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After Gaza, Eyes Turn to Hezbollah and Iran
Marc Saikali 02/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump has unveiled his peace plan for Gaza. The Israelis accepted it, and the international community applauded – sometimes hesitantly, but applauded nonetheless. The question now is Hamas. The group remains undecided. We are not immune to yet another historic misstep on their part – one more in a long series – that could prolong ...
Typhoon Ragasa: 14 Killed, 152 Missing in Taiwan After Barrier Lake Burst
This is Beirut 24/09 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in Taiwan, a government official said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain. The lake in eastern Hualien County—formed by a series of landslides that created a natural dam wall—burst Tuesday, washing away a bridge and sweeping into a ...
Lebanese Restaurants: A Short, Busy Summer and Rising Prices
Liliane Mokbel 24/09 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Although the summer season lasted only forty-five days, from July 15 through the end of August, Lebanese restaurants recorded a dynamic performance. Political and security instability, compounded by broader regional conflict, may have curtailed the season, but the sector’s momentum remained intact. The diaspora, loyal as always, turned out in ...
China's Alibaba Teams Up with Nvidia on AI Robot Tech
This is Beirut 24/09 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Alibaba announced on Wednesday a "milestone collaboration" in AI tech with US chip giant Nvidia that the Chinese company said will accelerate its development of humanoid robots. The news came as Alibaba's shares soared more than nine percent in Hong Kong after chief executive Eddie Wu unveiled plans to further ramp up spending on artificial ...
Aoun Calls on US to Enforce Ceasefire, Boost Military Aid
This is Beirut 23/09 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On the sidelines of his visit to the United Nations in New York, President Joseph Aoun met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday evening, an encounter focused on Lebanon’s security and post-conflict recovery. President Aoun called on the United States to pressure Israel into fully implementing its obligations under the November ...
Israeli Army Strikes Houthi Targets in Sanaa
This is Beirut 25/09 22:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli air strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa killed at least eight people and wounded 142 others on Thursday, the Houthis said, a day after a drone attack hit an Israeli resort. Israeli forces struck several Houthi-linked targets in the capital, Israeli officials said, warning of more attacks to come. AFP correspondents in Sanaa heard ...
Louis Vuitton Transforms the Louvre Into a Runway of Elegance at Paris Fashion Week
This is Beirut 01/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Flouncy skirts, sculptural ruffles and exaggerated Peter Pan collars flowed along the catwalk at Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2026 show during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday. With stylistic influences from the 1960s, models strutted down a catwalk set up in the former apartments of Queen Anne of Austria in the Louvre, serenaded by an airy jazz ...
Venezuela's Maduro Says He Wants Dialogue with US
This is Beirut 22/09 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected US allegations of being a drug trafficker and asked President Donald Trump for dialogue, according to a letter released Sunday by Caracas, as tensions soar between the two countries. The letter addressed to Trump is dated September 6 and was sent days after the United States deployed warships off the ...
Trump Urges Turkey's Erdogan to Stop Buying Russian Oil
This is Beirut 25/09 21:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine, as Erdogan sought a long-awaited deal to buy US stealth fighter jets. As Erdogan visited the White House for the first time since 2019 during Trump's first term, Trump called on him to use his influence with ...
Two Hezbollah Artillery Commanders Killed in Israeli Drone Strikes in Beqaa and Nabatieh
This is Beirut 29/09 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Southern Lebanon witnessed renewed Israeli drone strikes on Monday, killing two people and injuring one amid rising border tensions. An Israeli drone targeted the town of Aitaroun, wounding one civilian. In Shamsiyeh, a village in West Beqaa’s Sohmor region, another strike hit an excavator, killing its operator. In a third attack, a guided ...
Addiction: The Body Speaks the Unspoken
David Sahyoun 24/09 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Understanding addiction means looking beyond the mere fact of dependency. If the first part traced the origins of emptiness and the formation of lack, the challenge now is to grasp why—when suffering cannot be symbolized—the body steps in and makes the symptom speak. Since Freud, psychoanalysis has tried to probe what escapes language: ...
Aalborg Airport Shut for Hours After Drone Sightings Across Denmark
This is Beirut 25/09 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Drones flew over multiple airports across Denmark and caused one of them to close for hours, police said Thursday after a similar incident this week prompted Copenhagen airport to shut. The latest incidents in Danish skies follow similar events in Poland and Romania and the violation by Russian fighter jets of Estonia's airspace, which have ...
The UN: Paralyzed and Powerless
Marc Saikali 25/09 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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This week, heads of state are taking the stage at the United Nations General Assembly. The routine is familiar: solemn speeches, pledges for peace, calls for multilateralism. Yet behind the diplomatic pomp and cameras focused on New York, everyone knows the real negotiations are happening elsewhere – in hushed corridors and behind closed ...
Spotify Leads Industry Effort to Label AI Involvement in Music Creation
This is Beirut 25/09 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Spotify on Thursday unveiled several measures to encourage artists and publishers to be more transparent about their use of artificial intelligence, as well as to limit certain abuses. The Swedish platform is recommending that musicians and producers comply with a new standard developed by the Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), a consortium of leading ...
Hamas Releases Video of Israeli-German Hostage Seen Alive
This is Beirut 22/09 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hamas' armed wing released a video on Monday showing an Israeli-German hostage alive, the second such footage of him shared by the militants this month. The Israeli campaign group Hostages and Missing Families Forum and the captive's family identified him as Alon Ohel, who was abducted by Palestinian militants during their October 7, 2023 attack ...
