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8058 in English · 234 original-language storiesEl Shark: Lebanese Kataeb Party leader and MP Sami Gemayel said that “restoring the state’s sovereignty and full decision-making authority, and restricting weapons to its hands, constitute the essential gateway to building a stable state capable of protecting the Lebanese people and their future.” He stressed, in a speech during a Mass held by the party’s Kfour branch at the Church of St. George…
El Shark: Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt responded in a press interview to “what was attributed to the US State Department”: “I recall that before the signing of the tripartite framework with Israel, no one in Lebanon consulted me—not the Parliament nor the Cabinet. Therefore, I have the right to express…”
El Shark: Israel’s election on Tuesday recorded voter turnout at its highest level since 1973, in a development that could bring bad news for the current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and complicate his chances of forming the next government, according to the Axios website. Turnout reached 56% six hours before the polls closed…
El Shark: Israeli opposition Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot warned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to challenge the results of the Knesset elections and claim that there had been attempts to rig them. Eisenkot said in a statement: “Netanyahu is in a state of panic and is laying the groundwork to challenge the results.” He added:…
El Shark: The Washington Post reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s support for him, could lose the Knesset election scheduled for October 27, but he could remain the leader of a divided Israel, as opinion polls point to an extremely close race between the coalition camps…
El Shark: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that “the role of gas as a foundation of global energy will be strengthened across various sectors,” calling for new ways to transport gas through cooperation among producer countries, while the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, affirmed that his country will continue contributing to strengthening global energy security.…
Tayyar: President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun received from the Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, Monsignor Paolo Borgia, a message of thanks from His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for the president’s wishes for his recovery following the operation…
Tayyar: Israel’s Channel 12 reported that a person carrying a knife approached the leader of Israel’s Democrats party, Yair Golan, before his security guards were able to detain him, with no information reported about any…
Tayyar: In an interview on TTV with Hittaf Dahham, researcher and political adviser to Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil, Antoine Constantine, discussed regional issues and political and regional developments, the Israeli and American elections, and the new alliances reshaping the balance of power in the Middle East,…
Tayyar: Egyptian actress Sabreen revealed the circumstances behind her decision to take off the hijab after two years of psychological struggles and hesitation, speaking about her family’s reaction to the decision and the criticism that continues to pursue her because of it. During her appearance on…
Tayyar: Najla Hammoud — The “Future Movement” has begun testing the waters in preparation for a possible return to political life, although its leader, Saad Hariri, has not yet made a decision. The regional tours led by the movement’s secretary-general, Ahmad Hariri, began in Beirut on the 18th of last month, before reaching…
Tayyar: Imad Marmal — It is clear that the Cabinet’s delay in referring the Dhahr al-Baydar explosives case to the Judicial Council allowed some cooling of the sharp dispute between Hezbollah and the prime minister, whose temperature had reached very high levels, but this cooling has not yet gone beyond the limits…
Tayyar: Grace Habr – The call for dialogue has remained a constant in the statements of former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt, starting from…
Tayyar: Free Patriotic Movement leader and MP Gebran Bassil stressed that the coming phase poses major risks to Lebanon and the region, warning of the possibility of an escalation in Israeli aggression and the repercussions of…
Tayyar: The repercussions of a possible Israeli war on the “Hezbollah” constituency are at the top of discussions within the party, amid fears that it may again become militarily involved in support of Iran. Popular pressure appears to have become “too great for it to contain,” according to its opponents, particularly after the Israeli threat to strike…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Liwaa’s headline: It quoted Lebanese security sources as saying that Hezbollah has been working for 3 months to strengthen its capabilities, with Iranian funding, focusing on explosives and drones. Preparations to take part in a new war have not been completed, and Hezbollah has not explicitly announced that it is prepared to participate in it. To avoid confusion, it quoted…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in the Al-Liwaa headline: Reports spoke of plans to impose new U.S. sanctions that would include Lebanese politicians, on the pretext of obstructing the disarmament of Hezbollah. The new U.S. sanctions, if imposed, may target judges and security or military officials. It explained that the sanctions would not be imposed now, but after…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Binaa’s headline: Al-Binaa learned that several Western and Arab countries’ embassies, diplomats, and officials and political and media figures who orbit them are probing Hezbollah’s position in the event that Iran is subjected to a joint US-Israeli military strike. According to the information, they were not convinced by what…
