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7971 in English · 234 original-language storiesMTV Lebanon: The head of the Change Movement, lawyer Elie Mahfoud, wrote on his account on the “X” platform: “In light of the serious information about the militia’s security and military activities, turning a blind eye is no longer acceptable and laxity is unjustified.. What is happening is not something that can be ignored, but rather a deviation that threatens the state and security…”
Lebanon Debate: The decision on war is on Hezbollah’s table… Who holds the key at…
MTV Lebanon: Information reported by Al-Liwaa newspaper noted that there is “an intention to impose new U.S. sanctions targeting Lebanese politicians, under the pretext that they are obstructing the disarmament of “Hezbollah.” The new U.S. sanctions, if imposed, could also target judges and security or military officials,” explaining that “the sanctions will not be imposed…
CH23: The call for dialogue has remained a constant in the statements of former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt, on the grounds that it is “a necessity” and that “dialogue is the only way with Hezbollah,” especially since we are in “dead time.” Therefore, it is “necessary to seek domestic understandings,” according to sources who indicated…
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Lebanon 24: Lebanon is entering a new phase of political stagnation amid the Israeli elections, without harboring great illusions about what their results may bring. Political assessments indicate that changing faces in Tel Aviv does not necessarily mean a change in the security and military approach, and that Israeli policy toward…
Lebanon Debate: Netanyahu enlists the heads of the Mossad and Shin Bet… and Zamir stands alone in confronting the decision…
Al Manar: Enemy media: The electoral process in “Israel” began a short while ago and will continue until ten o’clock…
MTV Lebanon: Peacekeeping forces consist of a group of military personnel, civilians and police officers deployed by the United Nations under a Security Council resolution to assist any country experiencing conflicts; and to help it transition from war to peace. They are distinguished by wearing blue helmets. The force’s composition…
MTV Lebanon: The newspaper "Al-Liwaa" quoted a parliamentary source as saying that "Finance Minister Yassine Jaber informed MPs on the Finance and Budget Committee that the presidential challenge to the banking restructuring law had not affected the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, pausing at the provisions of the financial and administrative reforms…"
An-Nahar: Follow the top political and sports news and analysis in the Middle East and the world on October 27, 2026, from the Israeli elections to the Ballon d'Or…
Nidaa Al Watan: Polls open for the Knesset elections…
MTV Lebanon: A diplomatic source described the atmosphere surrounding last week’s meeting in Tampa, Florida, between the Lebanese and Israeli military delegations under US sponsorship as unsuitable from the outset for achieving any tangible progress between the two sides, because the timing of holding this…
An-Nahar: The claim that an activist in Iraq’s October Revolution glorified the Baath Party and Saddam Hussein is false, and the story dates back to demonstrations in Kirkuk before the revolution. Learn the details…
MTV Lebanon: The newspaper "Al-Liwaa" quoted security sources as saying that “Hezbollah has been working for 3 months to strengthen its capabilities, with Iranian funding, focusing on explosives and drones, and making preparations to participate in a new war that has not yet come to an end. Hezbollah has not explicitly announced that it is inclined to participate…”
CH23: It is not easy for someone who built his political profile under the auspices of the Future Movement to emerge from its cloak and establish an independent standing for himself. That is the predicament facing Ahmad Hashemiyyeh, president of the Beirut Association for Social Development, as he attempts to move from being one of the men of political Harirism to becoming a contender…
National News Agency: National News Agency - Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper wrote: Eyes in Lebanon are focused on the Israeli Knesset elections tomorrow, Tuesday, and the upcoming U.S. midterm elections on November 3, amid fears that Hezbollah could enter a new war of support if any military escalation occurs in…
National News Agency: Aoun followed up on the electricity file with Efram... and a question to the government about Galerie Semaan. National News Agency — Al-Sharq newspaper wrote: The region is on the brink of possibilities, and Israel is brandishing fire as military pressure intersects with Tehran negotiations and calculations surrounding the Israeli elections. While the resistance denies that Iran has…
National News Agency: “Israel” votes: Eisenkot is leading in the polls… and the Arab lists are the deciding factor. Sanaa targets the oil pipeline and Riyadh airport… and Egypt approves defensive support for Saudi Arabia. National News Agency - Al-Binaa newspaper wrote: Regional and international mediation efforts intersect with electoral deadlines and mounting pressure…
