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14th Meeting of Mechanism: Civilian Participants Added to Enhance Stability and Success
This is Beirut 03/12 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Senior officials convened for the 14th iteration of the Pentalateral on December 3 in Naqoura to assess ongoing efforts to reach an enduring cessation of hostilities arrangement in Lebanon, reported the US Embassy in Beirut in a statement. To support a durable peace and shared prosperity of both sides, former Ambassador Simon Karam of Lebanon ...
'Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman Honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
This is Beirut 22/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman was posthumously honored on Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ryan Coogler, who directed Boseman in the 2018 hit, actress Viola Davis, and Boseman's widow, Simone Ledward-Boseman, led the emotional ceremony in the heart of Tinseltown. "Today was a beautiful day," Ledward-Boseman told ...
Pianist Behind Paris ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Flash Mob Aims Higher
This is Beirut 25/11 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The man behind a recent viral video featuring musicians playing Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to stunned bystanders in a Paris square has revealed to AFP the meticulous work that went into his latest, even bigger production. The "flash mob" Queen video has been viewed roughly 600 million times since being posted online in early ...
Trump and MBS Seal Massive Deals
Paul Guillot 19/11 21:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Saudi Arabia MBS USA Deals
The Saudi crown prince, welcomed to a lavish ceremony at the White House, revealed that the initial six hundred billion dollars in mega-deals would expand to nearly one trillion dollars, aiming to support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and reinforce strategic ties with the United States. Donald Trump, emphasizing his business deal skills, hailed the ...
Iran Guards Warn US Vessels During Drill in Gulf
This is Beirut 04/12 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps on Thursday kicked off naval wargames in the Gulf, issuing warnings to US warships in the area, more than five months after the 12-day war with Israel that briefly drew in American forces. State TV said the drill showcases the "sacrifice and spirit of resistance" of the IRGC's naval forces ...
Drone Strike Hits Major Kurdistan Gas Facility, Knocking Out 80% of Power Supply
This is Beirut 27/11 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A drone strike on Wednesday targeted an Emirate-owned gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, disrupting the gas supply to the region's power plants, local authorities said. "At 11:30 pm (2030 GMT), a drone attacked the Khor Mor gas field facility, cutting off all gas supplies to power plants," the regional natural resources and ...
One Killed, Three Wounded in West Bank Attack: Israel Emergency Service
This is Beirut 18/11 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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One person was killed and three were wounded in a stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli emergency services said. Paramedics and an army medical force "established the death of a man aged 30 with a stab wound and referred three injured people" to two Jerusalem hospitals, Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's equivalent of the ...
Google Boss Warns No Company Immune if AI Bubble Bursts
This is Beirut 18/11 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The head of Google's parent company, Alphabet, warned that every company would be impacted if the AI bubble were to burst, in an interview to the BBC. Sundai Pichai acknowledged there was "irrationality" behind the boom in artificial intelligence investment, which has fueled a tech rally this year. But fears that the AI bubble could burst have ...
Trump Supports House Vote to Release Epstein Files
This is Beirut 17/11 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Sunday he backed lawmakers' efforts to release more files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite previous opposition to the measure. "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. The 79-year-old Republican has ...
Pope Urges Leaders Not to Leave Poor Behind
This is Beirut 16/11 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV decried poverty on Sunday, urging world leaders and Catholics to reach out to marginalized people, as the Church celebrated a "Jubilee of the Poor." The pope has made social justice a key theme of his papacy, now in its sixth month since he was made head of the world's Catholics in May following the death of Pope Francis. The ...
Boualem Sansal Breaks His Silence After Release From Algerian Custody
This is Beirut 24/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In his first public remarks since being freed by Algeria and returning to France, French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal said on Sunday that he had always sought “reconciliation” between the two countries, while acknowledging that diplomatic sensitivities still constrain what he can say. Imprisoned in Algeria for a year over comments he made ...
Mannschaft in Demolition Mode: Ticket Punched for the 2026 World Cup
Makram Haddad 18/11 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Some nights, everything falls back into place. In the biting cold, the Red Bull Arena witnessed a compact, vertical, hungry Germany. First, a methodical occupation of the Slovak half, then acceleration at the right moment. Nick Woltemade set the tone with a furious header on a pinpoint service from Joshua Kimmich. Serge Gnabry doubled the lead ...
Saida Designated 2027 Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue
This is Beirut 28/11 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has congratulated the city of Saida for its designation, alongside Córdoba (Spain), as the “Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue for 2027.” “Saida, the gateway to the South and a regional capital connected to all of Lebanon, reaffirms its historic role in culture, dialogue, and diversity,” the ...
Convicted French Rapist Dominique Pelicot Seeks Publisher For Prison Writings
This is Beirut 28/11 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gisèle Pélicot Women rights Culture Publishing Justice
Frenchman Dominique Pelicot, convicted of organizing the rape of his then-wife, Gisèle Pelicot, by dozens of strangers, is seeking a publisher for writings he penned behind bars, his lawyer said Friday. Dominique Pelicot, 73, was jailed for 20 years after admitting to drugging her with sedatives and inviting dozens of strangers to rape and abuse ...
Football – Asia 2027: Lebanon in Full Control, Qualification in Sight
Makram Haddad 19/11 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Football Asian Qualifiers Brunei
The ideal script for a potentially tricky trip. At the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Miodrag Radulović’s side killed the suspense early, navigated the heat and time-zone shock, and stuck to their plan: high block, clean ball circulation, regained efficiency. Just three minutes in, Malek Fakhro opened the scoring with a long-range lob after ...
