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Trump pressures Kyiv… and Lavrov smiles in Tehran

El Shark: The timing of the Trump administration’s escalation of its pressure on Ukraine and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Iran suggests the existence of an undisclosed deal between Washington and Moscow, under which the former would pressure Kyiv to end or freeze the war, in return for Russian pressure…

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شروق وغروب – بقلم خليل الخوري - هل أدّت 7 تشرين الى دفن حل الدولتين؟

El Shark: يتقاطع شبه إجماع دولي على أن ما يُدار حالياً على الساحة الفلسطينية من تطورات هو مؤشر واضح على أن عملية طوفان الأقصى في السابع من تشربن الأول 2023 وأن ما تلاها ولا يزال، حتى الساعة، من فظائع وارتكابات إسرائيلية، يسير نحو إنهاء «حل الدولتين»، وأن مبادرة قمة…

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tayyar.org - Stirring the stagnant waters between Baabda and Haret Hreik?

Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Diyar’s Lebanese headline: After the country witnessed a state of tension last week amid developments related to the file on the explosives shipment in Dahr al-Baidar, and the possibility of referring it to the Judicial Council, an atmosphere of calm prevailed toward the end of the week, following the government’s decision to hold off on…

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tayyar.org - Newspaper headlines for Monday, October 26, 2026

Tayyar: An-Nahar: Freezing domestic and foreign files on the eve of the two entitlements... Lebanon between Israeli measures and American warnings. Al-Akhbar: Aoun is hostage to Christian one-upmanship, and Nassar insists on referring the case to the Judicial Council. The Dahr al-Baidar truck returns to the Cabinet? Israeli elections: Change…

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tayyar.org - Newspaper Secrets for Monday, October 26, 2026

Tayyar: Al-Binaa: Secrets and Behind-the-Scenes SecretsExperts in American and Israeli affairs expect the possibility of an electoral loss for the camp of U.S. President Donald Trump and his ally, occupation government Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to raise a question that goes beyond the transfer of power to the extent to which their camps are prepared to recognize the legitimacy of…

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tayyar.org - After the failure of the Tampa negotiations, the authorities turned their attention more to the domestic situation

Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Liwaa’s headline: Lebanon is living through days of difficult anticipation over what will happen in the region before or after the American and Israeli elections, amid the continued mobilization of military forces and fleets and military preparations in America, Israel and Iran, and warnings from U.S. embassies to their nationals in the East…

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tayyar.org - The party has not complied with any order... and is keeping its decisions contingent on what developments on the ground and in politics dictate

Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Liwaa’s headline: Informed political sources told Al-Liwaa newspaper that Lebanese officials are closely monitoring current developments on the fronts of tension and following the public statements issued on this matter, noting that assurances that Lebanon will not be dragged into a war are not certain…

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tayyar.org - Is the Dahr al-Baidar truck case returning to the Council of Ministers?

Tayyar: Al-Akhbar: The Dahr al-Baidar truck case was not closed when the proposal to refer it to the Judicial Council was withdrawn from discussion at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting; rather, it entered a more ambiguous phase. The fact that the referral was not raised did not mean it had been definitively dropped, just as the understanding between President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam…

He almost completely lost his voice… Famous artist suffers a health setback!

Lebanon 24: Egyptian artist Ahmed Saad revealed that he had suffered a health setback that significantly affected his voice, attributing it to exhaustion caused by singing with great intensity while performing at weddings, just days before the scheduled release of his new album. Advertisement Saad explained, in a video clip he posted on his official Facebook account, …

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Because of Lebanon and Gaza... What is happening inside the Israeli army?

Lebanon 24: The Israeli website "Natziv" published a report discussing the organizational and military changes the Israeli army is undergoing to confront the growing threat posed by drones, in light of lessons learned from the war in Ukraine and military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. Advertisement The report, which…

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The President of the Republic from Tripoli: Division and weakening the state do not protect any community

El Shark: President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun affirmed that “his visit to Tripoli is to affirm the state’s presence alongside it and its people,” expressing “his commitment to working for a better future for it and for all of Lebanon.” He stressed that “development is not a favor from the state, but a right of citizens, and that the state we want is…”

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You tried war and lost... Why not try peace?

