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51425 in English · 1366 original-language storiesTayyar: Asharq Al-Awsat Saudi Arabia: Beirut: The specter of war has returned to haunt the Lebanese amid growing fears that the confrontation in the region could spread. Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri said there are “serious fears of an all-out war in the region, with Lebanon one of its arenas,” but stressed that “things are still in…”
Nidaa Al Watan: Buying property or a residential apartment in Lebanon is no longer easy. The real estate market has yet to recover from the financial and economic crisis that swept the country, amid limited supply and demand, despite the growing need for homeownership. The picture is becoming more complicated amid reliance on cash payments and the absence of…
El Shark: By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Arab. The strength of institutions lies not in their ability to cling to their decisions, whatever objections may be raised about them, but in their ability to correct course whenever necessity calls for it, and to return to the legal foundations that give their actions legitimacy and resilience. From this perspective, the call to issue…
El Shark: At the entrance to the Grand Serail in Beirut, an inscription sums up the philosophy of governance and confronts every official with an unchanging truth: “If it had lasted for someone else, it would not have come to you.” The martyred President Rafik Hariri placed this inscription in 1998, after the restoration and expansion of the Serail were completed, as a reminder that power…
El Shark: The circle of opposition to what the Constitutional Council’s decision “ruled” regarding the appeal filed before it against the general amnesty law is gradually shrinking, particularly over the controversy raised about the “binding interpretations” set out by the Council in its decision, which will prevent those sentenced to death from benefiting from a reduction to…
El Shark: Public order is an ethical and civilizational value and the foundation for the stability of institutions and societies. It is adherence to the rules and regulations that govern the affairs of life, ensuring that activities proceed in an orderly and stable manner, protecting rights, and preventing chaos and violations of the rights of others. Order is an ethical and civilizational value,…
El Shark: While President Trump has stopped talking about overthrowing the Iranian regime through war, Netanyahu has begun insisting that he will do so. None of his remarks in the past dozen or so days has been without this promise. However, analyses and assessments attributed to Western intelligence and military reports rule out the war reaching…
El Shark: Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam said at a Cabinet session: “On the first issue, regarding the Dahr al-Baidar truck and the events that followed and preceded it involving the transport and seizure of weapons, and independently of the item on the agenda concerning the draft referral of the Dahr al-Baidar truck issue to the Judicial Council, I believe…”
El Shark: We address you with this appeal out of concern for the office of the Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, the standing of Dar al-Fatwa, the unity of the Sunni community, and respect for the state and the law, at a delicate stage when it is no longer permissible to let the crisis worsen or to be content with differing positions, while one of the most important religious authorities…
El Shark: At the start of the Cabinet session, President General Joseph Aoun praised “the steps being taken by the health minister regarding the issue of combating counterfeit and smuggled medicines,” and congratulated him on “his election as president of the seventy-third session of the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office ( EMRO ),”…
El Shark: The Cabinet did not settle the referral of the Dhahr al-Baidar explosives file to the Judicial Council, following arguments among ministers over this decision, which prompted the Lebanese Forces ministers to walk out. According to information, the president was not opposed to the idea of referring the explosives file to the Judicial Council; rather, he was…
El Shark: MP Melhem Khalaf warned, in an interview with “Sawt Kel Lebnan,” of “the major risks of UNIFIL’s withdrawal and the removal of the UN umbrella over Lebanon.” He noted that “Resolution 2790 includes interconnected obligations, most notably verifying the Israeli withdrawal and handing over UNIFIL positions to the Lebanese army.” He asked: “How…
El Shark: Yesterday, attention was drawn to the dispute between the interpretations of the Constitutional Council and the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation regarding the general amnesty law. The day after issuing a circular to the appellate public prosecutors’ offices and the Financial Public Prosecution, in which he specified the procedures and documents required before ruling on requests to have sentences or prosecutions dropped…
El Shark: ندد اتحاد جمعيات العائلات البيروتية في بيان، بـ»مظاهر الاستفزاز والاستعراضات المسلحة التي تشهدها شوارع العاصمة»، رافضا «تحويل التهديدات السياسية إلى تحركات ميدانية لترهيب المواطنين والضغط على مؤسسات الدولة»، مشددا على أن «هذه الممارسات تمسّ بالسلم الأهلي،…
El Shark: In striking remarks that sparked widespread reaction, former US President Bill Clinton expressed his dismay at the mistreatment of Muslims simply because of their affiliation with Islam. Clinton revealed that his daughter Chelsea read the Holy Quran from beginning to end when she was fifteen years old, then encouraged him to…
An-Nahar: The president’s praise of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri during the session was merely an indication of an implicit understanding reached to defer referring the explosives case to the Council…