Salam Condemns Hezbollah for Defying State Decisions, Calls for Legal Action
This is Beirut 25/09 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called on Thursday on the ministers of Interior, Justice and Defense to take “immediate action” and arrest those responsible for projecting images onto Beirut’s iconic Raouche Rock, in defiance of an official ban. In a post on X, Salam urged that the perpetrators be referred for investigation and “punished in ...
Trump’s Gaza Plan: Key Reactions
This is Beirut 30/09 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US Senator Lindsey Graham has urged Hamas to accept Donald Trump’s peace plan to end almost two years of a destructive war in Gaza, and reiterated his call to disarm Hezbollah. “I fervently hope that Hamas will say yes to president Donald Trump’s proposal to end the conflict in Gaza that includes the release of all ...
Politico: White House Orders Agencies to Ready Mass Firings in Looming Shutdown
This is Beirut 25/09 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The White House has told US federal agencies to prepare for more mass firings during a possible government shutdown next week, according to a memo first published by US news outlet Politico. The memo by the Office of Management and Budget indicated that President Donald Trump's administration would go beyond the usual practice of temporary ...
Karim Melhem Memorial: Sport as a Legacy, Prevention as a Message
Makram Haddad 28/09 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The curtain fell on Saturday at the Emile Lahoud Military Sports Compound: Hoops dominated Beirut Club 98-80 in the final of the 2nd Karim Melhem U18 Memorial. More than just a score, it carried a message. Launched at the end of August under the patronage of the Lebanese Basketball Federation (LBF) and with the support of the Lebanese Army, the ...
Messi Double Propels Miami in 4-0 MLS Win Over NYCFC
This is Beirut 25/09 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lionel Messi scored two goals and assisted on another as Inter Miami thumped New York City FC 4-0 on Wednesday to clinch an MLS Cup playoff berth. Another classic performance from Messi propelled the Argentine superstar to the solo lead on Major League Soccer's scoring list, taking him to 24 goals in 23 matches played -- two more than LAFC's ...
The Path to Peace Is Underway
This is Beirut 21/09 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration on Sunday that peace with Lebanon and Syria is now “possible” may be the most consequential statement on regional diplomacy in years. Coming after decades of hostility, wars, and missed opportunities, the prospect of reconciliation with Israel’s northern neighbors is ...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs gets 50-month prison sentence
This is Beirut 04/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Friday for his conviction on prostitution-related charges. Prosecutors had sought 11 years behind bars for Combs, but Judge Arun Subramanian handed down a 50-month sentence after an emotional daylong court hearing. Combs's lawyers had urged the judge to sentence the ...
US says Dismantles Possible Telecom Network Threat to UN Summit
This is Beirut 23/09 18:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The US Secret Service said Tuesday it had dismantled a network of electronic devices that could have crashed New York's telecommunications network in an attack ahead of the UN General Assembly. The protective agency did not say who was responsible for the sophisticated material but linked it to "nation-state" actors and ...
Lebanon’s Gold Market: Fast Profits and the Risk of Disillusionment
Liliane Mokbel 02/10 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The country’s gold market has entered a phase of sharp volatility. Against the backdrop of a prolonged crisis, transactions are picking up in both directions: some are selling jewelry and bullion to lock in immediate gains, while others are rushing to buy the yellow metal, long regarded as the ultimate safe haven. This contradictory dynamic ...
Lebanon under Scrutiny: Weapons and Army Moves!
Bassam Abou Zeid 03/10 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Countries concerned with the Lebanese situation are awaiting the army’s first report, expected in the coming days, on the implementation of the plan to ensure weapons are exclusively in the hands of the Lebanese state. The focus is both on timing: whether the report will be released before the 5th of this month or be delayed; and on content, ...
Iraq Resumes Kurdish Oil Exports after Two-Year halt
This is Beirut 27/09 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iraq resumed crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday after a more than two-year halt over legal and technical disputes. Control over lucrative oil exports has been a major point of contention between Baghdad and Arbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, with a key pipeline to Turkey shut since 2023. Iraq's oil ministry ...
Lebanon’s Auto Market Rebounds with Electric Vehicle Incentives
Liliane Mokbel 03/10 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon’s new car sales continue their recovery, supported by the reopening of vehicle inspection centers, simplified procedures through LibanPost and tax incentives for electric vehicles. Despite persistently high market risks, Fitch Solutions forecasts growth of 10% in 2025. From January to August 2025, new car registrations jumped 39.2% to ...
Man Convicted of Attempting to Kill Trump at Florida Golf Course
This is Beirut 23/09 22:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year was convicted by a federal jury on all counts Tuesday. Ryan Routh, 59, of Hawaii, appeared to try to stab himself in the neck with a pen after the guilty verdict was read in court, and court marshals had to restrain him, Fox News and NBC ...
Khamenei Says Iran 'Won't Yield' to Pressure to Abandon Uranium Enrichment
This is Beirut 23/09 22:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday said the Islamic republic would not give in to pressure to abandon its enrichment of uranium. Khamenei, in a televised address, also called any talks with the United States a "dead end" that would be of no benefit to his country. His statement came as European powers seeking ...
Aoun in New York: Investments, Reforms, and Diaspora Support at the Heart of Talks
This is Beirut 22/09 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun met Sunday evening in New York with a delegation of Lebanese-American business leaders, where discussions centered on Lebanon’s economic crisis, ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the situation in southern Lebanon, infrastructure reconstruction, digital transformation, and the participation of ...