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An-Nahar: An analysis of statements by the U.S. Department of State and their impact on Ali al-Zaidi’s government amid political and security tensions in Iraq and differing positions of the White House…
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6466 in English · 182 original-language storiesAn-Nahar: An analysis of statements by the U.S. Department of State and their impact on Ali al-Zaidi’s government amid political and security tensions in Iraq and differing positions of the White House…
Ya Libnan: Electric vehicles could see increased demand going forward in the United States thanks to higher gas prices and newer lower-cost models coming soon. EVs could also get back in the spotlight if Democrats win next week’s midterm elections to win back control of…
An-Nahar: Fatima Zahra Mansouri’s government is renewing citizens’ interest in the Moroccan parliament after years of aversion, amid challenges in achieving tangible results and accountability…
Elnashra: Against the backdrop of developments across the region, regional interest in the Israeli elections has stood out notably in recent months, stemming from many…
Nidaa Al Watan: A senior political source told Nidaa Al Watan that the statement issued by the secretary-general of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, “constitutes a blatant departure from the unified national will, and a persistence in the policy of imposing a fait accompli and continuing adventures that have brought Lebanon nothing but destruction, displacement and collapse, and that…”
Nidaa Al Watan: The visit by President of the Republic Joseph Aoun to Tripoli last Saturday can be summed up as a battle over image and political exploitation, between what it was intended to be, the campaigns of criticism and counter-exploitation, and the paths it ultimately took, which were not originally on the list of targets. Setting aside some romanticism mixed with rhetoric…
Nidaa Al Watan: Hezbollah’s bets have fallen through, even on change that could come from Israel, after it lost any hope of being able to exert any influence, or even improve its security and military situation. The “party” was looking for a “victory” to be delivered by Israel’s ballot boxes, so that the current prime minister would lose…
Nidaa Al Watan: Despite all the opinion polls, figures and analyses that preceded the Israeli election, which predicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decline and paved the way for Gadi Eisenkot to push him out of political life, the results came to confirm that the scene was different from what the predictions had outlined. For…
Nidaa Al Watan: In a region standing on the brink of a volcano, the Tehran meeting puts the Iranian regime to a decisive test: either translate diplomacy into an actual change in regional behavior, or face a confrontation that could extend beyond Iran’s borders and redraw the balance of power in the Middle East. As the chances of containing the crisis dwindle and preparations intensify…
Nidaa Al Watan: In his book “The Neutral Lebanese United States – Issues and Solutions,” published by “Dar Alif Yaa Publishing,” Dr. Michel Shmaï presents a political and intellectual approach to Lebanon’s contemporary predicament, starting from a fundamental question: Can Lebanon continue with the political formula on which it was founded, or is…
Nidaa Al Watan: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said during the opening of the second edition of the National Industry Exhibition 2026 that supporting Lebanese industry is not a sectoral demand, but a national interest linked to economic growth, job creation, financial stability and economic sovereignty, stressing that “the government views…
Nidaa Al Watan: Information originating from the U.S. capital reveals that sanctions will be imposed on Lebanese judges for reasons including proven corruption and cooperation with Hezbollah. Figures in Baalbek-Hermel are moving to form a cross-sectarian tribal gathering, bringing together the region’s tribes and families, with the aim of shaping a political force opposed to the Shiite duo,…
Nidaa Al Watan: The Lebanese were divided between supporters of Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu and backers of Tiberias’s distinguished son, Gadi Eisenkot, in an electoral contest in which, for the first time in the history of the Jewish state, Israeli soldiers stationed in Gaza, Syria (the security zone), and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah took part. It was clear that…
Nidaa Al Watan: Some believe there is a mutually deceptive relationship between “Hezbollah” and Israel, and therefore equate their rejection of the party’s weapons with their rejection of the peace project between Lebanon and Israel. This approach, whose proponents claim to present themselves to the public as idealistic and morally superior, ignores a fundamental truth: rejecting peace…
Nidaa Al Watan: No project has legitimacy at the expense of legitimacy and the project of the national state. No force, however much regional depth may lie behind it, is capable of achieving the equation and putting it into practice: that the weapons remain constant while Lebanon changes. But what remains of the arrogance of power in days of weakness leads to threats of civil war being made lightly in defense of weapons…
Nidaa Al Watan: Every time I wrote a political ending for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s “fox” added a new line to his eventful biography. He entered the election burdened by the failure of the October 7 attack, open wars, legal proceedings, and rivalries that had accumulated inside and outside Israel. He emerged from the initial count with his party having secured the largest party bloc,…
