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36138 in English · 981 original-language storiesTayyar: Ghanwa Fahd—Classrooms in a number of faculties at the Lebanese University are suffering from overcrowding, with around 300 students attending exercise classes in the Faculty of Sciences, or what is known as “TD,” in a single room, when their number should not exceed 30 students. This is bringing the debate back to the numbers…
ASAS Media: “Raise your head high, you are a free Arab.” To the rhythm of Asala’s Damascene song, Arabs of the 48 celebrated their historic victory in elections…
Tayyar: Antoine Al-AsmariThe possibility that US interest in Lebanon may wane, even temporarily, opens the door to shifts that go beyond the scope of Washington’s diplomatic presence, affecting the security, political and economic balances underpinning the Lebanese reality. Lebanon, whose internal crises are intertwined with conflicts…
Tayyar: Maarouf al-Daouq—In a calm, lengthy assessment session, senior officials and those involved reviewed the direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, the results they have achieved so far, the extent to which they match the intended objectives, and what serves Lebanon’s interests, to end the crisis of the Israeli occupation of the south and bring about security…
Ad-Diyar: The Finance and Budget Committee began studying the 2027 draft budget, with files left unresolved in previous budgets on its agenda, from the final accounts to taxes and public-sector restructuring. The balance between revenues and expenditures announced by the government requires scrutiny of its sources and cost, and of the extent to which it aligns with reforms…
Ad-Diyar: Bernard Lewis, who described the Middle East as “the antique chariot driven by mad gods,” discovered in his final days that it was “a repository of human fossils.” We do not imagine that Donald Trump differs from other presidents in how he views us. Have we ever tried to understand what the “Eisenhower Doctrine” (1957) means…
Ad-Diyar: It is not ordinary for President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun to announce more than once, and officially, this week that Lebanon’s contacts with the United States aimed at putting an end to the Israeli attacks have still yielded no results, especially since these positions came directly after an eighth round of negotiations…
Ad-Diyar: -There are no taxes in the budget proposal, only adjustments to some fees. -During the second half of next year, we will finish passing the financial gap law. Despite all the criticism directed at the budget, Finance Minister Yassin Jaber insists on defending it and says it is an ambitious budget that includes no new taxes, but…
National News Agency: وطنية - اتهمت مسؤولة السياسة الخارجية في الاتحاد الأوروبي كايا كالاس الجمعة وزير الخارجية الروسي سيرغي لافروف بالترويج لـ"أكاذيب" حول أوكرانيا خلال اجتماعات مجموعة العشرين، معتبرة أن موسكو تقوض جهود السلام. وقالت كالاس لوكالة فرانس برس "كنا نناقش الأزمات…
Ad-Diyar: Younes told “Ad-Diyar” that the scandal lies in abandoning the girl who was assaulted; some families refrain from reporting out of fear of the stigma of shame; the importance of teaching minors their right to protect their bodies; family support is the first line of defense. Under the guise of love and admiration, some minors find themselves victims of grooming…
Ad-Diyar: An Arab security diplomat, who returned to Beirut a few days ago from a European tour via his country’s capital, where he took part in a series of meetings of a regional nature, believes that delaying the formation of the government, to the point of obstructing it, could make Netanyahu’s conduct and decisions more dangerous than if the coalition were formed quickly, as it might…
Ad-Diyar: After the government commissioner to the Military Court, Judge Claude Ghanem, charged thirteen people in the explosives-truck case—the truck was seized at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint—with crimes of assaulting internal and external state security, committing felonies that undermine state security, and violating government decisions, questions arise…
El Shark: The “Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee” launched consultations on the “National Plan for the Governance of Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon” under the auspices of and in the presence of Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam at the Grand Serail, with former President Fouad Siniora and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s special representative Yasser… in attendance
El Shark: By Dr. Ibrahim Al Arab Fourth: Lebanon and Iran... Different calculations and continued deterrence From a Lebanese perspective, it cannot be assumed that the arrival of an Israeli prime minister with a military background will automatically lead to a reduction in escalation. Eisenkot is not an outsider to Israel’s security establishment, but is one of the most prominent…
El Shark: The Executive Council of “Project for a Homeland for Humanity” held its weekly meeting, chaired by MP Neemat Frem, alongside MP Sajih Attieh and in the presence of council members. They discussed various issues and developments at the local and regional levels, and those attending issued the following statement: They stressed that…
El Shark: Developments in Lebanon do not appear to be separate from the political impasse in Israel, as fears are growing that Benjamin Netanyahu will turn the failure to form a government and the possibility of entering an open political crisis into an opportunity to expand the military escalation, fleeing forward and reshuffling the cards on the fronts, with Lebanon foremost among them…
