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37859 in English · 1015 original-language storiesTayyar: Kuwaiti media personality Mai Al-Aidan announced the death of Egyptian artist Nadia Karam, who lived in Kuwait and presented a number of works during her artistic career that left a mark on Gulf drama. Al-Aidan mourned the late artist through her account,…
Tayyar: Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that Moscow and Washington have been discussing for some time the possibility of lifting the sanctions imposed on the Russian Direct Investment Fund, noting that contacts are continuing between the fund’s head, Kirill Dmitriev, and the American side. It reported…
Tayyar: The Ministry of Finance announced that the salaries of public sector employees and retirees’ pensions, as well as the salaries of employees in all the military agencies, have been transferred to Banque du Liban and are now available to those concerned through their banks…
Tayyar: The race for weight-loss injections has entered a new phase, after the results of an advanced clinical trial showed that…
Tayyar: Sawt Lebanon Radio reported that contact was lost with Father Samir Daou, a son of the town of Ain Jreine and priest serving the parishes of Hsoun and Ferehet in the Byblos district north of Beirut, since Wednesday afternoon, in circumstances whose details remain unclear. According to the website, Father Daou’s phone signal was last detected in the city of Byblos at around one o’clock…
Tayyar: Syrian actor Moatasem Al Nahar spoke about cheating on his wife and separating from her, and said during his appearance as a guest on…
Tayyar: Military and strategic expert Yaareb Sakhr links the delay in a possible US strike on Iran to President Donald Trump's desire to ensure the war's results and outcomes before launching it, as well as to demonstrate that the diplomatic track has been exhausted, despite his assessment that the forces in the region are capable of beginning operations…
Tayyar: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed his allies Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich that he remains committed to continuing the political partnership with them, despite growing talk of the possibility of forming a unity government with his rival Gadi Eisenkot, which may require excluding his far-right partners. And it reported…
Tayyar: Egyptian artist Dina El Sherbiny drew widespread attention while attending Amr Diab’s latest concert in the city of El Gouna, where cameras captured her reacting to his songs, amid particular interest because of the relationship between them from 2017 to 2020. El Sherbiny appeared happy and engaged with…
Tayyar: A large clinical trial showed that a low-cost liquid, applied to the teeth in seconds, can stop tooth decay in young children, without drilling, injections or anesthesia, potentially sparing some children painful procedures and surgeries under general anesthesia. The study was led by the University of Michigan, and its results were published in…
Tayyar: Gold prices fell today as the dollar rose, while investors assessed monetary policy signals from the Federal Reserve and its chair, Kevin Warsh, after the U.S. central bank kept interest rates unchanged, with U.S. inflation data due later today, according to…
Tayyar: The Israelis elected their representatives to the Knesset, but who said that the ballot boxes alone would determine the identity of the next government? The elections may have ended in Israel, while the most consequential chapter begins in Washington: Will Donald Trump intervene to bring Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot together in a government…
Tayyar: Al-Modon newspaper reported: Despite expectations that Hezbollah would not stand idly by if Iran were once again subjected to American and Israeli attacks, the signals that came, directly and indirectly, from the Iranians suggest that the party this time will not…
Tayyar: The workday may end without you finding time to exercise, but that does not mean movement always requires a separate time slot or a gym membership. Walking, getting around, and household chores can contribute to your daily activity if you reduce the time you spend sitting. The World Health Organization confirms that physical activity does not…
Tayyar: Antonios Abu Kasm - The dispute that arises each time a Constitutional Council decision is issued directly concerns the Council’s authority to interpret laws. The legislative authority believes that the Constitutional Council is exceeding its powers and setting itself up as a new legislator, while the emerging problem…
Tayyar: Inside a high-speed train, passengers cannot see most of what protects their journey. Behind the windows and seats, systems monitor speed, regulate train movements, inspect tracks, and apply the brakes when necessary. The collision between two high-speed trains in Spain on Wednesday, on the Madrid–Andalusia line, raised questions about these…
Tayyar: Sobhi Amhaz - “Fear is no longer a passing feeling, but has become part of the details of daily life, after repeated wars imposed a reality of anticipation and preparedness for any sudden escalation.” With these words, Maryam Mar'i sums up what many Lebanese are experiencing, particularly in the south, as a result of reports about the possibility…
Tayyar: Maher Salameh - If five liters of gasoline actually represent the cost of a worker getting to their workplace, it should be possible to link them to the distance, the means of transport, and the cost they actually bear. But if the five liters are merely a way of saying that the worker’s income is no longer sufficient and that they need…
Tayyar: Munir al-Rabi‘ - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again succeeded in thwarting his opponents, as he will put everyone in an awkward position, first by being tasked with forming the government, and second through the negotiations he will conduct, especially since Israeli President Isaac Herzog keeps repeating that he will do the impossible to avoid going to…
