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Intensified Israeli Raids Pound Southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Overnight
This is Beirut 07/07 12:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli warplanes carried out a wave of intense airstrikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa on Sunday evening, targeting multiple locations. The strikes come on the eve of US envoy Tom Barrack’s expected arrival in Beirut. Barrack is due to receive Lebanon’s formal response to Washington’s proposed roadmap aimed at resolving two major ...
China's Top Diplomat to Visit EU, Germany, France Next Week
This is Beirut 27/06 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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China's top diplomat Wang Yi will head to Europe next week for talks with counterparts from the European Union, Germany and France, Beijing said on Friday as it seeks to shore up fraught ties with the bloc. Beijing has sought to improve relations with Europe as a counterweight to superpower rival United States, though frictions remain over trade ...
Mass Influx of Afghans Expelled from Iran Before the July Deadline
This is Beirut 06/07 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, the United Nations said, sparking an "emergency" situation at border points. In late May, Iran said undocumented Afghans must leave the country by July 6, potentially impacting four million people out of the six million ...
16 Dead, Thousands of Businesses Destroyed after Kenya Protests
This is Beirut 26/06 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kenya's under-fire government on Thursday condemned protests across the country during which at least 16 people were killed and thousands of businesses ruined as "terrorism disguised as dissent". The marches on Wednesday were called to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-tax demonstrations that peaked when a huge crowd stormed parliament and ...
US Hits Back at Accounts Iran Moved Uranium
This is Beirut 26/06 06:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
President Donald Trump's administration hit back Wednesday at accounts Iran may have moved enriched uranium before US bombing, as a row grew on how much the strikes set back Tehran's nuclear program. Trump, seeking credit for ordering military action and then quickly announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, has lashed out angrily ...
Putin Told Trump Will Not ‘Give Up' Aims in Ukraine: Kremlin
This is Beirut 03/07 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump by telephone on Thursday that Moscow will not "give up" on its aims in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. The pair spoke as US-led peace talks on ending the more than three-year-old conflict in Ukraine have stalled and after Washington paused some weapons shipments to Kyiv. The ...
Renewables and Diversification: The Gulf’s Strategy
Alexandre Baz 29/06 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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After decades of prosperity built on fossil fuels, the Gulf monarchies are increasingly turning toward green hydrogen, pursuing a dual goal: diversifying their economies and demonstrating a credible commitment to tackling climate change. As Karim Elgendy, an ecological transition specialist, told AFP, “The Gulf states want to lead the global ...
What Is the Shia Issue with the Diaspora?
Johnny Kortbawi 01/07 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The issue of expatriate voting - if it makes it onto Parliament’s agenda - has taken on a sectarian dimension, placing the Shia community in an increasingly contradictory position, both in relation to the broader Lebanese diaspora and to the very idea of Lebanese emigration itself. This tension is especially perplexing given that Shias ...
BTS to Drop New Album and World Tour in 2026
This is Beirut 02/07 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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BTS agency HYBE confirmed Wednesday that the K-pop megastars would release a new album and go on tour in 2026, with the group's livestream announcement of their return attracting more than seven million views. The seven-member group had been on a self-described hiatus since 2022 while they undertook their mandatory military service — required ...
Messi Returns to MLS with Spectacular Double in Inter Victory
This is Beirut 06/07 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lionel Messi scored two brilliant goals to lift Inter Miami to a 4-1 victory over Montreal in Miami's return to Major League Soccer action on Saturday in the wake of their elimination from the Club World Cup. Miami were playing their first MLS game in more than a month. They had advanced past the first phase of the Club World Cup but fell 4-0 to ...
As War Recedes, Oil Prices Plunge and Markets Rally
Christiane Tager 24/06 22:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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From Cold Sweats to Cooling Oil: Why Crude Prices Are Plunging After the Iran-Israel De-Escalation A bomb can send oil prices soaring – unless it doesn’t hit as hard as expected. That’s exactly what played out in the markets following Iran’s limited strike on a United States base in Qatar, followed by a surprise ceasefire between Tehran ...
Fate of Major Trade Deal with EU Hangs Over Mercosur Summit
This is Beirut 03/07 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The fate of a landmark trade deal with the European Union, which France is trying to block, loomed over a gathering of South America's Mercosur bloc which began Wednesday in Buenos Aires. Brussels in December struck a deal with Mercosur's founding members -- Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay -- to create a free trade zone of around 700 ...
Mufti Derian's First Official Visit to Syria: Prayer, Symbols and Rapprochement
This is Beirut 06/07 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon's Grand Mufti Abdel Latif Derian paid a visit to Syria, his first since taking office in 2014. Accompanied by a delegation of senior Lebanese Sunni religious leaders, he began his visit with a solemn prayer at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the most important sites of Islam and Arab-Muslim heritage. Mufti Derian and the ...
Chelsea Down Benfica to Reach Club World Cup Quarters After Weather Chaos
This is Beirut 29/06 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Chelsea defeated Benfica 4-1 in extra time in a chaotic weather-disrupted last-16 clash to book their place in the Club World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored in extra time to send Premier League side Chelsea into a quarter-final clash against Brazil's Palmeiras. Chelsea's late burst ...
Shadowy Extremist Group Claims Damascus Church Attack
This is Beirut 24/06 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A little-known Sunni Muslim extremist group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend suicide attack on a Damascus church, as the city mourned those killed. Sunday's attack killed 25 people and wounded dozens, striking terror into Syria's Christian community and other minorities. A statement from Saraya Ansar al-Sunna said an operative ...
