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Violent clashes during protests sweeping Italy, Albania and Belgium

CH23: European capitals and cities witnessed a major wave of protests on Saturday, marked by confrontations and clashes between security forces and demonstrators, resulting from an overlap of political, economic and social causes. In Italy, thousands of demonstrators—including students, truck drivers and farmers—took to the streets to protest the rising cost of living…

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“I was misunderstood”... Maya Diab apologizes after post about the Karak attack

Lebanon 24: Lebanese artist Maya Diab apologized for the reaction to her post following the attack on a church in Jordan’s Karak Governorate, explaining that her reaction was a rejection of the persecution of Christians, not an insult to Jordan or Islam. She wrote on the “X” platform: “For the first time in my life, I allow myself to apologize to those who misunderstood…”

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Aoun from Tripoli: Division protects no one, and weakening the state protects no component

Lebanon 24: The visit by President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun to Tripoli yesterday broke through the wall of anxious waiting for developments in the region. It was marked by a warm welcome from the city’s residents, political figures, and religious authorities, as it crowned initiatives to strengthen the state in Tripoli through development and moral gateways, noting that…

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The Israeli army: A decision to bar Palestinian workers from entering the settlements of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley until Monday, and all land crossings in the West Bank will be closed during election day on 27 October.

Ad-Diyar: The Israeli army: A decision to bar Palestinian workers from entering the settlements of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley until Monday, and all land crossings in the West Bank will be closed during election day on 27 October…

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Dar al-Fatwa Under Pressure: The Appeal Opens a Battle Over the “Legal Committee”

CH23: The dispute over extending the term of Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian is no longer confined to the judicial track, after the State Shura Council issued a ruling invalidating the extension decision. Between the ruling’s legal repercussions and political contacts aimed at containing the dispute, information obtained by «Al-Modon» reveals moves…

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“Hezbollah” again pledges not to intervene in support of Tehran

Al Anbaa: Lebanese are awaiting Hezbollah’s reaction if US President Donald Trump insists on carrying out his threat to launch a “painful” military strike against Iran after the midterm elections in the United States, and whether the Lebanese party will stand by its pledge not to support it this time, or repeat its intervention, as in…

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Lebanon Under the Influence of a “Potential” War... and Eyes on “Hezbollah”

CH23: Lebanon has “buckled up” as the region stands on the brink of a new war that appeared inevitable, with only the zero hour for its outbreak left to be set. Will it be fought on the basis of moving the negotiating process forward and accelerating a settlement on the terms set by the battlefield and the ironclad siege of Tehran, or of ending the regime in Iran after exhausting…

“Hezbollah” pledges to Berri not to support Iran... Will it keep its word this time?

CH23: Lebanese are awaiting Hezbollah’s reaction if US President Donald Trump insists on carrying out his threat to launch a “painful” military strike against Iran after the midterm elections in the United States, and whether the Lebanese group will stand by its pledge not to support it this time, or repeat its intervention along the lines of…

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Brazil chooses its president

MTV Lebanon: Brazilians head to the polls today, where they will face a decisive choice between 4 more years under the rule of current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, or a return to the right-wing approach led by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. This electoral battle will…

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“بلومبرغ”: وحدة “كايروس” الأوكرانية وراء الهجمات على الأراضي الروسية

Al Manar: قالت وكالة “بلومبرغ” إن وحدة سرية تابعة للقوات الأوكرانية تسمى “كايروس” تقف وراء الهجمات على الأراضي الروسية. ونُقلت وحدة “كايروس” من كتيبة إلى المركز السابع المستقل لقوات الأنظمة غير المأهولة، وهو قيادة أكبر تضم مئات العسكريين وقادرة على توجيه وحدات أخرى.…

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“Haaretz”: Netanyahu is reaching the end of his current term as “Israel’s” international standing hits its lowest level ever, and the risk of his re-election has never been greater than it is now.

