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1053 in English · 20 original-language storiesCH23: The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance sent a message to Iranian Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei, at the direction of President Donald Trump, in an attempt to restart peace talks between Washington and Tehran. The newspaper added that Vance is seeking to…
CH23: The Turkish presidency announced that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, that Ankara is closely monitoring developments in the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen, and continues its efforts to address issues through diplomatic channels. Join our news channel on WhatsApp. Follow the latest news and breaking updates…
CH23: The ministers representing the «Lebanese Forces» announced that they would not attend the Cabinet session scheduled for Thursday, devoted exclusively to discussing the waste file, in protest at the failure to include on the agenda an item referring the file on the explosives in Dahr al-Baidar to the Judicial Council. While the ministers affirm the importance of the file…
National News Agency: National - The coordinator of the Contract Teachers’ Movement, Hamza Mansour, announced a general and comprehensive strike on Thursday, October 29, 2026, in coordination with the Secondary Education League, in all public secondary schools in Lebanon, in condemnation and rejection of the Ministry of Education’s policy of eroding the rights of contract teachers and tenured teachers,…
CH23: U.S. Central Command announced that U.S. forces had completed clearing all internationally recognized main transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz of naval mines, confirming that all these routes were now mine-free. Join our news channel on WhatsApp. Follow the latest news…
Lebanon 24: Introduction to the NBN news bulletin: Between ballot boxes and calculations of war, the region stands at a pivotal stage where political deadlines are intertwined with battlefield stakes and the possibilities of escalation with opportunities for settlement. Advertisement Israel, which is experiencing the repercussions of the results of an election fraught with divisions…
CH23: Sources told Al Arabiya that the timeline for the new proposal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the blockade, as well as including the Iranian nuclear issue and inviting inspectors among its provisions. The sources added that consultations are underway between the mediators and Iran to hold a meeting in Turkey before 4 November, pointing to…
Lebanon Debate: Two young men enter occupied Qantara on foot... and the south is ablaze with airstrikes…
CH23: Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Saudi club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team, beat his eternal rival Lionel Messi, star of U.S. club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team, to win the award for the best Ballon d’Or winner in history. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and France Football magazine created an award…
An-Nahar: Axios reported that the Israeli chief of staff is discussing coordination of possible attacks against…
Lebanon Debate: “The Arabs inside Israel are the freest Arabs”… Wahhab comments on the elections…
Lebanon 24: The South Lebanon Water Establishment announced a decline in water supply in the city of Sidon, as a result of a power outage at its stations via the public services line since Tuesday evening. The establishment said in a statement that it had contacted the relevant parties at Electricité du Liban to inquire about the reasons for the outage, from…
CH23: A drug dealer was arrested in the city of Tripoli after being lured again. A number of people suspended him and taped him to one of the poles in front of a shop at the Abu Ali roundabout, in preparation for handing him over to the security forces. Join our news channel on WhatsApp and follow the latest news…
Lebanon 24: The administrative board of the Association of Public Secondary School Teachers in Lebanon announced a strike at all public secondary schools and teacher training centers, the Educational Center for Research and Development, guidance and counseling centers, as well as among teachers assigned to the Ministry of Education. The association explained that the strike would be on two days…
An-Nahar: “He performed the visit rituals and prayed inside the noble courtyard, then viewed the landmarks…”
Kataeb: As the counting of votes in the Israeli elections continues and no clear majority emerges to form the next government, the possibility of a renewed confrontation with Iran raises questions about the powers of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government during the transition period, and the impact any military escalation could have on coalition formation negotiations…
CH23: Aries: You are still one of the luckiest signs. The Moon in a friendly sign offers you career opportunities, and money is coming to you from friends or relatives. Beware, Mercury is retrograde in the house of career and work. Pay attention to your relationships with work colleagues; you may embark on work outside your field. Taurus: The Moon is in the house of money for you, and the axis…
National News Agency: National – Environment Minister Tamara Al-Zein will visit several sites in Akkar Governorate next Monday, sign memoranda of understanding with its municipalities, and hand over equipment to beneficiaries in the governorate. The Ministry of Environment noted in a statement that “this visit comes as part of the implementation of the forest fire prevention project in…”
CH23: Allegations of sexual assaults against U.S. President Donald Trump have resurfaced after a report published by Democratic members of Congress included new details about a claim dating back to 1993, brought by former model Beatrice Quill, who says Trump sexually assaulted her…
