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Contradictory signals regarding the war... Will “the party” take part or not?

MTV Lebanon: Hezbollah is playing with the nerves, security and future of the Lebanese. It is “amusing itself” today, while the region stands on the brink of a new war, by sending contradictory signals about whether it will intervene in the anticipated confrontation between its patron Iran on one side, and the United States and Israel on the other…

A thank-you letter from the Pope to President Aoun

Ad-Diyar: This afternoon, the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, received the Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, Monsignor Paolo Borgia, at the Baabda Palace. He conveyed to him a letter from His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, thanking him for the letter he had sent him after the successful surgery he underwent, in which he wished…

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Could the army’s mission turn into a spark for confrontation with the “Party”?

MTV Lebanon: Relations between the Lebanese state and Hezbollah are entering a highly sensitive phase, as pressure mounts to expand the authority of legitimate institutions and place weapons exclusively in the hands of the state, amid fears that political decisions could turn into a security confrontation whose consequences would be difficult to control, in a country still grappling with the repercussions…

Hezbollah’s Syndicate Unit Calls for Legal and Financial Guarantees for Ogero Employees

Ad-Diyar: Hezbollah’s Central Syndicates and Workers Unit affirmed in a statement its “firm support for Ogero employees and their union in confronting procrastination and stalling, defending their acquired rights, wages, compensation, social benefits and seniority, and rejecting any attempt to push through the transition to…”

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Ad-Diyar: Finance Minister Yassin Jaber announced that work with the World Bank on preparing a plan to strengthen regional connectivity between Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and neighboring countries is progressing, revealing a “plan to hold a domestic conference in Lebanon next December, with the participation of the relevant ministries and the private sector, followed by a conference…”

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MP Faysal El Sayegh to MTV: We have missed the opportunity presented by the Barrack paper, which Hezbollah considered Israeli, and with every new adventure, our negotiating terms become weaker, so we must work to improve our position at the negotiating table

MTV Lebanon: MP Faysal El Sayegh to MTV: We have missed the opportunity presented by the Barrack paper, which Hezbollah considered Israeli, and with every new adventure, our negotiating terms become weaker, so we must work to improve our position at the negotiating…

The Minister of Culture discussed preparations for “Sidon, a Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue” and the upcoming twinning with Córdoba with the mayor of Sidon

National News Agency: National – Culture Minister Dr. Ghassan Salameh met today in his office at the National Library with Sidon Mayor Engineer Mustafa Hijazi, who headed a delegation that included municipal council member and head of the Cultural Committee Hisham Jarradi, director of the Sidon Capital of Mediterranean Culture file Wafaa Shuaib, and the director of research and development at…

Jaber received the ambassadors of Egypt and Iraq: We are working with the World Bank on a plan for regional connectivity and concessional loans for solar energy, and difficult circumstances do not exempt us from building the future

National News Agency: National News Agency – Finance Minister Yassine Jaber announced progress in work with the World Bank on preparing a plan to strengthen regional connectivity between Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and neighboring countries,” revealing “an intention to hold an internal conference in Lebanon next December, with the participation of the relevant ministries and the private sector, followed by…

Eisenkot’s party says Netanyahu is paving the way to challenge the election results

LBCI: Opposition “Yashar” party leader Gadi Eisenkot warned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to challenge the results of Tuesday’s election and claim that there had been attempts to rig it. Eisenkot said in a statement, “Netanyahu is panicking and paving the way to challenge the results.” He added: “We must get ahead of the Likud party…”

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Lebanon’s waste file on Aoun’s desk… a review of solutions and obstacles

CH23: President of the Republic Joseph Aoun received Marwan Rizkallah, chairman of the board of the National Authority for Solid Waste Management, and was briefed by him on developments in Lebanon’s waste sector and the challenges it faces. Rizkallah gave a comprehensive overview of the current situation and the progress made in addressing the waste issue,…

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Putin: The European Union is putting obstacles in the way of Russian gas supplies

Ad-Diyar: Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed today, Tuesday, that Europe is suffering from the sanctions imposed on Russian gas, noting that European Union countries are putting obstacles in the way of gas supplies. In his opening address at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, Putin said that the participating countries possess about…

Al-Khatib: The country’s affairs will not be set right under the sectarian system

MTV Lebanon: The Vice President of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council, the eminent Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, received at the Council’s headquarters in Hazmieh a delegation from the board of directors of the National Social Security Fund, headed by Beshara Al-Ism, and including Vice President Bassam Alayek and board members Ayad Al-Sibai and George Alam.…

Al-Hajjar discussed relations with the ambassadors of Pakistan and Iraq

Lebanon 24: Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar received Iraq’s ambassador, Muhammad Rida Al-Husayni, and they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to develop them and strengthen joint cooperation in various fields. Advertisement He also received Lebanon’s ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Abdul Aziz Issa, and…

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The Return of the Displaced: Between Raji and Billing

CH23: Foreign Minister and Minister of Emigrants Youssef Raji received the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Lebanon, Carolina Lindholm Billing. The meeting addressed the issue of displaced Syrians and ways for them to return to their country. Billing affirmed the UNHCR’s commitment to supporting Lebanon’s sovereignty and stability, and not…

The Scholar Sheikh Ali al-Khatib Receives a Delegation from the Social Security Board of Directors Headed by al-Asmar

Lebanon 24: The deputy head of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council, the scholar Sheikh Ali al-Khatib, received today at the council’s headquarters in Hazmieh a delegation from the board of directors of the National Social Security Fund headed by Beshara al-Asm, and including Vice President Bassam Aliq and board members Ayyad al-Sibai and George Alam. Advertisement He welcomed…

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Israelis vote in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack... Here are the latest developments

LBCI: 0 min Israelis vote in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack... Here are the latest developments * To protect intellectual property rights, please do not copy more than 20 percent of the news content without mentioning the name of the LBCI Lebanon News website and attaching a Hyperlink to the news article under…

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Al-Hajjar discusses relations with the ambassadors of Pakistan and Iraq and reviews Akkar affairs with MP Al-Baerini

National News Agency: Wataniya - Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar received Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Reza Al-Husseini, and they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to develop them and strengthen joint cooperation in various fields. He also received Lebanon’s ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Abdul Aziz Issa, and discussions were held…

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