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Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The foreign minister held a call with his Saudi counterpart to discuss containing the current crisis in the region, and the likelihood of escalation has increased recently

MTV Lebanon: Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The foreign minister held a call with his Saudi counterpart to discuss containing the current crisis in the region, and the likelihood of escalation has increased in recent…

Lebanon Awaits the Repercussions of the Israeli Vote Amid Political Uncertainty

Ad-Diyar: “Israel” has voted, but its ballot boxes have not determined who the next ruler will be. Lebanon, which is awaiting the repercussions of the Israeli vote, finds itself facing an uncertain phase that the identity of the next prime minister will not necessarily dispel, since replacing Netanyahu, if it happens, does not automatically mean a change in approach…

Mahfoud: We are not facing a “popular mobilization” in a Lebanese fez

MTV Lebanon: The head of the “Change Movement” party, lawyer Elie Mahfoud, wrote on “X”: “There is no negotiating over the militia’s weapons and no dialogue about its continued existence outside the state. Any proposal in this direction is not a solution but a return to square one of failure. We are not facing a ‘popular mobilization’ in a Lebanese fez, and whoever tampers with the file…”

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Ministers “embarrass” the patriarch

CH23: Press sources reported that the most prominent Christian ministers apologized for not accepting Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi’s invitation to a meeting about the Christian presence in the state, scheduled shortly before a cabinet session devoted to renewing the appointment of a senior civil servant, which came close to being a scandal. Join our news channel…

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After half the votes have been counted… Netanyahu or Eisenkot?

Al Jadeed: After 50,1% of the votes had been counted, the results showed that the right-wing Likud party led by Netanyahu and its allied parties had won 56 of the 120 seats in the Knesset, compared with 49 for the opposition bloc and 15 for the Arab parties. These partial results may change significantly, as several opinion polls showed…

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الكويت: “الحزب” خطّط لاغتيال وزير الدّاخليّة!

CH23: تغيّرت الحروب والقيادات، لكنّ الأساليب التي عرفتها الكويت في الثمانينيّات تعود إلى الواجهة: خلايا سرّيّة، وتوجيهات من الخارج، وتخطيط لتفجيرات واغتيالات. فبعد أكثر من أربعة عقود على العمليّات التي ارتبطت بإيران و”الحزب” اللبنانيّ في زمن الحرب العراقيّة –…

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These are the factors behind the expansion of rapport between Berri and Jumblatt and the background to the call for dialogue

CH23: The relationship between President Nabih Berri and Mr. Walid Jumblatt is not merely situational, nor is it tied to political agreement at this stage or another. The two men have shared a special relationship since the abrogation of the May 17 Agreement during the tenure of former President Amin Gemayel and before that, and they fought many battles together…

Judges pool money to buy cleaning supplies!

MTV Lebanon: One of Al-Nahar’s secrets stated: It turns out that judges in the courts pay a monthly subscription to a fund they created themselves, to ensure the purchase of necessary cleaning supplies and sanitary services amid the absence of allocated funds…

Rebuilding the “party’s” capabilities: reality or exaggeration!

MTV Lebanon: A prominent Lebanese security source paused over the growing talk that «Hezbollah» has begun to recover its military capabilities to make up as much as possible for the losses it sustained by supporting Gaza and Iran. The source told «Asharq Al-Awsat» that there is deliberate exaggeration, and that what the party is doing remains…

PoliticsOriginal Arabic

نتنياهو ومنافسه يبديان استعدادهما لتأليف حكومة بعد انتخابات إسرائيلية متقاربة

National News Agency: وطنية - تعهد رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي بنيامين نتانياهو ومنافسه غادي آيزنكوت، اليوم، بتأليف حكومة جديدة رغم إخفاق الطرفين في تحقيق أغلبية بعد أول انتخابات تشريعية منذ السابع من تشرين الأول، بحسب "فرانس برس". وتعهد نتنياهو فجرًا، بتأليف حكومة جديدة، قائلا: "إن…

For this reason, the “Forces” called for shortening the Parliament’s term

MTV Lebanon: One of An-Nahar’s “secrets” said: A political activist said that the Lebanese Forces party’s aim in calling for shortening the term of the current Parliament, which extended its own term, was to close the door on any further extension beyond 2028, amid talk that has begun circulating about an additional two-year extension that would make the term…

MPs avoid making statements... This is what they were asked to do!

