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Important reminder: Lebanon prepares to change the clocks... winter time comes into effect

CH23: Lebanon officially switches to winter time on Saturday night into Sunday, after the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers issued a memorandum reminding people that clocks must be turned back 60 minutes, as of midnight on Saturday, 24 October 2026, marking the end of daylight saving time. Under the memorandum, the clock hands are turned back…

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From Paris to Lyon... Protests, arrests and a broad security alert

Nidaa Al Watan: The French capital, Paris, and several cities witnessed new demonstrations on Saturday amid a heavy security deployment involving around 70 thousand police and gendarmerie officers, as part of the authorities’ efforts to prevent a repeat of the riots and looting that the country witnessed over the past week. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced the arrest of 135…

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Judge Sheikh Khaldoun Oreibat continues to receive well-wishers from Akkar, the North and Lebanon

Al Liwaa: Judge Sheikh Khaldoun Oreibat continues to receive well-wishers wishing him a speedy recovery from Akkar, the North, Beirut and various Lebanese regions, including religious, tribal, union, municipal, mukhtar and social figures, at the home of his son, lawyer Marhaf Oreibat, where he is spending a short period of rest with his family, away from the media…

Video: Lebanese Forces call for an investigation into Fadlallah

MTV Lebanon: Ziad Hawat, a member of the Strong Republic bloc, said that “Hezbollah is acting brazenly, as one of its MPs boasts about smuggling explosives. This is a clearly defined crime committed by a party that is being pursued on security and military grounds,” stressing that “the series of assassinations from 2005 until today…”

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“Marine as President” Shakes Orléans... Le Pen Mobilizes Her Supporters as France Sits on a Powder Keg

Nidaa Al Watan: France’s hard-right National Rally party held its conference on Saturday in the city of Orléans, amid tight security measures and protests, on the eve of its presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s first major campaign rally. She is leading opinion polls for the election scheduled for next April. Proceedings began…

After cars were damaged... YASA to the Ministry of Public Works: Fix the pothole in Bourj Hammoud!

Kataeb: YASA posted the following on “X”: “After a number of accidents and people’s cars were smashed today and in recent days, YASA calls on the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to speed up repairs to the pothole on the road to Galerie El Ittihad in Bourj Hammoud, after it caused damage to a number of vehicles, in order to protect…”

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New decision in Deir Mimas: Displaced Syrians barred from entering olive groves

Nidaa Al Watan: The municipality of Deir Mimas issued a new statement announcing that all displaced Syrians in the town are prohibited from going out to the olive groves for any reason, even if accompanied by a Lebanese sponsor. The municipality said in its statement that this measure comes «to protect your safety and everyone’s safety,» stressing…

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What’s new in the “Dahr al-Baidar” shipment case?

Lebanon 24: A ministerial source revealed that the issue of referring the case of the Dahr al-Baidar explosives shipment to the Judicial Council will remain “postponed,” and will not be discussed at all in Cabinet for the time being, until the investigations are concluded. Advertisement The source stressed that the Cabinet is responsible for not interfering in the affairs of…

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Social media: an electoral weapon in the battle for votes

LBCI: 0 min Social media: an electoral weapon in the battle for votes * To protect intellectual property rights, please do not copy more than 20 percent of the content of the news item without mentioning the name of the LBCI Lebanon News website and attaching a hyperlink to the news item, under penalty of legal action. Latest…

Makhfoud to the government: This is not a solution to the “militia” crisis

MTV Lebanon: Eli Makhfoud, head of the “Change Movement” party, wrote on “X”: “The government cannot build an entire policy on the principle of monopolizing weapons, then deal with facts revealing the continued existence of the weapons system outside the state by postponing action. This is not a solution to the militia crisis, but an escape into…”

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President Aoun in Tripoli: The era of marginalization is over... and many projects are on the way

MTV Lebanon: President Joseph Aoun affirmed that “his visit to Tripoli today is to affirm the state’s presence alongside it and its people,” expressing “his commitment to working for a better future for it and for all of Lebanon.” He stressed that “development is not a favor from the state but a right of citizens, and that…”

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President Aoun from Tripoli: The era of deprivation, exclusion and marginalization is over | Nidaa Al Watan

Nidaa Al Watan: President Joseph Aoun affirmed that his visit to Tripoli today is to reaffirm the state’s presence alongside the city and its people, expressing his commitment to working for a better future for it and for all of Lebanon. He stressed that development is not a favor from the state but a right of citizens, and that the state “that…

A Lebanese Forces member responds to Wahhab: His fabrications are disgraceful to him first and foremost

MTV Lebanon: MP Elias Estephan, a member of the Strong Republic Bloc, wrote on his account on the “X” platform: “We regret that former minister Wi'am Wahhab, who originally comes from the world of journalism, has fallen into the trap of lies spread by some malicious politicians, or the delusions of the paid yellow media beholden to whoever…”

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Issa El Khoury: “The Lebanese Forces” will not withdraw and will fight from within

Nidaa Al Watan: Industry Minister Joe Issa El Khoury affirmed that the government would not implode from within, and that “the Lebanese Forces will remain in it and are determined to correct the situation from within,” revealing that most ministers think the same way, but are forced to comply with the orders of the entities they represent. In an interview with “Independent…

Al-Sadiq: What happened in Jordan represents the most heinous kinds of crimes

MTV Lebanon: MP Waddah al-Sadiq wrote on his account on the “X” platform: “A criminal knows neither religion nor age, and does not distinguish between a child, a man, and a woman. He is a sick, backward person who loves bloodshed. What happened in Jordan represents the most heinous kinds of crimes, with civilians targeted while safe in a place of worship. Our hearts are with…”

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Wahhab launches a scathing attack on the energy minister: “The minister is on the run”

CH23: The head of the Arab Unification Party, Wi’am Wahhab, launched a fierce attack on the current Minister of Energy and Water, Joe Saddi, describing him as having become a “key obstacle” to finding radical solutions to the chronic electricity crisis engulfing Lebanon. Wahhab said in his remarks that Minister Saddi refuses to sign…

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Pensions ignite the streets of Spain... and Sánchez faces a tough electoral test

Nidaa Al Watan: Around 250 thousand people demonstrated in central Madrid, the Spanish capital, today, Saturday, demanding protection for the government pension system, which has become one of the most prominent issues of political debate ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for next month. The demonstration comes amid political disagreements over the sustainability of the pension system…

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