Ad-Diyar: “Haaretz”: Netanyahu is reaching the end of his current term as “Israel’s” international standing hits its lowest level ever, and the risk of his re-election has never been greater than it is…

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Israel closes West Bank crossings on election day

CH23: The Israeli army announced early Sunday that it would close all land crossings with the West Bank for the duration of Israeli election day, Tuesday, October 27, as part of security measures that include imposing restrictions on the movement of Palestinian workers, beginning Sunday. According to a statement published by the army spokesperson…

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Behind the scenes of the “Dahr al-Baidar” shipment… coordination with Berri? (Asas Media)

Al Jadeed: Behind the scenes of the “Dahr al-Baidar” shipment… coordination with Berri? (Asas Media) Asas Media reported that the repercussions of the Cabinet session that discussed the “Dahr al-Baidar explosives truck” case have not ended, but are paving the way for an additional phase of internal wrangling between the faction pressuring the presidency and the government to take…

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“Bated breath”… and “the party” is the weakest link!

MTV Lebanon: “Bracing for impact” in Lebanon as the region stood on the brink of a new war that seemed inevitable, with only the zero hour for its outbreak left to be determined: would it be fought on the basis of setting the negotiations in motion and accelerating a settlement under the terms imposed by the battlefield and the ironclad siege of Tehran, or ending the regime…

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Lebanon: From Managing Balances to Managing Anticipation… Who Will Decide the Sovereignty Question?

CH23: Lebanon is entering the final weeks of this fall amid anticipation of what the Israeli elections will bring and what may change in Iranian and American calculations in the region. However, this wait for external developments is accompanied by internal difficulties in formulating a clear official path to restore the state’s monopoly on arms…

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A strike on Iran before the elections or a war afterward?

CH23: The possibility of a new U.S. strike on Iran before the midterm elections on the third of November is no longer as unlikely as it was a month or two ago. Particularly with Republicans falling behind in opinion polls, this puts President Donald Trump in a difficult position. He may find in a military operation…

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The explosives shipment tests the state’s authority... Did Hezbollah force the government to back down?

CH23: Between a settlement that postponed the referral to the Judicial Council, the Lebanese Forces’ objection through its withdrawal from the Cabinet session, and Washington’s hard-line messages, Lebanon finds itself facing a new test of the state’s authority and its ability to enforce its decisions, at a time when fears are growing that Israel will expand the scope…

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Iran prepares for war... when will “Hezbollah” enter? (Al-Modon)

Al Jadeed: Iran prepares for war... when will “Hezbollah” enter? (Al-Modon) Al-Modon newspaper reported that “information confirms that Iran is now in a state of anticipation and waiting for the strike, amid an internal debate over the possibility of resorting to carrying out preemptive strikes instead of waiting for the American and Israeli war, but the prevailing view…”

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Aoun in Tripoli... a breach in the wall of anxious waiting

MTV Lebanon: Al-Nahar newspaper reported: Amid the tense reality, President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun’s visit to Tripoli yesterday broke through the wall of anxious waiting for developments in the region. It was marked by a warm welcome from the city’s residents, political figures and religious authorities, as it crowned…

“What comes after the elections worries Lebanon”... Is confrontation drawing closer? (An-Nahar)

Al Jadeed: “What comes after the elections worries Lebanon”... Is confrontation drawing closer? (An-Nahar) An-Nahar newspaper reported that “amid this highly tense reality, President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun’s visit to Tripoli yesterday broke through the wall of anxious waiting for developments in the region, and was marked by a warm welcome from the city’s residents…”

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Asharq Al-Awsat: Hezbollah again informed Berri that it would not intervene in support of Iran if war broke out… and Tehran would not ask it to intervene

LBCI: "Asharq Al-Awsat" has learned that Hezbollah again informed Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri that it would not intervene this time in support of Iran if war broke out, and Berri conveyed this to President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun. Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh had also been candid with a group of lawmakers, some of whom…

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Hezbollah in Sidon received the father of the Palestinian martyr Suleiman al-Ahmad

Saida Online: Zaid Daher, Hezbollah’s Sidon sector official, received Professor Abdel Karim al-Ahmad, the father of martyr Suleiman al-Ahmad, at the party’s center in the city of Sidon, in the presence of Hajj Youssef Salman, the Sidon sector’s relations official; Ali al-Zeino, the Ain al-Hilweh branch official; and Hajj Ali Fneish, the Sidon branch official. Al-Ahmad…

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