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Lebanese Officials Stress Sovereignty as Iran’s Larijani Maps Out Suggestions for Lebanon
This is Beirut 13/08 13:55 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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The Lebanese government’s message to Tehran was crystal clear on Wednesday: Beirut will not tolerate any interference in its internal affairs, let alone intrusions into its sovereign decisions, most notably, the state’s monopoly on arms. This unequivocal stance was delivered first by President Joseph Aoun and then by Prime Minister ...
From Strategy to Reality: What Will It Take to Disarm Hezbollah?
Natasha Metni Torbey 01/08 15:30 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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The question of disarming Hezbollah in Lebanon, long a political taboo, is now back at the heart of both political and diplomatic discussions. This shift comes amid mounting international pressure and a changing balance of power in the region. Although the topic remains deeply divisive within Lebanon’s political class, experts believe there are ...
Rebuilding in Devastated Mariupol Under Russia's Thumb
This is Beirut 13/08 09:50 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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Sun-seekers crowded onto the beach in Mariupol in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine -- a devastated city which Moscow wants to turn into an improbable seaside resort. "Take a dip in the Sea of Azov!" said 52-year-old local Ivan, who like other beach goers lapped up the good weather and mild waters of a coastline that is now entirely ...
Beirut Port, Five Years On: Has the Investigation Stalled or Is Justice Moving Forward?
Natasha Metni Torbey 03/08 19:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Five long years. Five years since the explosion on August 4, 2020, that mushroom-shaped cloud that swallowed the capital, crushed hundreds of lives, and left a nation in shock. Yet in Beirut, life has gone on as if nothing happened. As if more than 240 people had not died, as if over 7,000 had not been wounded, and as if the country were not ...
The Many Faces of Sexual Desire: When Psychoanalysis Listens Without Judgment
David Sahyoun 13/08 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Desire Sexuality Rules
Psychoanalysis does not seek to confine desire within categories. It does not judge, direct, or impose a model. It listens. Since Freud, it has recognized that human desire follows neither a straight nor a strictly logical path. What we love, what we move toward, what attracts or unsettles us – all are shaped by the subject’s ...
The Council of Ministers Unanimously Approves the Objectives of the US Proposal
This is Beirut 07/08 15:45 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Information Minister Paul Morcos announced Thursday that Lebanon’s Cabinet approved the removal of all armed groups from Lebanese territory, “including Hezbollah,” and the deployment of the Lebanese Army (LAF) to border areas. “We will make the appropriate decisions based on the implementation plan to be submitted by the ...
Private Generators in Lebanon: The Toll of a Profitable, Highly Polluting Industry
Sana Richa Choucair 14/08 20:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On Wednesday, the Lebanese government announced a crackdown on one of the most visible symbols of the country’s failed public electricity sector: private generators. During a ministerial meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, operators were given a maximum of 45 days to comply with legal and environmental standards. After that ...
First Post-Assad Parliament and the Challenge of Transition
Kaline Antoun 09/08 15:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Syria’s first legislative elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime are scheduled for September 2025. Conducted through an unprecedented indirect voting system, these elections aim to lay the groundwork for political renewal. Yet, amid promises of representation, significant uncertainties leave the outcome fragile. According to the ...
And Just Like That… Fades Away: When Nostalgia Alone Isn’t Enough
Bélinda Ibrahim 08/08 19:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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And Just Like That… The story ends here. On August 14, 2025, HBO will air the final episode of a show that always walked a fine line, the line of memory. The memory of a cult quartet from the late 1990s. The memory of a fantasized New York, filled with cosmos, heels, and raw confessions. But above all, the memory of a series that gave voice and ...
PSG Beat Tottenham on Penalties to win UEFA Super Cup After Late Comeback
This is Beirut 14/08 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
European champions Paris Saint-Germain began the new season by lifting more silverware on Wednesday as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup after producing a late comeback to draw the match 2-2. Spurs looked set to get their hands on the trophy in their first competitive match under new coach Thomas Frank as they led ...
The Shebaa Question: Sovereignty, Strategy, and the Price of Peace
Philippe Abi-Akl 05/08 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the rise of Ahmad al-Sharaa as Syria’s president, the political landscape has dramatically shifted. Long-held narratives have unraveled, and entrenched positions reversed, including those concerning territory, borders, and the disputed Shebaa Farms. No longer using Shebaa as a pretext for resistance under ...
Trump Heads to Alaska to Meet With Putin Over Ukraine
This is Beirut 15/08 08:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump departed Washington en route to Alaska Friday for a high-risk summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that could prove decisive for the future of Ukraine. "HIGH STAKES," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform shortly before boarding Air Force One and taking off for the near seven-hour ...
Italy’s Fast Fashion Hub Turns Into Chinese Mafia Crime Battleground
This is Beirut 04/08 13:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato. But a "hanger war" is raging in the city near Florence — turning Europe's largest apparel manufacturing center and a pillar of Made in Italy production into a battleground for warring Chinese ...
UN, Media Groups Condemn Israel’s Deadly Strike on Al Jazeera Team in Gaza
This is Beirut 12/08 05:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Condemnations poured in from the United Nations, the EU and media rights groups Monday after an Israeli strike killed an Al Jazeera news team in Gaza, as Palestinians mourned the journalists and Israel accused one of them of being a Hamas militant. Dozens of Gazans stood amid bombed-out buildings in the courtyard of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City ...
Iran’s Shadow in Beirut: Larijani’s Visit and Lebanon’s Tightrope Walk
Salam El Zaatari 14/08 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On August 13, 2025, Beirut became the stage for one of the most charged diplomatic performances in years. Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, arrived at Rafic Hariri International Airport to a reception that looked less like a state visit and more like a triumphant homecoming. Thousands of Hezbollah supporters ...