MTV Lebanon: One of Al-Nahar’s “secrets” said: It is noted that a number of MPs affiliated with political parties and movements are avoiding expressing their positions on diplomatic and military developments in the region, given the delicate situation and the rapid shifts and changes, and in response to recommendations from their party leaders…

Netanyahu leads Eisenkot’s camp by 13 seats

CH23: While the final results of the legislative elections held yesterday in Israel are expected to emerge in the coming days, preliminary results indicated that the coalition of current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ahead. An update from the Central Elections Committee today, Wednesday, showed Netanyahu’s coalition leading by…

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بعد انتخابات متقاربة... نتنياهو وآيزنكوت يفتحان باب تشكيل الحكومة

Nidaa Al Watan: تعهد رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي بنيامين نتنياهو ومنافسه غادي آيزنكوت، الأربعاء، بتشكيل حكومة جديدة رغم إخفاق الطرفين في تحقيق أغلبية بعد أول انتخابات تشريعية منذ هجوم السابع من أكتوبر الذي أصاب إسرائيل بصدمة عميقة. وشهد الثلثاء إقبالا كثيفا للناخبين هو الأعلى…

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Israeli Elections Between the Bet on Change and the Constants of War

MTV Lebanon: Nadine Salam - Al-Liwaa: Polling stations in Israel saw unprecedented turnout in decades yesterday, in an election taking place amid ongoing escalation on the ground in Lebanon, with demolition and bulldozing operations, and the continued suffering of more than five thousand Palestinians who were displaced from the West Bank…

A warning carried by the “Mecca Delegation” to Tehran: What comes after Israel’s elections?

CH23: The historic elections in Israel, which saw the highest turnout in its history, did not overshadow the continued search for the outcomes of the meeting held in Tehran with the countries of the Mecca Alliance: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan. It is inseparable from the meetings held in Russia between President Vladimir Putin and the Emir of the State…

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The Dhahr al-Baydar explosives file returns to the government’s table

MTV Lebanon: On the Dhahr al-Baydar bombings file, sources told "Al-Liwaa" that "the file is expected to be raised again and put up for discussion in light of the repeated demands by the Lebanese Forces ministers and the Kataeb minister to refer the file to the Judicial Council, after the government confirmed its return to…"

Has diplomatic activity in Lebanon waned?

MTV Lebanon: Informed political sources told Al-Liwaa that “diplomatic activity in Lebanon to affirm the importance of Lebanon’s position on Israel’s violation of the framework agreement has not waned, and Lebanon is awaiting the possible results of the Israeli elections and whether there will be any change in the matter of…”

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Al-Liwaa: Lebanese relief at Netanyahu’s removal, while efforts continue to revive negotiations and the international force

National News Agency: Wataniya – Al-Liwaa newspaper wrote: On the day of the Israeli elections, attacks in the south did not stop: shelling, overflights, raids, and the demolition of homes, even as the soldiers of the occupation army were among the most enthusiastic about voting, more than (68%), perhaps to escape the cycle of wars that the current prime minister boasts of…

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The state's confrontation with the “party”... The stakes shift depending on the regional picture

MTV Lebanon: Justice Minister Adel Nassar confirms that he will raise again the issue of referring the Dahr al-Baidar explosives case to the Judicial Council, at a Cabinet session in two weeks. The settlement reached on the matter, through the efforts of Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and involving Baabda and the Grand Serail, did not include Hezbollah…

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Al-Diyar: Israel’s elections sketch the unknown... and Lebanon awaits friendly advice on domestic de-escalation... Will General Clearfield’s plan succeed?

National News Agency: National – Al-Diyar newspaper wrote: “Israel” went to the polls, but its ballot boxes did not determine the identity of the next ruler, after exit polls showed the opposition camp led by Gadi Eisenkot with a relative lead, without either side managing to secure the parliamentary majority needed to form a government. And so,…

Al Joumhouria headline: Berri and Al-Murr meeting discusses developments... Aoun thanks Ireland and asks UNIFIL to stay

Al Joumhouria: Informed sources told Al Joumhouria that, between the possibility of the current Israeli approach continuing, the arrival of new leadership that opens a window for negotiations, or the failure to form a new government, prolonging the period of uncertainty, Lebanon finds itself…

Nidaa Al-Watan: The last diplomatic corridors before the unknown... Lebanon between the specter of war and the end of the international umbrella

National News Agency: Wataniya – Nidaa Al-Watan newspaper wrote: The region is facing its last doses of diplomacy before they wear off, as contacts and initiatives accelerate in an effort to buy time and contain the delayed explosions. But the distance is shrinking between settlements that move from one station to another and potential confrontations whose course is difficult to control or contain…

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Al-Nahar: Concern is being monitored over the impact of the elections and the regional situation.... Lebanon renews its call for a European force after “UNIFIL”

National News Agency: وطنية – Al-Nahar newspaper wrote: Despite the scant factual and preliminary information that makes Lebanon deeply concerned with the results of the Israeli elections, in terms of hoping for a real change that would set in motion a diplomatic solution to end the occupation situation in the south, Lebanon appeared to be watching the course of these…

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