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EU Proposes Ban of Russian LNG Fuel in Latest Sanctions Package
This is Beirut 19/09 18:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The European Union proposed Friday to bring forward by a year a ban on Russian gas imports as part of new sanctions to sap Moscow's war chest and please US President Donald Trump. The 19th package of EU sanctions targeting Moscow since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine also seeks to hit firms as well as banks and traders in China, India, and other ...
Building Modern, Accessible Digital Finance for All
Liliane Mokbel 03/10 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Economy Lebanon Yassine Jaber Finance Taxes Digital
At a press conference on Friday at the Ministry’s headquarters, Finance Minister Yassine Jaber unveiled a roadmap to establish a digital financial administration that is efficient, transparent and citizen-focused. This transformation is built around four key pillars: Electronic Notifications Registered taxpayers now receive all official ...
Trump Authorizes Troops to Chicago as Judge Blocks Portland Deployment
This is Beirut 05:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
President Donald Trump authorized deployment of troops to Chicago after a federal agent shot an allegedly armed motorist Saturday, while a judge blocked the Republican leader's attempt to send the military into Portland, another Democratic-run city. The escalating crisis across the country pits Trump's increasingly militarized anti-crime ...
Iran’s Top General Warns of “Strategic Surprises” Amid Sacred Defense Week
This is Beirut 22/09 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, issued a stern warning on Monday, asserting that the country is prepared to deliver “strategic surprises” in response to any attack. In a message marking the commencement of Sacred Defense Week, he emphasized Iran’s growing deterrent capabilities and stated ...
Trump Offers Security Guarantees to Qatar After Israel Strikes
This is Beirut 01/10 23:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump has signed an order vowing to defend key ally Qatar against attacks, the White House said Wednesday, in an extraordinary move following Israeli strikes on the Gulf state last month. The Israeli strike angered Washington and spurred Trump to push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into accepting a Gaza peace deal ...
Rayo Vallecano: A Madrid Spark for Lebanese Karim Jaafar
Makram Haddad 24/09 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Rayo Vallecano Karim Jaafar Lebanon
A Deal That Changes Scale Captain of the youth categories at al-Safa and product of the Tawfir Project, Karim Jaafar takes a major step: joining Rayo's Juvenil squad means entering a championship where competition wears down even the toughest players and where every minute counts to go pro. This transfer is nothing like a throw of the dice; it ...
French Navy Boards Russia ‘Shadow Fleet’ Ship, Arrests Two
This is Beirut 01/10 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
France has detained two senior crew members of a tanker linked to Russia, which data showed was off the Danish coast last month during mysterious drone flights, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The Boracay, a Benin-flagged vessel blacklisted by the European Union for being part of Russia's sanction-busting "shadow fleet" of ageing oil ...
European Airports Hit by 'Cyber-Related Disruption'
This is Beirut 20/09 19:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Brussels Berlin London Travel Cyber Attack
Major European airports, including Brussels, Berlin and London's Heathrow, were hit on Saturday by a cyberattack on check-in systems that caused cancellations and long delays for thousands of passengers. Dublin and Cork airports in Ireland were also affected, Dublin airport said on X, adding that it was experiencing "minor impacts" ...
Basketball – Abu Dhabi: Lebanon Kicks Off Its Campaign with a Double Blowout
Makram Haddad 30/09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Maristes Put on a Show For their first outing with a heavily revamped roster, Champville (the Maristes) set the tone right away: 32-14 in the first quarter, 52-30 at halftime, 77-49 after 30 minutes, and 105-61 at the buzzer. Coach Alen Abaz opened up the bench, mixed combinations, and gave everyone minutes, using the early cushion to work on ...
Ukraine: Kyiv Accuses Moscow of Cutting Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Off Grid for Four Days
This is Beirut 27/09 17:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukraine Russia Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Ukraine on Saturday accused Russia of disconnecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from the Ukrainian grid for four days in an attempt to “steal” it by linking it to the Russian-controlled network, despite safety risks. “We urge all nations concerned with nuclear safety and security to make it clear to Moscow that its ...
Russia Offers to Extend Nuclear Arms Limits with US by One Year
This is Beirut 22/09 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russia offered Monday to keep abiding by the nuclear warhead limits in a key treaty with the United States once it expires in February, but only for one year and if Washington did the same. The New START treaty, signed in 2010, is the last remaining nuclear arms reduction agreement between the world's top two atomic powers and limits the number ...
Ancient Chinese Skull Challenges Human Evolution Timeline
This is Beirut 26/09 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study said Friday. The findings are based on a reconstruction of a crushed skull discovered in China in 1990, and have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in ...
Son Brace Fuels LAFC As Messi Frustrated In Miami Draw
This is Beirut 28/09 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Son Heung-min scored two goals and Denis Bouanga added another as Los Angeles FC beat St. Louis City 3-0 on Saturday for a fourth straight Major League Soccer victory. Bouanga's 23rd goal of the season puts him one behind Inter Miami's Argentine superstar Lionel Messi atop the MLS scoring charts. Messi has 24 goals in 23 games, but he came up ...
Real Madrid Thrash Levante As Mbappe Hits Brace
This is Beirut 24/09 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Real Madrid extended their winning start to La Liga with a comfortable 4-1 triumph at Levante on Tuesday. Kylian Mbappe scored twice to reach seven league goals in six matches as Xabi Alonso's side maintained their 100 percent record. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring with a superb finish and Franco Mastantuono was also on target for the league ...
