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Jimmy Francis to An-Nahar: The first thing Lebanon needs is the withdrawal of weapons, and we must implement Taif
An-Nahar: Jimmy Francis: The importance of the Taif Agreement is that it guarantees Christian parity…
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Taif did not fall as a Christian... but it is no longer sacred
An-Nahar: An in-depth discussion of the Taif Agreement, its implementation, and its challenges in Lebanon, with Christian forces’ views on developing the system and building a social pact…
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Where does Hezbollah stand on calls to amend Taif?
An-Nahar: Hezbollah’s position on the Taif Agreement and its impact on the Lebanese system, while stressing the need to implement the agreement fully and develop it in accordance with consensus…
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The Taif Agreement did not give governance to any component or sect: the decision rests with the Council of Ministers
An-Nahar: Taif granted powers to the president of the republic and the prime minister, and the decision rests with the Council…
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Sources told Asharq Al-Awsat: Public differences between Berri and “Hezbollah”… How far do the disagreements between the two allies extend?
LBCI: Ministerial sources confirmed that the disagreement between the “two allies,” Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and “Hezbollah,” is not new and is real. These sources told Asharq Al-Awsat: “We have seen it at previous stages and junctures in their approach to various issues, including the war and others, as well as in discussions of many issues on…
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Fear of a return to war… and “Hezbollah” remains tight-lipped and prepares (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Al Jadeed: Fear of a return to war… and “Hezbollah” remains tight-lipped and prepares (Asharq Al-Awsat) The Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported: “Hezbollah” is maintaining strict secrecy regarding its position on the possibility of becoming involved in a major confrontation if Washington decides to resume the war on Iran. In the absence of any decisive indications about the nature of its decision,…
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Newspaper Secrets 23-10-2026
LBCI: Observers considered that the change of the appointed governor for Nabatieh so quickly, without President Nabih Berri objecting, was due to a struggle between factions among those around him and the extent of each of their influence on the decision. It was also rumored that the appointee, Mohammad Hazimeh, visited the Ain al-Tineh Palace before announcing that he would not accept the post.…
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: The current “UNIFIL” model will not continue
Al Jadeed: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: The current “UNIFIL” model will…
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What is the significance of President Berri not objecting to the replacement of Nabatieh Governor Mohammad Hazimeh?
An-Nahar: Spotlighting the replacement of the Nabatieh governor, the impact of political factional rivalries surrounding the decision, and the role of Nabih Berri and Mohammad Hazimeh in the political scene…
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Notable meeting between Camille Chamoun and Sleiman Frangieh
An-Nahar: The visit of Camille Chamoun, head of the National Liberal Party, to Bsharri and his meeting with Sleiman Frangieh, head of the Marada Movement, on the anniversary of the assassination of Dani…
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Political settlement defuses the government crisis… and guarantees for Berri! (Al-Joumhouria)
Al Jadeed: A political settlement defuses the government crisis… and guarantees for Berri! (Al-Joumhouria) Al-Joumhouria newspaper reported: Political sources told Al-Joumhouria that the atmosphere at the Cabinet session was tense with bated breath, amid fears that the internal landmine would explode. Therefore, a decision on referring the file to the Judicial Council was postponed…
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Wholesale transactions suspended... What's happening inside Beirut Municipality? (Al-Liwaa)
Al Jadeed: Wholesale transactions suspended... What's happening inside Beirut Municipality? (Al-Liwaa) One of Al-Liwaa's secrets reported: Visitors to Beirut Municipality offices have been suffering from the computer system being down for more than a week, preventing employees from collecting fees and taxes, which forces them to return to the municipal building…
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How has the dialogue between the authorities and Hezbollah developed?
An-Nahar: Hezbollah’s challenges in Lebanon between politics and security, as negotiations with Israel continue, alongside the influence of the IRGC and Nabih Berri’s role in the scene…
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Does Hezbollah’s Explosives Shipment Fall Under the Cases Referred to the Judicial Council?
An-Nahar: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam briefs President Joseph Aoun on referring the Dhahr el-Baidar explosives case to the Judicial Council, amid Hezbollah’s warnings and political and judicial tensions in…
Assassinations and security chaos… Israeli warning of a Hezbollah move to topple the authorities!
