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He fell in love with another woman and killed his wife… Details of a horrific crime in Lebanon
Al Jadeed: He also added that he took her body to the hospital, claiming that she had died after falling in the bathroom, in an attempt to conceal his crime. The legal procedure was carried out against him, based on instructions from the judiciary…
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Israeli Defense Minister denounces Eisenkot’s call for the army to resist Netanyahu’s pressure
Elnashra: Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz denounced opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot over his call for the army to resist pressure that the prime minister may exert…
SocietyTranslated
Yemeni Military Media shows footage of the takeover of Al-Dhabab and Jabal Al-Aswad in Taiz
Al Manar: Yemeni Military Media showed footage of the armed forces taking control of the Al-Dhabab and Jabal Al-Aswad areas in Taiz Governorate, and expelling and defeating the Saudi-backed reinforcements there. The footage showed the Yemeni armed forces raising the Yemeni flag in the liberated areas, after completing their control over…
From fiction to the political table... An Israeli report proposes a full Jewish-Arab alliance
Lebanon Debate: From fiction to the political table... An Israeli report proposes a Jewish-Arab alliance…
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Street Children: No Places Take Them In and Organized Gangs Exploit Them
CH23: The phenomenon of street children is no longer merely a tragedy of people begging in passing; it has turned into a human trafficking crime run by organized gangs. Beirut municipal council member, lawyer Mohammad Ballouta, tells "Al-Modon" that the decision to confront it is decisive on the ground, with the support of the security forces and the Information Branch, to remove children from the streets and dismantle…
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Al-Khazen visits President Berri: Our support for him reflects our conviction of the importance of his role in keeping the doors of dialogue open
Al Liwaa: Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri received former minister Wadih Al-Khazen at the Second Presidency headquarters in Ain al-Tineh. They reviewed developments in the general situation and the latest political and field developments, as well as national affairs. Al-Khazen said the meeting addressed “domestic developments and the situation in the region amid a highly consequential political turning point…
Israel Hayom: The Election Committee is examining Likud’s claims of vote-rigging in favor of the Arab parties
Lebanon Debate: Israel Hayom: The Election Committee is examining Likud’s claims of vote-rigging in favor of the parties…
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From Amman, Najat Saliba calls for science to be used in decision-making
CH23: MP Najat Saliba took part in the conference “The Role of Research and Technology Infrastructure in Science and Diplomacy,” held in the Jordanian capital, Amman, in the presence of Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan and directors of research centers from around the world. The remarks stressed the importance of openness and international cooperation in the field…
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Trump said his support for Netanyahu made a difference: I haven’t yet considered intervening to help form a government led by Netanyahu
Elnashra: U.S. President Donald Trump said he initially received troubling reports about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s prospects, but his situation…
He said she fell in the bathroom... Marital disputes end in a crime
Lebanon Debate: He said she fell in the bathroom... Marital disputes end…
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Kremlin: We will announce the date for resuming trilateral talks on Ukraine as soon as it is set
Lebanon 24: Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced that the Kremlin will announce the date for resuming trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine, aimed at resolving the Ukrainian crisis, as soon as it is set. Advertisement Peskov made the statement in response to a question about the possible date…
Lebanon Debate correspondent: Two drones exploded over the town of Mansouri
Lebanon Debate: Lebanon Debate correspondent: Two drones exploded over the town of…
Araghchi: Iran is in close contact with mediators to ensure implementation of its proposal
LBCI: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that Tehran remains in close and continuous contact with mediators to review ideas that would ensure implementation of the Iranian proposal aimed at ending the war in the Middle East. Araghchi added that Iran continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed, noting the possibility of completing…
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The Forces demand that the end of the year be set as the deadline for dismantling the military and security apparatus of the “Party”
Yasour: The Forces demand that the end of the year be set as the deadline for dismantling the military and secu…
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A crime shakes Sarafand... A husband admits to killing his wife and attempting to mislead the investigation
CH23: The Directorate General of Internal Security Forces announced that a Syrian husband had confessed to deliberately killing his wife, with premeditation and intent, amid marital disputes and his attachment to another woman, before attempting to conceal his crime by claiming that she had died after falling in the bathroom. The Directorate explained, in a statement issued by the Division…
“You will hear good news”... Turkey moves to advance the Libya unification file
Lebanon Debate: “You will hear good news”... Turkey moves to advance the unification of…
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Why Did La Liga and Real Madrid Give In to China?
An-Nahar: Faced with a widespread boycott movement in China following controversy sparked by remarks from Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, La Liga and Real Madrid were forced to issue apologies…
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What has Lebanon implemented from the decision to ban Hezbollah’s military wing?
CH23: The recent seizure of the explosives shipment in the Dhahr al-Baydar area of eastern Lebanon, which the party acknowledged belonged to it and was to be used in confronting Israel, has revived debate over what has been implemented of the Lebanese government’s well-known decision last year to ban the military and security activities of “Hezbollah,” which came after…
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Rising fuel costs force hundreds of residents to leave a cruise ship in Cambodia
Al Manar: Hundreds of people who permanently reside aboard the cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey had to leave it in Cambodia this week, after its operator announced that rising fuel prices due to the war against Iran had significantly increased operating costs. Villa Vie Residences, the owner…
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“We Don’t Care Who Governs Israel”… What Did Qassem Say About Weapons and the U.S.-Iranian Agreement?
