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No invitation to the Editors’ Syndicate!

An-Nahar: An expanded seminar on the new media law in Lebanon and the possibility of introducing amendments to it without inviting the Editors’ Syndicate, the largest gathering of journalists…

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A complaint from residents of Ashrafieh

An-Nahar: Residents of Ashrafieh complain about the expansion of cafés and restaurants at the expense of sidewalks in Beirut, narrowing the spaces designated for pedestrians and affecting comfort…

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Neither diaspora nor dispersal, but... an emigrant

An-Nahar: Clarifying the difference between leaving and emigration, and correcting misconceptions about expatriation and the diaspora, while emphasizing the identity of the Lebanese emigrant community and the importance of preserving…

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Does crossing one leg over the other cause varicose veins?

Lebanon 24: You sit with one leg crossed over the other and hear the usual warning: “You’ll get varicose veins.” The advice seems so familiar that it is difficult to question, but this posture does not cause enlarged, twisted veins. What matters more is what happens inside the veins and how long you spend without moving. An awareness article explains…

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Who is responsible for United’s collapse?

Nidaa Al Watan: Manchester United has reached a worrying stage of decline after its disastrous performance against Italy’s Como and its 1-4 defeat in the Champions League, in a match that exposed the team’s defensive fragility and inability to impose its character against an opponent that outdid it in organization, speed and intensity. The defeat was not merely another European setback…

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The Art of Forgetting Everything with Perfect Regularity

Nidaa Al Watan: Our day usually begins with a fateful decision: today, we’re going to be organized! We’ll drink enough water, take our medication on time, reply to messages, go shopping, and call that person we promised to call three weeks ago. Why not? Maybe we’ll become a better version of ourselves! At nine o’clock,…

Al-Mari: An Oil Painting Between Two Rivers

Nidaa Al Watan: Al-Mari is distinguished by its unique geographical location between two rivers, as the Hasbani River borders it to the north, while the course of the Sarid River runs along its eastern boundary. It is a seasonal watercourse whose waters appear around the month of September. This location gives it a natural character that brings together green scenery and agricultural plains,…

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Why should you clean your hairbrush regularly?

Lebanon 24: Hair care is not limited to using shampoo, conditioner and suitable products; it also includes cleaning the tools used daily, foremost among them the hairbrush. Over time, residues of oils, dead skin cells, shed hair and styling products accumulate on it, which may affect cleanliness…

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Sheikh Hossam al-Ailani, a delegation including Shabab Sairoub Club Executive Director Alaa Salloum, his father Yousef Salloum, and Palestinian businessman Ghazi Suleiman

Saida Online: The imam and preacher of Al-Ghofran Mosque in Sidon, Sheikh Hossam al-Ailani, received in his office in Sidon a delegation including Shabab Sairoub Club Executive Director Alaa Salloum, his father, Brother Yousef Salloum, and Palestinian businessman Ghazi Suleiman, where Salloum briefed Sheikh al-Ailani on the sporting activities he undertakes and praised…

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The coalition: Interception and destruction of 11 drones targeting 4 Saudi regions

Al Liwaa: Taiz Governorate in southern Yemen witnessed intensive airstrikes yesterday by the Saudi-led coalition’s aircraft, amid a broad military escalation on the governorate’s fronts and linked to Operation “Dawn of Yemen. Also, the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of 11 drones launched by the terrorist Houthi militia…

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Austria | Tens of thousands of students protest against university budgets

Al Manar: Tens of thousands of students demonstrated in the center of the Austrian capital, Vienna, chanting “No to cuts,” in protest against the budget allocated to universities, which they consider insufficient to compensate for inflation and rising costs. The students held up signs bearing slogans including “Our education, our future”…

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The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation discussed with the Constitutional Council the interpretations contained in the decision challenging the General Amnesty Law

Al Liwaa: The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Ahmad al-Hajj, visited the Constitutional Council at its headquarters in Hadath, where he met with the Council’s president, Judge Tannous Meshleb, and the General Amnesty Law was discussed. After the meeting, Meshleb spoke, affirming “that the Constitutional Council’s decisions have the force of res judicata,” and stressing “that the relationship between…

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Bon Voyage 23-10-2026

Al Liwaa: Traffic at Rafic Hariri International Airport–Beirut on ٢٠٢٦/١٠/٢١ recorded ١٣٤ flights and ١٥٩٩٠ passengers, distributed as follows: - Aircraft traffic: ٦٧ flights landed, ٦٧ flights took off. - Passenger traffic: ٧٧٨٦ passengers arrived, ٨٢٠٤ passengers departed, and transit passengers did not…

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Charitable work

Al Liwaa: On the International Day of Charity, we do not merely celebrate giving as a noble human value; we also reflect on its deeper meaning as an expression of solidarity and shared responsibility toward people, their dignity, and their rights. Charitable work, at its core, should not be limited to providing assistance to those in need…

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Ali Zayour... From the Question of the Arab Mind to the Psychoanalysis of Culture

Al Liwaa: Thinkers have long been preoccupied with the question of the Arab mind: How was it formed? And what governs its ways of thinking in this particular manner rather than another? However, Lebanese philosophy professor and researcher Ali Zayour, who died a few days ago at the age of 89, chose to move from the structure of the mind to the depths of the psyche that drive human thought…

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Praying on a Rug That Counts the Rak‘ahs

Al Liwaa:  What is the ruling on praying on a rug that counts the prayer’s rak‘ahs during the prayer, especially for the elderly and others who often become forgetful? — The principle of alerting someone to an error in prayer is prescribed; a follower is instructed to say “Subhan Allah” if the imam makes a mistake if the follower is a man, and to clap if the follower is a woman. Indeed, it is also permissible to alert someone who is outside…

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On the road to the Presidential Palace... Lebanese University professors stage a sit-in to demand approval of the full-time appointment file in its entirety

Lebanon 24: The Committee of Contract Professors at the Lebanese University staged a symbolic sit-in on the road to the Presidential Palace, coinciding with a Cabinet session, to demand approval of the full-time appointment file without any further delay, carrying banners calling for their rights. Advertisement Dr. Hisham al-Fallu read a statement in which he said…

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Due to serious health violations... Chicken and sandwich restaurant sealed with red wax

Lebanon 24: A patrol from the Investigations Division at the Zahrani regional center, with support from the National Security Department in the South and Health Ministry inspector Shawqi Rahhal, sealed with red wax a restaurant selling chicken and sandwiches in the town of Khraibeh, for being operated illegally by two Syrian nationals, and after…

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