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Russia and Libya discuss energy projects and accelerating the resumption of the joint intergovernmental committee’s work
Al Manar: Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev and Libya’s acting Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Rajab Abdulsadek, discussed energy projects and the resumption of the joint intergovernmental committee’s work between the two countries. The Russian Energy Ministry said in a statement after the meeting that both sides would make every effort to restore the committee’s activity in…
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Vučić accuses the American “deep state” of defeating him in the election and warns of sanctions against Russia
Al Manar: Resigning Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić accused the American “deep state” of being behind his coalition’s loss in the parliamentary elections held in Serbia on Sunday. Speaking from his coalition’s headquarters on Sunday evening, Vučić said: “This was confirmation of the revolution that was orchestrated directly with the support of various countries…”
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A message from Trump to the Israeli people: Vote for Bibi, and we must finish the mission we started
MTV Lebanon: U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a message to the Israeli people 48 hours before the legislative elections, saying: “To the people of Israel, and to those who haven’t seen it, I’m attaching the endorsement I gave a week ago to your prime minister, Bibi Netanyahu. As you know…”
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Iran’s next war will not resemble those that came before… What is Tehran planning?
Lebanon 24: The website "Al-Monitor" published a new report addressing the escalating Iranian threats against the United States and Israel, noting that Tehran is seeking to turn the possibility of being subjected to new attacks into a strategic pressure card by threatening to expand the scope of the confrontation to include energy facilities and infrastructure…
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Will Hezbollah risk a new war of support if the confrontation between America and Iran resumes?
Al Liwaa: The Middle East stands at a dangerous and decisive threshold in its contemporary history, amid mounting threats and escalating field indicators pointing to the possibility of a wide-scale military confrontation erupting or direct conflict resuming between the United States of America and its allies on one side, and the Republic…
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The Israeli enemy continues demolitions and bulldozing in Yahmar al-Shaqif, al-Taybeh and al-Khiam
Al Liwaa: Israeli attacks continue in areas of southern Lebanon, with an escalation in air and artillery strikes and sweeping operations using heavy machine guns, alongside massive explosions carried out by the Israeli enemy in several towns, causing an enormous bang and tremors whose echoes reverberated across various southern areas. This was accompanied by…
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The inevitability of a decision: war or diplomacy?
Al Liwaa: The war of attrition between the United States and Iran is approaching the decisive moment, and the region has reached an extremely dangerous brink, with missiles, aircraft carriers, sanctions and threats piling up, while the room for compromise narrows day by day. Although the door to negotiations has not been definitively closed, the balance is tipping toward confrontation…
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“How can we attract and retain Arab investors in Lebanon?”
Al Liwaa: I was deeply affected when I repeatedly received calls from a number of friends in the Arab Gulf states, specifically from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Kuwait, the State of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. They are all prominent businessmen who invested in Lebanon, and who knew…
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Hefzy Honored in America
Al Liwaa: The 30th edition of the Arab Film Festival in San Francisco honors producer Mohamed Hefzy as the festival’s guest of honor and awards him the Luminary Award for Cultural Impact in recognition of his artistic career and contributions to supporting Arab cinema and building bridges of cultural exchange on the international stage. Hefzy responded with thanks: “It means to me…”
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Washington renews orders for its staff to leave Saudi Arabia as flights partially resume in Riyadh
Al Manar: The U.S. State Department ordered non-essential government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia as of 23 October, due to security risks linked to Houthi attacks. The U.S. mission in Saudi Arabia claimed, in a security alert issued on Sunday, 25 October, that “the Houthis…
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Netanyahu and Trump: Ballot boxes to the rhythm of war
ASAS Media: The Israeli and American elections are not separate contests, but a single battle spread across two fronts, where ballot boxes intersect with aircraft carriers, and calculations of staying in power with projects…
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Captagon in Suwayda: Barak’s messages to Israel
ASAS Media: According to sources cited by “ASAS Media,” Suwayda has become a political predicament for Barak, amid al-Hijri’s insistence on his conditions and the continued incursions…
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Egyptian Parliament Approves Support for Saudi Arabia as Clashes Resume in Taiz
El Shark: The military situation in Yemen is seeing rapid developments as clashes continue between government forces and the Ansar Allah (Houthi) group on several fronts, particularly after government forces announced the launch of “Dawn of Yemen” operation, amid widening security and humanitarian repercussions. In the latest developments:…
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Qatar discusses de-escalation and freedom of navigation in the region with Saudi Arabia and Egypt
El Shark: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held two separate phone calls with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, during which they discussed bilateral cooperation and the latest…
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Iran will not discuss its nuclear program
El Shark: A senior official told Reuters that “Iran will not discuss its nuclear program before America responds to Tehran’s demands,” noting that “Tehran’s talks with members of the Mecca Alliance do not address the Iranian nuclear issue.” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei confirmed that his country is monitoring…
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Trump’s advisers are pushing for an Israeli unity government that excludes Ben Gvir and Smotrich
El Shark: U.S. President Donald Trump called for support for Benjamin Netanyahu in the election, citing the war the United States and Israel are waging against Iran as an example of “winning together.” He addressed Israelis, saying: “When you go to the polls, please remember that Bibi was…”
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tayyar.org - This is what Israel’s Channel 12 revealed!
