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36129 in English · 981 original-language storiesNidaa Al Watan: Araghchi: Iran discussed Vance’s message in high-level meetings after marathon talks in Tehran... Iranian negotiators in Doha The killing of a Turkish soldier in a shooting on the border with…
Nidaa Al Watan: The proposal to impose a tax on vacant apartments does not appear to be merely a fiscal measure aimed at increasing public revenues; rather, it raises a broader issue concerning the state’s ability to address imbalances in the real estate market and stimulate housing supply, amid an economic and livelihood crisis that is narrowing Lebanese people’s options in…
Nidaa Al Watan: La Chaise de SAB, the blue chair celebrated on the Ain al-Mreisseh waterfront, stirred the appetite of critics, activists on social media platforms, opinion-makers, and experts in the contentious relationship between the chair and power, and between the chair and the backside. I read dozens of comments on X, and one post caught my attention…
Nidaa Al Watan: The Israeli Knesset elections on 27 October produced a result that appears decisive in its numbers, but open-ended in its implications: the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, came in first with 27 seats, but his bloc secured only 53 seats, compared with 48 for the change bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot, and 19 for the two lists…
Nidaa Al Watan: Between Israeli elections and another U.S. election expected next Tuesday, the region is living through a period of anticipation tinged with caution, amid questions about whether the ballot boxes will produce political settlements or unleash military scenarios. Alongside this regional scene, open to all possibilities, it is waging…
Lebanon 24: US President Donald Trump intends to resume military strikes on Iran after the midterm elections for Congress, scheduled for November 3, according to the MS NOW network. Advertisement A White House official said: “We do not comment on sensitive military plans that may or may not be…”
Lebanon 24: American billionaire Elon Musk warned that a Democratic victory in the White House and both chambers of Congress in the 2028 elections could, in his estimation, lead to a radical change in the American political system, describing the potential scenario as possibly meaning “the end of democracy” as it is known.…
An-Nahar: A federal judge rejects national security claims for building Trump’s arch in Washington, which is sparking debate over its impact on landmarks…
Al Manar: The commander of the U.S. Central Command stated hours ago that the Strait of Hormuz was completely cleared of mines and that all types of vessels were passing through it. However, the number of oil tankers blown up by Iranian mines in the past 48 hours alone reached 8. Six days ago, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard published a clip…
Al Manar: Poland is witnessing political and judicial escalation amid the conflict between Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government and President Karol Nawrocki over the Constitutional Tribunal and the powers of state institutions. The crisis worsened when police entered the Tribunal’s headquarters and suspended its president’s duties, in a move the Tribunal described as…
Al Manar: Costa Rican candidate Rebeca Grynspan took another step toward becoming the United Nations secretary-general after strengthening her position in the succession race, achieving her best result yet in the informal ballots held by the UN Security Council to choose the next secretary-general. According to…
Lebanon 24: Days before the U.S. midterm elections scheduled for the third of November, opinion polls are facing a test that goes beyond their ability to measure voters’ preferences. The question is no longer limited to which party is leading the race, but has come to concern how much Americans trust the numbers…
Al Manar: The United States intends to ban Chinese telecommunications companies from directly accessing American phone numbers. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced that it will vote on this proposal on November 19, 2021. If approved, companies such as China Mobile, China…
Lebanon 24: تستعد السلطات الفرنسية لموجة جديدة من الاحتجاجات، السبت، وسط مخاوف من تكرار أعمال العنف التي شهدتها البلاد في 17 تشرين الأول، مع استمرار التعبئة التي تقودها حركة "السترات الصفراء" بمشاركة نقابات عمالية وطلابية. Advertisement وأعلن وزير الداخلية الفرنسي لوران…
Lebanon 24: JUST NOW: Air Force One makes a special Halloween flyover at the White House! 🎃✈️…
Al Manar: An explosion was heard in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine as an alert was declared…
IMLebanon: The coalition led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that it had intercepted and destroyed a drone in the skies over the Eastern Province, without disclosing further…
Al Manar: Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of the town of al-Qantara in southern…