Tayyar: An-Nahar: Domestic stagnation pending the Israeli elections and their repercussions; the party is preparing for confrontations... and Jumblatt returns…
Tayyar: Al-Akhbar: Lebanon is entering a new phase of political deadlock, against the backdrop of the Israeli elections, without great illusions about what their results may bring. Political assessments indicate that changing the faces in Tel Aviv does not necessarily mean changing the security and military approach, and that Israeli policy…
El Shark: At a time when the gap between officials and citizens is widening and people’s trust in state institutions is declining, President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun stands out for an approach different from what Lebanese people were accustomed to from his predecessors. Through his field visits to the regions and direct meetings with citizens, he is keen to listen to…
El Shark: The Israeli elections are no longer purely an internal matter, after Iran became a central focus of the struggle for power in Tel Aviv, and a card where electoral calculations intersect with the stakes of war and security. While Benjamin Netanyahu is using the confrontation with Tehran to bolster his chances of remaining in…
El Shark: It is no mere coincidence that Lebanese people are interested in the presidential election in Brazil, the country-continent where the number of people of Lebanese descent is no fewer than around ten million. It is one of the world’s major industrial countries, with arms and textiles among its most important industries, and is distinguished by its virgin forests, which…
El Shark: When you have reason, you know how to use strength, because strength gets you to the goals you want. And when you have strength, you need reason, because reason achieves the desired goals for you. Our misfortune is that we find ourselves caught between America’s excess of strength, with a historic president who decides and acts—and, more importantly, seeks to…
El Shark: The region is on the edge of possibilities, and Israel is brandishing the threat of fire as military pressure intersects with negotiations with Tehran and calculations surrounding the Israeli elections. While the resistance denies that Iran asked it to support it, the Lebanese question remains hanging on the decision to confront and its limits, amid fears that…
El Shark: Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri received Malaysia’s new ambassador, Anwar bin Adzir, at the Second Presidency’s headquarters in Ain al-Tineh in a protocol visit marking his assumption of his new duties as his country’s ambassador to Lebanon. The visit was also an occasion during which the general situation in Lebanon and the region was discussed…
El Shark: Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt called for internal dialogue “based on the state’s exclusive control of weapons,” considering that “the region’s crises will not end as long as the Israelis do whatever they want.” Jumblatt was a guest of Hadley…, the senior international presenter at the “IMI” media group.
Ad-Diyar: The positive atmosphere generated by the understanding among the three presidents, Joseph Aoun, Nabih Berri and Nawaf Salam, shortly before the last Cabinet session, to hold off on referring the explosives file in Dahr al-Baidar to the Judicial Council, continues to dominate the Lebanese political scene generally. Notable over the past two days…
Ad-Diyar: It is the snake that sheds its skin without shedding its teeth. Whether power is in the hands of the left, the right, or a “national unity government.” David Ben-Gurion, founder of the left-wing “Labor” Party, was the one who declared the establishment of the state, and colluded with the British Anthony Eden and the Frenchman Guy Mollet to launch the Suez War against…
Ad-Diyar: Former minister Karim Bakradouni reveals to "Ad-Diyar" that "the stagnation and deadlock in the negotiating process are now having a major impact on every detail and file concerning the domestic situation, as political, economic, and even financial pressures are mounting on the domestic scene," speaking of "a pessimistic picture in the region,…"
Ad-Diyar: “Israel” is holding the 26th Knesset election today, Tuesday, the first general election to take place after “Al-Aqsa Flood,” launched by the “Hamas” movement on October 7, 2023. Candidates are competing for 120 seats, while any governing coalition needs at least 61 seats to form a government, and …
Ad-Diyar: The area of regional tension in the region is expanding and interweaving with a structural crisis in the global economy and a Russian-Ukrainian war in which President Volodymyr Zelensky is losing Washington’s support following the U.S.-Russian rapprochement and U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to call for his replacement, coinciding with an embarrassment…
An-Nahar: Lebanese security sources told Reuters that Hezbollah has spent the past three months preparing for the possibility of renewed confrontations with Israel, focusing on securing explosives and manufacturing drones, while also working to rebuild its command system…
Al Manar: Mohammed Ali al-Houthi: We are not advocates of war, but advocates of freedom, independence, and genuine peace that serves the interests of our homeland, our people…
Al Manar: Mohammed Ali al-Houthi: We hope the ongoing meetings will help bring peace to the region, but we reject the continued aggression and occupation and the perpetration of crimes against…
Al Manar: Member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council Mohammed Ali al-Houthi: Saudi Foreign Ministry statements on de-escalation in the region contradict its continued “aggression,” blockade and escalation against…
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