Tayyar: U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged that his vice president, JD Vance, had been in contact with Iranian authorities, but played down the significance of the move. Trump noted that contact between Vance and Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Joumhouria’s headline: Recent days have seen intense activity by mediators between Washington and Tehran. From some of its channels, indications have emerged that run counter to the warlike atmosphere warning of an imminent U.S. strike on Iran, pointing to a serious effort along the Qatari-Pakistani track to achieve a significant breakthrough that would pave the way for an agreement between…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Liwaa’s headline: Well-informed sources told Al-Liwaa that the Lebanese state is proceeding with shaping its principles regarding pursuing the diplomatic option to end the Israeli occupation of the South, and adhering to the UN cover in the area where the forces affiliated with the United Nations are deployed,…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Liwaa’s headline: It is expected that U.S. interest in the situation in Lebanon will wane as attention shifts to the elections and to following the formation of the Israeli government, enabling the two sides to continue what President Trump described as completing the mission with Netanyahu against Iran. But some information indicated that it is true…
Tayyar: Al-Binaa: Behind the Scenes and Secrets. The statements by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy drew the attention of observers of the debate among American elites over the value of keeping military bases in the region, particularly his remark that the U.S. base in Bahrain, which hosts the Fifth Fleet command, was completely destroyed and no longer…
Tayyar: Al-Akhbar: Qassem: No discussion of weapons... and Hezbollah is concerned only with the Iran-U.S. agreement. Washington is threatening sanctions…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Diyar’s headline: A high-level Gulf diplomatic source told the newspaper «Al-Diyar» that U.S. President Donald Trump gave official assurances guaranteeing Israel’s complete withdrawal from southern Lebanese territories, provided Lebanon engages in the path of the Abraham Accords. However, any path of…
Tayyar: News: Hezbollah is no longer alone in the circle of U.S. pressure on Lebanon. The growing indications of Washington’s displeasure with the authorities’ performance on political, security, and financial issues suggest that the circle of targeting may expand to include political and security figures, some from outside the party’s circle, and even among those considered…
Tayyar: Asharq Al-Awsat Saudi Arabia: Beirut: Youssef Diab: The Lebanese judiciary has identified 7 “involved” in the case of the Dhahr al-Baydar explosives belonging to “Hezbollah”; it is expected that charges will be brought soon, as the government commissioner to the Military Court, Judge Claude Ghanem, is expected to receive the preliminary investigations to bring charges against…
Nidaa Al Watan: Security concerns in Lebanon are no longer confined to their direct repercussions on economic activity and investment; they have now extended to one of the sectors most closely linked to social security: housing. As the likelihood of a renewed war and the expansion of the area targeted increase, questions are mounting about the rental market’s capacity…
El Shark: Washington and Tehran’s positions swing between threatening a new round of war and diplomatic maneuvering, while the economy and Iran’s domestic front—with its worsening inflation and voices of former and current presidents calling for an end to the war—are at the forefront as decisive factors in the decision. On the eve of the Islamabad agreement, the president said…
El Shark: By Fawzi Asaker, editor-in-chief of Al-Alamiya magazine. Those were the days, with the customs of old times, when weddings and special occasions had stories upon stories… In the district opposite our village, there was a man named Waheeb, whom God had blessed with abundant prosperity. He would celebrate every occasion in his family and invite the village residents, who would dance…
El Shark: By Malak Aqil, “Asas Media”: Lebanon’s domestic scene is abuzz with scenarios ranging from a major escalation in the region and its automatic impact on Lebanon, to the possibility of favoring a settlement path and avoiding war, along with what the week-long interval between the Knesset elections and the US midterm elections holds, and what…
El Shark: By Abada Al-Ladan, “Asas Media” The Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish delegation brought Tehran a decisive warning message at an acutely sensitive regional moment: no participation in any war against Iran, but no tolerance for any attack on the security of the region’s countries. Between mounting American pressure and opportunities…
El Shark: The information leaked (according to a Western European report) about the visit by envoys of the “triple alliance” to it three days ago converged on one point: the Iranian side told its three-member visiting delegation (Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani) that it was not interested in any mediation because it did not see itself as being in a position of weakness, and it…
El Shark: Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar visited the city of Jounieh, where he was received by Mount Lebanon Governor Judge Mohammad Makkawi, Keserwan-Ftouh District Commissioner Strida Nabhan, Keserwan-Ftouh Municipalities Union President Elias Bayno, Jounieh Mayor Faisal Ephrem, and municipal, security and military figures. He began…
El Shark: For the first time in the history of the Israeli elections, the importance of the Arab vote in the Knesset stood out strongly because of the close results of the two competing camps, the first led by Benjamin Netanyahu and the second by Gadi Eisenkot. If either of them wants to form the new government, they will have to rely on the Arab bloc. And because…
