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8 oil tankers were blown up by mines in the Strait of Hormuz in the past 48 hours

Al Manar: The commander of the U.S. Central Command stated hours ago that the Strait of Hormuz was completely cleared of mines and that all types of vessels were passing through it. However, the number of oil tankers blown up by Iranian mines in the past 48 hours alone reached 8. Six days ago, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard published a clip…

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Poland is witnessing political and judicial escalation amid the conflict between Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government and President Karol Nawrocki

Al Manar: Poland is witnessing political and judicial escalation amid the conflict between Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government and President Karol Nawrocki over the Constitutional Tribunal and the powers of state institutions. The crisis worsened when police entered the Tribunal’s headquarters and suspended its president’s duties, in a move the Tribunal described as…

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فرنسا تستنفر 70 ألف عنصر أمني خشية تكرار "السبت الأسود"

Lebanon 24: تستعد السلطات الفرنسية لموجة جديدة من الاحتجاجات، السبت، وسط مخاوف من تكرار أعمال العنف التي شهدتها البلاد في 17 تشرين الأول، مع استمرار التعبئة التي تقودها حركة "السترات الصفراء" بمشاركة نقابات عمالية وطلابية. Advertisement وأعلن وزير الداخلية الفرنسي لوران…

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Despite leading the election, why is Netanyahu acting as if he has been defeated?

Lebanon 24: The results of the Israeli election, despite not resolving the political landscape, indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may remain in power in the coming period, as neither camp has managed to secure a parliamentary majority that would allow it to form a new government. However, Netanyahu’s behavior after the election does not…

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U.S.-Iranian communication… a serious opportunity or a new deception!

Lebanon 24: The information circulated over the past hours about the existence of serious channels of communication between U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei was notable, along with talk of an exchange of messages concerning the possibility of returning to negotiations between Washington…

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Advice from ChatGPT ends young Chinese woman’s life!

IMLebanon: The family of young Chinese woman Bowen Wan is suing OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT of encouraging their daughter to stop taking epilepsy medication, before she was found dead in February 2026. The young woman followed the AI’s guidance to reduce her dose of “lamotrigine” from 400 mg to zero, over 25 days without a prescription…

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Lebanon in the calculations after the Israeli elections... A postponed settlement or open-ended escalation?

Al Liwaa: The Israeli elections held on 27 October this month did not settle the identity of the next government so much as reveal a political impasse open to complex coalition negotiations, amid the rival camps’ inability to secure a clear parliamentary majority. But the paradox that directly concerns Lebanon is that the ambiguity…

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What are the constitutional and Taif Agreement criteria for achieving administrative decentralization in Lebanon?

Al Liwaa: Administrative decentralization in Lebanon is not merely a means of speeding up transactions or improving services; rather, it is an essential part of a project to rebuild the constitutional state and its institutions. The real challenge lies not in transferring powers from Beirut to the regions, but in determining how authority, responsibility and resources are distributed…

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From the enemy’s media: No conditional citizenship… and no veto on a government that includes Arab parties

Al Liwaa: Raise your heads, we have won; Israel’s democracy has made its position clear. The election results show that the public is tired of Benjamin Netanyahu; the public has made its decision, and now only one question remains: Will we, the leaders of the bloc, be able to respect the voters’ will? And will we send Netanyahu and his government to…

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Between the train and the chair!

Al Liwaa: - And so... Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref: Our readiness today to seriously confront any malicious act is far greater than during the 12-day and 40-day wars! - And so... If these cultural (Ain al-Mreisseh chair) or tourism-related (electric train) events were taking place amid achievements on the level of…

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Beirut Is the Foundation (8)

Al Liwaa: After examining Beirut’s resources, the question arises: who will turn these resources into work, income, and a dignified life? It begins with Beirut itself. The city cannot tie its future to waiting for a state exhausted by wars, chaos, corruption, and cronyism across all its sectors and administrations, nor reduce the role of its people to complaining.…

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The Dangers of Security Failures in Lebanon

Al Liwaa: Based on security sciences, security threats in Lebanese, Arab and international law are acts and activities that pose a direct threat to the vital interests of the state and its legitimate political and security institutions, or to political, social and economic stability, or to the safety of any citizen…

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The “Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee” launches the “National Plan for Camp Governance”... Salam: For a comprehensive approach that does not come at Lebanon’s or the Palestinians’ expense

Al Liwaa: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed that “addressing the conditions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon requires a new approach,” noting that Lebanon’s position on the Palestinian cause remains unchanged, based on its commitment to international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative adopted in Beirut in 2002. He affirmed “rejection…

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Two meetings on “Solidere” and “Qoleiat Airport” at the Grand Serail

Al Liwaa: Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam chaired a meeting at the Grand Serail attended by the ministerial committee tasked with following up on the file of the “Solidere” company, in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Tarek Mitri, and Ministers of Finance Yassine Jaber, Culture Ghassan Salameh, and Economy and Trade Amer…

The Military Court indicts Hezbollah defendants in the Dhahr al-Baydar explosives case

Al Liwaa: Contacts are underway to contain internal tensions and address the Dhahr al-Baydar explosives case in a purposeful manner and in accordance with the law, while ensuring that calm remains the basis for efforts that could lead to an internal dialogue, supported by Arab and domestic backing. This is the message that the Director General of General Security, Major General Hassan Shuqair, returned with from his visit…

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The occupation demolishes the homes of the two perpetrators of the Hebron operation

Al Liwaa: Israel demolished yesterday the homes of two attackers who killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank last week, as part of an ongoing operation that has led to the forced displacement of more than 3000 Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army to launch a wide-scale operation…

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The state of tobacco and tumbek cultivation in Akkar... Saqr: We are committed to this crop, and the Regie administration supports Akkar’s farmers

Al Liwaa: Amid the misconceptions being circulated about tobacco cultivation in Akkar, union president Abdul Hamid Saqr explains with figures the reality of this crop, which is the most important for farmers in the north. He confirms that the number of licensed growers is currently around 4250, after having been 4400, and that the shortfall of 150 licenses is due to some farmers selling and transferring their licenses, not to a decline…

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Al-Zein to World Bank delegation: We are working on sustainable waste solutions

Al Liwaa: Environment Minister Tamara Al-Zein stressed the need to direct funding toward sustainable solutions for the solid waste sector, while avoiding resorting to loans. She affirmed that Lebanon needs to break out of the cycle of temporary fixes and their recurring costs, and build a service that limits the environmental and financial burdens on…

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