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Lebanon’s Cabinet Divided Over Controversial Financial Gap Law

Lebanon’s Cabinet Divided Over Controversial Financial Gap Law

Deadly Clashes in Aleppo as Turkey Urges Kurds Not to Be Obstacle to Syria's Stability

Deadly Clashes in Aleppo as Turkey Urges Kurds Not to Be Obstacle to Syria's Stability

 UNRWA in the Crosshairs: U.S. Weighs Unprecedented Sanctions
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UNRWA in the Crosshairs: U.S. Weighs Unprecedented Sanctions

Israeli Strike in Saida District Kills Three

Israeli Strike in Saida District Kills Three

Iran Says Missile Programme Defensive, Non-Negotiable

Iran Says Missile Programme Defensive, Non-Negotiable

One Million Refugees Are Expected to Return to Syria in 2026

One Million Refugees Are Expected to Return to Syria in 2026

  • 22/12 23:13 Liverpool striker Alexander Isak has surgery on ankle injury: club
  • 22/12 22:41 'Call of Duty' co-creator Vince Zampella killed in car crash: US media
  • 22/12 22:02 Syrian govt, Kurdish forces order their troops to halt deadly clashes
  • 22/12 19:14 Trump administration announces halt to all major offshore wind construction
  • 22/12 19:09 Syria state media says Kurdish force shelling kills one person in Aleppo city
  • 22/12 18:52 China duties are 'hard blow': German dairy assocation to AFP
  • 22/12 18:16 EU expresses 'full solidarity' with Denmark and Greenland's people amid US moves
  • 22/12 17:37 Venezuela says Russia pledged 'full support' against US blockade
  • 22/12 17:23 British singer Chris Rea dies aged 74: family to UK media
  • 22/12 16:40 Freed Nigerian schoolchildren handed over to government: AFP
Latest News

From Rockets to Reels: Iran and Hezbollah’s Fight for Survival through Propaganda

Salam El Zaatari

Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Hezbollah or Iran: Who Will Fall First?

Natasha Metni Torbey

Lebanon

Hezbollah Allegedly Strengthens Hold on Beirut Port Amid Disarmament Doubts
Hezbollah Allegedly Strengthens Hold on Beirut Port Amid Disarmament Doubts

Michael al-Andary 22/12 13:25

US Senator Accuses Hamas and Hezbollah of Rearming
US Senator Accuses Hamas and Hezbollah of Rearming

This is Beirut 21/12 16:00

The IMF Sets an Example Through Lebanese Depositors: Unpacking One the Most Dangerous Laws in the Country’s History
The IMF Sets an Example Through Lebanese Depositors: Unpacking One the Most Dangerous Laws in the Country’s History

This is Beirut 21/12 15:40

Christmas in South Lebanon: Villages Orphaned of Their Youth
Christmas in South Lebanon: Villages Orphaned of Their Youth

Katia Kahil 21/12 11:30

Financial Gap Law: Farewell to a Lifetime’s Savings… Where Is Karim Souhaid?
Financial Gap Law: Farewell to a Lifetime’s Savings… Where Is Karim Souhaid?

This is Beirut 20/12 15:55

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Middle East

Turkish Ministers to Meet Syria's Sharaa in Damascus
Turkish Ministers to Meet Syria's Sharaa in Damascus

This is Beirut 22/12 17:10

Italy Says Wants Military to Stay in Lebanon After UN Peacekeepers Leave
Italy Says Wants Military to Stay in Lebanon After UN Peacekeepers Leave

This is Beirut 22/12 15:55

SDF Arrest Senior IS Cell Leader in Syria's Eastern Deir Ezzor
SDF Arrest Senior IS Cell Leader in Syria's Eastern Deir Ezzor

This is Beirut 21/12 19:50

Israel's Security Cabinet Approves 19 New Settlements in West Bank
Israel's Security Cabinet Approves 19 New Settlements in West Bank

This is Beirut 21/12 13:16

Netanyahu Set to Present Iran Strike Options to Trump
Netanyahu Set to Present Iran Strike Options to Trump

This is Beirut 20/12 20:10

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Pope Leo XIV: A Mission For Peace
Pope Leo XIV: A Mission For Peace
The Muslim Brotherhood: The Rise of an Invisible Power
The Muslim Brotherhood: The Rise of an Invisible Power
October 7, 2023: Two Years Later
October 7, 2023: Two Years Later
A Year After Nasrallah's Death: The End of Hezbollah?
A Year After Nasrallah's Death: The End of Hezbollah?
Motherhood in the 21st Century
Motherhood in the 21st Century
Confidential
Municipal Elections in Beirut: Will “Change MPs” Be Punished by Voters?
Municipal Elections in Beirut: Will “Change MPs” Be Punished by Voters?

