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“Traffic Management”: 3 killed and 12 injured in 9 traffic accidents over the past 24 hours
Lebanon Debate: “Traffic Management”: 3 killed and 12 injured in 9 traffic accidents over the past 24 hours…
WorldOriginal Arabic
إسرائيل تنتخب اليوم الكنيست الـ26.. مُنافسة محتدمة وتحالفات تحسم مصير الحكومة
Lebanon 24: توّجه الناخبون في إسرائيل ، اليوم الثلاثاء، إلى صناديق الاقتراع لانتخاب الكنيست السادس والعشرين، في انتخابات تشهد منافسة محتدمة بين 36 قائمة حزبية على 120 مقعداً، وسط انقسام سياسي بشأن مستقبل البلاد، وترقب لاحتمالات تشكيل الحكومة المقبلة في ظل تقارب القوى…
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Israeli Elections 2026: Polls Open and Voting Begins... Trump Backs Netanyahu | 'An-Nahar' Live Coverage
An-Nahar: Follow the 2026 Israeli Knesset elections moment by moment with live coverage, analysis, and the latest developments on Netanyahu’s performance and support…
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“Tampa” talks made no breakthrough... for this reason!
MTV Lebanon: A diplomatic source described the atmosphere surrounding last week’s meeting in Tampa, Florida, between the Lebanese and Israeli military delegations under US sponsorship as unsuitable from the outset for achieving any tangible progress between the two sides, because the timing of holding this…
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An activist in Iraq’s October Revolution glorifies the Baath Party and Saddam Hussein? An-Nahar verifies — FactCheck
An-Nahar: The claim that an activist in Iraq’s October Revolution glorified the Baath Party and Saddam Hussein is false, and the story dates back to demonstrations in Kirkuk before the revolution. Learn the details…
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How is the “party” preparing for a war that has not yet come to an end?
MTV Lebanon: The newspaper "Al-Liwaa" quoted security sources as saying that “Hezbollah has been working for 3 months to strengthen its capabilities, with Iranian funding, focusing on explosives and drones, and making preparations to participate in a new war that has not yet come to an end. Hezbollah has not explicitly announced that it is inclined to participate…”
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The Mecca Pact in Tehran: A Last Chance Before the Big Explosion
CH23: Had the meeting of the members of the "Mecca Pact" in Tehran been held months ago, it could have effectively laid the foundations for a new regional landscape. But it came late, in an attempt to catch up and avert a major explosion that it is not yet certain can be avoided. Nevertheless, the step represents an important development, since the announcement of the Mecca Pact…
SecurityOriginal Arabic
قصف مدفعي ليلا لبرعشيت وكونين وتمشيط بالأسلحة الرشاشة باتجاه بيت ياحون
National News Agency: وطنية - صور - استهدف القصف المدفعي المعادي ليلا، بلدتي برعشيت وكونين، بالتزامن مع تمشيط بالأسلحة الرشاشة باتجاه بلدة بيت ياحون في قضاء بنت جبيل. كما تعرضت المنصوري ووادي زبقين لقصف متقطع. ===…
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The United States and dozens of countries warn of famine in Sudan and call for aid to be brought in
LBCI: Dozens of countries, including the United States and major European powers, said Sudan is experiencing a worrying deterioration in its food security, calling on the two sides to the conflict in the country to “remove all obstacles to humanitarian aid.” The countries said in a joint statement that, amid the possibility of famine, they call for…
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For the first time.. Anthropic files to offer its shares to the public
Lebanon 24: The American AI giant Anthropic has filed to offer its shares to the public for the first time ever, in what could become the largest initial public offering in the U.S. market ever. The company, headquartered in the American city of San Francisco, is preparing to offer its shares…
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Crossed the border illegally… Israel announces the arrest of an Egyptian
Lebanon 24: The Israeli military announced Tuesday that it had arrested an Egyptian civilian overnight after he crossed the border fence from Egyptian territory into Israel near the Nitzana area. Advertisement The Israeli military said: “After spotting him, forces rushed to the scene and stopped him, and he was taken…”
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Winners of the world’s best player award… Harry Kane brings the Ballon d’Or back to England
Lebanon 24: English star Harry Kane, the German club Bayern Munich’s striker, was crowned the winner of the Ballon d’Or for the world’s best player for 2026 on Monday, after an exceptional season in which he shone for his club and national team. Advertisement Kane became the first English player to win the prestigious award in 25 years, specifically…
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Ahmad Hashemiyyeh: Outside the silk cloak... and trapped in its shadow
