly highlighted their shortcomings — a striking lack of leadership, an absence of cohesion and a political ...
Public Sector Shake-Up: 10,000 Jobs Under Review
Liliane Mokbel 2025-09-20 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A total of 2,600 job titles are set to be eliminated from the public administration, as proposed by Nisrine Machmouchi, President of the Civil Service Council. These roles, considered obsolete, are the result of years of what she describes as “anarchic recruitment” and “unusual” job titles, often lacking clear job descriptions. To ...
Who Is Behind the New Phase of SMS Warfare in Lebanon and Israel?
Vanessa Kallas 2024-09-21 08:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
If you’re a citizen of southern Lebanon, you may have received a chilling message from an unknown number: “It has become clear to us that you are a big supporter of Hassan Nasrallah, so you will be rewarded by meeting him in hell.” These are not harmless pranks. Although it is not clear who is behind these messages, signs point to ...
Canonization of the Massabki Brothers: A Triumph of Blood Ecumenism
Fady Noun 2024-10-20 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Bechara Rai Damascus Pope Francis Church canonization Maronite
Today, October 20, the universal Church has been graced with the addition of 14 new figures of holiness, including eleven martyrs: eight Franciscan religious and three Maronite laymen, the brothers Francis, Abdel Mohti, and Raphael Massabki. All were brutally killed in Damascus during the night of July 9 to 10, 1860, for their refusal to ...
'Endurance': In the Footsteps of a Legendary Shipwreck
This is Beirut 2024-10-17 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A century after the sinking of the Endurance, the famous ship of Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton, a documentary titled Endurance reveals the “breathtaking” preservation conditions of the wreck, discovered two years ago at a depth of 3,000 meters in the Weddell Sea, off Antarctica. Produced by National Geographic, Endurance showcases ...
Al-Qard Al-Hassan: Is Hezbollah's 'Bank' in Jeopardy? (2/2)
Maurice Matta 2024-10-16 08:30 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Lebanon Economy Al Qard Al Hassan Hezbollah
Many legal experts agree on the idea that "the Al-Qard Al-Hasan Association is a loophole in Lebanese law." The change in terminology does not alter the legal nature, which means that it is, in essence, a bank under legal reality and cannot be considered a non-profit charity organization, as it identifies itself. Specific circulars about Al-Qard ...
Telecom Ministry Clarifies Mobile Screen Symbols
This is Beirut 2024-10-08 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Ministry of Telecommunications released a statement on Tuesday to reassure mobile phone users about certain symbols that may appear on their screens, showing the names of the two mobile network operators, Touch and Alfa. The ministry emphasized that these symbols are not a cause for concern and there are no hacking attempts targeting users’ ...
War and the Pitfalls of Truce
2024-09-30 09:08 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon is in a state of war, and this reality should be acknowledged if we are to cope with its manifold consequences. The first question to be raised is with whom, because it’s the starting point before engaging the issues that attach to it: the war is between the State of Israel and Hezbollah and not between Israel and Lebanon. The ...
Israeli Infiltration of Airport Communications, Iranian Plane Landing Banned
This Is Beirut 2024-09-28 13:08 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli media Haaretz reported that Israel hacked the control system in Beirut airport and warned an Iranian passenger plane not to land there. Moreover, Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamieh instructed Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport on Saturday to request the Iranian plane, which was headed to the airport, ...
Hezbollah’s Telecom Network Reportedly Remains Fully Intact
2024-09-23 18:48 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s telecom network, which reportedly spans nearly the entire national territory, is believed to be used almost exclusively by its military wing and activated only in times of combat or large-scale conflict. Israel's dramatic twin assault using booby-trapped transmission devices on Tuesday, September 17, and Wednesday, September 18, ...
Lebanese Officials Receive Threats Amid Alleged Israeli Communications Interference
This Is Beirut 2024-09-23 11:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The office of the caretaker Minister of Culture, Judge Mohammad Mortada, received a call on Monday from a person speaking in formal Arabic, warning of the need to evacuate the office as it was being targeted. Additionally, the office of the caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, also received a voice threat from an automated message, ...
The Israeli Trap Set for Hezbollah
Tilda Abou Rizk 2024-09-19 16:26 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Almost everything has been said about the methods Israel has used to deliver a painful double blow to Hezbollah, both militarily and psychologically, through two deadly attacks involving booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies, targeting thousands of the group's members. The main question that comes up now is whether Hezbollah’s pledged ...
Dilemmas of Security
Charles Chartouni 2024-11-18 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanon is in a state of open warfare with no signs of abating. Dynamics are multipronged and resourced through coalescing conflicts. The prevalent stasis seems to thrive in the absence of working state institutions, the lack of national consensus, the abiding influence of the Iranian regime, and the ideological enthrallment that dominates the ...
The New Warfare: A Digital Checkmate in the Age of Conflict
Salam Zaatari 2024-09-19 08:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Never in the history of modern warfare have we witnessed such an attack. On Tuesday, Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers, killing 25 people, including two children, and injuring more than 3,000. This attack targeted Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria. Codenamed “Below the Belt,” the operation caused injuries ...
