Damascus, Al-Zaidi’s New Stop... Security and the Economy Test the Rapprochement
Lebanon Debate: Damascus, Al-Zaidi’s New Stop... Security and the Economy Test…
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Closed after the airstrikes and reopened following a phone call... Traffic resumes at the Nasib crossing with Jordan
Lebanon Debate: Closed after the airstrikes and reopened following a phone call... Traffic resumes at the Nasib crossing with…
Turkish Ministry of Defense: We are ready to sign an agreement to demarcate maritime borders with Egypt
Lebanon Debate: Turkish Ministry of Defense: We are ready to sign an agreement to demarcate maritime borders with…
PoliticsTranslated
Israeli Elections Committee: About 70% of the votes counted; Netanyahu gets 54 seats, Eisenkot 47, and the Arabs 19
LBCI: 0 min Israeli Elections Committee: About 70% of the votes counted; Netanyahu gets 54 seats, Eisenkot 47, and the Arabs 19 * To protect intellectual property rights, please do not copy more than 20 percent of the news content, and mention the name of the LBCI website and include a link to the news story…
EconomyTranslated
As election votes are being counted, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange falls 2.3% and the Israeli shekel drops 1% against the dollar
Lebanon 24: Israeli financial markets opened trading lower on Wednesday, after preliminary results from the general election held on Tuesday showed a political impasse. Advertisement The shekel fell by slightly more than 1% to 3.09 against the dollar, giving up most of the gains that…
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SecurityTranslated
Widespread Israeli escalation in the south since dawn, with shelling hitting towns and valleys
Ad-Diyar: Southern Lebanon has witnessed a broad escalation on the ground from the early hours of dawn through Wednesday morning, with Israeli artillery shelling hitting several towns and valleys in the eastern and western sectors, alongside a drone dropping a sound bomb on…
SocietyTranslated
Australia tightens oversight of sunscreen products
An-Nahar: Australia imposes strict rules on sunscreens to ensure that advertised protection levels match actual effectiveness, protect consumers from skin cancer, and enhance…
603 thousand dollars vanish from “Electricity”... and the trail leads from a bedroom safe
Lebanon Debate: 603 thousand dollars vanish from “Electricity”... and the trail leads from a bedroom...
EconomyTranslated
Gas prices in Europe jump to their highest level in 4 years
Lebanon 24: Natural gas prices in Europe rose to their highest level in 4 years during trading today, Wednesday, exceeding $107.6 "97 euros" per megawatt-hour, amid growing concerns about gas supplies on the continent during the coming winter and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East .…
WorldTranslated
From the playing fields to the gallows... what is happening in Iran?
MTV Lebanon: The execution of Iranian mountaineer Ali Sina Mostafavi on October 14 has raised growing concerns about the fate of at least 6 other athletes facing the same punishment in Iran, amid criminal and security-related charges linked to protests against the authorities, according to…
“Al Arabiya”: Vote counting continues in the Israeli elections amid indications that Netanyahu’s coalition is ahead
Lebanon Debate: “Al Arabiya”: Vote counting continues in the Israeli elections amid indications that the coalition…
Jumblat defends views as Hezbollah MP slams blatant US 'interference'
Naharnet: Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat told L'Orient-Le Jour that neither the Lebanese Parliament nor the Cabinet was consulted before the signing of a tripartite framework deal with Israel. "I have the right to express…
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Israeli Elections Committee: More than 4 million votes counted so far
Ad-Diyar: Israeli Elections Committee: More than 4 million votes counted so far…
IMF delegation visits Lebanon... Jaber: Passing the gap law paves the way for signing the agreement
An-Nahar: A visit by an International Monetary Fund delegation to Lebanon to follow up on financial reforms, with a focus on the financial gap law and ongoing communication with the government…
Aoun discusses the work of judicial institutions with Nassar
Al Joumhouria: President Joseph Aoun discussed the judicial situation in the country and the work of judicial institutions with Justice Minister Adel Nassar…
Bolsonaro leaves despite a travel ban... Lula attacks him and Trump welcomes him
Lebanon Debate: Bolsonaro leaves despite a travel ban... Lula attacks him and Trump welcomes…
WorldTranslated
The specter of a new war haunts Iranians... and rumors shake the markets
An-Nahar: Anxiety is mounting in Iranian society over the possibility of a renewed war, as rumors about its timing spread and markets shake with every alert. What are Iranians afraid of at this stage…
PoliticsTranslated
Gemayel: Communal lands belong to residents, and protecting them is a gateway to strengthening decentralization
Nidaa Al Watan: Kataeb Party leader and MP Sami Gemayel affirmed that “communal lands, especially in Mount Lebanon, belong to all the residents of the villages, are part of citizens’ private property, and are part of our history, identity, and character in the country. We believe they cannot be touched, and they are vital to Lebanon’s future.” He noted at a Kataeb gathering…
Modern Lebanon begins in the villages... Gemayel places the commons at the heart of the project
Lebanon Debate: Modern Lebanon begins in the villages... Gemayel places the commons at the heart of…
PoliticsTranslated
Invitation to President Aoun to attend the opening of the Christmas novena
MTV Lebanon: A delegation from the Antonine University, comprising its president, Father Michel Saghbini, Secretary General Father Jean Alam, and treasurer Father Joe Bjoudo, conveyed to President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun an invitation to attend the opening of the Christmas novena on ١٥ كانون الأول, where he will preside over the prayer…
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PoliticsTranslated
Complex calculations and open scenarios... What awaits the next Israeli government?
