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Steely Sinner Advances Amid Cincinnati Power-Failure Chaos
This is Beirut 12/08 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Jannik Sinner ignored power failure interruptions and a blaring alarm to defeat Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) on Monday's day of distractions at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open. The top-seeded defending champion got down to business against a Canadian ranked 35th who was plagued by eight first-set double-faults and 49 unforced errors in the match ...
Fading Faces: Why Young Hindu Women in Pakistan Are Abandoning Traditional Tattoos
This is Beirut 20/08 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Art Culture Índia Tattoo Pakistan
Grinding charcoal with a few drops of goat’s milk, 60-year-old Basran Jogi peers at the faces of two young Pakistani sisters preparing for their first tattoos. The practice of elder women needling delicate shapes onto the faces, hands, and arms of younger generations stretches back centuries in the Hindu villages that dot the southern border ...
Ukraine: From the First Shot to the Trump-Putin Summit
Moncef Ait-Kaci 15/08 20:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Ukraine Vladimir Putin Alaska Russia
It all began in Maidan Square, at the heart of what history would remember as the “Revolution of Dignity” or “Euromaidan.” In November 2013, thousands of Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv to say “no” to a pro-Russian turn and to demand “a European future.” Months of violently repressed protests led to the flight of President Viktor ...
One Drop That Could Replace Reading Glasses: Is Presbyopia’s End in Sight?
Bélinda Ibrahim 20/08 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Reading Glasses Drop Presbyopia Eye
For millions over the age of 45, reaching for reading glasses has become second nature, whether to check a label, scroll a phone, or enjoy a novel. Now, a simple daily drop could bring clear, effortless near vision. By the end of 2025, this innovation could transform the daily lives of millions with presbyopia, promising to consign reading glasses ...
Israel Strikes Gaza City After Offensive Gets Green Light
This is Beirut 21/08 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel Palestine Hamas United Nations Gaza
Israel struck Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, after the defense ministry approved an expanded offensive to target the remaining Hamas strongholds in the strip. The newly approved plan authorizes the call-up of roughly 60,000 reservists, deepening fears the campaign will worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian ...
Kim Novak, Hollywood’s Free-Spirited Star Honored in Venice
Bélinda Ibrahim 12/08 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Venice Film Festival Kim Novak Actress Cinema Star Hollywood
Born Marilyn Pauline Novak on February 13, 1933, in Chicago, Kim Novak was never just another actress. With her sculpted features, melancholy gaze and enigmatic screen presence, she emerged in the 1950s as one of Hollywood’s defining figures. Yet behind that meteoric rise was a fiercely independent woman who resisted the rules of the studio ...
Trump Drops Ukraine Ceasefire Demand After Putin Summit
This is Beirut 16/08 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Russia United States Donald Trump Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump on Saturday dropped his push for a ceasefire in Ukraine in favor of pursuing a full peace accord – a major shift announced hours after his summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin yielded no clear breakthrough. Prior to the high-stakes meeting in Alaska, securing an immediate cessation of hostilities had been a core demand of ...
From Raves to Roots: Saudi Arabia Spotlights its Heritage
This is Beirut 18/08 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia Culture Heritage Music Concert Art
First, deeply religious Saudi Arabia opened its doors to Western raves and music festivals. Now it's turning to long-neglected Saudi traditions as it seeks to draw tourists and reshape its national identity. In Terhal, a lavish stage show in Riyadh, an actor in a red-and-white headdress gallops on a white horse, exploring the kingdom's heritage ...
Brain Rot: The Word That Defines Our Digital Decay
Sana Richa Choucair 17/08 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Have you ever tried to swipe a printed page like it’s a touchscreen? Then you may have had your first brain rot moment. The phrase exploded across social media in 2023 and 2024, describing what happens when online habits spill into everyday life. Whether it’s quoting TikTok slang in real conversations, interpreting real-world images like ...
