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9766 in English · 268 original-language storiesCH23: With the inclusion on the agenda of today’s Cabinet session, scheduled to be held at Baabda Palace, of the item referring “the case of the explosives seized in Dahr al-Baidar and the Qasr area in Baalbek al-Hermel, and everything the investigation reveals about its direct or indirect connection to these materials,” the government is putting itself and the country before…
An-Nahar: Explore the profound historical changes taking place in Lebanon and the region and their impact on the political and social landscape in the East…
An-Nahar: The Lebanese government is moving toward making a decisive decision on referring the explosives shipment case in Dahr al-Baydar to the Judicial Council amid political and judicial disagreements…
Ya Libnan: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Executive Director Anant Ambani hosted US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor at the company’s Jamnagar complex in Gujarat on Wednesday. Reliance is central to Washington’s…
Elnashra: Despite the uproar caused by opening debate in the joint parliamentary committees on the parliamentary election law, specifically by the Lebanese Forces Party…
Nidaa Al Watan: Between the cabinet tables in Baabda and the military negotiations in Tampa, the Lebanese state faces a dual test of its ability to extend its authority and enforce its decisions. In the first indications of this test, the issue of the explosives in Dahr al-Baydar stands out, as Nidaa Al Watan has learned that the efforts of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri…
Nidaa Al Watan: As political and media circles, followed by public opinion and under their influence, focused on the Constitutional Council’s decision on the general amnesty law concerning Sheikh Ahmad Al-Assir and the other political detainees, the part concerning repeat drug felonies passed without receiving its fair share of attention,…
Nidaa Al Watan: The Turkish Football Federation imposed a 45-day suspension on Trabzonspor president Ertuğrul Doğan, as part of disciplinary decisions affecting 147 current and former officials at Turkish clubs after they were found to have violated betting rules while holding administrative positions. The sanctions came after investigations…
Nidaa Al Watan: A sovereignty forum entitled “Lebanon First and Last” was held at the Le Royal Hotel in Dbayeh, organized by the “House of Lebanon of the World” Foundation in cooperation with MTV, and attended by sovereignist politicians, including ministers and MPs, as well as representatives of religious authorities, security agencies, the media, and civil society. The speeches focused…
Nidaa Al Watan: Every revolution has its scoundrels, as in Paris, Limoges and Milan, and likewise in Beirut and other cities. Every revolution has a spark. In Beirut, the spark was in October 2019, when Saad Hariri’s third and final government decided to add six cents to WhatsApp, a decision it reversed less than 24 hours later. Every revolution…
Nidaa Al Watan: عندما نعود إلى النقاش الذي رافق ولادة الدولة اللبنانية وصياغة دستورها في عشرينيات القرن الماضي، نكتشف أن كثيرًا من الأسئلة التي نطرحها اليوم ليست جديدة. فقد واجه لبنان، منذ تأسيسه، سؤالا أساسيًا: كيف يمكن لمجتمعات متعدّدة دينيًا وطائفيًا أن تعيش في دولة…
Elnashra: The Minister of Justice, Adel Nassar, insists on his position of referring the case of the shipment of confiscated explosives in Dahr al-Baidar to the Judicial Council. And this goes beyond…
Al Liwaa: Next Tuesday, on 27 T1 of this month, the ballot boxes in Israel will decide who will form the government, which faces challenges: the continuation of the war on all fronts, amid questions about a race against time over choosing the right moment to sound the air-raid sirens for the next clash on the Iran front—the United…
Al Liwaa: Navi Pillay, a daughter of South Africa, deprived President Donald Trump of the chance to see his dream come true of receiving the 2026 “Nobel Peace Prize”; the award went to her in recognition of her conscience, as, in her capacity as a judge at the International Court of Justice, she played a pivotal role in ensuring the prosecution of perpetrators of crimes…
Al Liwaa: “This country cannot be reformed”... With this statement, reported by Al-Akhbar newspaper in 2018, Ambassador Pierre Duquesne, tasked with following up on the implementation of the decisions of the “Cedar” conference, criticized the failure to carry out the reforms to which Lebanese officials had committed. The statement raises a fundamental question: Why have plans succeeded one another…
Al Liwaa: • The discussion about “the youth of the settlement hilltops and farms” should not focus on one particular incident of violence, but rather on the cumulative danger this phenomenon poses to the rule of law, the stability of state institutions, and the internal and external security of Israeli society. • When religious violence is repeated, or…
Al Liwaa: Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam received at the Government Serail the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Lebanon, Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Dossary. At the start of the meeting, Ambassador Al-Dossary conveyed to President Salam the greetings of the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul…
Al Liwaa: The National Forum for Sovereignty, “Lebanon First and Last,” was held at the Le Royal Hotel – Dbayeh, organized by the House of Lebanon and the World Foundation in cooperation with MTV, and attended by political, parliamentary, religious, cultural, social, and expatriate figures, who discussed ways to restore the state’s sovereignty and national decision-making, and launch a process…
Al Liwaa: The thirteenth edition of the “Women on the Front Lines” conference (Women on the Front Lines – WOFL), organized by the May Chidiac Foundation in partnership with UN Women, was opened under the patronage of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Phoenicia Hotel – Beirut, with political and diplomatic participation…