Ad-Diyar: As the announcement of the final results of the Israeli elections approaches, attention is turning to the expected negotiations to form the new government, amid a close contest between the camps of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot,…
Occupation artillery targets the vicinity of the Wadi Gaza Bridge, northeast of the central governorate and north of Al-Bureij camp in the middle of the Strip, coinciding with intensive movements by its vehicles west of the “Tika” towers in the village of Juhr al-Dik
Al Manar: Occupation artillery targets the vicinity of the Wadi Gaza Bridge, northeast of the central governorate and north of Al-Bureij camp in the middle of the Strip, coinciding with intensive movements by its vehicles west of the “Tika” towers in the village of Juhr…
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Unknown individuals broke into the Faculty of Arts at the Lebanese University – Fourth Branch, located on the Zahle highway, at night, and vandalized and smashed a number of doors and windows.
Ad-Diyar: Unknown individuals broke into the Faculty of Arts at the Lebanese University – Fourth Branch, located on the Zahle highway, at night, and vandalized and smashed a number of doors…
WorldTranslated
In video | “Iran’s Fadaiyan” event in Khorramabad
Al Manar: Footage from the “Iran’s Fadaiyan” event in the city of Khorramabad…
PoliticsTranslated
Regional conference in Beirut on cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence and strengthening Arab cooperation: Shehadeh, representing Aoun: Cybersecurity is a pillar of digital sovereignty, and work is underway to complete a draft law regulating it
National News Agency: National News Agency - The sixth regional conference of the Arab Federation for Internet and Communications (ARISPA), entitled “Cybersecurity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” was held in cooperation with the Technical Secretariat of the Council of Arab Ministers for Communications and Information at the League of Arab States, and organized by the Professional Computing Association in…
Rene Mouawad Airport – North Lebanon... Construction, outfitting and security work is progressing, while the road to it waits!
An-Nahar: Final preparations are being completed to open Rene Mouawad Airport in Qlayaat, Akkar, Lebanon’s second civilian airport, with comprehensive equipment and construction work…
PoliticsTranslated
Where did Hezbollah see Lebanese submission to Washington: in restricting weapons or at Dahr al-Baidar?
CH23: Member of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc, MP Hussein al-Hajj Hassan, said that “what the US embassy is doing is tutelage and an occupation of political decision-making,” and said, “When we speak of tutelage, tutelage arrived with the US ambassador, who wants to amend the laws himself—that is, to take the place of the speaker of parliament and the place of…”
SocietyTranslated
We Innovate to Rise... Is Our Humanity Advancing as Much as Our Tools?
Nidaa Al Watan: In an old house, a woman used to wash her family’s clothes by hand; she carried the water, bent over for a long time, then hung her exhaustion out with the laundry. Today, her granddaughter presses a button and moves on to another task. Between the hand and the button lies a story of progress that cannot be summed up by a machine, but by the hours people have reclaimed from toil. Elsewhere, a worker stands…
PoliticsTranslated
Gemayel: Preserving communal lands is the first step toward safeguarding decentralization
MTV Lebanon: Kataeb Party leader and MP Sami Gemayel affirmed that “communal lands, especially in Mount Lebanon, belong to all the residents of the villages and are part of citizens’ private property, our history and identity, and our character in the country. We consider them untouchable, and [they are] a vital point for the future…”
U.S. Embassy: We continue our operations as usual, including providing limited services to our citizens and visa services
Elnashra: The U.S. Embassy in Beirut announced that it continues to operate as usual, including providing limited routine services to U.S. citizens and services…
Israel's Central Elections Committee: More than 4 million votes counted so far
Lebanon Debate: Israel's Central Elections Committee: More than 4 million votes counted so far…
Cabinet to Meet Thursday to Discuss Waste Management
National News Agency: NNA - The Cabinet is scheduled to convene on Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Grand Serail to discuss waste management.…
Aoun presents, and Nassar discusses the work of judicial institutions
Al Anbaa: President Joseph Aoun discussed with Justice Minister Adel Nassar the state of the judiciary in the country and the work of judicial institutions…
Israeli Drone Drops Sound Bomb on Baraachit, Artillery Shelling Reported Near Mayfadoun and Zawtar
National News Agency: NNA - An Israeli enemy drone dropped a sound bomb on the southern Lebanese town of Baraachit, while intermittent artillery shelling targeted the area between Mayfadoun and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah. Separately, suspected explosive remnants of previous Israeli…
China Says It Takes Mbappé’s Apology Over Mao Zedong Remarks Seriously
National News Agency: NNA - China said Wednesday that it takes French football star Kylian Mbappé’s apology over remarks apparently made in jest about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong "seriously," according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Speaking at a regular press briefing,…