National News Agency: Wataniya – Al-Liwaa newspaper wrote: Lebanese attention is focused on consolidating internal stability, while reports about regional (Arab and Islamic) efforts to contain regional tensions—particularly on the United States-Iran front—are dismissed, at a time when Israel is preoccupied with elections amid fierce competition…
MTV Lebanon: The question is no longer whether war could return, but when… The Middle East is shrouded in an atmosphere of embers that seem more scorching than what we witnessed in the previous war. Preparations are at their peak, and we can almost hear and see the countdown, while Lebanon continues to play the same game of delay, through procrastination…
National News Agency: Wataniya – Al-Diyar newspaper wrote: Cautious anticipation prevails across the Lebanese scene. Official political leaders have chosen to cool down the hot issues and deal calmly with contentious matters with Hezbollah, while awaiting the unfolding of pressing regional and international developments amid the ambiguity prevailing in the military…
MTV Lebanon: The fallout from a possible Israeli war on Hezbollah’s community tops the discussions within the party, amid fears that it may again become militarily involved in support of Iran. The popular pressure seems to have become “too great for it to contain,” according to its opponents, especially after…
National News Agency: Wataniya – Al-Jumhuriya newspaper wrote: The period preceding the Knesset elections in Israel and the midterm elections in the United States saw the alarmist chambers and sources of malicious domestic and foreign propaganda harness all their energies to grip the entire world with anxiety over the possibility of inevitable wars that would precede them,…
Lebanon 24: Egyptian actress Sabreen revealed the circumstances behind her decision to remove her hijab after two years of psychological struggles and hesitation. She spoke about her family’s reactions to the decision and the criticism that still follows her because of it. She also opened up for the first time about her previous marriages, speaking about her personal life and the pressures she went through…
National News Agency: National News - Al-Akhbar newspaper wrote: Lebanon is entering a new phase of political stagnation, against the backdrop of the Israeli elections, without major illusions about what their results may bring. Political assessments indicate that changing faces in Tel Aviv does not necessarily mean a change in the security and military approach,…
CH23: Hezbollah’s pledge not to move toward military involvement if the United States or Israel launches a new war on Iran raises questions about the reasons behind the position and the group’s ability to withstand developments on the ground. After the experience of March 2026, when the group again opened the Lebanese front despite…
CH23: All eyes in Middle Eastern countries, along with those of many countries around the world, are focused on Israel today, as it enters one of its most politically complex general elections, and one that raises the most troubling questions about the fate of the region, given whatever results it produces and whatever government…
MTV Lebanon: An official source told Nidaa Al-Watan that “the mood in Lebanon is dominated by caution, monitoring and anticipation as it awaits the emergence of the Israeli election results,” explaining that “the result has direct implications for Lebanon, although Israeli policy in general will not change. Netanyahu promised…
Al Jadeed: Around 7.3 million voters are eligible to take part in choosing the 120 members of the twenty-sixth Knesset, in the first parliamentary election since October 7, 2023, and the war that followed in the Gaza Strip. The race is focused on Netanyahu, who is seeking to retain his position, and the Israeli chief of staff…
Al Jadeed: The key lies in Tehran… Will “Hezbollah” enter the war? (Asharq Al-Awsat) Asharq Al-Awsat reported: Ministerial sources believe that the final decision of “Hezbollah,” which continues to refuse to implement the government’s decisions, is tied to the calculations of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and consider that the party’s leeway in making a decision…
Al Manar: Switzerland: The foreign minister heads to Pyongyang this week to hold political consultations and reopen the Swiss diplomatic office in North Korea…
An-Nahar: The by-election in Western Bekaa highlights a political rivalry between Elie Ferzli and May Sakkaf and the influence of alliances and Lebanese parties in the contest…
An-Nahar: Developments in the cabinet reshuffle in Lebanon amid political disagreements, ministerial resignations, and the role of political parties in confronting domestic challenges…
An-Nahar: A detailed analysis of Hezbollah’s weapons and their political and security impact in Lebanon, with a review of officials’ positions and security-related events…
