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“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…

Lebanon Under Threat of War... and the Authorities Rebuild the System of Collapse, Ignoring Warnings of the Coming Catastrophe

Nidaa Al Watan: The term “early warning” is often used in military and security fields, and refers to the authorities’ ability to sense dangers before they occur and take measures to prevent them or limit their damage. However, the deeper purpose of building early-warning systems should not be limited…

President Aoun brings Tripoli back into the embrace of the state: The era of marginalization and exclusion is over

Nidaa Al Watan: After presidential visits to the northern capital had been absent for fifteen years, President Joseph Aoun arrived in the city of Tripoli on Saturday morning, where he inspected its Serail, Palace of Justice and port, as well as the Rashid Karami International Exhibition, and learned about the needs of the city, its people and its institutions, promising at every stop…

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To Be Lebanon or to Own It

Nidaa Al Watan: This is the fundamental dilemma we suffer from in the Cedar Nation: to be Lebanon or to own it. To be Lebanon never means owning it, but rather sacrificing for it, and for its values, its people, its land, and its cedars. As for owning Lebanon, it means harnessing the resources of its state, its people, and its future for our own interests…

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Introductions to the evening news bulletins

Lebanon 24: Introduction to "LBC" on the twenty-seventh of this month, the date of the Israeli legislative elections, and the third of November, the date of the U.S. midterm elections. Before Monday, one question is on everyone’s mind: Will the major U.S.-Israeli war on Iran return, and when? The answer lies with…

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Here’s what a U.S. report revealed about “Hezbollah”... A statement bearing a serious warning!

Lebanon 24: The U.S. website “Critical Threats” published a new report discussing “Hezbollah”’s moves to confront potential legal proceedings in connection with the seizure of a truck loaded with explosives, saying that the party fears the case could become a legal precedent that opens the door to holding it accountable for its military activities…

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Reminder to set the clocks back one hour at midnight tonight

Lebanon 24: Lebanon officially switches to winter time on Saturday night–Sunday, after the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers issued a memo reminding people that the clocks must be set back one hour starting at midnight on 25/10/2026 - 24, marking the end of daylight saving time.…

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Rachid Karami International Fair management: The president praised the progress we have made

Lebanon 24: The management of the Rachid Karami International Fair in Tripoli issued a statement describing the events of the visit made to the fair today, Saturday, by President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun, accompanied by Minister of Economy and Trade Dr. Amer Bsat, Minister of Interior and Municipalities Ahmad Al-Hajjar, and Minister of Justice Adel Nassar,…

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Sidon Municipality honors Administrative and Financial Department Head Zahra al-Darzi in recognition of her dedication and professional career

Saida Online: Following the commendation decision issued by the Sidon Municipal Council on the eighth of October 2026 for Administrative and Financial Department Head Ms. Zahra al-Darzi—a decision that carried a message of affection and loyalty, restored her standing, and safeguarded her professional dignity—the chairman of the board of directors of Maati Group and a municipal council member…

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