Tayyar: Israel’s Channel 12 revealed that two officials, one military and one political, confirmed that the Israeli army had indeed asked him to carry out a step concerning Iran before the election. According to the army, this step was highly likely to lead to the postponement of the election. A military official said: “The other side sees everything,…”
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tayyar.org - What’s the situation? Lebanon and the Middle East on high alert between the Israeli and American elections... and a prominent regional meeting in Tehran
Tayyar: All the players are armed. They have their fingers on the trigger on one hand, and extend a hand for negotiations on the other. But the decision in particular is in the hands of the occupant of the White House, who will rely on an extremely pragmatic assessment of his interests before deciding whether or not to go to war with Iran. From now until the date of the American elections…
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tayyar.org - Behind the Scenes - Will “the party” intervene if Iran is struck?
Tayyar: A senior party official comments on the possibility of the party intervening with a third support front for Iran if it is subjected to a major US-Israeli military strike, saying: The current phase and circumstances differ from those that preceded the second of last March, when the aim of intervening was to change the situation…
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tayyar.org - On Halloween night, a driver ran over 30 cyclists!
Tayyar: Two cyclists were killed and a third was seriously injured after a driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol ran over a group of about 30 cyclists who were taking part in a celebratory ride…
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tayyar.org - New educational curricula in Syria spark objections... What is the story of Sultan Pasha al-Atrash?
Tayyar: The head of the Arab Unification Party, Wiam Wahhab, wrote on the platform…
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tayyar.org - Notable meeting in Tehran… Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan on the table
Tayyar: Two sources familiar with the matter said senior officials from the countries that signed the Mecca Agreement on joint defense—Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan—are scheduled to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination. The two sources, who asked not to be identified, said that…
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tayyar.org - Lula da Silva wins Brazil's presidency... and Bolsonaro rejects the result
Tayyar: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected on Sunday to an unprecedented fourth term after narrowly defeating his conservative rival Flávio Bolsonaro, who refused to acknowledge the result and announced his intention to demand the annulment of the election. Lula, 80, received 51.8…
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tayyar.org - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister: Iran does not need support from anyone
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Binaa’s headline: Hezbollah today faces a delicate equation in which its calculations intersect with the Lebanese reality and the cost of any new Israeli war. In this context, political indications suggest that the decision to become involved in a possible confrontation against the backdrop of an American-Israeli war on Iran is not…
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Trump pressures Kyiv… and Lavrov smiles in Tehran
El Shark: The timing of the Trump administration’s escalation of its pressure on Ukraine and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Iran suggests the existence of an undisclosed deal between Washington and Moscow, under which the former would pressure Kyiv to end or freeze the war, in return for Russian pressure…
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شروق وغروب – بقلم خليل الخوري - هل أدّت 7 تشرين الى دفن حل الدولتين؟
El Shark: يتقاطع شبه إجماع دولي على أن ما يُدار حالياً على الساحة الفلسطينية من تطورات هو مؤشر واضح على أن عملية طوفان الأقصى في السابع من تشربن الأول 2023 وأن ما تلاها ولا يزال، حتى الساعة، من فظائع وارتكابات إسرائيلية، يسير نحو إنهاء «حل الدولتين»، وأن مبادرة قمة…
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Because of Lebanon and Gaza... What is happening inside the Israeli army?
Lebanon 24: The Israeli website "Natziv" published a report discussing the organizational and military changes the Israeli army is undergoing to confront the growing threat posed by drones, in light of lessons learned from the war in Ukraine and military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. Advertisement The report, which…
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Eyes turn to zero hour in the US-Iranian conflict as Lebanon waits
El Shark: Amid anticipation of what the situation between Washington and Tel Aviv on the one hand and Tehran on the other will lead to, in light of US positions pointing to a resumption of the war as mediation efforts falter, the Lebanese scene remained in a state of anticipation and waiting, as long as the political authority is unable to keep Lebanon out of its repercussions and the continued influence of Hezbollah…
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The Book of Ad-Diyar
Ad-Diyar: What is this mythical state that poses the existential obsession of the greatest empire in history—unless it is the empire of “every man for himself,” if we follow the contradictory positions among its leaders. Astonishing statements by Donald Trump: “Iran poses a threat to global security,” “a danger to strategic security…”
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The organization “Hostage Liberation Worldwide,” headed by Lebanese American Nizar Zakka, issued an urgent humanitarian appeal calling for progress on the issue of those missing in Syria, who have been absent for many…
Ad-Diyar: The organization “Hostage Liberation Worldwide,” headed by Lebanese American Nizar Zakka, issued an urgent humanitarian appeal calling for progress on the issue of those missing in Syria, who have been absent for many years without their fate receiving the attention needed to determine whether they have died…
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tayyar.org - “The coalition” intercepts a missile launched toward Riyadh and destroys two platforms in Sanaa
Tayyar: Middle East Saudi Arabia: The official spokesperson for the coalition forces, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, said that air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia toward Riyadh early Monday. Al-Maliki explained in a series of subsequent posts on the “X” platform that the coalition destroyed…
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Internal and external files frozen on the eve of the two key deadlines... Lebanon between Israeli measures and US warnings
An-Nahar: Internal and external files in Lebanon frozen ahead of the two key deadlines amid Israeli measures and US warnings and their impact on the political situation…
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Suwayda Reveals a U.S.-Israeli Divergence over Syria’s Future
CH23: Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria, is once again at the forefront of regional tensions, with Israeli military movements continuing and talk growing of a possible move by National Guard factions in the governorate’s western countryside, amid accusations that they are receiving support from Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, the statements by the U.S. envoy…
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Study: A 50% decline in returnees to Israel among high-tech employees and graduates of the intelligence Unit 8200
Elnashra: A new analysis showed that the groups of Israelis who prefer to remain abroad and not return to the country are those working in the high-tech sector, …
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Famous conjoined twins on Instagram die at 27... What happened?
An-Nahar: The famous conjoined twins on Instagram have died at the age of 27. Learn about the details of their story and the causes of death in this article…