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Conclave to Elect New Pope Starts May 7
This is Beirut 28/04 14:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pope Francis Conclave The Vatican
Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced on Monday, a week after the death of Pope Francis. So-called "Princes of the Church" under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new religious leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The date was decided at meeting ...
Pro-EU or Pro-Trump? Romania Faces Decisive Choice in Vote
This is Beirut 05/05 16:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Romania European Union Donald Trump
Pro-EU Romania is facing a possible foreign policy shift, with a far-right leader -- and fan of US President Donald Trump -- topping the first round of a tense election rerun and now up against a centrist mayor for president. While politicians opposed to Trump's policies have won in Canada and Australia recently, George Simion, who leads the ...
Joumblatt Steps In to End Deadly Clashes Near Damascus as Israel Strikes Syria
This is Beirut 30/04 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Israel Druze Walid Joumblatt Syria Islamists
A ceasefire between gunmen linked to Syrian authorities and Druze fighters was reportedly reached on Wednesday, following intensive mediation by former Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Joumblatt. The effort involved contacts with the new Syrian administration, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan, according to al-Markazia news ...
Sudan: Drones Target Main Naval Base in Port Sudan
This is Beirut 07/05 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A drone strike targeted Sudan's biggest naval base Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth straight day the seat of the army-backed government has come under attack. "They (the drones) were met with anti-aircraft missiles," the source said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. An AFP ...
As Israel Plans Gaza 'Conquest', How Strong Is its Army?
This is Beirut 07/05 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel's military has called up tens of thousands of reservists for its planned expanded offensive in Gaza, which an official said entails the "conquest" of the Palestinian territory. With one of the best equipped armies in the world, what forces are available to Israel? A large part of the adult population has completed military service and ...
Syrian Leader to Meet Macron in First European Visit
This is Beirut 07/05 14:32 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron United Nations Damascus Europe European Union
The Syrian president, Ahmad al-Chareh, arrived in Paris this Wednesday and was received by French president Emmanuel Macron for a first and controversial visit to the West. On this occasion, he is expected to call on Macron to punish those responsible for the "abuses" that have tarnished the image of the Islamist coalition in power since ...
Geopolitical Variations and Political Challenges
Charles Chartouni 28/04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The past week was replete with events that cannot be overlooked if we are to address critical conflicts around the world: the death of Pope Francis and its reverberations ; the evolutions of the Ukraine war ; the ultimate scope of the US-Iranian negotiations; the shifting facades of Turkey’s Islamic authoritarianism; and the normalization ...
Kashmir Attack Unites Political Foes in India, Pakistan
This is Beirut 29/04 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pakistan India Kashmir Politics
India and Pakistan have been exchanging fire across their de facto border since the Kashmir attack, but in New Delhi and Islamabad, political foes are coming together and looking to score points. On April 22, gunmen killed 26 people in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, the disputed Himalayan region that has long been a dangerous thorn in ...
Wolf Protection Downgrade Gets Green Light in EU
This is Beirut 08/05 15:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Wolf Protected Status Downgrade Biodiversity
EU lawmakers on Thursday gave the green light to downgrading wolf protections in the bloc, which will allow hunting to resume under strict criteria. Members of the Bern Convention, tasked with the protection of wildlife in Europe as well as some African countries, agreed in December to lower the wolf's status from "strictly protected" to ...
Russia Says Claims Over Annexed Ukraine Regions Key to Peace
This is Beirut 28/04 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Russia Donald Trump
Russia said on Monday it was ready to negotiate directly with Ukraine, but that recognition of its claims over five Ukrainian regions including Crimea were "imperative" to resolving the conflict. Since launching its Ukraine offensive in February 2022, Russia has seized large parts of four Ukrainian regions and claimed them as its own, in addition ...
Canada Votes for New Government to Take on Trump
This is Beirut 28/04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Canada elects a new government on Monday to confront annexation threats from the United States and deal directly with President Donald Trump, whose trade war has defined the campaign. The Liberal Party, led by new Prime Minister Mark Carney, looked set to lose easily to the Conservatives' Pierre Poilievre until the US president's attacks on the ...
Germany's Merz Elected Chancellor after Surprise Setback
This is Beirut 06/05 18:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Germany Frank-Walter Friedrich Merz
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biter second vote in parliament Tuesday to become chancellor after he lost the first round in a stunning early setback. Merz, 69, scored an absolute majority of 325 against 289 in the second secret vote in the lower house of parliament to become the new leader of Europe's biggest ...
1945 Revisited: Memory Still at War, 80 Years On
Ryan Chaba 08/05 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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This Thursday, May 8, marks a day of remembrance. Across the globe, heads of state, veterans and institutions will honor the heroes and victims of the Second World War. But behind the wreaths, anthems and solemn speeches lies a deeper truth: memory is not just remembered, it is contested and increasingly weaponized. Eighty years later, the war is ...
US Threatens To Quit Russia-Ukraine Effort Unless ‘Concrete Proposals’
This is Beirut 30/04 05:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that the United States would give up on mediation unless Russia and Ukraine put forward "concrete proposals," as US patience wanes on an early priority for Donald Trump. The US president had vowed to end the war in his first 24 hours back in the White House but, as Trump celebrates 100 days ...
Why Is Intermittent Fasting So Appealing Today?
Bélinda Ibrahim 27/04 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Intermittent Fasting Wellbeing Health Diet
Once primarily associated with religious practices, fasting has reemerged in a more flexible, accessible form—intermittent fasting—becoming a popular lifestyle choice. The principle is simple: alternate between fasting and eating periods within the same day or week. Among the most common methods is the 16/8 approach—16 hours of fasting ...