The Pager Operation: Key Details and Pressing Questions
2024-09-18 14:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Without firing a single shot, Israel managed to remove thousands of Hezbollah fighters from the battlefield in southern Lebanon. Some will be out of action for days, others for months, while some may never return to combat or their duties due to the severity of their injuries, which could permanently prevent them from resuming their ...
What Is a Pager?
Malo Pinatel 2024-09-17 17:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hundreds of Hezbollah fighters were injured on Tuesday in Dahiyé, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon. The cause: the explosion of their pagers, likely after being hacked by Israel. Predecessor to Mobile Phones A pager, or beeper, is a mobile communication device widely used before the rise of mobile phones. Its main purpose is to receive ...
'Shogun' Shatters Emmy Records With 18 Awards
2024-09-16 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Shogun triumphed at the Emmy Awards, breaking records with 18 trophies and becoming the first non-English series to win. The 76th Emmy Awards ceremony saw a groundbreaking win for Shogun, which took home 18 trophies, making it the first non-English language series to claim the Best Drama award. This adaptation of James Clavell’s novel, set in ...
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 ...
Arrest Warrant for Venezuelan Opposition Leader, the US Seize One of Maduro's Planes
This Is Beirut 2024-09-03 04:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A Venezuelan court granted an arrest warrant Monday for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims to have rightfully won July elections that authorities awarded to incumbent Nicolas Maduro. The court, the prosecutor's office said on Instagram, had granted its request for a warrant for Gonzalez Urrutia for "serious ...
A Decaying Near-East and the Purview of Negotiations
2024-08-26 11:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The striking fact about the ongoing truce negotiations is the nature of their stakes, their partners and their projected outcomes. After 10 months of open-ended wars on three battlefronts, we are left with one successful truce, the comeback of an unhindered course of violence, the looming hazards of a total war destroying whatever is left ...
Southport: What Do Racist Riots Reveal About British Far Right Reality?
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-08-24 17:54 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Everything seemed to indicate that the Southport tragedy would remain a significant topic in public debate, particularly regarding illegal immigration. However, the far-right's cynical exploitation of a single crime, portraying it as a racially and Islamist-motivated act, changed everything. This disgraceful manipulation triggered weeks of ...
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 ...
US Probing Leak of Classified Israeli Plans to Strike Iran
This is Beirut 2024-10-22 19:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The FBI and the Pentagon are investigating a leak of classified United States intelligence on Israel's plans for a retaliatory strike against Iran. "The FBI is investigating the alleged leak of classified documents and working closely with our partners in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community," the FBI said in a statement on ...
How Hybrid Warfare has Turned Ukraine into a War on Many Fronts
Cian Ward 2024-11-26 12:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Kyiv Ukraine Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelensky Russia
The war in Ukraine is in large part a battle of bullets, blood and trenches, yet it has also catalyzed new dimensions of ‘hybrid warfare’ beyond the conventional boundaries of conflict. In the days following Ukraine’s 2014 Revolution of Dignity, when incendiary protests in Kyiv’s Maidan Square led to the overthrow of ...
Mbappe and Madrid Denied in Mallorca Draw
This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 09:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kylian Mbappe was left frustrated on his Real Madrid La Liga debut on Sunday as a resilient Real Mallorca held the Spanish and European champions to a 1-1 draw in their title defense opener. The French superstar was thwarted by Mallorca goalkeeper Dominik Greif. After Rodrygo Goes sent Madrid ahead early on, the hosts levelled in the second half ...
DeepSeek's 'Sputnik moment' exposes holes in US chip curbs
This is Beirut 2025-01-29 11:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
USA Donald Trump United States Washington
US export controls on high-tech chips may have inadvertently fuelled the success of start-up DeepSeek's AI chatbot, sparking fears in Washington there could be little it can do to stop China in the push for global dominance in AI. The firm, based in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, has stunned investors and industry insiders with its R1 ...
'Conclave' Shakes Up SAG Awards, Strengthening Its Oscar Prospects
This is Beirut 2025-02-24 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Vatican thriller Conclave won top prize at an unpredictable Screen Actors Guild Awards gala Sunday, throwing a potential late curveball into the Oscars race just a week before the Academy Awards. The movie about the mysterious, behind-closed-doors selection process for choosing a new pope won the prize for best cast—the SAG equivalent to ...
Shifting Paradigms and Policy-Making
Charles Chartouni 2025-02-24 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The cascading events that have resulted in the defeat of Iranian proxies in the Near East have not yet elicited the due questioning among political actors. The systematic dismantling of the power nodes that have structured the strategic continuum patiently woven by Iran throughout the last two decades should have impelled political actors to ...
The Regalian Function and the Poor Exercise of Power
Charles Chartouni 2025-02-17 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The new government of Lebanon was welcomed as symptomatic of a new era. Nonetheless, its shortcomings are obvious, and its inaugural performance is not a good omen. The political subtext is plainly contradictory, and its steering committee doesn’t seem to realize that its multiple inconsistencies are self-defeating. Surfing on the false idea of ...