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51463 in English · 1366 original-language storiesLebanon 24: Oil prices rose during trading today, with Brent crude futures exceeding $113 per barrel for the first time since 5 May, according to trading data. Advertisement By 21:00 Moscow time, Brent futures for December delivery had risen 3.93% to $113.10…
An-Nahar: Lebanese poet Ahmed Madi expressed his happiness at artist Fadel Chaker’s return to the stage, saying he had begun to reclaim his rights, in a special interview with “An-Nahar” during Chaker’s concert in…
Al Manar: The British newspaper “Daily Telegraph” reported, citing multiple sources, that 5 European leaders are being considered as potential candidates to negotiate with Russia on the Ukraine issue on behalf of Europe. The list of candidates for this role includes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and the president…
Lebanon 24: Former head of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt received Egypt’s new ambassador to Lebanon, Tameem Khallaf, at his residence in Clemenceau in an introductory meeting attended by Progressive Socialist Party Deputy Head Zaher Raad. Advertisement The meeting discussed Lebanese-Egyptian relations and ways to strengthen and develop them, and also…
Saida Online: The imam and preacher of Al-Ghofran Mosque in Sidon, Sheikh Hossam al-Ailani, received in his office in Sidon a delegation including Shabab Sairoub Club Executive Director Alaa Salloum, his father, Brother Yousef Salloum, and Palestinian businessman Ghazi Suleiman, where Salloum briefed Sheikh al-Ailani on the sporting activities he undertakes and praised…
An-Nahar: UAE Vice President Abdullah bin Zayed holds calls with his counterparts in Syria, Egypt, France, Senegal and Cyprus to strengthen cooperation and security…
Al Manar: Markus Frohnmaier, deputy chairman of the Alternative for Germany parliamentary group in the Bundestag, said that the German side is already preparing to participate in a business forum bringing together Russia, the United States and Germany. Frohnmaier wrote in a message to Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev on the “X” platform: “I look forward…
Al Liwaa: Local and cross-border contacts succeeded in containing tension and frustration that had prevailed until the Council of Ministers session, which did not refer the Dhahr al-Baydar explosives case to the Judicial Council, opting to proceed with investigations before a possible referral at another session, a move that angered the Lebanese Forces ministers, who…
Al Liwaa: French authorities decided yesterday to ban new demonstrations or impose restrictions on them following protests at the end of last week that were marked by widespread violence, while President Emmanuel Macron accused groups on the far left of seeking to “overthrow the Republic.” Macron announced at the end of a meeting held at the headquarters…
Al Liwaa: U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of seeking to raise oil prices ahead of the midterm elections in the United States, claiming that Tehran is fabricating attacks and mines in the Strait of Hormuz to achieve this goal. He stressed that what the United States is bearing in consequences from the war with Iran is a «small price;…
Al Manar: In photos | Occupation forces carry out a demolition of citizens’ homes east of the Al-Sanafour intersection in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of…
Al Liwaa: Taiz Governorate in southern Yemen witnessed intensive airstrikes yesterday by the Saudi-led coalition’s aircraft, amid a broad military escalation on the governorate’s fronts and linked to Operation “Dawn of Yemen. Also, the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of 11 drones launched by the terrorist Houthi militia…
Al Liwaa: When international relations are managed in reverse—that is, contrary to how they were for decades—we must examine the reasons for this reversal in relations and whether they have become more rational or better for the benefit of the international economy and world peace. After the end of World War II, the global economy relied on 3 pillars…
Al Liwaa: All regional developments indicate that the regional situation has reached a high level of tension on the eve of the American and Israeli elections, while Lebanon’s domestic situation remains unchanged, marked by tension and division over procedural matters and over crucial national issues. The events of recent weeks have shown that…
Al Manar: In a photo | The Israeli occupation army carried out a massive explosion on the outskirts of the town of Kfar Tebnit in southern…
Al Liwaa: The Israeli election battle does not hinge on the number of seats each bloc will win, but on Gadi Eizenkot’s ability to attract part of the social base that has kept Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud in power for decades. The war, security failures, and the Haredi conscription crisis are opening cracks within…
An-Nahar: Violent protests erupted in Tunisia after a man died while in custody, amid a worsening economic and political crisis and mounting anger against the government and the leadership of Kais…
Lebanon 24: Political circles are watching the government’s continued procrastination over the file of explosives seized in Dahr al-Baydar with considerable suspicion and concern, considering that postponing a decision on referring this sensitive file to the Judicial Council for the second consecutive time reflects structural incapacity and a retreat by the authorities…
