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811 in English · 22 original-language storiesNidaa Al Watan: On either side of the border, two different scenes, harsh in their implications. In Israel, authority is exercised and political choices are determined through constitutional frameworks and legitimate institutions, where citizens turn to the ballot boxes to hold their rulers accountable, either by renewing their popular mandate or withdrawing it. As for Lebanon,…
Nidaa Al Watan: When we speak of Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, we are not speaking only of an Emirati investor who owns businesses in Lebanon, but of a businessman with an international presence, and of an economic group whose investments extend to the hotel, real estate, automotive, education, and publishing sectors, in the UAE and beyond. The Al Habtoor Group is present in markets…
Nidaa Al Watan: A senior political source told Nidaa Al Watan that the statement issued by Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem “constitutes a blatant departure from the collective national will, and an insistence on a policy of imposing faits accomplis and continuing adventures that have brought Lebanon nothing but destruction, displacement and collapse, and that…”
Nidaa Al Watan: The visit by President Joseph Aoun to Tripoli last Saturday can be summed up as a battle over image and political exploitation, between what was intended for it, the campaigns of criticism and counter-exploitation, and the paths it ultimately took, which were not originally on the list of objectives. Apart from some romanticism mixed with the rhetoric…
Nidaa Al Watan: Hezbollah’s bets have failed, even on the change that could come from Israel, after it lost any hope of being able to exert any influence, or even improve its security and military position. The “party” was looking for a “victory” to be produced by the Israeli ballot boxes, whereby the current prime minister would lose…
Nidaa Al Watan: Despite all the opinion polls, figures and analyses that preceded the Israeli election, which predicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decline and paved the way for Gadi Eisenkot to push him out of political life, the results came to confirm that the scene was different from what the predictions had outlined. For…
Nidaa Al Watan: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s visit to Damascus yesterday signals a shift in Syrian-Iraqi relations from managing caution to building a partnership imposed by geography and driven by regional developments. After a period of mutual testing following the fall of the Assad regime, the visit, the first by a prime minister…
Nidaa Al Watan: In a region standing on the brink of a volcano, the Tehran meeting puts the Iranian regime to a decisive test: either translate diplomacy into an actual change in regional behavior, or face a confrontation that could extend beyond Iran’s borders and redraw the balance of power in the Middle East. As the chances of containing the crisis dwindle and preparations intensify…
Nidaa Al Watan: Six years have passed since Parliament passed Law 178/2020 regulating the cultivation of cannabis for medical, pharmaceutical and industrial uses, opening the door to bringing the Bekaa crop out of the illegal economy and turning it into a productive sector that attracts investment and secures revenue for the Treasury. But today, six…
Nidaa Al Watan: In his book “The Neutral Lebanese United States – Issues and Solutions,” published by Dar Alif Ya Publishing, Dr. Michel Chmaï presents a political and intellectual approach to Lebanon’s contemporary dilemma, starting from a fundamental question: Can Lebanon continue with the political formula on which it was founded, or…
Nidaa Al Watan: Arsenal, champions of the English league, suffered a heavy blow as they exited the fourth round of the League Cup after losing to Fleetwood Town, a fourth-tier club, 3-5 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw at the end of regulation time in one of the competition’s biggest surprises. Aaron Lobalo-Pe opened the scoring…
Nidaa Al Watan: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said during the opening of the second edition of the National Industry Exhibition 2026 that supporting Lebanese industry is not a sectoral demand, but a national interest linked to economic growth, job creation, financial stability and economic sovereignty, stressing that “the government views…
Nidaa Al Watan: Don’t give up, and try to be somewhat responsible. You are trying to make your relationship with your loved one work, but you feel these efforts are in vain. You are shining today and are intelligent, as you will easily overcome the difficulties you face. You are planning a romantic date to spend with your partner. Today is a good day for building relationships…
Nidaa Al Watan: في أمسية جمعت الفن بالرسالة الإنسانية، أحيت الفنانة هبة طوجي حفلاً غنائياً مميزاً على مسرح كازينو لبنان، بإشراف وإدارة الفنان أسامة الرحباني، دعماً لجمعية بسمة بالتزامن مع اقتراب الذكرى الخامسة والعشرين لتأسيسها، على أن يعود ريع الحفل بالكامل لدعم برامج…
Nidaa Al Watan: Two events, perhaps pivotal, face Lebanon. The Israeli parliamentary elections, and more importantly in the long term, Europe’s ability to find solutions to the population replacement sweeping across its West. The standards of democracy in Israel cannot be understood unless we place the parliamentary elections within a framework chosen by its legislators. For the will of the people…
Nidaa Al Watan: The Charlotte Hornets announced the retirement of Muggsy Bogues’ No. 1 jersey. The shortest player in NBA history, he is being honored for a career spanning 14 seasons, during which he succeeded in overcoming all the prejudices associated with his height and established himself among the leading players of his generation. The No. 1 jersey will be raised to…