Lebanon 24: Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem announced that the resistance would continue, affirming that it rejected any discussion of relinquishing its weapons as long as the Israeli occupation remained in place and attacks on Lebanon continued. He considered the “framework agreement” to lack constitutional and legal legitimacy. Advertisement In a statement…
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State Security arrested a Syrian woman who impersonated a security official and established a fictitious association
Elnashra: The General Directorate of State Security—Media, Guidance and Public Relations Department—announced in a statement that, as part of its ongoing efforts to pursue crimes of fraud, swindling and impersonation,…
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Sheikh Qassem: There is no room for discussion about disarming the resistance as long as the occupation exists and its aggression continues
Ad-Diyar: Sheikh Qassem: There is no room for discussion about disarming the resistance as long as the occupation exists and its aggression…
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The Ministry of Youth and Sports, UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund strengthen national dialogue with young men and women to ensure the strategy reflects their priorities
Ad-Diyar: More than 300 young men and women from across northern Lebanon, from universities, community centers, youth associations, non-governmental organizations and vocational institutes, met at the Lebanese University headquarters (Tripoli) to exchange experiences, identify their priorities and propose solutions to the challenges they face, as part of the second round…
General Security continues the return plan... a new phase for Syrian displaced people
Lebanon Debate: General Security continues the return plan... a new phase for the displaced…
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Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem: Hezbollah in Lebanon has pursued, since its founding in 1982, resistance alongside all honorable people in Lebanon and the region to confront the occupation and liberate the land and the people
Ad-Diyar: Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem: Hezbollah in Lebanon has pursued, since its founding in 1982, resistance alongside all honorable people in Lebanon and the region to confront the occupation and liberate the land…
Turkish Presidency: Erdoğan discussed regional and global developments with Trump by phone
Al Jadeed: Turkish Presidency: Erdoğan discussed regional developments…
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Qassem: The framework agreement gives the enemy what it is not entitled to, weakens Lebanon by giving up its sources of strength, and risks fueling internal divisions and destabilizing the country; we assure you that our ties with the Amal Movement and allied groups remain strong, and that we agree on the importance of Lebanon’s sovereignty and the role of the national army, which we support
MTV Lebanon: Qassem: The framework agreement gives the enemy what it is not entitled to, weakens Lebanon by giving up its sources of strength, and risks fueling internal divisions and destabilizing the country; we assure you that our ties with the Amal Movement and allied…
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Idlib countryside... Security pursuit leaves a French gunman dead and a civilian injured
An-Nahar: The Internal Security Command confirmed that “as the patrol was heading to pursue the group and stop it, its members opened fire at the security force, necessitating a response to the sources…”
Syrian News Agency: The Foreign Ministry summons the Jordanian ambassador in Damascus and hands him a note of protest over the shelling of Daraa
Lebanon Debate: Syrian News Agency: The Foreign Ministry summons the Jordanian ambassador in Damascus and hands him a note of protest over the shelling…
Qassem: We do not care who governs Israel... and an agreement between Iran and America is a source of strength
An-Nahar: Naim Qassem affirmed that Hezbollah would continue resisting the Israeli occupation, supporting the Lebanese army and strengthening national unity in…
Aoun, Rasamny Review Beirut Airport Modernization Plans with Airport Enterprise Board
National News Agency: NNA - President of the Republic Joseph Aoun on Wednesday received the Board of Directors of Beirut Airport Enterprise (BIAE), headed by Chairman Mohammad Shatila, in the presence of Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny. The delegation included…
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Shamouni Reunion
Ad-Diyar: The National Liberal Party has begun an extensive effort to revive the “Shamouni reunion,” by broadening its contacts to include the “Tigers” and “Danny Chamoun’s Comrades,” alongside figures, prominent individuals and groups that historically belonged to the party or orbited around it, in an attempt to bring these components back together around a political and activist legacy…
“Security Forces”: Arrest of a Syrian man who confessed to deliberately killing his wife in Sarafand and attempting to conceal the crime by claiming that she died after falling in the bathroom
Lebanon Debate: “Security Forces”: Arrest of a Syrian man who confessed to deliberately killing his wife in Sarafand and attempting to conceal the crime by claiming that she died after falling in…
Atiyeh visited the Saudi ambassador as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation
National News Agency: Wataniya – MP Sajih Atiyeh visited the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari. The meeting comes as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and explore ways of joint cooperation between the two brotherly countries. Atiyeh wrote on the “X” platform: “I was very happy to meet the distinguished ambassador…
قاسم: اتفاق الاطار يعطي العدو ما ليس له ويتنازل عن مصادر قوة لبنان ويعتمد على الفتنة وتخريب البلد ونطمئنكم أن العلاقة متينة مع حركة أمل والقوى الحليفة وعلى عناوين سيادة لبنان وأهمية دور الجيش الوطني وتأييده
MTV Lebanon: قاسم: اتفاق الاطار يعطي العدو ما ليس له ويتنازل عن مصادر قوة لبنان ويعتمد على الفتنة وتخريب البلد ونطمئنكم أن العلاقة متينة مع حركة أمل والقوى الحليفة وعلى عناوين سيادة لبنان وأهمية دور الجيش الوطني…