Al Liwaa: Five days before Israelis head to the ballot boxes, Lebanon faces a pivotal question that opinion polls cannot answer precisely: Do the Israeli elections scheduled for the twenty-seventh of October this month have the ability to change the rules of engagement and confrontation in southern Lebanon,…
Al Manar: Tens of thousands of students demonstrated in the center of the Austrian capital, Vienna, chanting “No to cuts,” in protest against the budget allocated to universities, which they consider insufficient to compensate for inflation and rising costs. The students held up signs bearing slogans including “Our education, our future”…
Lebanon 24: Hallucinogenic substances in the spotlight… Why are pharmaceutical companies racing to develop treatments…
Al Liwaa: عقد منتدى حوار بيروت اجتماعه الدوري في منزل النائب فؤاد مخزومي في بيت البحر. الاجتماع الحاشد الذي ضمّ مشاركين جدداً حضره: رئيس تحرير جريدة «اللواء» صلاح سلام، وحشد من القضاة والعلماء والمخاتير، والفاعليات الاقتصادية والتربوية والأهلية البيروتية. اللقاء افتتح…
Al Liwaa: MP Fouad Makhzoumi visited Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Dr. Fahd Al-Dosari and said: “I was pleased to meet with him, and we exchanged views on a number of issues related to Lebanese affairs and current regional developments. On the anniversary of the Taif Agreement, I affirmed our commitment to this agreement as a pact for national consensus…”
Al Liwaa: At its session held yesterday at Baabda Palace, chaired by President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun and attended by Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam and the ministers, the Cabinet decided to proceed with the investigation into the explosives case without any restrictions or limits other than the limits of the law, and to continue discussing the Justice Ministry’s request to refer the case…
Al Liwaa: Lebanon stands suspended, waiting on the sidelines for the course of developments between the United States and Iran, whether peace or war. It cannot emerge on its own from the crisis of the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon, nor stop the daily Israeli attacks and the demolitions and bulldozing of homes and property, while conditions…
Al Liwaa: Lebanon’s political authorities are monitoring the contacts and developments concerning the Iranian-American file, while officials are following the details of positions, warnings and expectations regarding any new escalation whose shrapnel could hit Lebanon, especially since Israel is prepared to wage war against Iran and Hezbollah together. And it has become…
Al Liwaa: The Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan, received at Dar al-Fatwa the head of the «Beirut Manarati» Association, lawyer Marwan Salam, who said after the meeting: “We affirmed to His Eminence that Dar al-Fatwa is our reference, its master’s standing is our standing, and his dignity is our dignity. We will not allow anyone, no matter how highly regarded, to undermine…
Al Liwaa: The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Ahmad al-Hajj, visited the Constitutional Council at its headquarters in Hadath, where he met with the Council’s president, Judge Tannous Meshleb, and the General Amnesty Law was discussed. After the meeting, Meshleb spoke, affirming “that the Constitutional Council’s decisions have the force of res judicata,” and stressing “that the relationship between…
Al Manar: Russian diplomat Konstantin Vorontsov stressed that Washington is ignoring the catastrophic consequences of its actions in space for all humanity, in remarks before the First Committee of the UN General Assembly. Vorontsov, Deputy Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Al Liwaa: Israeli enemy forces are escalating their attacks on areas in southern Lebanon through airstrikes, artillery shelling and massive explosions, alongside the movement of military vehicles and incursions into several border areas. Meanwhile, MP Melhem Khalaf warned of the risks of the withdrawal of UNIFIL forces and its repercussions for stability…
Al Liwaa: The scholar Sayyed Ali Fadlallah received the political, environmental and reform activist Dr. Sami al-Rishouni, and they discussed health and environmental affairs and developments in Lebanon and the region. At the outset, al-Rishouni affirmed “the depth of the relationship that binds him to the household of the late religious authority Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah,” placing…
Lebanon 24: A recent astronomical study has once again shed light on when Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted his famous work “The Starry Night,” suggesting that the celestial scene that inspired him may have appeared shortly before sunrise on 22 July 1889, in an attempt to settle a decades-long dispute over the identity of the stars depicted in the work…
An-Nahar: Cesc Fàbregas needed just one match against Manchester United to reveal the difference between a team with a clear idea of the football it wants to play, and a team with the names and history but unable to turn them into a system…
MTV Lebanon: Coalition: Two drones launched by the Houthis toward the region…
Lebanon 24: Coinciding with the feast of Saint John Paul II, celebrated on 22 October, his message about the place of marriage and family in human life and society is once again coming to the fore. The late pope wanted to be remembered by the title “Pope of the Family,” in reference to the issue that formed a central focus of his thought…
Lebanon 24: The United States and its allies in NATO are preparing for a scenario of a broad military confrontation with Russia in Europe, factoring in the possibility of being subjected to intense attacks with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, at a time when fears are growing that the confrontation could expand between…
