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U.S. Ambassador to Turkey: Countries in the region must take responsibility for their security

Al Manar: The U.S. ambassador to Turkey stated that Washington cannot solve all the region’s problems. Countries in the region must take greater responsibility to ensure their security. He added that what is happening now is that countries in the region are taking responsibility for their own affairs and forming new alliances. He said that changing the U.S. approach does not…

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Qassem’s assurances sow doubt... Is there no hope for coexistence with “Amal”?

Nidaa Al Watan: The front of “Hezbollah” and the “Amal Movement” is cracking under the weight of escalating disagreements and fears of the coming war. Behind the reassuring statements and slogans of unity, apprehensions are mounting over a new military adventure that could expose the south to yet another catastrophe and once again force the Shiite community to pay the price for decisions it can no longer bear…

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Aoun and Salam under “Berri’s control”?... and the “Forces”: Toward escalation

Nidaa Al Watan: The “Lebanese Forces” raised the stakes in the confrontation within the government, and their ministers boycotted a Cabinet session in protest at the failure to include referring the case of the explosives in Dahr al-Baidar to the Judicial Council on the agenda, in a move that appears unlikely to be the last, particularly if this item is not included in the next session.…

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A prominent Pentagon general dismissed ... for this reason!

IMLebanon: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth moved to dismiss Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, one of the Pentagon’s senior military planners, over allegations of leaking classified information, according to U.S. officials. A senior Pentagon official, who asked not to be identified, said Sylvia failed three tests…

The army does not operate on Israel’s clock or on “Hezbollah’s” schedule

Nidaa Al Watan: Southern Lebanon is entering an extremely delicate phase as the end of UNIFIL’s mission approaches, amid security and political challenges regarded, without dispute, as the most difficult in decades, and growing fears of a UN vacuum that would leave the Lebanese state and its army facing unprecedented challenges. Under Resolution 2790, operations end…

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Video - Asaad Saeed recounts the history of the “Forces” from the War Council to Maarab (5 of 6): They demanded that the “Forces” be dissolved, and the March 12 uprising took place... This is how the “Forces” was rebuilt after January 15, 1986

Nidaa Al Watan: After the first founding with Sheikh Bashir Gemayel in 1976, the “Lebanese Forces” continued their journey after his assassination on September 14, 1982, before facing a second founding phase with Dr. Samir Geagea after the Mountain War, the March 12, 1985 uprising, and the January 15 uprising…

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Netanyahu Between Poll Defeat and Ballot-Box Surprise

Nidaa Al Watan: There can be a gap between electoral forecasts and actual results that may upend political calculations. This is what the Israeli elections remind us of once again—not only about the accuracy of opinion polls, but also about how the media deals with their results. Indeed, before the results were finalized, Benjamin…

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“On the Account of Absence” by Qais Nimr: A Novel About Love, War, and Forgetting

Nidaa Al Watan: “Dar Al-Mu’allif” has published a novel titled “On the Account of Absence” by writer Qais Nimr. The novel revolves around love that does not end when its beloved is gone, war that can only be told in the voice of those who remain, and writing as the only way we resist forgetting. “Manar,” the protagonist of “On the Account of Absence,” returns to…

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The World Bank moves to accelerate the implementation of recovery and reconstruction projects

Nidaa Al Watan: Finance Minister Yassine Jaber received a World Bank delegation yesterday, including the World Bank’s country director in Beirut, Enrique Armas, and the bank’s infrastructure division director, Catherine Sin. During the meeting, they reviewed progress in implementing recovery and reconstruction projects funded by the World Bank,…

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A horrific crime claims Father Samir Daou

Nidaa Al Watan: Batroun’s loaves break the siege of eastern Beirut during the Hundred Days’ War; a shop called “Hand It to Me,” dedicated to drugs, between Keserwan and Byblos, evoking the “Ladies of Light” in Byblos... Music confronts the darkness with Jahida…

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Diplomacy runs into Iranian mines

Nidaa Al Watan: Diplomatic efforts to avert a renewed war in the region have not yielded tangible results so far, as the Iranian regime remains committed to its seven preconditions, which make negotiations over the nuclear program impossible, according to what Iran’s chief negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, confirmed,…

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What do the horoscopes have in store for today, Friday 30-10-2026?

