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26984 in English · 727 original-language storiesTayyar: U.S. President Donald Trump canceled his campaign rallies scheduled for the weekend in the states of Iowa and Kansas on Thursday. Trump preferred to support Republican candidates through tele-rallies, which his party said would allow them to reach a broader segment of voters in about twenty states, during the days…
Tayyar: Imad Marmal - The sweeping Arab vote in the Israeli elections was one of its most significant distinguishing features and stunning surprises, after it exceeded all expectations and appeared closer to a popular uprising at the ballot box, catching Israeli society in general and the far right in particular off guard.…
Tayyar: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said that a ship crossing the Strait of Hormuz to exit it caught fire on Thursday, 25 nautical miles northeast of the Omani city of Khasab. The authority added, citing a report from a third party, that the cause of the fire remains unknown, as does the status…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Joumhouria’s headline: Diplomatic circles told Al-Joumhouria that the results of the Israeli elections do not afford Lebanon the luxury of waiting for a change of government in Tel Aviv before deciding on its options, nor do they allow it to be certain that the coming period will see an inevitable escalation. With it proving impossible to settle…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Binaa’s headline: Al-Binaa learned that more than one political figure who visited Baabda over the past two weeks heard from President Joseph Aoun that hopes of implementing the framework agreement had waned because of the ineffectiveness of U.S. pressure amid the “Israeli” electoral calculations, with a stalemate in the process expected…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Liwaa’s headline: Lebanon is entering a process of ongoing activity aimed at having an international force replace the peacekeeping forces (UNIFIL), if the Security Council does not submit for reconsideration the decision to end UNIFIL’s mandate under Resolution 1701 in southern Lebanon, until Israel withdraws and the army takes control…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in Al-Liwaa’s headline: The common thread in the positions of the political forces, whether on this side or that, is their central focus: rejecting Lebanon’s being drawn in—and Hezbollah in particular—into any confrontation that could take place between Iran and the United States and Israel..Explore historyAnd amid this…
Tayyar: Al-Binaa: Behind-the-scenes details and secrets. American media coverage paused to examine President Donald Trump’s explanation that his deputy, JD Vance, had sent a message to Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei concerning the delivery of medicines and medical supplies, while American newspapers published a different account of its content…
Tayyar: Some of what appeared in the Al-Diyar headline: The government held a session at the Grand Serail devoted to the waste file, which Lebanese Forces ministers boycotted in protest at the failure to include the referral of the Dahr al-Baidar bombings to the Judicial Council. According to ministerial sources, Justice Minister Adel Nassar tried to raise the matter again during the session, …
Tayyar: Al-Akhbar: In a preemptive security operation, based on information that Al-Akhbar learned was related to a network connected to extremist groups, the General Security Directorate arrested three Lebanese during raids in the city of Tripoli and seized quantities of weapons, ammunition, and explosives. A statement by the Directorate initially announced that…
IMLebanon: Mohammad Shuqair wrote in “Asharq Al-Awsat” that political forces agree that negotiations between Lebanon and Israel are currently going on “holiday,” the duration of which remains contingent on the identity of the person tasked with forming the Israeli government, and on whether Benjamin Netanyahu will be tasked again, or whether the choice will fall on his rival, the chief of staff…
Tayyar: Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudi Arabia: Tel Aviv: The final results of the Israeli elections, announced early today (Friday), showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp ahead of the opposition, but without securing a parliamentary majority that would allow it to retain control of the Knesset. The coalition won…
Nidaa Al Watan: The crisis facing public-sector employees in Lebanon is no longer limited to the sharp decline in purchasing power and the erosion of salaries and wages under the pressure of inflation and the rising cost of living; it also now includes the limited ability of union actions to impose radical solutions that would end years of deterioration in living and working conditions.…
El Shark: By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Arab Not every change in leadership is a change in policy, just as differences between politicians do not necessarily mean a difference in the project they seek to achieve. From this perspective, the possibility that Gadi Eisenkot, the former Israeli chief of staff, could reach the presidency…
El Shark: Finance Minister Yassine Jaber received a World Bank delegation that included the World Bank’s Beirut office director, Enrique Armas, and the bank’s infrastructure department director, Catherine Sin, in the presence of Director General of Finance Georges Mraoui, Prime Minister’s adviser Sateh Arnaout, and Finance Minister’s advisers Claudine…
El Shark: President General Joseph Aoun affirmed that municipalities are the first line of defense for development, stressing the need to move from administrative routine to actual development. He stressed that expanded administrative decentralization is not an option but a necessity for balanced development, pointing to the beginning of basic steps toward…
El Shark: President General Joseph Aoun stressed that Lebanon adheres to diplomatic and negotiated solutions to address conflicts, considering that lasting stability cannot be achieved through military force alone. While affirming the need to stop Israeli attacks and adhere to existing understandings, he noted “that…
El Shark: “Télé Liban” held its first annual gathering at the television building in Hazmieh, under the patronage of President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun, represented by Information Minister, lawyer Dr. Paul Morcos, to present its strategy and vision for the coming phase and the most prominent projects and achievements accomplished over the past year, in the presence of…