Lebanon Debate: Assassinations and security chaos… Israeli warning of a Hezbollah move to topple…
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Lebanon... General Amnesty Between Judicial Generalization and the Constitutional Council’s Decision
An-Nahar: Sahar Mohsen to An-Nahar: Multiple prosecutions do not mean legal repetition… and administrative procedures must not become additional conditions…
Lebanon’s Justice Minister calls for referring file of seized Hezbollah explosives the file to the Judicial Council
Ya Libnan: Lebanon’s Minister of Justice Adel Nassar said that the investigation into the file of seized Hezbollah’s explosives shipment “is ongoing and expanding,” in line with “the commitments of President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and the Ministry of…
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Minister Qulub... and Ministers of Asilah
An-Nahar: The 47th Asilah Cultural Season concluded with a tribute to ministers and champions of the city, amid pride in Minister Qulub Fityah’s achievements and support for culture and the arts…
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“The Atlantic”: No decision was made to launch strikes against Iran after the elections, despite indications that preparations were underway
Lebanon 24: The Atlantic: No decision was made to launch strikes against Iran after the elections, despite indications that preparations were…
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Syria’s Hasakah... A Self-Administration from Within
An-Nahar: An analysis of the reality of integrating Arabs and Kurds in Hasakah and the impact of security and social tensions on political stability and local development in the governorate…
Venezuelans call for elections in first national protest in nearly two years
Ya Libnan: Supporters of Venezuela’s opposition hold out a large flag during a demonstration to demand elections in 2027, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 22, 2026. REUTERS/Fausto Torrealba CARACAS/MARACAY/VALENCIA, Venezuela- Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets…
Morocco’s parliament grants confidence to the Mansouri government after 204 lawmakers vote in favor of its program, against 127 opposed
Lebanon 24: Morocco’s parliament grants confidence to the Mansouri government after 204 lawmakers vote in favor of its program, against opposition…
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever: Germany stated that it has no money to support any new ambitions, and neither do we
Lebanon 24: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever: Germany stated that it has no money to support any new ambitions, and neither do we…
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Tripoli Municipality thanks Aoun and Salam for adopting a plan to address the waste crisis and calls for its swift implementation
Lebanon 24: Tripoli Municipality, represented by its head, Abdul Hamid Karima, and all its members, expressed its thanks and appreciation to President of the Republic Joseph Aoun and the government headed by President Nawaf Salam for “adopting its plan to address the solid waste crisis, which includes a set of interim and sustainable measures,” most notably:…
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Introductions to the evening news bulletins
Lebanon 24: Introductions to the evening news bulletins for Thursday 22/10/2026. Introduction to the "NBN" news bulletin: Many headlines, topics and files are piling up on the table of the Council of Ministers, which is now convening at the Presidential Palace. Advertisement. From within the agenda, discussion of the item concerning the request of the Ministry…
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Samir Geagea: It’s Time!
Nidaa Al Watan: In his appearance on the program “It’s Time” on MTV, Lebanese Forces Party leader Samir Geagea did not say everything, but he said a lot. The event was not the cabinet session, but the appearance of the Sage, who knows the ins and outs of the parliamentary blocs represented in the government and forcibly excluded; everyone awaited him,…
From the Front Line to the Abyss: The Yellow Tape Encircles the “Party”
Nidaa Al Watan: The Dahr al-Baydar shipment struck at the heart of the arms battle, placing “Hezbollah” at the center of a political and security siege that goes beyond the bounds of the incident. Between explosives discovered inland and yellow tape spreading in the south, the room for maneuver before the “Party” is shrinking, and the contradiction between its rhetoric and the reality imposed on the ground is growing.…
Warnings precede escalation, and the Dhahr al-Baidar cameras are under scrutiny
Nidaa Al Watan: The Lebanese scene today strongly resembles the atmosphere on the eve of the second of March, the day “Hezbollah,” or, as has become known, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps wing within the “party,” decided to launch the six rockets, announcing Lebanon’s forcible entry into a new support war. For days, Beirut has been receiving warning messages from…
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Geagea: Hezbollah officials must be arrested over the Dahr al-Baidar explosives case
Saida Online: Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed that the “Forces’” positions are not populist, but said: “I regret the positions expressed by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, although they are ‘acceptable.’ The height of populism was with the Taif Agreement, and we know very well what this cost us,” in response to Salam’s statement after…
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Ogero announces a full strike and warns of an open-ended strike | Nidaa Al Watan
Nidaa Al Watan: The union of workers and employees of the Ogero Authority announced in a statement yesterday that it had “decided to take escalatory steps, beginning with a full strike today, Thursday, on 22 October 2026, to be followed by an open-ended strike starting Tuesday, on 27 October, if the workers’ demands continue to be ignored and no serious and clear response is issued…”
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Nabih Berri and the Art of Freewheeling Chat
Nidaa Al Watan: For more than three decades, almost everything around Nabih Berri has changed, except Nabih Berri himself. Presidents and allies change, governments collapse, the balance of power shifts, and the country moves from one crisis to another, while the Speaker of Parliament retains his position, influence, and ability to adapt to each new phase.…
Lebanon Between Weapons Outside the State, the Obstruction of Accountability and Justice: The Limits of Resorting to Chapter VII
Nidaa Al Watan: The decline of state sovereignty in Lebanon has reached a point that calls for serious scrutiny of the political authorities’ ability to implement their decisions, foremost among them restricting weapons to the legitimate institutions. The problem goes beyond the presence of armed formations outside the authority of the state to the institutions’ inability to enforce the law, protect the independence of the judiciary, and hold…
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The state caves to the threat of the “mini-state”... and Geagea: Arrest the “party’s” officials
Nidaa Al Watan: In a precedent that sums up the extent of the official capitulation to the power of the Hezbollah militia, the Cabinet chose at its session yesterday to leave the Dhahr el-Baidar explosives case pending rather than refer it to the Judicial Council, as the gravity of the case demands. It is a grave political and sovereign blunder, which no procedural justification can erase, nor…
Geagea calls for arresting Hezbollah officials linked to the seized explosives
Ya Libnan: Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) party, emphasized that the LF’s positions are not populist. He expressed regret over the remarks made by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam—though he noted they were “to be expected”—adding that the pinnacle of…
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Gemayel after meeting the Kuwaiti ambassador: We must uphold the state’s sovereignty and independent decision-making
Lebanon 24: Sami Gemayel, head of the Kataeb Party and a member of parliament, received Kuwait’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammed Sultan Al-Sharji, at the Kataeb Party’s central headquarters in Saifi. They discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and the region, and bilateral relations between Lebanon and Kuwait amid developments…
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Meeting between Jumblatt and the Egyptian ambassador discusses the latest developments
Lebanon 24: Former head of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt received Egypt’s new ambassador to Lebanon, Tameem Khallaf, at his residence in Clemenceau in an introductory meeting attended by Progressive Socialist Party Deputy Head Zaher Raad. Advertisement The meeting discussed Lebanese-Egyptian relations and ways to strengthen and develop them, and also…