Washington Praises “Historic” Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites
This is Beirut 26/06 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran was not able to evacuate nuclear materials from a deep underground site bombed by long-range US planes last week. "Nothing was taken out of facility. Would take too long, too dangerous, and very heavy and hard to move!" Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform, referring to the ...
Atletico Win in Vain as Botafogo Advance at Club World Cup
This is Beirut 24/06 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Brazilian side Botafogo booked their place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup on Monday despite a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid which was not enough to prevent the Spaniards crashing out. Atletico, routed 4-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in their opening game of the tournament, went into the final round of Group B fixtures knowing they would likely ...
Paul McCartney’s Second Act: From Beatles Split to Wings Glory
This is Beirut 28/06 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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“I used to be a music demigod—now I’m unemployed.” That raw line sets the tone for Paul, a touching and intimate graphic novel by artist Hervé Bourhis. The book captures the emotional and artistic rebirth of Paul McCartney in the early 1970s, following the painful breakup of the Beatles and his return to form with Wings. The Beatles ...
Trump Urges End to 'Witch Hunt' Netanyahu Corruption Trial
This is Beirut 26/06 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump weighed in on ally Benjamin Netanyahu's long-running corruption trial Wednesday, urging for Israel's "Great War Time Prime Minister" to be exonerated after the conflict with Iran. "Such a WITCH HUNT, for a man who has given so much, is unthinkable to me," Trump wrote in a long post on his ...
Hezbollah’s Hollow Promises in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 25/06 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In the villages of southern Lebanon, a fragile calm masks deep anger. In Blat, Khiam, Kfarchouba and Marjayoun, homes remain gutted, shops shuttered and families shattered. Months after the bombings, reconstruction stalls, suffocated by Hezbollah’s failure to deliver on its grand promises to its people. Where the state was absent, the Shia ...
Syria Battles Fierce Wildfires in Latakia for Third Day as Turkey Sends Assistance
This is Beirut 05/07 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syrian emergency workers were battling forest fires raging in the coastal province of Latakia on Saturday for a third day in tough conditions as neighboring Turkey sent assistance. An AFP correspondent saw strong winds fanning the flames in forest areas and farmland in Qastal Maaf, around a dozen kilometers (eight miles) from the Turkish border, ...
US Judge Backs Using Copyrighted Books to Train AI
This is Beirut 25/06 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A US federal judge has sided with Anthropic regarding training its artificial intelligence models on copyrighted books without authors' permission, a decision with the potential to set a major legal precedent in AI deployment. District Court Judge William Alsup ruled on Monday that the company's training of its Claude AI models with books bought ...
Child Vaccine Coverage Faltering, Threatening Millions: Study
This is Beirut 25/06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world due to economic inequality, Covid-era disruptions and misinformation, putting millions of lives at risk, research warned Wednesday. These trends all increase the threat of future outbreaks of preventable diseases, the researchers said, while sweeping foreign aid ...
Cristiano Ronaldo To Stay At Al Nassr Until 2027
This is Beirut 27/06 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Cristiano Ronaldo inked a two-year extension with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr, the club announced Thursday, following months of speculation over which team he would sign for next season. "Cristiano Ronaldo is staying at @AlNassrFC until 2027," the club wrote in a post on X. Minutes before the official confirmation, the team posted a teaser video, ...
Putin Hits Ukraine with Largest Barrage of War after Trump Call
This is Beirut 04/07 11:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Friday just hours after a telephone call between US and Russian presidents ended without any breakthrough. AFP journalists in the capital heard drones buzzing over Kyiv and explosions ringing out as Ukrainian air defence systems fended off the attack. President ...
IAEA Says Iran Could Again Enrich Uranium "In Matter of Months"
This is Beirut 29/06 05:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium "in a matter of months," despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks, CBS News said Saturday. Israel launched a bombing campaign on Iranian nuclear and military sites on June 13, saying it was aimed at ...
US and China Reach Understanding on Rare Earth Exports
This is Beirut 27/06 08:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
China confirmed on Friday details of a trade deal with the United States, saying Washington would lift "restrictive measures" while Beijing will "review and approve" items under export controls. "It is hoped that the United States and China will meet each other halfway," a spokesperson for the commerce ministry said ...
Farewell to Léa Massari, Iconic Actress of French and Italian Cinema
This is Beirut 25/06 17:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Italian actress, Léa Massari, celebrated for her roles in L’Avventura and Le souffle au cœur, passed away in Rome, Italian officials confirmed on Wednesday. Lucia Borgonzoni, Italy’s Secretary of State for Culture, paid tribute to “an actress of irresistible magnetism and dazzling talent.” According to the Roman daily Il Messaggero, ...
Matcha: The Japanese Tea Taking Over the World
This is Beirut 26/06 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Matcha is the new drink of choice at hip cafes worldwide, but Japanese producers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand for the powdered green tea. Here's what you need to know about the drink beloved of weekend treat-seekers and "wellness" influencers: What is matcha? The word matcha means "ground tea" in Japanese and comes in the ...
Oversized, Low-Rise, Raw Seams: Denim Breaks Free
Bélinda Ibrahim 29/06 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
After years of dominance by skinny and shaping cuts, denim is undergoing a deep transformation in 2025. Runways predicted it, the streets confirmed it: jeans are now wide, expressive, contrasting — sometimes even ornamental. No longer hugging the body, they break away from it. Oversized and Structured: Cuts Take Up Space The most striking ...