El Shark: 26 full years of failure and human and financial losses. More importantly, instead of liberating the Lebanese territories occupied by the Israeli enemy, we have been afflicted with a new occupation by the Israeli enemy (60 villages covering an area of 700 square kilometers that Israel has occupied to this day, and we do not know whether things will continue as they are…

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Nasrawi to "Al Sharq": Economic decisions should support the sector’s resilience instead of pushing it toward difficult options such as forced closure

El Shark: Although local industry meets a large share of the local market’s consumption (particularly in the food and disinfectant sectors), the continued drain of fuel and the absence of security stability threaten the ability of the remaining factories to endure under duress. The rise in fuel and energy prices has placed the industrial sector…

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Eyes turn to zero hour in the US-Iranian conflict as Lebanon waits

El Shark: Amid anticipation of what the situation between Washington and Tel Aviv on the one hand and Tehran on the other will lead to, in light of US positions pointing to a resumption of the war as mediation efforts falter, the Lebanese scene remained in a state of anticipation and waiting, as long as the political authority is unable to keep Lebanon out of its repercussions and the continued influence of Hezbollah…

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The patriarch affirmed the Christian presence: controlling the borders is part of protecting all of Lebanon

El Shark: The Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, presided over a festive Mass at the Cathedral of Saint George in the town of Aqoura, in the Byblos district, at the invitation of the diocese’s bishop, Michel Aoun, and Aqoura’s pastor, Archpriest Rizkallah Abi Nasr, on the occasion of the centenary of the beatification of the holy martyrs…

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The “Orthodox Gathering” condemns the Karak attack, and Abu Fadel calls to express solidarity and condolences

El Shark: The secretary-general of the “Orthodox Gathering,” former MP Marwan Abu Fadel, and the members followed developments in the terrorist attack that targeted a funeral ceremony inside the grounds of St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church in the town of Hamoud in Karak Governorate in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and led to the martyrdom of seven…

Implementing the retirement law: “If not next year... then definitely later”

CH23: He considered the decree establishing an investment committee for the National Social Security Fund one of the most important decrees to follow the establishment of the Social Security Board of Directors, for Law No. 319/2023, which amends certain provisions of the Social Security Law to establish a retirement and social protection system, to enter into force. In this context,…

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Nearly three decades after Lebanon last approved curricula, the Center for Educational Research and Development put into the hands of the educational community a 553-page document entitled “Scope and Sequence Matrix of…

Ad-Diyar: Nearly three decades after Lebanon last approved curricula, the Center for Educational Research and Development put into the hands of the educational community a 553-page document entitled “Scope and Sequence Matrix of Competencies and Learning Outcomes in the New Lebanese National Curriculum.” This is the document that Decree No. … on curricula made

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The Diyar

Ad-Diyar: Legislative Decree No. 150, dated 16 September 1983, known as the Judicial Judiciary Law, sets out the conditions for entering the judicial corps and the qualities, qualifications, and obligations it imposes on a judge. A judge, as I have said in several previous interviews and articles, is the one who rules and decides on files and cases. His powers…

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Pursuing those who carry weapons to resist the occupation raises a question that goes beyond regulating arms to the role of the state and the very meaning of sovereignty

Ad-Diyar: Pursuing those who carry weapons to resist the occupation raises a question that goes beyond regulating arms to the role of the state and the very meaning of sovereignty. The state derives its legitimacy from protecting its society, safeguarding its land and independence, and its authority over the means of force gains its meaning from its ability to fulfill this task. Therefore, criminalizing…

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The political messages that preceded Thursday’s Cabinet session succeeded in closing the door on any political explosion, following demands by some parties to refer the file on the Dhahr al-Baidar shipment to the…