15 May 2025

Multimedia

Oliver Ojeil: London Fashion Film Festival Winner
Oliver Ojeil: London Fashion Film Festival Winner

Lea Mehanna 21/12 17:00

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A ‘Gap Law’ Built on Liquidation: Can Investors Still Trust the System?
A ‘Gap Law’ Built on Liquidation: Can Investors Still Trust the System?

LilianeMokbel 19/12 18:00

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"The Financial Gap": A Smokescreen?

Liliane Mokbel 17/12 13:00

Can Maristes Champville Beat Sagesse?
Can Maristes Champville Beat Sagesse?

Hala Abdallah 16/12 17:25


Economy

Gap Law: The Programmed Destruction of the Banking Sector
Gap Law: The Programmed Destruction of the Banking Sector

This is Beirut 21/12 15:05

Gap Law: A Legalized Expropriation of Deposits
Gap Law: A Legalized Expropriation of Deposits

This is Beirut 21/12 12:05

The Law of Financial “Massacre”: When Nawaf Salam and “Kulluna Irada” Strip Depositors of Their Savings
The Law of Financial “Massacre”: When Nawaf Salam and “Kulluna Irada” Strip Depositors of Their Savings

Eleonore Stephan for Huna Lubnan 21/12 09:05

Gap Law: How the Lebanese State Erases Its Responsibility
Gap Law: How the Lebanese State Erases Its Responsibility

This is Beirut 20/12 18:05

Gap Law: Nawaf Salam and the IMF, Architects of a Legalized Spoliation
Gap Law: Nawaf Salam and the IMF, Architects of a Legalized Spoliation

This is Beirut 20/12 16:05

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Culture

Silence in Psychoanalysis: What the Absence of Words Reveals
Silence in Psychoanalysis: What the Absence of Words Reveals

David Sahyoun 17/12 18:00

Louvre Under Strike Pressure Partially Reopens to Frustrated Tourists
Louvre Under Strike Pressure Partially Reopens to Frustrated Tourists

This is Beirut 17/12 14:15

Another Vision of Beauty, by Nada Talhamé
Another Vision of Beauty, by Nada Talhamé

This is Beirut 17/12 10:30

Louvre Museum Closed as Workers Strike
Louvre Museum Closed as Workers Strike

This is Beirut 15/12 12:25

Director Rob Reiner and Wife Found Dead at Los Angeles Residence
Director Rob Reiner and Wife Found Dead at Los Angeles Residence

This is Beirut 15/12 09:05

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Sports

Morocco, Kings of Arabia: a lob from outer space, VAR drama, and a hero out of nowhere
Morocco, Kings of Arabia: a lob from outer space, VAR drama, and a hero out of nowhere

Makram Haddad 19/12 08:40

WASL: Riyadi Snatch a Thriller in Tehran, Gyokchyan the Clutch Hero
WASL: Riyadi Snatch a Thriller in Tehran, Gyokchyan the Clutch Hero

Makram Haddad 18/12 08:50

Football – Lebanese League: Al-Ahed Win, Jwaya Slip, Nejmeh Catch a Cold
Football – Lebanese League: Al-Ahed Win, Jwaya Slip, Nejmeh Catch a Cold

Makram Haddad 17/12 11:30

Taekwondo: Lebanon Consolidates Its Place in the International Family
Taekwondo: Lebanon Consolidates Its Place in the International Family

Makram Haddad 16/12 09:30

WASL: Riyadi in Tears, Sagesse in Celebration
WASL: Riyadi in Tears, Sagesse in Celebration

Makram Haddad 12/12 11:10

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Science

Artificial Womb: Is Japan Really on the Brink of Birth Outside the Human Body?
Artificial Womb: Is Japan Really on the Brink of Birth Outside the Human Body?

Bélinda Ibrahim 17/12 11:00

​​​​​​​Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Lebanon’s Livestock Under Pressure as a Health Emergency Takes Hold
​​​​​​​Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Lebanon’s Livestock Under Pressure as a Health Emergency Takes Hold

Makram Haddad 17/12 08:50

The Brain: Forever an Adolescent Until 32
The Brain: Forever an Adolescent Until 32

Bélinda Ibrahim 11/12 10:30

HIV and STIs: The Return of a Forgotten Threat Among 15–24-Year-Olds
HIV and STIs: The Return of a Forgotten Threat Among 15–24-Year-Olds

Bélinda Ibrahim 10/12 12:00

Long Covid: New Pathways to Repair the Brain
Long Covid: New Pathways to Repair the Brain

Bélinda Ibrahim 04/12 15:05

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Miscellaneous
USJ Hosts Grand Dinner Celebrating 150 Years of Educational Commitment
USJ Hosts Grand Dinner Celebrating 150 Years of Educational Commitment

27 Aug. 2025

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