Ya Libnan: I sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, whose rival blocs fell short of a parliamentary majority in Israel’s general election Tuesday. Eisenkot could theoretically swear in a government with the support of Arab…
Lebanon 24: The death of a 31-year-old American woman has sparked debate about the risks of relying on artificial intelligence for medical decisions, after her family accused the chatbot “شات جي بي تي ” of encouraging her to reduce her medication doses and eventually stop taking it, without consulting a doctor. Advertisement According to a report published…
Al Manar: Cuba’s representative to the United Nations: Washington’s policies show that its real aim is to inflict suffering and deprivation on Cubans to stir social discontent and change the political system chosen by the people…
Al Liwaa: • Let’s start with the good news: Benjamin Netanyahu failed to prevent the elections from being held on schedule, to close the airspace to Israelis who came from abroad to vote, or to disrupt the voting process in Arab society. • Israel’s citizens showed unprecedented loyalty to the system yesterday…
Al Liwaa: - And like this... former Economy Minister (2005) Sami Haddad on depositors’ money: The state doesn’t have the means to pay them back, and depositors are an affluent class because low-income people don’t have a penny in the bank... Is the state going to give money to the affluent? - And like this... the commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Hajj Hossein Yekta, appeared as he…
Al Liwaa: The four-way security meeting in Tehran came as a cautious regional attempt to rein in tensions before they reach a breaking point for everyone. But the most urgent and consequential question for us in Beirut is: Where does Lebanon feature on the agenda of the negotiating capitals? Are we facing an opportunity to restore the state, or merely a bargaining chip…
Al Liwaa: Many questions are being raised about the results of the Israeli Knesset elections, the impact of a change in the Israeli government, and the arrival of a new government to power in Israel on the implementation of the framework agreement signed between Lebanon and Israel, to end the crisis of Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon and achieve a full withdrawal of the army’s forces…
Al Liwaa: The “Ghassan Skaf National Forum” affirmed “that Lebanon cannot endure another war, and must not become an arena for settling regional scores or a hostage to decisions that go beyond its national interests.” It warned of “the risks of a renewed confrontation between the United States, Iran and Israel.” The “Forum” held its regular meeting and discussed…
Al Liwaa: Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar affirmed that municipalities constitute “the first line of defense in serving citizens,” stressing that support for them is not limited to providing financial resources, but also includes developing administration, strengthening capabilities, and modernizing work mechanisms. He revealed that a payment from the Independent Municipal Fund would be disbursed…
Al Liwaa: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed during the opening of the second edition of the National Industry Exhibition 2026 that supporting Lebanese industry is not a sectoral demand, but a national interest linked to economic growth, job creation, financial stability and economic sovereignty. He stressed that the government views…
Al Manar: Omani Foreign Minister stresses the need to change the security equations in the Gulf and establish a new security framework in which the region’s countries take the leading role, while reducing reliance on…
Al Manar: Omani Foreign Minister: We hope the rest of the countries in the region realize that geography brings them together and that Iran is part of this reality…
Al Manar: Omani Foreign Minister: Security in the Persian Gulf should be handled by the countries of the region themselves, without relying on powers…
Al Liwaa: The Israeli Central Elections Committee announced that the preliminary results, after 85.6% of the votes in the parliamentary elections had been counted, indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc secured 53 seats, compared with 48 seats for Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc and 19 seats for the Arab parties. The committee explained that…
Elnashra: The Hebrew-language Channel 12 reported that the official count has exceeded 88.6% of the total votes, and the bloc map and political balance of power remain unchanged…
Al Liwaa: Regardless of the ambiguous results of the Israeli elections, and of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ability to maneuver to remain in power, the most important outcome produced by the ballot boxes is the unprecedented popular turnout, particularly in Arab cities and towns, and the clear expression of rejection…
Al Liwaa: Regional developments are accelerating amid the possibility of a renewed direct military confrontation between Washington and Tehran, once again putting the Lebanese arena before the central structural question: Will Hezbollah become involved in any upcoming round of confrontation under the banner of “support,” or will the balance of power and the Lebanese reality…
ASAS Media: There is no harm in visiting Tehran. At least, if the aim is to try to clarify what the “Islamic Republic” actually wants and whether it is willing to avoid a war…
ASAS Media: Sources believe that the “messages from the Lebanese Forces” are aimed at the government before targeting the composition of the current Parliament, in which the duo’s bloc does not actually hold…
An-Nahar: An analysis of the impact of the Israeli election results on Lebanon, negotiations, security in the south, and domestic political reactions amid the current challenges of the year…