Catholic Church's Direction in the Balance as Conclave Looms
This is Beirut 05/05 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Catholic cardinals will enter a sealed conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding their breath over an uncertain outcome. Around 133 "Princes of the Church" will meet Wednesday to elect from among their number a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21 aged 88. At issue is whether the new ...
Inter Downed by Roma, McTominay Fires Napoli to Top of Serie A
This is Beirut 28/04 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Inter Milan's defence of their Serie A title was hit with a setback on Sunday as they lost 1-0 at home to Roma, while Scott McTominay netted a brace as Napoli beat Torino 2-0 to go top of the table. No fixtures were played on Friday or Saturday because of the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, meaning the full round of Serie A matches take place on ...
Israel's Netanyahu Warns Wildfires Could Reach Jerusalem
This is Beirut 30/04 23:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Wildfires
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that rapidly spreading wildfires near Jerusalem could reach the city, as he declared the situation a "national emergency". Thick smoke billowed above highways near Jerusalem as firefighters rushed to control wildfires that have injured several people and prompted the military ...
Jokic-Inspired Nuggets Stun Thunder, Knicks Down Celtics
This is Beirut 06/05 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
NBA Knicks Denver Nuggets Celtics Oklahoma Thunder
Aaron Gordon scored a last-gasp three-pointer, and Nikola Jokic produced a 42-point masterpiece as the Denver Nuggets stunned the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 in a dramatic NBA Western Conference semifinal series opener on Monday. Nuggets forward Gordon drained a 25-foot effort from outside the arc with four seconds remaining to ...
Sudan Capital Tiptoes Back to Life After Recapture by Army
This is Beirut 02/05 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In war-ravaged Khartoum, donkey carts clatter over worn asphalt, the smell of tomatoes wafts from newly reopened stalls, and pedestrians dodge burnt-out cars left by two years of war. Life is slowly, cautiously returning to the Sudanese capital, weeks after the army recaptured the city from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who had ...
Basel: a City at the Heart of European Culture
This is Beirut 08/05 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Banks Europe Eurovision Culture
With a population of 180,000, Switzerland's third-biggest city after Zurich and Geneva straddles the River Rhine and sits right on the northern border with both France and Germany. Basel's location played a major role in its growth and continental importance through the ages. From May 11 to 17, it will be a center-stage in Europe again as it ...
16 Killed as Sectarian Clashes Near Damascus Spread: Authorities, Monitor
This is Beirut 30/04 15:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Sectarian clashes between forces linked to Syria's new authorities and Druze fighters spread overnight near Damascus, leaving 16 people dead, state media and a monitor said Wednesday. The expanding violence is a major challenge to the Islamist authorities who overthrew longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December and comes after sectarian massacres ...
Slot Says Liverpool Premier League Win Was One of 'Best Days of My Life'
This is Beirut 02/05 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Liverpool Premier League Arne Slot
Liverpool manager Arne Slot said Friday that winning the Premier League title at Anfield was one of the best days of his life as he turned his thoughts towards next season. The Reds crushed Tottenham 5-1 on Sunday to seal a record-breaking 20th English league title with four games to spare, basking in a sensational atmosphere at their packed home ...
Filipino Cardinal, the ‘Asian Francis’, Is Papal Contender
This is Beirut 30/04 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the "Asian Francis". Tagle, 67, who shares with Pope Francis a history of advocating for the poor, migrants and other marginalized people, is known for his missionary spirit and pastoral focus. Wearing glasses ...
Beirut Port Explosion: Could Judicial Appointments Revive the Investigation?
Natasha Metni Torbey 04/05 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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If confirmed, the signing of a long-delayed judicial appointments decree by Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber could mark a major breakthrough in the stalled investigation into the Beirut port double-explosion of August 4, 2020. The appointments would fill critical vacancies on the Court of Cassation, allowing the full bench to reconvene. This ...
Cavaliers Scorch Heat, Warriors Down Rockets in Thriller
This is Beirut 29/04 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Cleveland Cavaliers thrashed the Miami Heat to cruise into the next round of the NBA playoffs on Monday as the Golden State Warriors battled past the Houston Rockets 109-106 to move to the brink of a series victory. After pounding Miami 124-87 in game three on Saturday, No.1 Eastern Conference seeds Cleveland once again piled on the misery ...
Massive Blackout Hits Spain, Portugal, France
This is Beirut 28/04 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
France Spain Portugal Blackout
Power went out across all of Spain and Portugal on Monday, cutting cellphone and internet networks, halting trains and trapping people in elevators, officials said. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said after an emergency government meeting on the situation, "we have no conclusive information about the reasons for this outage". He ...
Anthony Albanese Re-Elected as Australia's Prime Minister, Vows Disciplined Leadership
This is Beirut 04/05 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Australia Anthony Albanese Elections
Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a "disciplined, orderly" government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil. Residents clapped as the 62-year-old and his fiancee Jodie Haydon visited his old inner Sydney haunt, Cafe Italia, surrounded by a crowd of jostling ...
Pietro Parolin, Career Diplomat Leading Race to be Pope
This is Beirut 30/04 10:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and a serious contender to be the next pontiff. The 70-year-old Italian was Secretary of State -- the Vatican's effective number two -- for almost the entire Francis pontificate, and its most visible exponent on the world ...
Israel Strikes Near Damascus Presidential Palace Over Druze Violence
This is Beirut 02/05 06:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel's military said Friday it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus after the country's defence minister threatened intervention if Syrian authorities failed to protect the Druze minority. Syria's Druze spiritual leader has condemned a "genocidal campaign" against his community after sectarian ...