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9702 in English · 267 original-language storiesMTV 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…
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…
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…
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…
Al Manar: “Microsoft” announced that its medical AI system can diagnose difficult cases with accuracy more than twice that of doctors. According to a study published in the journal Science, the system, known as the “AI Diagnostic Orchestrator,” performed better than general practitioners, with a request…
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…”
MTV Lebanon: The Lebanese are awaiting Hezbollah’s reaction if US President Donald Trump insists on carrying out his threat to deliver 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…
Al Manar: Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Tel Aviv in a march opposing Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, days before a pivotal election…
Elnashra: Brazilians are heading to the polls today, where they will face a decisive choice: another four years under the rule of current leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva…
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…
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…”
An-Nahar: Comprehensive coverage of Israel’s elections and the impact of Donald Trump’s support on Benjamin Netanyahu’s chances of remaining prime minister amid an atmosphere of security conflict…
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…
Elnashra: Thousands of British and French soldiers took part in military exercises that included one of the largest airborne operations conducted by Britain in two decades, according to what was reported…
Al Anbaa: The Israeli army announces the closure of all land crossings with the West Bank on election day…
Al Manar: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani cast his early vote at the polling station at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in…
Al Manar: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his rival, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, rallied tens of thousands of…
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…
Al Manar: The Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office asked the court to arrest the former member of parliament and former adviser to the president…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
ASAS Media: Five principles whose foundations President Aoun laid, to form a roadmap and a political and national framework for rebuilding trust between the state and Tripoli…
El Shark: Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny chaired an expanded coordination meeting to follow up on preparations for the launch of the first commercial flights from René Moawad Airport – Qlayaat, attended by the minister’s adviser Hadi Moussa and representatives of the Airport Security Service and the Army Command – Army Staff for Equipment and the forces…
El Shark: In a strategic achievement that translates digital transformation into tangible reality in the telecommunications sector, “touch,” Lebanon’s leading mobile telecommunications and data company, announced the official launch of its “Fully Digital Subscription” service (Digital Onboarding) during a press conference the company held today at its center…
Tayyar: Statement issued by the media office of Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam: Some groups on social media are circulating a piece of news that is entirely false, claiming that Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam ordered the deportation of two agents of the Israeli Mossad, in an attempt…
El Shark: MP Ibrahim Kanaan represented President General Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Mass held to mark the anniversary of the assassination of Dani Chamoun, his wife Ingrid, and their sons Tarek and Julian, and the fortieth-day commemoration of the late MP Dory Chamoun at St. Elias Church in Antelias. Kanaan wrote on his account…
Tayyar: The Association of Contract Teachers announced in a statement that it will hold a sit-in tomorrow in cooperation with parents’ committees, the Hasbani Municipalities Union, and local groups. It explained that the Minister of Education, Dr. Rima Karami, and with the start of the year…
Tayyar: Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal visited Britain on 22 and 23 / 10 / 2026 at the invitation of his British counterpart, Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton, and participated in the tenth annual meeting of the Dragon Group, which included commanders and representatives of the armies of: Qatar,…
Tayyar: President General Joseph Aoun spoke by telephone this afternoon with Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein and offered his condolences for the victims of the terrorist incident that targeted mourners during a funeral at the Church of Saint George for Greek Orthodox Christians, in the village of Hamoud in Karak Governorate, southern…
