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7360 in English · 220 original-language storiesAl Liwaa: Election day in the Hebrew state was no ordinary day; from its earliest hours, it seemed more like an open political battle over the identity of the state and its future. Turnout rose to an unprecedented level in decades, accusations of election ballots being destroyed and voters being obstructed escalated, while Netanyahu…
MTV Lebanon: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp had suffered a crushing defeat, in his first comment after polling stations closed in the Israeli elections. Lapid added, on his page on “X,” that the public had sent a message…
Al Anbaa: Ben Gvir: Some are talking about a unity government with Eisenkot, and that would be a mistake…
Al Anbaa: Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party: Israel’s prime minister acted like the leader of a criminal organization and crossed every…
ASAS Media: Recently, as in the 2024 war and on 2 March 2026, “the party” refused to state its position on whether it would enter the war if a confrontation broke out…
Al Anbaa: Ben Gvir: Channel 14’s poll on the Israeli elections is the correct one; we won 60 seats and will form a right-wing government…
ASAS Media: 3 defendants located outside Kuwait directed 7 others to plan the operation, and those others held meetings to determine how to carry it out and divide…
El Shark: The “Ghassan Skaff National Forum” held its regular meeting and discussed political and security developments amid escalating regional and international tensions, and the risks and challenges imposed by this phase, particularly in light of the two electoral events in the United States and Israel and their implications for the course of the conflict in…
El Shark: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam received Camille Chamoun, head of the National Liberal Party and a member of parliament, at the head of a party delegation. After the meeting, Chamoun said: “Today, we wanted to make this visit to the prime minister to brief him on the contacts we are currently conducting. We believe in national dialogue, and this dialogue must…”
El Shark: Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri received former minister Wadih Al-Khazen at the Second Presidency headquarters in Ain al-Tineh, where they discussed developments in the general situation, political and field developments, and national affairs. After the meeting, Minister Al-Khazen said: “I was honored to meet President Nabih Berri, with whom we discussed…”
El Shark: Between Benjamin Netanyahu’s advances and the impossibility of a decisive outcome, Lebanon awaits the outcome of the Israeli election and its repercussions for outstanding issues, from restricting weapons and extending state authority to negotiations with Israel and the post-UNIFIL phase in the south. At home, calls for dialogue and negotiations intersect with an escalation…
Tayyar: The ministers representing the “Lebanese Forces” announce that they will not participate in the Cabinet session scheduled for Thursday, devoted exclusively to discussing the waste file, in protest at the failure to include on the agenda an item referring the case of the explosives in Dahr el-Baidar to the Judicial Council. While the ministers stress the importance of the file…
El Shark: MP Sajih Atiyeh visited the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Dossary. The meeting comes as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and explore ways of joint cooperation between the two brotherly countries. Atiyeh wrote on the “X” platform: “I was very happy to meet the distinguished and kind ambassador, and every…
El Shark: Lebanon’s Grand Mufti, Abdul Latif Derian, received Iraq’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammed Dardha al-Husseini, at Dar al-Fatwa, and they discussed the situation in Lebanon and the region. Ambassador al-Husseini also visited Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh in his office at the National Library today, on a protocol visit. It was an occasion…
El Shark: The Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Committee held a meeting chaired by MP Fadi Alama and attended by Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Youssef Rajji and the committee’s members. Alama said in a statement, “The committee heard from Minister Rajji about the results of the latest contacts and the efforts being made to safeguard Lebanon’s security and stability, and affirmed…
El Shark: The former honorary consul of Lebanon in the African Republic of Ghana and former head of the Lebanese community there, Saeed Fakhri, and his wife, Mrs. Saada al-Asaad Fakhri, received the writer and journalist Ali Badr al-Din, who gave them a copy of his latest book, titled “150 Days of Bitter Displacement.” Writer Badr al-Din visited,…
El Shark: “Project Homeland of the Human” launched the “Peace and Prosperity” Forum at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, through the YOUth Lead and CIVITAS 3 initiatives, in the presence of the chairman of the executive council of “Project Homeland of the Human,” MP Neemat Frem, the university’s first vice president, Professor Neamat Azouri, and the director of the Office of Relations…
El Shark: The Royal Hashemite Court announced Wednesday that King Abdullah II received the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. During the meeting, the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs conveyed the condolences of the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, regarding…
El Shark: Preliminary results of Wednesday’s Israeli parliamentary elections showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc leading the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot, without either side managing to secure the majority needed to form a government, as hundreds of thousands of votes are still…