Zaki: Weapons Control Measures Are in Line With League Resolutions
This is Beirut 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Deputy Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, said that his visit to Beirut comes within the framework of the Arab League's support for the Lebanese state's efforts to extend its sovereignty over all its territories and place all weapons under its control. During a special interview with a Cairo News correspondent in ...
European Powers Tell UN They Are Ready to Reimpose Iran Sanctions
This is Beirut 13/08 11:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August, according to a joint letter obtained by AFP. The letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council says the three European ...
Putin-Trump Summit: What Each Side Wants
This is Beirut 15/08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Volodymyr Zelensky Summit Ukraine Russia
The US and Russian presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are to meet at a US air base in Alaska on Friday for talks on the Ukraine war. Expectations are high for the first summit between sitting US and Russian presidents in more than four years, but Moscow and Kyiv remain far apart in their visions on how to end the conflict. It will be ...
Israeli Far-Right Minister Backs Contentious West Bank Settlement Plan
This is Beirut 14/08 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
West Bank Benjamin Netanyahu United Nations Israel Palestine
Israel's finance minister on Thursday backed plans to build 3,400 homes in a particularly contentious area of the occupied West Bank, calling for the territory's annexation in response to several countries' plans to recognize a Palestinian state. In response, the United Nations chief warned that building Israeli homes in the area ...
Israel Approves Major West Bank Settlement Project
This is Beirut 21/08 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel West Bank Hamas Palestine
Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state. Israel has long had ambitions to build on the roughly 12-square-kilometre (five-square-mile) parcel known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, but the plan had been ...
President Joseph Aoun: Hezbollah’s Weapons Are an Internal Matter for the State
This is Beirut 17/08 20:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The President of the Lebanese Republic, General Joseph Aoun, affirmed in an exclusive interview with Al-Arabiya channel on Sunday that “Iran is a friendly country, but on the basis of mutual respect and the preservation of sovereignty. It must be a friend to all components of the Lebanese society, not to one faction alone.” He stressed that ...
Naim Qassem: “No Life in Lebanon if Government Confronts Resistance”
This is Beirut 15/08 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Naim Qassem, once again made a show of defiance on Friday, intensifying threats against the Lebanese state and its people. In a speech more aggressive than his previous ones, Qassem bluntly tied Lebanon’s fate to his group’s weapons. “Lebanon can only be built with all its components. If it ...
Assad Is Gone. The Syrian Problem Persists
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 12/08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Israel Syria Hezbollah Ahmad el Sharaa
Nine months after Bashar al-Assad's fall and Ahmad al-Sharaa's rise to power, the UN Security Council met to address Syria’s ongoing crisis. The Council urged Damascus to establish a government “of the Syrians, by the Syrians, for the Syrians.” Despite the change in leadership, the Security Council views Syria as a failing state. Damascus ...
The Russian Past of Alaska, Where Trump and Putin Will Meet
This is Beirut 11/08 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which the United States bought from Russia more than 150 years ago. Russian influence still endures in parts of the remote state on the northwest edge of the North American continent, which extends just a few miles from ...
New-Look Liverpool Humbled by Crystal Palace in Community Shield
This is Beirut 10/08 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Football Premier League Liverpool
Crystal Palace twice came from behind to stun a new-look Liverpool and win the Community Shield for the first time on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Wembley on Sunday. New signings Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong scored for the Premier League champions, but Palace responded through Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr before winning an ...
Sheila Jordan, the Voice of Jazz, Dies at 96
This is Beirut 12/08 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sheila Jordan Jazz Singer Homage
The jazz world has lost one of its most singular voices. Sheila Jordan, singer, composer and educator known for her unique timbre and unmatched improvisational skill, died on August 11, 2025, in New York at the age of 96. The news was confirmed by her longtime bassist, Harvie S., on US public radio NPR, prompting a wave of tributes ...
Larijani Starts Iraq and Lebanon Tour Amid High Tensions over Hezbollah's Disarmament
This is Beirut 11/08 20:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Tehran Ali Larijani
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's top security body, met with senior officials in Iraq on Monday, ahead of a visit to Lebanon, where the government plans to disarm Tehran-backed group Hezbollah. Tehran has suffered a series of blows in its long-running rivalry with Israel, including during 12 days of open war between the two countries in ...