Al Liwaa: The Higher Council of شرعي Judiciary held a meeting chaired by its president, the Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan, at Dar al-Fatwa, attended by the president of the Higher Sunni Sharia Court, Sheikh Muhammad Assaf, the president of the Higher Jaafari Court, Sheikh Muhammad Kanaan, and the inspectors and public prosecutors at the court…
Al Liwaa: The challenge filed by President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun before the Constitutional Council against Article Three of the Banking Reform Law was not merely a formal procedure or an ordinary legal dispute over the limits of the powers of the Governor of the Banque du Liban; rather, it came to reflect the depth of the structural crisis governing Lebanon’s vision for managing…
Al Liwaa: U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement gave a strong boost to inflaming disputes among the Israeli parties competing in the 26th elections for the Knesset, scheduled to be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The U.S. president’s announcement came as an explicit public declaration of “support for the candidacy…
Lebanon 24: The growing closeness between one of the change MPs and the “Strong Republic” bloc has drawn comments from a number of observers, who wondered about the background and reasons for this rapprochement, especially after the MP gave a lecture to members of the Lebanese Forces Party. Advertisement Observers considered that this step warrants pausing…
Al Liwaa: British King Charles III recalled a Prophetic hadith about the people of Oman in a scene that brought together royal protocol and Islamic history, as he welcomed Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, in an exceptional gesture that highlighted Omanis’ historical reputation and the qualities associated with them of generosity and good treatment…
Al Liwaa: The lack of tangible progress in the military talks in Tampa was not surprising. The meeting took place just a few days before the Israeli elections, at a time when Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to repair his shattered security image and market himself once again as the “hero” capable of protecting Israel, despite the failures…
Elnashra: French President Emmanuel Macron linked the date of the conference to support the Lebanese army to the Israeli elections, when he announced from…
Saida Online: Begging in the streets of Sidon was neither a sudden problem nor a new sight for the city’s residents. From the main intersections to the commercial markets and the seafront promenade, the phenomenon gradually expanded until it became part of the daily scene, amid repeated complaints from citizens and concerns related to…
Lebanon 24: The media outlet “Unpacked,” affiliated with the American nonprofit pro-Israel organization “OpenDor Media,” published a report presenting the results of two opinion polls conducted in Palestine and Lebanon. They examined popular attitudes toward the “Hamas” and “Hezbollah” movements, as well as issues of weapons and solutions…
El Shark: Environment Minister Tamara Al-Zein affirmed that the war on Lebanon has caused environmental and climate damage that impedes national efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change and adapt to it, noting that emissions associated with the war and reconstruction are estimated at the equivalent of about 400 thousand tons of carbon dioxide, of…
El Shark: The Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, received a delegation from the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs of the State of Qatar at Dar al-Fatwa, in the presence of the Mufti of Rashaya, Sheikh Wafiq Mohammad Hijazi, the director general of Islamic Endowments, Sheikh Zuhair Kabi, a member of the Supreme Islamic Sharia Council, Mohammad al-Sumaili, and the chairman…
El Shark: Pakistan’s ambassador to Lebanon, Salman Athar, visited the Lebanese Press Editors’ Syndicate, where he was received by Syndicate President Joseph Al-Qasifi and members of the board. The meeting included a broad discussion of the situation in the region in light of the ongoing war, and the role Pakistan is playing in serving international and regional peace and establishing the language of…
El Shark: Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received Finance Minister Yassin Jaber at the Second Presidency headquarters in Ain al-Tineh, where they discussed general conditions, particularly financial ones. Berri also received MP Wael Abu Faour, a member of the “Democratic Gathering” bloc, and discussed with him developments in the general situation and the latest developments…
El Shark: At the ministerial level, President General Joseph Aoun was briefed by Economy Minister Dr. Amer Bisat on the progress of the Consumer Protection Law after President Aoun returned it to Parliament for reconsideration, and was briefed by him on the results of the visit to Bangkok. After the meeting, Minister Bisat told reporters:…
El Shark: The Turkish city of Istanbul is hosting a meeting today, Friday, of the foreign ministers of 7 European and regional countries to discuss the Palestinian issue, developments in Yemen and the Strait of Hormuz, and ways to end the Russian-Ukrainian war, according to a source at the Turkish Foreign Ministry who spoke to Agence France-Presse. …
Tayyar: Between the Israeli escalation against Iran and the domestic escalation over the explosives truck, Lebanon stands amid explosive mines. Diplomatic sources told Al Jadeed that the Tampa meetings, whose results were described as very bad, and the findings of the investigation into the explosives truck will put Lebanon in the face of political and security escalation. And…
Tayyar: Amid political—or rather, on-the-ground—tensions between the state and Hezbollah, Cabinet evaded the crisis over referring the shipment of explosives to the Judicial Council. Naturally, back-channel contacts intensified to avoid a crisis whose extent no one knows. To make up for it, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed that the transfer of weapons is rejected and that…