Ad-Diyar: The political messages that preceded Thursday’s Cabinet session succeeded in closing the door on any political explosion, following demands by some parties to refer the file on the Dhahr al-Baidar shipment to the Judicial Council. The messages began to take effect, starting with a visit by Brigadier General André Rahal, adviser to the President of the Republic, to…

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Sources in contact with Maarab read a host of political messages in the latest remarks by the head of the Lebanese Forces Party

Ad-Diyar: Sources in contact with Maarab read a host of political messages in the latest remarks by the head of the Lebanese Forces Party. The most important was that Maarab supports the path leading to the establishment of a functioning state, but without granting the authorities an open-ended mandate or a blank check, particularly if the gap between the announced decisions… continues

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The Book of Ad-Diyar

Ad-Diyar: What is this mythical state that poses the existential obsession of the greatest empire in history—unless it is the empire of “every man for himself,” if we follow the contradictory positions among its leaders. Astonishing statements by Donald Trump: “Iran poses a threat to global security,” “a danger to strategic security…”

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Washington expressed its desire at the recent Tampa talks in Florida to end the mediation role between Lebanon and “Israel” and move to direct negotiations between them

Ad-Diyar: Washington expressed its desire at the recent Tampa talks in Florida to end the mediation role between Lebanon and “Israel” and move to direct negotiations between them. For this reason, it is also rejecting, so far, any international presence in southern Lebanon to replace “UNIFIL” after its mandate ends on December 31 next year, since it…

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The organization “Hostage Liberation Worldwide,” headed by Lebanese American Nizar Zakka, issued an urgent humanitarian appeal calling for progress on the issue of those missing in Syria, who have been absent for many…

Ad-Diyar: The organization “Hostage Liberation Worldwide,” headed by Lebanese American Nizar Zakka, issued an urgent humanitarian appeal calling for progress on the issue of those missing in Syria, who have been absent for many years without their fate receiving the attention needed to determine whether they have died…

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When the head of Iranian diplomacy, Dr

Ad-Diyar: When the head of Iranian diplomacy, Dr. Abbas Araghchi, speaks of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to draw the United States into a “third war against Iran” at a moment when the “diplomatic option” appears to be making significant progress, especially as Tehran is positively considering…

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tayyar.org - “The coalition” intercepts a missile launched toward Riyadh and destroys two platforms in Sanaa

Tayyar: Middle East Saudi Arabia: The official spokesperson for the coalition forces, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, said that air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia toward Riyadh early Monday. Al-Maliki explained in a series of subsequent posts on the “X” platform that the coalition destroyed…

“Beirut Manarati” honors Minister Marcus at a discussion meeting about his efforts in the media

Al Liwaa: The “Beirut Manarati” association, chaired by lawyer Marwan Salam, held a tribute meeting in honor of Minister of Information, lawyer Dr. Paul Marcus, in the presence of association members and a number of journalists and lawyers who are friends of the association. Salam began by welcoming Minister Marcus and those present and presented him with the association’s shield, praising “his self-made career…”

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Suwayda Reveals a U.S.-Israeli Divergence over Syria’s Future

CH23: Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria, is once again at the forefront of regional tensions, with Israeli military movements continuing and talk growing of a possible move by National Guard factions in the governorate’s western countryside, amid accusations that they are receiving support from Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, the statements by the U.S. envoy…

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Civil Defense continues to accompany the vessel that ran aground while traveling from Sidon to Beirut

National News Agency: The Media and Public Relations Department of the Lebanese Directorate General of Civil Defense said in a statement that “Civil Defense teams are still accompanying the vessel loaded with timber, which ran aground in the morning while traveling from the port of Sidon to the port of Beirut because water had leaked inside it, and that…”

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A ship runs aground and water leaks inside it off the port of Beirut... Civil Defense on alert

CH23: The following statement was issued by the Media and Public Relations Department of the Lebanese Directorate General of Civil Defense: Civil Defense teams continue to monitor the ship loaded with timber, which ran aground in the morning while traveling from the port of Sidon to the port of Beirut because water had leaked inside it, in coordination…

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