Al Jadeed: After the restaurant uproar in Beirut... closure or reopening? The Public Relations Department of Beirut Municipality said in a clarifying statement that Beirut Governor Judge Marwan Abboud had issued a decision to close the “Nadini” restaurant, based on a report received from the Ministry of Public Health, following the recording of poisoning cases suspected of being linked to…
CH23: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz condemned opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot on Wednesday for calling on the army to resist pressure that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might exert after the election, amid the latter’s threats to launch new strikes on Iran. Katz wrote in a post on the “X” platform: “It…
CH23: The phenomenon of street children is no longer merely a tragedy of people begging in passing; it has turned into a human trafficking crime run by organized gangs. Beirut municipal council member, lawyer Mohammad Ballouta, tells "Al-Modon" that the decision to confront it is decisive on the ground, with the support of the security forces and the Information Branch, to remove children from the streets and dismantle…
CH23: MP Najat Saliba took part in the conference “The Role of Research and Technology Infrastructure in Science and Diplomacy,” held in the Jordanian capital, Amman, in the presence of Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan and directors of research centers from around the world. The remarks stressed the importance of openness and international cooperation in the field…
CH23: The Directorate General of Internal Security Forces announced that a Syrian husband had confessed to deliberately killing his wife, with premeditation and intent, amid marital disputes and his attachment to another woman, before attempting to conceal his crime by claiming that she had died after falling in the bathroom. The Directorate explained, in a statement issued by the Division…
CH23: The recent seizure of the explosives shipment in the Dhahr al-Baydar area of eastern Lebanon, which the party acknowledged belonged to it and was to be used in confronting Israel, has revived debate over what has been implemented of the Lebanese government’s well-known decision last year to ban the military and security activities of “Hezbollah,” which came after…
CH23: The secretary-general of the party, Sheikh Naim Qassem, placed the weapons issue, the Israeli withdrawal, and relations with Iran and the United States at the heart of his position on developments in Lebanon and the region, affirming that the party would continue its current approach and rejecting any discussion of disarming before Israel withdraws and the attacks cease,…
Al Jadeed: Israel’s Channel 14: The Israeli president is pushing for a government led by Netanyahu for two years in exchange for his resignation at the end of his term and a full pardon in…
Lebanon 24: The “Bloomberg Al Sharq” website published a new report examining the Saudi economy’s ability to withstand the repercussions of the war and military escalation in the region, pointing to continued economic activity, consumer spending and government investment despite disruptions to air traffic and growing concerns among investors…
CH23: "An-Nahar" learned from exclusive sources at the Ministry of Health that a restaurant in central Beirut and a meat warehouse linked to it were sealed with red wax after four confirmed cases of "Trichinosis" were recorded as a result of eating raw meat. The decision came after an internal alert issued by the medical center in…
Al Jadeed: “The airport has remained without electricity from the public grid since this morning, forcing it to rely on backup generators to ensure continued operations and maintain the greatest possible level of regularity in work across the various facilities and equipment,” it said: “Despite…”
National News Agency: The following statement was issued by the General Directorate of State Security – Media, Guidance and Public Relations Department: “As part of its ongoing efforts to pursue crimes of fraud, swindling and impersonation, and following precise field surveillance and monitoring operations and the gathering of information related to her activities, a patrol from…”
CH23: Nearly five years after retiring from singing, the name of the retired Jordanian artist Adham Al Nabulsi returned to the top of social media, following the spread of surprising reports claiming he was ready to return to the artistic scene due to financial hardship, but under strange and unusual conditions. Amid talk of new songs…
Nidaa Al Watan: Syrian authorities have begun releasing prisoners covered by the provisions of Lebanon’s general amnesty law, who were recently transferred from Lebanese prisons to Adra and Homs prisons and a number of other Syrian prisons. This step comes as part of implementing the provisions of Lebanon’s general amnesty law, which covers categories of…
CH23: The story of the warning by the US ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, did not end with the weekend passing without the war he had spoken of as a possibility breaking out. The issue goes beyond a date that did not come to pass to the nature of the signals that preceded the statement and those that followed it, in a region still living with the repercussions of the confrontation…
Lebanon 24: Finance Minister Yassin Jaber affirmed that “the aim of technical cooperation with French partners is not limited to bringing in experts; it also extends to benefiting from French expertise to build lasting local capacity within the ministry, particularly in the Macro-fiscal Policy Unit and the Cash Management Unit, from…”
CH23: It seems that Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and sensitive facilities there have begun to become part of Saudis’ daily lives, with the Saudi Electricity Company announcing an adjustment to electricity service tariffs effective next January, and the National Water Company there announcing changes that include service fees…