El Shark: Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Nader Zaki announced that a phone call took place between Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, addressing developments in the regional situation, efforts to contain the current crisis, and preventing escalation, the likelihood of which has increased in the period…
El Shark: At least 14 people were killed on Wednesday in Saudi strikes on the city of Al Hazm, the center of Al Jawf in northwestern Yemen, according to Al-Masirah TV, which is affiliated with the Houthis, while a source in the Aden police said that a Houthi missile fell at the city’s airport. Clashes in Yemen continue between the Iran-backed Houthis…
Tayyar: Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem noted that “the resistance in Lebanon continues and will confront the aggression; there is no room for discussion about disarming it.” He pointed out that “the Iran–America agreement proved its effectiveness as soon as the memorandum of understanding was issued in reducing the level of aggression against Lebanon, and the Islamic Republic…
Tayyar: As of the time of writing these lines, Netanyahu's party was leading by a few seats over the list of his rival Gadi Eisenkot. But this slight lead, coupled with the expectation that the Arab parties inside Israel would win 19 seats, would not make this…
Tayyar: U.S. President Donald Trump is closely monitoring developments in the Israeli elections, amid the absence of a clear majority for either of the two political blocs, and signs that he is seeking to influence the makeup of the next government and prevent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from including far-right leaders in it. And it reported…
Tayyar: Beirut - Lebanon, October 28, 2026: Alfa launched a fully integrated digital experience that enables any Lebanese person, whether inside or outside Lebanon, to obtain a regular or premium prepaid line and MBB internet lines electronically, and to activate an eSIM digitally and remotely through the Alfa app or website,…
Tayyar: President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun told five French MPs from the Study Group on Christians of the East during their reception before noon today at Baabda Palace, in the presence of the French ambassador to Lebanon, Patrick…
Tayyar: Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri advised Prime Minister Nawaf Salam after the case of the explosives truck in Dahr al-Baidar was referred to the Judicial Council, and the speaker sent Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Judge Rami Hajj to deliver an urgent message to Salam…
Tayyar: Diplomatic and military indications are mounting that regional war could resume, potentially involving Lebanon, after the U.S. midterm elections scheduled for next November, amid stalled political efforts and ongoing U.S. and Israeli military preparations. According to diplomatic information…
Tayyar: Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is leading the opposition bloc after half the votes were counted, according to data released by the Israeli Elections Committee, a day after legislative elections in which the outgoing prime minister is fighting for his political survival. After 50,1% of the votes were counted, the results showed the Likud party…
Tayyar: The chairman of the parliamentary National Economy, Industry, Trade and Planning Committee, MP Dr. Farid Al-Boustani, visited the Vehicle Registration and Vehicles Department branch in Ouzai, where he met with the department’s head, Brigadier Nazih Qabrsali, and the head of the Ouzai branch, Captain Ali Samaan, and reviewed the workflow and the mechanism for providing…
Tayyar: Mohammad Shuqair — A prominent Lebanese security source took issue with the growing talk that “Hezbollah” had begun restoring its military capabilities to make up as much as possible for the losses it sustained by supporting Gaza and Iran. The source told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that there was deliberate exaggeration, and that what the party is doing remains within the bounds of fortifying…
Tayyar: Al-Binaa: Behind the ScenesBehind the ScenesA specialist in Israeli affairs rules out the possibility that Benjamin Netanyahu, even if he wanted to, could exploit the period between the election and the formation of a government by his rivals, or a decision to return to the polls, to launch a broad war on Iran. The ease of mobilizing the army is tied to the nature of the mission, and it is…
Tayyar: Al-Akhbar: Nada Ayoub: Bilal Erdoğan’s visit to Lebanon, the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is no longer mere speculation circulated over the past months. According to Al-Akhbar’s information, the visit has been scheduled for the middle of next month, as part of a program that is predominantly humanitarian and social in nature, but…
Tayyar: Sky News Arabia: Polling stations in the Israeli Knesset elections closed late Tuesday, according to local media, revealing a fierce contest between the camps of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival, former army chief Gadi Eisenkot. Exit polls showed…
El Shark: Rising Arab voter turnout in the Israeli elections and the surge in Haredi mobilization are opening a battle over the identity of the next government: Will the 1977 earthquake be repeated, or will the ballot boxes produce a new political crisis? The Israeli elections do not appear to be merely a routine vote to renew the Knesset, but a political test…
El Shark: Criticism is a legitimate right in a democratic society, provided it is based on facts and sound foundations. But responsible criticism differs from political one-upmanship; merely raising the bar of demands or holding others responsible for crises is not enough without offering realistic alternatives and workable solutions. One-upmanship begins when it becomes…