Al Manar: OpenAI announced on Friday that it is working to tighten restrictions on weapons-related information provided by the ChatGPT application to teenagers, as part of new preventive measures aimed at preventing real-world violence. The move comes at a time when it is facing…
MTV Lebanon: Saudi-led coalition announces interception and destruction of a drone over the region…
Lebanon 24: The results of the Israeli election, despite not resolving the political landscape, indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may remain in power in the coming period, as neither camp has managed to secure a parliamentary majority that would allow it to form a new government. However, Netanyahu’s behavior after the election does not…
Lebanon 24: The information circulated over the past hours about the existence of serious channels of communication between U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei was notable, along with talk of an exchange of messages concerning the possibility of returning to negotiations between Washington…
Elnashra: Axios reporter Barak Ravid reported that the Qatari negotiating team is now heading from Tehran to Doha, after a day of…
Al Manar: Occupation forces raid residents’ homes in the city of Tubas, north of the occupied West Bank…
MTV Lebanon: Field sources: Yemeni forces repel a Houthi attack from 3 directions in the Al-Maqatirah area, south…
IMLebanon: The family of young Chinese woman Bowen Wan is suing OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT of encouraging their daughter to stop taking epilepsy medication, before she was found dead in February 2026. The young woman followed the AI’s guidance to reduce her dose of “lamotrigine” from 400 mg to zero, over 25 days without a prescription…
Al Liwaa: The Israeli elections held on 27 October this month did not settle the identity of the next government so much as reveal a political impasse open to complex coalition negotiations, amid the rival camps’ inability to secure a clear parliamentary majority. But the paradox that directly concerns Lebanon is that the ambiguity…
Al Liwaa: Administrative decentralization in Lebanon is not merely a means of speeding up transactions or improving services; rather, it is an essential part of a project to rebuild the constitutional state and its institutions. The real challenge lies not in transferring powers from Beirut to the regions, but in determining how authority, responsibility and resources are distributed…
Al Liwaa: Raise your heads, we have won; Israel’s democracy has made its position clear. The election results show that the public is tired of Benjamin Netanyahu; the public has made its decision, and now only one question remains: Will we, the leaders of the bloc, be able to respect the voters’ will? And will we send Netanyahu and his government to…
Al Liwaa: - And so... Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref: Our readiness today to seriously confront any malicious act is far greater than during the 12-day and 40-day wars! - And so... If these cultural (Ain al-Mreisseh chair) or tourism-related (electric train) events were taking place amid achievements on the level of…
Al Liwaa: After examining Beirut’s resources, the question arises: who will turn these resources into work, income, and a dignified life? It begins with Beirut itself. The city cannot tie its future to waiting for a state exhausted by wars, chaos, corruption, and cronyism across all its sectors and administrations, nor reduce the role of its people to complaining.…
An-Nahar: Barcelona coach Hansi Flick reaches one million followers on Instagram within 24 hours, amid messages of support and humanity that reflect his great popularity within the club…
Al Liwaa: Based on security sciences, security threats in Lebanese, Arab and international law are acts and activities that pose a direct threat to the vital interests of the state and its legitimate political and security institutions, or to political, social and economic stability, or to the safety of any citizen…
Al Liwaa: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed that “addressing the conditions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon requires a new approach,” noting that Lebanon’s position on the Palestinian cause remains unchanged, based on its commitment to international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative adopted in Beirut in 2002. He affirmed “rejection…
Al Liwaa: Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam chaired a meeting at the Grand Serail attended by the ministerial committee tasked with following up on the file of the “Solidere” company, in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Tarek Mitri, and Ministers of Finance Yassine Jaber, Culture Ghassan Salameh, and Economy and Trade Amer…
IMLebanon: The “Axios” website reported, citing a diplomatic source, that talks between Washington and Tehran will resume Saturday. The website revealed that Qatari negotiators returned to Doha after a day of talks in Tehran concerning a possible agreement with…
