Fady Noun, 07/09 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 ...
This is Beirut, 06/09 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel Joseph Aoun Middle East USA
The new head of the US military's Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, concluded his first visit to Israel in the role on Saturday, the Israeli military said. "The visit focused on the operational cooperation between the IDF (Israeli military) and the US military, maintaining regional stability in both nearby and distant arenas, and ...
This is Beirut, 06/09 08:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
USA New York Tennis Novak Djokovic Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz overpowered Novak Djokovic in straight sets to book his place in the US Open final on Friday and set up a potential blockbuster showdown with defending champion Jannik Sinner. Spanish second seed Alcaraz produced a ruthlessly efficient display to end Djokovic's latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, winning 6-4, 7-6 ...
This is Beirut, 05/09 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Europe USA Donald Trump Military Aid
The United States is to end long-running military assistance for European countries close to Russia, as it pushes the continent to play a greater role in its own defense, an official in one of the countries confirmed on Friday. "Last week, the US Defense Department informed the countries that, starting from its next financial period, funding will ...
This is Beirut, 05/09 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Ukraine USA China Russia
Beijing said Friday it "strongly opposes" calls to put economic pressure on China, after US President Donald Trump urged European countries to do so over the war in Ukraine. China has never denounced Russia's war nor called for it to withdraw its troops, and many of Ukraine's allies believe that Beijing has provided support to ...
This is Beirut, 05/09 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA War Pentagon Department of Defense
President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image. While the department's official name is set in law, Trump in an executive order is authorizing use of the new label as a "secondary title" by his ...
This is Beirut, 04/09 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Palestinians Conflict USA
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday criticized France and other countries moving to recognize a Palestinian state, saying he warned them Israel may respond by annexing the West Bank. Rubio declined to join global condemnation of efforts by members of the Israeli government to annex the occupied West Bank in hopes of destroying prospects of ...
This is Beirut, 04/09 11:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
New York USA Tennis ATP Jannik Sinner
Reigning champion Jannik Sinner marched into the US Open quarter-finals Wednesday as Amanda Anisimova avenged her Wimbledon thrashing by Iga Swiatek to set up a last-four clash with Naomi Osaka. World number one Sinner swept aside 10th seed Musetti 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the first all-Italian men's quarter-final in Grand Slam history. "It was a great ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 03/09 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Bechara Rai USA Catholic school education Lebanon
With just weeks to go before the school year begins on September 15, Lebanon’s Catholic schools held their 31st annual conference on Tuesday at Notre-Dame de Louaize College in Zouk Mosbeh. The event, themed “Towards a More Humanizing Education in the Age of Digitization: Hope for the Present, Vision for the Future,” was held under the ...
This is Beirut, 03/09 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Hamas Israel USA Gaza
At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said Wednesday. Around 40,500 children have suffered "new war-related injuries" in the nearly two years since the war erupted, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN Committee on the ...
This is Beirut, 03/09 11:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Venezuela Trafficking Drug
President Donald Trump said US forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States Tuesday, killing 11 "narcoterrorists" from a gang he alleged was controlled by leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Trump posted a video online of an open-topped speedboat carrying a number of people traveling on a body of water before it ...
This is Beirut, 03/09 10:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
New York USA US Open Novak Djokovic Carlos Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic advanced to a blockbuster US Open showdown with Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday as reigning women's champion Aryna Sabalenka vaulted into the semi-finals without having to lift her racquet. Djokovic snuffed out Taylor Fritz's hopes of becoming the first American man to win a Grand Slam singles title since 2003 with a 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 ...