El Shark: By David Issa, a Lebanese politician. There is a fundamental problem in Lebanese political life: some politicians deal with reality as they wish it to be, not as it actually is. They exaggerate in raising the bar of slogans and positions, whether in their television appearances or in their daily statements,…
El Shark: The heads of the Press and Press Editors’ Syndicates, Aouni Al-Kaaki and Joseph Al-Qasifi, issued the following statement: “Our fears have come true early, before the ink on the new media law had dried, with it being used in a way other than the intended one, and Article 104 opened the door to interpretation and legal discretion to ensnare journalists…”
El Shark: Former minister Wadih al-Khazen, head of the Maronite General Council: Preserving media freedom in Lebanon is not merely a legal matter related to regulating the profession and the principles governing its practice, but a fundamental pillar of the democratic system and an indispensable safeguard for protecting the truth, strengthening accountability, and entrenching the citizen’s right…
El Shark: God-consciousness is not merely words spoken by the tongue or acts of worship performed by a person’s limbs; rather, it is a way of life based on being mindful of Almighty God, avoiding what He has forbidden, and obeying His commands, seeking His pleasure and fearing His punishment. It is the foundation of a person’s righteousness and the path to happiness in this world and success in the Hereafter.…
El Shark: The invitation from His Excellency Information Minister Paul Morcos was not an invitation concerning the reorganization and reopening of Télé Liban, rich in history and still operating since 1959. In the speech he delivered, the minister said that the television station had taken a major and distinctive step with Arab assistance, and that today’s challenge is a challenge…
El Shark: As attention turns to the outcome of the Israeli elections and the changes they may bring about in the political and security landscape, signs are mounting of a possible renewal of the US-Israeli confrontation with Iran, amid reports of military preparations for a round that could last days, just a few days before…
El Shark: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei used to boast, saying, “We control four Arab capitals: Damascus, Baghdad and Beirut, and Sana’a,” at a time when King Abdullah II of Jordan was warning of Iranian expansion in Arab countries. But the fall of Damascus and the fall of the tyrant Bashar al-Assad eliminated 50% of Iran’s strength…
El Shark: In a panoramic view of the political situation in Lebanon, we see the most astonishing things, as if our people are completely absent from following the enormous, dramatic developments and what may result from them in consequences of grave danger and importance for the present and future of this crisis-ridden country, as well as for the region, the surrounding area and the world…
Ad-Diyar: United Nations-affiliated sources reported that the Syrian authorities are still obstructing the transfer of the United Nations Special Envoy’s office from Geneva to Damascus. The sources also reported that Damascus continues to refuse to approve the appointment of a new envoy to replace the former envoy, Geir Pedersen, who submitted his resignation on 18 September…
Ad-Diyar: The State of Israel is moving forcefully toward the right consolidating its grip on it, whether in its religious form or its liberal religious form. The shared theme is that Israel is a purely Jewish state, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded in drawing even his opponents into making this the main theme of the elections…
Ad-Diyar: - In cases of online extortion, accounts must be secured and passwords changed - Those afraid of scandal should not give in and should seek legal assistance. Caught between fear of scandal and hesitation to file complaints, victims of extortion find themselves under pressure that may push them into silence or into giving in to demands…
Ad-Diyar: Political sources believe that the energy minister’s decision to rely on financial arrears to cut electricity to public administrations and institutions puts the state to the test of its ability to operate its administrations and public facilities, amid exceptional measures whose cost is borne by citizens. They consider that the danger of this step lies not in…
Ad-Diyar: Lebanon remains preoccupied with the results of the Israeli elections and with the results of the midterm elections in the United States, and with what repercussions these results may have on the situation in Lebanon. In this context, MP Alan Aoun expresses his belief that “Lebanon is not affected…
Ad-Diyar: In recent days, there has been much analysis and speculation about the reasons behind the “absence” of former Prime Minister and one of the leaders of Lebanon’s Sunni community, Najib Mikati, from the political and economic scene that took shape during President Joseph Aoun’s historic visit to Tripoli, the flourishing…
Ad-Diyar: When MP Ghassan Skaf died on December 13, 2025, it was not possible to hold a by-election to fill the Greek Orthodox seat in the Western Bekaa – Rashaya district, because the time remaining before the end of Parliament’s term was around less than six months, while the elections were scheduled to be held…
Ad-Diyar: Away from the stupid mathematical equations, where are the Arabs in the biblical equation? Political activist Mordechai David saw the Arab lawmakers produced by the ballot boxes as “Trojan horses inside the Temple.” Let us read what is in the devil’s head to know what is in Donald Trump’s head, whom the minister…
Ad-Diyar: A person is born kind. If they live in a beautiful environment, receive an education, and enjoy good health, joy, well-being, security, and comfort, these conditions are fertile ground for them to remain kind, becoming generous, noble-hearted, and forgiving, rejoicing with those who rejoice and suffering with those who suffer. But if waves of pain and misery sweep over them…
National News Agency: وطنية - صور - تم بعد ظهر اليوم افتتاح معرض الكتاب العربي الثاني عشر الذي تقيمه "جمعية هلا صور" الثقافية الاجتماعية في مركز ابحار الثقافي في مجمع باسل الأسد في مدينة صور، برعاية مفتي صور وجبل عامل القاضي العلامة الشيخ حسن عبدالله وحضوره٠ حضر حفل الافتتاح…
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