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Sidon Municipality hosts the first meeting of the working group on protecting children in conflict with the law, in cooperation with “Youth for Peace” and the Higher Council for Childhood

Saida Online: Sidon Municipality hosted, in coordination and cooperation with the Social Committee, the first meeting of the South Lebanon working group dedicated to “protecting children in conflict with the law,” as part of the “Basma” project funded by the European Union. The meeting was organized in partnership between the Ministry of Social Affairs (the Council…

Iraq begins the weapons-registration process in Sinjar: a small step with a big message

CH23: The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced on Monday the start of the ceremony to end the military affiliation of the Sinjar Protection Units, known as the “YBŞ,” and integrate them into Iraq’s official security forces, noting that the integration process includes weapons and military sites. The commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Sabah al-Numan,…

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President Aoun: We are committed to UNIFIL’s continued presence… Security can only be achieved through diplomatic negotiations

Al Jadeed: President Aoun: We are committed to UNIFIL’s continued presence… Security can only be achieved through diplomatic negotiations. President of the Republic Joseph Aoun affirmed that Lebanon is a message of freedom and pluralism in the region and the world, stressing that its stability and identity rest on its Christian and Muslim wings, and that protecting coexistence represents…

President Joseph Aoun before the Lebanese-Cypriot Business Council: There is no room for despair, and Lebanon’s problems can only be solved by adopting the language of patience and dialogue, away from confrontation

Ad-Diyar: President Joseph Aoun before the Lebanese-Cypriot Business Council: There is no room for despair, and Lebanon’s problems can only be solved by adopting the language of patience and dialogue, away from…

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Hegseth proposes a new framework for defense cooperation with ASEAN

Al Manar: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth proposed on Wednesday creating a new defense framework he described as “ambitious” between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), telling the bloc’s leaders that it could help them confront challenges in the coming years that he described as “critical.” The United States sought…

After reports of food poisoning cases, the governor of Beirut seals a meat warehouse with red wax: Food safety in Beirut is a red line

National News Agency: National — The Public Relations Department of the Beirut Municipality said in a statement that, “in implementation of the directives of Beirut Governor Judge Marwan Abboud, the Slaughterhouses Department of the Beirut Municipality moved at ten o’clock last night, after receiving information from the Epidemiological Surveillance Department at the Ministry of Public Health indicating that…

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Why Does Lebanon Prefer Eisenkot Over Netanyahu?

CH23: In the Israeli mindset, which is based on a Torah doctrine that regards Lebanese, Syrian, Jordanian and Egyptian lands—and, of course, Palestinian lands—as the Promised Land and part of the promised Greater Israel, policies do not change when names change, because what is called the deep state is one and the same, and interests remain unchanged, but…

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Netanyahu’s bloc leads without securing a majority after half the votes have been counted

Nidaa Al Watan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc led the rival opposition coalition, but remained far from securing a majority on Wednesday, after 50 percent of the votes had been counted in Israel’s pivotal general election. Turnout in the election was the highest in decades, as voters went to cast their ballots…

Jumblatt’s call for dialogue… What would turn the exclusive possession of weapons into practical steps?

Lebanon 24: Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt renewed his call for internal dialogue based on the state’s exclusive possession of weapons, but he did not stop there. He put the ball in the Lebanese authorities’ court, holding them responsible in his interview with "L’Orient-Le Jour" for taking the initiative to launch the dialogue. But what…

Mufti Qabalan: Protecting coexistence and national unity is a priority amid major regional changes

National News Agency: National News - The Mufti Jaafari, Sheikh Ahmed Qabalan, issued a statement addressing Lebanese society and the political authority, saying: “There is no greater interest for Lebanon than protecting the solid foundation of coexistence and the charter-based formula, and what is needed to ensure sovereign and national security, because what is happening in the region is greater than an earthquake…”

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Is sound and effective governance missing in the Lebanese Republic?

An-Nahar: The concept of sound, effective governance concerned with the affairs of the homeland and its people is the ability of any political system to manage the affairs of the state well and administer the interests of the people in accordance with the constitution, laws in force, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and freedom of political activity…

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Gemayel: Communal lands belong to residents, and protecting them is a gateway to strengthening decentralization

Nidaa Al Watan: Kataeb Party leader and MP Sami Gemayel affirmed that “communal lands, especially in Mount Lebanon, belong to all the residents of the villages, are part of citizens’ private property, and are part of our history, identity, and character in the country. We believe they cannot be touched, and they are vital to Lebanon’s future.” He noted at a Kataeb gathering…

Invitation to President Aoun to attend the opening of the Christmas novena

MTV Lebanon: A delegation from the Antonine University, comprising its president, Father Michel Saghbini, Secretary General Father Jean Alam, and treasurer Father Joe Bjoudo, conveyed to President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun an invitation to attend the opening of the Christmas novena on ١٥ كانون الأول, where he will preside over the prayer…

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Regional conference in Beirut on cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence and strengthening Arab cooperation: Shehadeh, representing Aoun: Cybersecurity is a pillar of digital sovereignty, and work is underway to complete a draft law regulating it

National News Agency: National News Agency - The sixth regional conference of the Arab Federation for Internet and Communications (ARISPA), entitled “Cybersecurity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” was held in cooperation with the Technical Secretariat of the Council of Arab Ministers for Communications and Information at the League of Arab States, and organized by the Professional Computing Association in…

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