El Shark: The Iranian regime is betting that Donald Trump’s clouds will one day clear and that a change of faces will restore things to how they were before, but in doing so it overlooks a greater truth: its aggressive conduct toward the region and the world has reached the point of no return. Regional and international policy toward it is no longer hostage to parliaments or…
El Shark: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi’s visit to Damascus on Wednesday marked a striking political shift in relations between the two countries, and was the first visit by an Iraqi prime minister to Damascus since the fall of the Assad regime. Baghdad is opening up to President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s administration, after Iraqi factions fought alongside the regime…
El Shark: Lebanon is facing an extremely complex regional scene, in which Turkish and Israeli interests are intertwined, and security and military calculations intersect with economic and geopolitical shifts in the eastern Mediterranean. Amid the widening competition for influence, the question arises as to Lebanon’s place in any regional confrontation…
El Shark: U.S. President Donald Trump is campaigning “like a fighter,” hopping from one election rally to another, urging his voters not to give in to the gloomy opinion polls. His speeches are tinged with panic over the headache that losing the Republican majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate could impose on what remains of his term, …
El Shark: This is a legitimate question for the party that made a huge fuss because the state seized the explosives at an army checkpoint in Dahr al-Baydar, and it turned out that the officer in charge, who is close to the party, was absent due to illness. Without getting into pointless arguments about how and why the explosives were seized, the party must be asked…
El Shark: It is natural for interest in developments in the region to intensify, and perhaps this rush to assess the results of the Knesset elections in occupied Palestine, as well as the midterm elections in the United States, whether before, during, or after their announcement, is acceptable, or at least understandable. All the more so,…
El Shark: On day 135 since the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, and 244 days after the war broke out between the two sides, developments continue on multiple fronts. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced that 3 oil tankers—which it said were in violation—had encountered incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, “after they tried to…
Lebanon 24: Nails are an important part of the beauty of the hands and personal appearance, but some incorrect daily practices may make them weak and prone to breaking and peeling. To maintain healthy, beautiful nails, it is essential to follow a simple, regular routine that combines moisturizing, protection, and proper nutrition. Here are the most notable…
An-Nahar: Yesterday, the government’s commissioner to the Military Court, Judge Claude Ghanem, indicted eight people belonging to 'Hezbollah' in the case of transporting the truckload of explosives seized at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint. 'Hezbollah' swiftly condemned the move through MP Dr. Hussein al-Hajj Hassan, a member of the 'Loyalty to the Resistance' bloc…
Lebanon 24: The results of the Israeli Knesset elections placed the opposition before a complex political dilemma, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost his parliamentary majority, while the Arab parties made historic gains that made them a key player in calculations over forming the next government. Advertisement According to a report…
Elnashra: Early voting in the U.S. midterm elections reached a record level, with around 48 million people casting their ballots before next Tuesday’s election, amid…
L'Orient Today: Nearly 48 million Americans have voted early in the US midterms, with Democrats making up 44% of early ballots and turnout surging in key battleground…
MTV Lebanon: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio: I discussed regional challenges in Iran and Yemen…
An-Nahar: Scientists discovered a turkey-sized dinosaur, Infernogallus, that fed on fruit 66 million years ago, with unique features in its beak and jaws that indicate its diet…
Al Manar: Palestinian media: Israeli occupation army gunfire hits tents of displaced people near the “synagogue” in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, in the south of the Strip…
MTV Lebanon: Morocco: Not renewing the peacekeeping mission is a step toward the final closure of the Western Sahara issue at the United Nations, and its personnel, vehicles, equipment and insignia should leave in the coming days…
CH23: The Directorate General of Internal Security Forces urged victims of domestic violence and anyone who witnesses cases of violence not to remain silent and to report them via the 1745 hotline, stressing that every victim has the right to live safely, and that protection begins with reporting. Join our news channel on WhatsApp. Follow the latest news…
MTV Lebanon: “National News Agency”: Artillery shelling targeted the Al-Araish area between Haris and Hadatha in the Bent…
Al Manar: Russia used its veto to block a draft resolution drafted by the United States, which aimed to reduce the military component of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. The vote came after an unusual confrontation among the major powers over an issue that had long been considered…
Ad-Diyar: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: No real shifts in relations with America because of the continued supply of weapons to Ukraine…
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