CH23: It is not easy for someone who built his political profile under the auspices of the Future Movement to emerge from its cloak and establish an independent standing for himself. That is the predicament facing Ahmad Hashemiyyeh, president of the Beirut Association for Social Development, as he attempts to move from being one of the men of political Harirism to becoming a contender…
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Merz: The European Union has a strategic interest in open access to markets
LBCI: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the European Union, which has 450 million consumers, has strategic interests in cooperation on open access to markets, including cooperation with members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Merz noted during a press conference…
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Constitutional justice in Lebanon: Neither an extension of the ordinary judiciary nor a legislative institution
MTV Lebanon: Dr. Antoine Messara — The patriotic call fears that, recently, because of the general decline in legal culture worldwide in law faculties—and we do not say “rights”—and because of the novelty of the specialization in constitutional justice, constitutional adjudication may become, as is evident in many cases in Lebanon and the Arab world…
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Paris Brunner... the spearhead who could save Germany’s attack?
An-Nahar: Germany national team coach Jürgen Klopp may find a solution to a chronic problem in the team in the young Paris Brunner: the out-and-out striker that the Mannschaft has lacked since the retirement of its all-time leading scorer Miroslav…
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Al-Araby Al-Jadeed: Will Hezbollah intervene in support of Iran in any potential escalation of the war?
National News Agency: National News Agency - Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper wrote: Eyes in Lebanon are focused on the Israeli Knesset elections tomorrow, Tuesday, and the upcoming U.S. midterm elections on November 3, amid fears that Hezbollah could enter a new war of support if any military escalation occurs in…
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Russian news agencies, citing the Defense Ministry: Moscow launched attacks on transport infrastructure in Kyiv, a logistics center in the city of Kharkiv, and cargo ships
LBCI: 0 min Russian news agencies, citing the Defense Ministry: Moscow launched attacks on transport infrastructure in Kyiv, a logistics center in the city of Kharkiv, and cargo ships * To protect intellectual property rights, please do not copy more than 20 percent of the news content without mentioning the name of the LBCI website…
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Suburb Municipalities vs. Generator Mafias: Who Has the Upper Hand?
CH23: As the diesel crisis worsens amid the war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and generator owners’ rates rise, the Federation of Suburb Municipalities, in coordination with the municipalities and security agencies—particularly State Security—and influential parties, decided to open a confrontation with what it described as “generator mafias,” in a move aimed at…
Gold retreats… How much did the ounce cost?
Al Jadeed: Gold retreats… How much did the ounce cost? Gold prices edged lower in early Asian trading today as the dollar rose, while investors awaited this week’s Federal Reserve (the US central bank) meeting for indications about the path of interest rates. It fell…
Israel reveals new details about the “pager” operation!
CH23: Former head of Israel’s Mossad, David Barnea, revealed new details about the Israeli military operation against Iran, as well as the attacks carried out in 2024 by detonating “pager” devices that targeted Hezbollah members in Lebanon. Barnea explained, in a speech he delivered at the “Summit…
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How did Unai Emery rebuild the best version of Nicolas Jackson?
An-Nahar: The search for immediate readiness by pouring huge sums of money into signing a fully developed goal scorer has become the main path pursued by most coaches on the sporting scene…
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Al-Anbaa: Rubio’s path achieved nothing but an Israeli withdrawal from half a village… and Jumblatt calls on Washington to send better diplomats
National News Agency: Wataniya - The electronic newspaper "Al-Anbaa" wrote: Israeli elections begin today, with polling stations opening to voters to cast their ballots, thereby determining the fate of both current enemy Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon. From the ballot boxes to the formation of the government, it moves…
Russian strike damages a major bridge in Kyiv
LBCI: A Russian strike damaged a major bridge spanning the Dnieper River in Kyiv, according to the city’s mayor, following reports that several ballistic missiles had been launched toward the Ukrainian capital. Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram: “A strike hit the Southern Bridge. Metro infrastructure was also damaged…”
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Al-Sharq: Bated breath on the eve of the Israeli elections… Katz: We will not attack, but!