Ad-Diyar: Political and legal disputes continue over the Constitutional Council’s decision concerning the general amnesty law, after the head of the “Constitutional Council,” Judge Tannous Meshleb, issued decision No. 12 more than 10 days ago regarding the challenge filed against the aforementioned law. He refused to annul the law in its entirety, but struck down phrases…
Ad-Diyar: For the first time in nearly six years, “Beit al-Wasat,” where President Saad Hariri resides, opened its doors to an Arab and foreign figure: Qatar’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who visited the residence and met there with former MP Bahia Hariri and her son Nader, who had withdrawn from work…
Ad-Diyar: He dances with us as one dances with graves. “We are not negotiating with the Iranians, and something will happen one way or another.” What is that thing that will happen, other than driving us, while we are still alive, to hell? This is the Middle East, and this is our great affliction. No states and no societies, just human rubble waiting for the Day of Judgment with prayers and supplications.…
Ad-Diyar: The important thing is that passing the financial gap law is essential. Growth in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq must be integrated and coordinated, said International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the conclusion of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Bangkok, noting that “there is joint and ongoing work with Lebanon,”…
Ad-Diyar: As with every issue and headline open to the domestic arena, political and sectarian considerations become intertwined, adding various complications that prevent the facts from being made clear, regardless of whether the broad headline being put forward serves the public interest of citizens first and foremost, especially those on low incomes…
Ad-Diyar: The great late artist Philemon Wehbe was not wrong when he criticized people with vested interests who change their convictions when their interests change. He said: “We stand by the principle. However the principle turns, we turn with it.” People with vested interests consider gaining benefits and profit, and seeking power, more important than conviction. So you see them moving from one side to another…
Lebanon 24: According to the information presented by Hicken during a media seminar organized by Mayo Clinic on 12 October 2026, the initial signs of the disease may appear as redness or swelling in one breast, or a change in the skin’s color and texture. These symptoms may resemble those of ordinary mastitis. Breast cancer…
Lebanon 24: In an unusual technology experiment, developers succeeded in running Apple’s iOS operating system on some Android phones through a project called Hackios, which relies on software modifications that make it possible to run the system kernel used in iPhone devices on devices that are not part of Apple’s ecosystem. According to a report published by…
Ad-Diyar: Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed that his country is ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States, but on the security parameters of a final peace agreement, not on a “short-term” ceasefire. Putin told a state television correspondent, “The goal of these discussions will be…
Lebanon 24: The Wall Street Journal: Trump called Musk to ask him to lift restrictions on the use of Starlink in…
An-Nahar: All air travelers from foreign countries to the United States must provide a certificate stating that they have not been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the previous 21 days…
Nidaa Al Watan: The Coalition: The ties that bind the Saudi and Yemeni peoples are too deep to be undermined by campaigns of misinformation and sowing…
Lebanon 24: Ukrainian authorities on Thursday ordered the evacuation of families with children from all towns in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, the last two major cities still under Kyiv’s control in the Donbas region, according to Agence France-Presse. The two cities are considered the Ukrainian army’s last two major strongholds in…
MTV Lebanon: Veteran American actor Tom Skerritt, one of the most prominent stars of the film ‘Top Gun,’ has died at the age of 93, after leaving a distinctive mark on cinema and television over more than six decades. The late actor’s family confirmed his death, expressing their deep sorrow at his loss, and in a statement…
Al Anbaa: Egyptian Foreign Ministry: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan’s positions on the regional situation…
An-Nahar: Italy seeks urgent clarifications from Israel regarding the detention of activists in the West Bank, amid escalating tensions and human rights discussions in…
Lebanon 24: Iran’s shadow fleet has long provided a source of income that served as a lifeline for an economy battered by sanctions and war; Tehran continued selling millions of barrels stored on tankers in Asian waters, bringing in billions of dollars despite the U.S. blockade. But this floating stockpile has now been depleted, according to analysts,…
An-Nahar: A civilian with a disability was killed by Israeli fire during an incursion in southern Syria, as tensions and conflicts in the region escalated and their impact on…
Nidaa Al Watan: U.S. President Donald Trump announced today, Thursday, that billionaire Elon Musk has restored Starlink service to Ukraine. Trump said in remarks to reporters that Musk had restored the service, but declined to answer when asked whether he had personally contacted him about the matter. Zelensky:…
MTV Lebanon: National News Agency: The outskirts of Mayfadoun and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah are coming under intermittent Israeli artillery shelling, which is also reaching the outskirts of Baraachit and Wadi…
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