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Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Sunday focusing on rising tensions involving Iran and broader regional security concerns, according to a statement from Qatar’s Amiri Diwan. The two leaders exchanged views on recent...
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is departing Beirut on Sunday for Spain, where he will begin a two-day official visit at the invitation of King Felipe VI and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. According to the presidency, the meetings in Madrid will focus on strengthening bilateral relations,...
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Lebanon has stepped up pressure on Iran over the issue of Hezbollah’s disarmament, with the country’s top diplomat calling for a “new approach” to address the sensitive question of the armed group’s weapons. The appeal was made on Friday during talks with Iran’s foreign...
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The Cypriot President, Nikos Christodoulides, arrived in Beirut on Wednesday morning for an official visit expected to focus on the long-discussed maritime border demarcation between Lebanon and Cyprus. According to local media, both sides are prepared to finalize and sign the agreement, which Lebanon’s...
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Tensions resurfaced on Wednesday in southern Lebanon as the Israeli army urged civilians to leave areas surrounding two buildings it identified as Hezbollah military sites. The warning, issued in Arabic by army spokesperson Colonel Avichay Adraee on the platform X, signaled that Israeli forces intend...
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A deadly Israeli airstrike has killed 13 people and wounded dozens more in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Sidon, southern Lebanon, marking the largest death toll from any attack in Lebanon since a ceasefire...
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A scheduled visit by Lebanese Army Commander Rodolphe Haykal to the United States has been abruptly canceled, signaling rising U.S. frustration regarding Lebanon's efforts to rein in Hezbollah, as reported by local media. This decision follows the cancellation of several important meetings that Haykal...
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Lawyer Marwan Daher has been elected as the new bâtonnier (head) of the Tripoli Bar Association for a two-year term, after winning 874 votes against 515 for his rival, Chawki Sassine. Daher received wide political support from several major parties, including the Future Movement, the Marada Movement,...
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Zahlé, November 8, 2025 — Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea strongly criticized Hezbollah on Friday evening during a party dinner in Zahlé, reacting to an open letter the Shiite movement had published a day earlier. The letter, addressed to President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister...
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Two Lebanese sisters were arrested at Beirut International Airport (AIB) after attempting to smuggle $207,100 in counterfeit US dollars to Turkey, according to a statement released Friday by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces. The airport inspection brigade intercepted the two women...
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The Saudi Foreign Ministry adviser, Prince Yazid Ben Farhane, is expected to arrive in Beirut tomorrow, leading a high-level Saudi delegation, according to reports from the Lebanese television channel Al-Jadeed and other local media outlets. Lebanon had been anticipating the Saudi envoy’s visit...
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