Nidaa Al Watan: Do not give up at the first difficulty you face, and try to be capable of shouldering responsibility. You are trying to make your relationship with your beloved succeed, but feel that these efforts are futile. You are brilliant today and enjoy intelligence because you will overcome the difficulties you face with ease. You are planning a romantic meeting to spend with your partner. Today is suitable…

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After misleading the government... Tripoli Municipality makes Beddawi pay for its failure

Nidaa Al Watan: The refusal by residents of Akkar, Minieh and Deir Ammar to receive Tripoli’s waste did not deter the municipal council from continuing to “devise” catastrophic solutions for the north. Instead of reviewing the options on the table and seeking a sustainable, scientific plan to process the waste, attention has this time shifted to Beddawi, with Tripoli Municipality proposing…

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Al-Hikma presents the championship trophy to President Joseph Aoun

Nidaa Al Watan: The President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, received at Baabda Palace a delegation from Al-Hikma Club that included its president, Ragheb Haddad, its honorary president, MP Jihad Baqradooni, and the club’s members and players, in the presence of Lebanese Basketball Federation President Akram Halabi, on the occasion of Al-Hikma winning the Arab Club Championship…

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Whispers of the Stadiums

Nidaa Al Watan: Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo outperformed his Argentine rival Lionel Messi in a fan vote organized by the Ballon d'Or website to select the best performance by a player who has won the award throughout its history, under the title “B.O.A.T”. Ronaldo came first for his performance in 2008, ahead of Messi for the 2012 edition. The announcement came…

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What’s in Asrar Al-Youm today, Friday 30-10-2026?

Nidaa Al Watan: A tribute lunch is being prepared for representatives of one of the funds, on the occasion of the opening of a hospital in the Baalbek area, at the home of a figure who supports and backs Hezbollah. Informed sources confirmed that the Arqoub area and its villages are now free of illegal weapons and party-affiliated elements, which explains the end…

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“Roman Photo” novels... Those were the days, my photographic love... and a disaster-proof hairstyle

Nidaa Al Watan: What I remember most from my adolescence is my first emotional ordeal, which I experienced vicariously through others. It cost me neither sleepless nights nor tissues for crying, but hours spent following characters who had everything needed for happiness, except for one thing: common sense. And the “Romans-Photos” novels, published…

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The Cairo Agreement: Was It a Necessary Evil? (Part Two)

Nidaa Al Watan: Preparations for the 23 April 1969 demonstration. That demonstration would remain a pivotal moment in the history of modern Lebanon, and was one of the main reasons that led to the Cairo Agreement. What happened that day? With the arrival of spring that year, the voices of Christian leaders rose in rejection of what was happening, and Sheikh Pierre Gemayel’s voice was the loudest, so he issued…

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How did the Formula 1 World Championship begin on the circuits of yesteryear?

Nidaa Al Watan: The year 1950 is considered a turning point in the history of motorsport. It was then that the first official world championship began, bringing together the elite drivers and teams in a single competition. Although Formula 1 at that time was very different from what it is today in terms of regulations, cars and safety standards, that era laid the foundations…

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Netanyahu corners Eisenkot through the Arab gate

Nidaa Al Watan: With the vote count in Israel concluding yesterday, the Hebrew state entered a phase of seeking a coalition government capable of governing, after both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp and that of his rival Gadi Eisenkot failed to secure the majority of 61 seats needed to win the confidence of the Knesset, according to unofficial results.…

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The Mastermind of the Crowds

Nidaa Al Watan: Since entering Washington’s turbulent political arena, President Donald Trump has understood that a politician who masters the art of theater and speaks to the masses in their language wins their hearts and fills the largest arenas. The Republican businessman changed the rules of the game in political rhetoric, breaking records on the podiums and directing his sarcasm…

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Explosives Are More Important Than Waste

Nidaa Al Watan: In a country where security, political and living crises overlap, the government is expected to know how to set its priorities and distinguish between an issue whose handling can be postponed for days and a matter that may be connected to state security, the safety of citizens and its sovereignty. But what happened in the Council of Ministers raises a legitimate question: how can it allocate…

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The Christian villages of the South... We are proud of your resilience

Nidaa Al Watan: “We remain, we remain, we remain until death.” They remain despite the wars, despite displacement, and despite fears of an unknown future. This is how the southern border Christian villages sum up their daily struggle to preserve their presence and identity, in a Middle East where maps of influence are changing and geopolitical shifts are accelerating, amid…

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Workers at more than 100 ports go on strike to protest wars

Al Manar: Port workers in 22 countries will strike tomorrow, Friday, to protest wars and the use of ports to export weapons, in a move organizers say could disrupt more than 40 percent of shipping traffic in the Mediterranean and hold up shipments worth more than two billion dollars. Port workers’ unions in Italy…

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