Five Years On: Lebanon Marks Beirut Port Blast Anniversary with Calls for Justice and Remembrance
This is Beirut 04/08 14:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On the fifth anniversary of the devastating Beirut Port explosion, which killed over 200 people and injured thousands, officials and institutions have renewed their calls for justice and remembrance, while tributes were held across the country. Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar visited the Beirut Fire Brigade headquarters, where he laid a wreath at ...
The Body as Legacy: Building Sexual Identity
David Sahyoun 06/08 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Human sexuality is a journey. It doesn’t suddenly surface at adolescence or with a first sexual experience. It develops from birth, woven over time through sensations, taboos, fantasies, emotional attachments and inner conflicts. The libido, understood as the energy of desire, begins to form in early childhood, gradually finding shape, ...
Trump and Putin Kick off Alaska Summit With a Hand Shake
This is Beirut 15/08 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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:Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shook hands and smiled at an air base in Alaska on Friday as they opened a high-risk summit that will test the US president's promise to end the bloody war in Ukraine. In choreographed drama, Trump and Putin each arrived in their presidential jets and walked under gray skies to greet each other on the tarmac, ...
Water Shortages Plague Beirut as Low Rainfall Compounds Woes
This is Beirut 14/08 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Water Climate Shortage
People are buying water by the truckload in Beirut as the state supply faces its worst shortages in years, with the leaky public sector struggling after record-low rainfall and local wells running dry. "State water used to come every other day, now it's every three days," said Rima al-Sabaa, 50, rinsing dishes carefully in Burj al-Baranjeh, in ...
Southern Lebanon Defies the Odds as Summer Comes Alive Again
Katia Kahil 10/08 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In the villages of Marjayoun and Hasbaya, summer has quietly reclaimed its place, defying fear and hardship. Restaurants, swimming pools, vineyards, festivals, and village fairs have all come back to life, offering a tender yet powerful reminder that, even under the watchful presence of Israeli drones, the spirit of the South continues to beat ...
Mossad’s Reach: How Israel Penetrated Iran’s Inner Sanctum
Soumia Benmerzoug 11/08 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In June 2025, Iran was struck by a wave of operations of an unusual kind: targeted sabotage, “accidental” explosions, digital disruption, targeted assassinations… The whole affair bears the hallmarks of a hybrid offensive, silent yet devastatingly effective. But beyond technological prowess, the structural collapse of a paranoid regime ...
Kyiv Won't Give Up Land, Says Zelensky as US-Russia Summit Confirmed
This is Beirut 09/08 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Ukraine won't surrender land to Russia to buy peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday, after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold a summit in a bid to end the war. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska on August 15, to try to resolve the three-year conflict, despite warnings from Ukraine and ...
Trump Envoy to Inspect Gaza Aid as Pressure Mounts on Israel
This is Beirut 01/08 13:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
President Donald Trump's envoy met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ahead of a visit to inspect aid distribution in Gaza, as a deadly food crisis drove mounting international pressure for a ceasefire. Steve Witkoff, who has been involved in months of stalled negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal, met ...
Trump Names Stallone, Strait, Gaynor Among 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees
This is Beirut 14/08 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Rocky star Sylvester Stallone and country music great George Strait among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, as he pursues a controversial overhaul of the storied arts venue. Since returning to office in January, the Republican leader has declared war on what he calls "woke" viewpoints ...
Netanyahu Says Israel Must Complete Defeat of Hamas to Free Hostages
This is Beirut 05/08 23:21 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel must "complete" the defeat of Hamas in Gaza to secure the release of the remaining hostages, days ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss an updated war plan. Israeli media have said the premier is considering ordering the total occupation of Gaza, even as international pressure ...
Saint-Gilles of Tripoli
Amine Jules Iskandar 09/08 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Christian rule over Tripoli came to an end with the death of Byzantine emperor Nicephorus II Phocas in 969. Some 130 years later, the Crusaders reached the city gates and found a fortified settlement where the Arabs had firmly consolidated their presence. Despite reinforcements from the Christian mountain regions, it took them a full decade to ...
European Leaders Urge More ‘Pressure’ on Russia Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
This is Beirut 10/08 05:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
European leaders urged more "pressure" on Russia overnight Saturday, after the announcement of a Trump-Putin summit to end the war in Ukraine raised concern that an agreement would require Kyiv to cede swathes of territory. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska this Friday to try to resolve the ...
Lebanon’s Moment of Truth: Disarm or Disintegrate
Salam El Zaatari 07/08 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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There’s a phrase I’ve heard a lot in Beirut lately. It's whispered between sips of Turkish coffee, murmured across newsrooms and tossed around military circles like a live grenade: “Either we get our country back, or we become a geography with a flag.” And this week, for the first time in nearly two decades, the Lebanese government ...
Israel PM Says New Plan for Gaza 'Best Way to End The War'
This is Beirut 11/08 07:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his plan to take control of Gaza City and target the remaining Hamas strongholds, saying Sunday it was "the best way to end the war", despite growing calls to stop the fighting. More than 22 months into the war, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel, the country is ...
Elation as Pope Arrives by Helicopter to Open-Air Youth Vigil in Rome
This is Beirut 02/08 18:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hundreds of thousands of young faithful cheered Pope Leo XIV Saturday as he arrived by helicopter for an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, in a rock star welcome for the new head of the Catholic Church. Pilgrims began crying and cheering when the white military helicopter descended over the sprawling, dusty, open-air site in Rome's eastern ...