National News Agency: Aoun followed up on the electricity file with Efram... and a question to the government about Galerie Semaan. National News Agency — Al-Sharq newspaper wrote: The region is on the brink of possibilities, and Israel is brandishing fire as military pressure intersects with Tehran negotiations and calculations surrounding the Israeli elections. While the resistance denies that Iran has…
From the shipments to the warehouses… Here are the senior officials in charge of the “Party’s” explosives
CH23: The investigation continues with the two men who used the aliases “Sajed” and “Dhu al-Faqar” in the Dhahr al-Baydar explosives case, and the coming days may bring more dangerous chapters and reveal even more intriguing secrets. But everything uncovered so far is almost a marginal detail compared with the enormity of what the hand of justice has yet to reach.…
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Al-Binaa: The Mecca pact in Tehran is a turning point… and Putin receives Pezeshkian and the Emir of Qatar today
National News Agency: “Israel” votes: Eisenkot is leading in the polls… and the Arab lists are the deciding factor. Sanaa targets the oil pipeline and Riyadh airport… and Egypt approves defensive support for Saudi Arabia. National News Agency - Al-Binaa newspaper wrote: Regional and international mediation efforts intersect with electoral deadlines and mounting pressure…
Indian Oil Minister: India currently buys 67% of its liquefied petroleum gas imports from the United States
Al Anbaa: Indian Oil Minister: India currently buys 67% of its liquefied petroleum gas imports from the United…
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The National Tunisian Book Fair in its fifth edition: On reconciliation between books and the arts...
An-Nahar: The National Tunisian Book Fair discusses the future of literature in the digital age, the impact of artificial intelligence, copyright, and children’s literature as part of cultural and artistic events…
Are the Druze living through the most dangerous period in their history? Why is Jumblatt afraid for the Druze of the south?
CH23: Are the Druze once again paying the price for the game of nations, because some insist on playing roles bigger than their stature, amid a raging inferno consuming major powers? What chance does a sect whose members number no more than a million citizens in Lebanon, Syria, occupied Palestine and Jordan have? Can the Druze, and Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri in particular, bear…
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Ahead of the elections… the Israeli army arrests an Egyptian man who crossed the border fence near Nitzana
An-Nahar: The Israeli army arrested an Egyptian civilian after he crossed the border near Nitzana, just hours before the launch of the Israeli elections for the year…
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Al-Liwaa: Lebanon bets on containing regional tensions... Hezbollah’s weapons are limited to explosives and drones
National News Agency: Wataniya – Al-Liwaa newspaper wrote: Lebanese attention is focused on consolidating internal stability, while reports about regional (Arab and Islamic) efforts to contain regional tensions—particularly on the United States-Iran front—are dismissed, at a time when Israel is preoccupied with elections amid fierce competition…
What was offered to the “Party” in exchange for handing over its weapons!
MTV Lebanon: The question is no longer whether war could return, but when… The Middle East is shrouded in an atmosphere of embers that seem more scorching than what we witnessed in the previous war. Preparations are at their peak, and we can almost hear and see the countdown, while Lebanon continues to play the same game of delay, through procrastination…
1400 dollars a month... The cost of living with dignity!
MTV Lebanon: Economic pressures on families are mounting as winter approaches, amid rising living costs. The most vulnerable groups stand out at this stage, particularly in areas where climatic conditions impose additional burdens on households, amid questions about their ability to overcome…
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Al-Diyar: Lebanon between diplomacy and threats of war... Caution and anticipation! Hezbollah clings to ambiguity... Is Washington escalating and threatening?
National News Agency: Wataniya – Al-Diyar newspaper wrote: Cautious anticipation prevails across the Lebanese scene. Official political leaders have chosen to cool down the hot issues and deal calmly with contentious matters with Hezbollah, while awaiting the unfolding of pressing regional and international developments amid the ambiguity prevailing in the military…