Defending Champions Sinner, Sabalenka Reach Cincinnati Quarters
This is Beirut 14/08 11:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Defending champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka led the way into the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals on Wednesday with Carlos Alcaraz hot on their heels with a straight-sets victory of his own. Sinner shrugged off a mid-match weather delay lasting nearly three hours as he advanced 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) over Adrian Mannarino. Sabalenka, taken to ...
The War in Ukraine: Where Things Stand Today
Mario Chartouni 19/08 17:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Europe Kyiv Russia
More than three years after Russia’s invasion, two recent meetings between US President Donald Trump and his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, have opened the door to the first serious attempt at a settlement. Washington is pushing to revive diplomacy while Moscow continues to hold nearly one-fifth of ...
The Wilhelm Scream: Hollywood’s Most Recycled Scream Since 1951
Bélinda Ibrahim 09/08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Wilhelm Scream Cinema Hollywood Scream Sound
It barely lasts two seconds. It cuts through the chaos of a fall, an explosion or a surprise attack. Chances are, you’ve probably heard it hundreds of times without realizing it. It’s known as the “Wilhelm scream.” To this day, it’s the most recycled sound effect in film history. From Star Wars and Indiana Jones to Kill Bill and Toy ...
With 'Mother', Mitevska Restores Mother Teresa’s Humanity
Bélinda Ibrahim 22/08 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Mother Teresa Film Cinema Venice Film Festival Culture
Who was the real Mother Teresa? In Mother, Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska reexamines the legend to reveal a woman far beyond the clichés. Premiering in the Orizzonti section at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, the movie focuses on seven pivotal days in 1948 that forever changed Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, the woman who would become Mother ...
Commercial Leases: Latest Amendments to Law No. 11
Liliane Mokbel 13/08 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Law No. 11 was adopted in December 2023 and has already been challenged twice before the Constitutional Council: first by the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, and then by thirteen MPs. Parliament passed its latest amendments on Thursday, July 31, 2025, hoping this version would be definitive and escape further ...
Barrack-Ortagus in Brief: Support for Government and Army, Conditions on UNIFIL Renewal
Bassam Abou Zeid 17/08 13:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Hezbollah Israel South Lebanon Tehran
Early on Monday morning, US envoy Tom Barrack, accompanied by Morgan Ortagus, will meet with President Joseph Aoun to discuss two interlinked essential issues: the second phase of consolidating state control over all weapons, and the renewal of UNIFIL’s mandate in South Lebanon at the end of this month. According to official Lebanese sources, ...
Cincinnati Washout Leaves Zverev, Pegula Stranded Mid-Match
This is Beirut 13/08 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
USA Tennis ATP Alcaraz Medvedev Cincinnati
Carlos Alcaraz beat the heat and humidity of a Midwest summer as the world number two advanced to the fourth round of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open on Tuesday. The Spaniard moved through hours before an evening rainstorm and lightning spoiled the nighttime scenario, leaving men's and women's third seeds stranded in third-round ...
Macron Vows to Punish Antisemitic 'Hatred' After Memorial Tree Cut Down
This is Beirut 15/08 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Hamas Israel Palestine
The cutting down of an olive tree planted in memory of a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 stirred outrage in France on Friday, with President Emmanuel Macron vowing punishment over an act of antisemitic "hatred". Politicians across the political spectrum condemned the act as an attack against the memory of Ilan Halimi, who was ...
Pompeii: The City That Survived Its Own End
Bélinda Ibrahim 15/08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pompeii Italy Vesuvius Archeology
It is hard to imagine Pompeii as anything other than silent stones locked under volcanic dust, a tragic instant frozen in time. Yet recent discoveries overturn that museum-like image: the city did not vanish in a single breath; it lived on in a clandestine and fragile existence beneath its own ashes. Behind cracked walls and half-faded mosaics, ...