When Fashion Brings Masterpieces Back to Life
Bélinda Ibrahim 26/09 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fashion Masterpieces Art Runways Culture
Fashion Week is no longer merely a stage for new silhouettes. It has become a platform where art and clothing engage in a dynamic dialogue, each collection telling its own story. Every season, on the runways of Paris, Milan, London and New York, artistic references abound. Fashion draws from the great masters, summons icons of painting, sculpture ...
The Devastating Cost of Hezbollah's Support War
This is Beirut 25/09 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon against Hezbollah targets, the human and material toll grows heavier. The cost of the “war of support” for Hamas, which Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into, is staggering: more than 5,000 dead, hundreds of thousands displaced, and economic losses estimated at over $14 billion. A return to calm remains ...
Banks: Khalaf Sees 2026 as a Key Year for Crisis Resolution
This is Beirut 02/10 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Secretary General of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL), Fadi Khalaf, believes that 2026 could mark the beginning of implementing definitive solutions and relaunching the banking sector on a stronger footing. This milestone, he argues, would also allow depositors to recover their rights and help restore confidence in financial ...
Armani’s Legacy Honored at Milan Fashion Week Opening
This is Beirut 22/09 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Milan Fashion Week Italy Culture Art Giorgio Armani Show
Milan Fashion Week opens Tuesday, a feast of Italian style set to be dominated by the late Giorgio Armani's final collections and new faces at Gucci and Versace. Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Max Mara, Fendi, Roberto Cavalli, Ferragamo, and Bottega Veneta are among those showcasing their Spring/Summer 2026 women's collections throughout the week. But ...
Warsaw Hosts 19th Chopin International Piano Competition
This is Beirut 02/10 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Music Piano Competition Chopin Poland Culture
Rehearsal time is over. The world's best and most ambitious young pianists have descended on Warsaw for the Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, for some, a gateway to classical music glory. Fans from around the globe snapped up tickets as much as a year ago. The lucky ones will hear an opening night concert on Thursday and follow ...
Iran Says Cooperation with UN Nuclear Watchdog 'No Longer Relevant'
This is Beirut 12:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's top diplomat said Sunday that cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog was no longer relevant following the reimposition of international sanctions on the Islamic republic. "The Cairo agreement is no longer relevant for our cooperation with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)," Foreign Minister Abbas ...
Macron Warns Israel against Closing France's Jerusalem Consulate
This is Beirut 24/09 20:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday warned Israel against closing down the French consulate in Jerusalem as a possible retaliatory measure following his announcement earlier this week that France now recognizes a Palestinian state. "I think that would be a major error, and therefore I don't believe it will happen," he said in an ...
Escalatorgate: Trump Demands Probe Into UN ‘Triple Sabotage’
This is Beirut 25/09 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump demanded an investigation Wednesday into what he called "triple sabotage" after an escalator, teleprompter and sound system malfunctioned as he addressed the United Nations. The UN has said the events that happened while Trump was at its headquarters in New York on Tuesday were accidental, and partly blamed ...
Netanyahu Rejects Palestinian Statehood as He Heads to UN and Trump Meeting
This is Beirut 25/09 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced leaders who had recognized a Palestinian state, as he headed to the United States on Thursday for White House talks and an address to the UN General Assembly. His remarks came three days after France led a special summit on the sidelines of the General Assembly, which saw a slew of Western ...
Patrick Watson’s ‘Uh Oh’: A Soundtrack to Unsettled Times
This is Beirut 26/09 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Top-streaming Canadian singer Patrick Watson says he called his new album Uh Oh, which released Friday, to capture the sense of fatalistic doom felt by many people when they wake up and read the news. The bilingual 45-year-old multi-instrumentalist, whose ballad Je te laisserai des mots is the most-streamed francophone title ever on Spotify, said ...
Alcaraz Sweats on Ankle Injury After Opening Win in Japan
This is Beirut 25/09 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Tennis Tokyo Japan Carlos Alcaraz
World number one Carlos Alcaraz is sweating on his fitness at the Japan Open after injuring his ankle in a 6-4, 6-2 opening win over Argentina's Sebastian Baez on Thursday. US Open champion Alcaraz crumpled to the ground chasing a shot in the fifth game of the opening set in Tokyo and sat on the court grimacing for several minutes. The Spaniard ...
BDL Leads Financial Recovery and Reassures Depositors
Liliane Mokbel 29/09 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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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 ...
Duran Lantink, the Bold Designer Taking Over Gaultier
This is Beirut 04/10 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paris Fashion Week Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Luxury Culture
Could Duran Lantink become fashion’s next great provocateur? The 37-year-old Dutch designer, celebrated for his fearless creativity, unveils his first Jean Paul Gaultier collection this Sunday in Paris. Appointed creative director of the couture house last April, he is the first permanent successor to Jean Paul Gaultier, who retired from ...
Workation: Between Laptop and Beach Umbrella
Sana Richa Choucair 21/09 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Half-holiday, half-office, workation embodies the new era of remote flexibility. It shows how digital nomadism and post-pandemic lifestyles are reshaping professional culture. Behind its playful sound lies a serious question: how do we balance productivity, freedom and the right to disconnect? A Linguistic Marker of Our Times Born from the ...
Alcaraz Beats Fritz In Tokyo For Eighth Title Of Season
This is Beirut 30/09 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
World number one Carlos Alcaraz won his eighth title of a sensational season after beating American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the Japan Open final on Tuesday. The Spaniard has struggled with an ankle injury this week in Tokyo but he was still too hot for the rest of the competition to handle, including world number five Fritz. The US Open ...
“Suffering” Djokovic Fights Past Cilic in Shanghai Opener
This is Beirut 03/10 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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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 ...