Nidaa Al Watan: What if Manchester United decided to sack Michael Carrick? The question brings back into focus the huge financial bill the club has paid since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, without the repeated changes succeeding in bringing the English league title back to “Old Trafford.” Despite the management’s continued confidence in Carrick…
Nidaa Al Watan: İsmail Kartal resigned as coach of Turkey’s Fenerbahçe following a 1-2 defeat to Galatasaray in the Istanbul derby in the ninth round of the league. His departure came amid the team’s declining results domestically and in Europe, after it lost 0-6 to English side Aston Villa and drew 2-2 with Czech side Slavia Prague in the …
Nidaa Al Watan: Information originating from the U.S. capital reveals that sanctions will be imposed on Lebanese judges for reasons including proven corruption and cooperation with Hezbollah. Figures in Baalbek-Hermel are moving to form a cross-sectarian tribal gathering, bringing together the region’s tribes and families, with the aim of shaping a political force opposed to the Shiite duo,…
Nidaa Al Watan: The dispute between Barack Obama and Donald Trump is no longer merely a verbal clash between a former president and a current president; it has become part of a broader political battle over the future of power in the United States. Just days before the midterm elections, scheduled for the third of November, the two men entered into…
Nidaa Al Watan: ضمن فعاليات الدورة الثلاثين من "مهرجان السينما الأوروبية"، التقت "نداء الوطن" الناقد والمؤرخ السينمائي الفرنسي جان ميشال فرودون (Jean-Michel Frodon) في "سينماتيك متروبوليس". جمع الحوار بين الذاكرة السينمائية والأسئلة الراهنة، من علاقته ببيروت و "متروبوليس"…
Nidaa Al Watan: The start of programs at the Faculty of Arts – Branch One in Beirut was delayed by a month compared with the other branches of the Lebanese University, because displaced people remained there after the war stopped and negotiations to evacuate them failed. After public threats against the faculty administration and the arrival of new families, Beirut Branch Intelligence intervened and confined them to one…
Nidaa Al Watan: Security concerns in Lebanon are no longer confined to their direct repercussions on economic activity and investment, but are now extending to one of the sectors most closely tied to social security: housing. As the likelihood of renewed war and the widening scope of strikes increase, questions are mounting about the capacity of the rental market…
Nidaa Al Watan: The Lebanese were divided between supporters of Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu and backers of Tiberias’s illustrious son, Gadi Eisenkot, in an electoral battle in which, for the first time in the history of the Jewish state, Israeli soldiers stationed in Gaza, Syria (the security zone), and Zawtar al-Sharqiya took part. It was clear that…
Nidaa Al Watan: Some believe there is a symbiotic relationship between “Hezbollah” and Israel, and therefore equate their opposition to the party’s weapons with their opposition to the peace project between Lebanon and Israel. This approach, whose proponents claim to present themselves to the public as idealistic and morally superior, ignores a fundamental fact: rejecting peace…
Nidaa Al Watan: No project is legitimate if it comes at the expense of legitimacy and the project of the national state. No force, whatever regional depth may back it, can achieve the equation and put it into practice that the weapons are a constant and Lebanon is the variable. But what remains of the arrogance of power from the days of weakness leads to making it easy to threaten a civil war in defense of weapons…
Nidaa Al Watan: Every time you write a political ending for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s “fox” adds a new line to his eventful career. He entered the election weighed down by the failure of the October 7 attack, open wars, legal proceedings, and disputes that had accumulated inside and outside Israel. He emerged from the initial count having secured the largest party bloc for his party,…
MTV Lebanon: The following statement was issued by the ministers representing the Lebanese Forces in the government:The ministers representing the Lebanese Forces announce that they will not participate in Thursday’s Cabinet session, which is…
MTV Lebanon: US Central Command: All shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz are free of…
Nidaa Al Watan: The Israeli president expressed hope on Wednesday that new elections could be avoided after a closely contested vote produced no clear winner, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition racing to explore options for forming a government, and making the Israeli Arab parties likely to play a decisive role in…
Al Anbaa: Israeli Channel 12: The process of counting the double ballot boxes begins at 1:00 after midni…
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Al Anbaa: Israeli Broadcasting Corporation: Trump is considering supporting Netanyahu’s efforts to form…
Nidaa Al Watan: The U.S. Federal Reserve holds interest rates unchanged at a range of 3.75% to…
MTV Lebanon: Axios: Qatar is working to persuade Iran to allow inspectors to visit its sites in exchange for sanctions…
Ad-Diyar: The commander of the western sector of UNIFIL, Brigadier General Andrea Bertazzo, visited Tebnine Government Hospital to present a donation from the Italian battalion consisting of a device to sterilize surgical instruments, in support of the hospital’s readiness and continuity…
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