Lebanese Red Cross’s Final Sprint Ahead of the Pope’s Visit
Hala Abdallah 25/11 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Red Cross safety emergency Pope's visit
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon, scheduled from November 30 to December 2, the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) shared with This is Beirut details of the unprecedented medical and logistical setup designed to ensure the safety of anticipated crowds. Through its Emergency Medical Services Sector (EMS), the Red Cross says it is fully prepared to ...
Roblox Game Platform Launches Age Checks for Chat
This is Beirut 19/11 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Roblox Technology Gaming Face recognition
Gaming giant Roblox Corp. says it will roll out compulsory facial recognition or ID checks from next month for players wanting to access its chat features. It aims to stop under-nines from chatting without parental consent and to curb conversations between adults and minors online by placing users into six age bands ranging from under-nines to ...
“Accident”: When Chance Collides With the Road
Sana Richa Choucair 16/11 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Around 1.19 million people die in road traffic accidents every year worldwide. Each November 16, as part of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – established by the UN in 2005 – the world pauses to acknowledge that a seemingly ordinary word hides devastating human realities. The term “accident”, often used as a synonym ...
Iran Reportedly Transfers Hundreds of Millions to Hezbollah via Dubai
This is Beirut 27/11 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran has reportedly transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah over the past year via currency exchange offices and private companies in Dubai, raising concerns in the United States, according to a Wall Street Journal article published on Thursday. According to the report, disruptions through traditional smuggling routes in Syria ...
Pope Leo XIV Sends Voice Message to President Aoun and the Lebanese People
This is Beirut 02/12 18:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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From the plane carrying him back to Rome, Pope Leo XIV sent a voice message to President Joseph Aoun, broadcast by LBCI on Tuesday. In the recording, the pontiff expressed his gratitude for the welcome he received during his visit to Lebanon. “While on my way to Rome following the conclusion of my papal visit, I would like to express my ...
Iraq Invites U.S. Companies to Bid on Oil Field Run by Russia's Lukoil
This is Beirut 01/12 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Iraq's oil ministry announced on Monday that it had invited U.S. companies to bid on an oil field that had been operated by the now American-sanctioned Russian company Lukoil for years. The oil ministry said in a statement it had taken "all necessary measures to directly and exclusively invite several major American oil companies... to submit ...
'Wicked' Sequel Dominates Box Office With Record-Breaking Debut
This is Beirut 24/11 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Universal's musical sequel Wicked: For Good stole the box office spotlight in its North America debut this weekend, with a record-setting haul to the tune of $150 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. Variety said the film's debut was the highest ever for a Broadway musical adaptation, while analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment ...
2026 Winter Olympics Flame Handed to Milan-Cortina Organisers
This is Beirut 04/12 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics was handed to the host city organizers on Thursday in an Athens ceremony for a two-month torch relay in Italy before the Games open on February 6. "Today marks a magical moment for all of us," Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, said at the Panathenaic Stadium, ...
Saudi Arabia-Lebanon: A Major Trade Thaw Begins
Liliane Mokbel 17/11 20:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Signs of warning relations between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia are becoming increasingly evident. Many see it as long overdue for Lebanon to reclaim its place within its natural sphere: the Arab world. On Monday, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, advisor to the Saudi Foreign Minister, visited Beirut with a technical delegation. The visit aimed to explore ...
Klimt Portrait Achieves Historic Price in Record-Breaking Auction
This is Beirut 19/11 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Klimt Painting Culture Art NYC Auction
A portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt fetched $236.4 million in New York on Tuesday, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. Six bidders battled for 20 minutes over the Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which Klimt painted between 1914 and 1916. The piece depicts the daughter of Klimt's main patron dressed in a white ...
President Aoun's Initiative Trapped Between Israel and Hezbollah
Bassam Abou Zeid 23/11 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun is waiting for responses to his initiative, unveiled on the eve of Independence Day, fully aware that its outcome depends largely on two actors: Hezbollah and Israel. According to sources, Hezbollah has no intention of providing a clear response to the Lebanese presidency. The Iran-backed group remains determined to retain ...
UNIFIL: “We urge the Israeli army to halt any aggressive actions targeting our forces”
This is Beirut 16/11 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a statement saying that, this morning, an Israeli army Merkava tank opened fire on UNIFIL peacekeepers near a site that Israel has established inside Lebanese territory. According to the statement, heavy machine-gun fire struck near the peacekeepers, landing about five meters away, as ...
Michelle Yeoh to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at 2026 Berlin Film Festival
This is Beirut 15/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at next year's Berlinale film festival, organizers said Friday. Yeoh, 63, will receive the Honorary Golden Bear in recognition of her "outstanding achievements in film and cinema," the festival said in a statement. "Michelle Yeoh is a visionary artist and performer ...
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Announces End of Its Mission
This is Beirut 24/11 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.- and Israeli-backed private organization that provided aid for Palestinians in Gaza but was criticized by the UN, said on Monday it was ending its mission. "The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) today announced the successful completion of its emergency mission in Gaza after delivering more than 187 ...
Israel Launches Fresh Strikes on South Lebanon After Warnings
This is Beirut 04/12 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israeli army carried out strikes on Thursday against several localities in southern Lebanon it considers used by Hezbollah, after warning residents to evacuate certain areas. Shortly before the first strikes, the army’s Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, posted on X an evacuation notice urging residents of Jbaa and Mahrouna to ...