Ibrahim
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- #Israeli strikes kill 3
- #Hezbollah warns against disarmament, Aoun pushes back
- #Mossad linked kidnappers charged
- Customs appointment causes outrage
- #USA Visa processing suspended for #Lebanon
- #EU announces €110.5 million grant
- #IMF opposes financial gap law
- #Hezbollah warns against disarmament, Aoun pushes back
- #Mossad linked kidnappers charged
- Customs appointment causes outrage
- #USA Visa processing suspended for #Lebanon
- #EU announces €110.5 million grant
- #IMF opposes financial gap law
This Week in Lebanon
Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 18, 2026
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January 18, 2026 at 10:14 AM
- Israel strikes and kills 8
- Army completes 1st phase of disarming Hezbollah
- 500,000 Syrian refugees returned home in 2025
- Offshore gas exploration deal signed
- Fallout from Abu Omar scandal continues
- Von Der Leyen lands in Beirut
- Iran's foreign minister visits Lebanon
- Army completes 1st phase of disarming Hezbollah
- 500,000 Syrian refugees returned home in 2025
- Offshore gas exploration deal signed
- Fallout from Abu Omar scandal continues
- Von Der Leyen lands in Beirut
- Iran's foreign minister visits Lebanon
This Week in Lebanon
Jan 5, 2025 - Jan 11, 2026
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January 11, 2026 at 9:45 AM
- Israel strikes and kills 8
- Army completes 1st phase of disarming Hezbollah
- 500,000 Syrian refugees returned home in 2025
- Offshore gas exploration deal signed
- Fallout from Abu Omar scandal continues
- Von Der Leyen lands in Beirut
- Iran's foreign minister visits Lebanon
- Army completes 1st phase of disarming Hezbollah
- 500,000 Syrian refugees returned home in 2025
- Offshore gas exploration deal signed
- Fallout from Abu Omar scandal continues
- Von Der Leyen lands in Beirut
- Iran's foreign minister visits Lebanon
- #Egypt discusses reviving gas pipelines
- Fears of expanded offensive by #Israel
- Fallout from Abu Omar scandal shakes #Lebanon
- Banks rally against financial reforms
- Fears of expanded offensive by #Israel
- Fallout from Abu Omar scandal shakes #Lebanon
- Banks rally against financial reforms
This Week in Lebanon
Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026
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January 4, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Lebanon 2025 in review.
2025: Year in Review
War, elections, reforms, and the year ahead
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January 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Lebanon 2025 in review.
- Financial gap law approved; widespread criticism & the government defends
- #Israel strikes and kills 7
- Inflation is at 15% year on year
- "Fake Prince" arrested after years of fraud
- #Iraq wants to revive oil pipeline with #Lebanon
- #Israel strikes and kills 7
- Inflation is at 15% year on year
- "Fake Prince" arrested after years of fraud
- #Iraq wants to revive oil pipeline with #Lebanon
This Week in Lebanon
Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025
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December 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
- #Israel strikes and kills 3
- #France, #USA, and #Saudi Arabia announce conference to support #Lebanese Army
- Parliament breaks deadlock, approves World Bank loans
- Financial gap law: #IMF vs the banks
- Interpol-wanted Igor Grechushkin refuses to cooperate
- #France, #USA, and #Saudi Arabia announce conference to support #Lebanese Army
- Parliament breaks deadlock, approves World Bank loans
- Financial gap law: #IMF vs the banks
- Interpol-wanted Igor Grechushkin refuses to cooperate
This Week in Lebanon
Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025
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December 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
- #Israel carries out massive air strikes
- #Iran foreign minister to visit #Beirut
- #Oracle & #Lebanon sign agreement
- #EU looking to bolster local police force
- Tensions rise amid #Syrian and #Lebanese negotiations
- Maritime deal with #Cyprus subject to criticism
- #Iran foreign minister to visit #Beirut
- #Oracle & #Lebanon sign agreement
- #EU looking to bolster local police force
- Tensions rise amid #Syrian and #Lebanese negotiations
- Maritime deal with #Cyprus subject to criticism
This Week in Lebanon
Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025
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December 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
- Negotiations between #Israel and #Lebanon
- #Pope Leo concludes visit
- Law forcing farmers to adopt corporate and hybrid seed is on the table
- Comedian arrested following complaint by #Catholic Church
- #Pope Leo concludes visit
- Law forcing farmers to adopt corporate and hybrid seed is on the table
- Comedian arrested following complaint by #Catholic Church
This Week in Lebanon
Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025
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December 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
- #Israel kills top #Hezbollah military official
- Escalation on the horizon; fears of an expanded war
- #Egypt attemps an initiative to end a war
- Five former ministers accused of wasting public funds
- #Lebanon and #Cyprus sign long-stalled maritime deal
- #Infantino granted Lebanese citizenship
- Escalation on the horizon; fears of an expanded war
- #Egypt attemps an initiative to end a war
- Five former ministers accused of wasting public funds
- #Lebanon and #Cyprus sign long-stalled maritime deal
- #Infantino granted Lebanese citizenship
This Week in Lebanon
Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025
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November 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
- #Israel kills top #Hezbollah military official
- Escalation on the horizon; fears of an expanded war
- #Egypt attemps an initiative to end a war
- Five former ministers accused of wasting public funds
- #Lebanon and #Cyprus sign long-stalled maritime deal
- #Infantino granted Lebanese citizenship
- Escalation on the horizon; fears of an expanded war
- #Egypt attemps an initiative to end a war
- Five former ministers accused of wasting public funds
- #Lebanon and #Cyprus sign long-stalled maritime deal
- #Infantino granted Lebanese citizenship
- US Treasury lays out ten conditions for Lebanon
- Wildfires continue to destroy forests
- Israel builds wall in Lebanese territory
- Alarm sounded over lack of Syrian workers
- Saudi Arabia to boost commercial ties
- Hungary announces grant to Lebanese Army
- Wildfires continue to destroy forests
- Israel builds wall in Lebanese territory
- Alarm sounded over lack of Syrian workers
- Saudi Arabia to boost commercial ties
- Hungary announces grant to Lebanese Army
This Week in Lebanon
Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025
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November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
- US Treasury lays out ten conditions for Lebanon
- Wildfires continue to destroy forests
- Israel builds wall in Lebanese territory
- Alarm sounded over lack of Syrian workers
- Saudi Arabia to boost commercial ties
- Hungary announces grant to Lebanese Army
- Wildfires continue to destroy forests
- Israel builds wall in Lebanese territory
- Alarm sounded over lack of Syrian workers
- Saudi Arabia to boost commercial ties
- Hungary announces grant to Lebanese Army
#Israel escalates amd kills ten, climate change and war ravage the agricultural sector, UNHCR to end #Syrian refugee medical coverage, and #Hezbollah publishes open letter.
This Week in Lebanon
Nov 3, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025
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November 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
#Israel escalates amd kills ten, climate change and war ravage the agricultural sector, UNHCR to end #Syrian refugee medical coverage, and #Hezbollah publishes open letter.
#Israel kills 13, attacks on #UNIFIL and Blida widely condemned, controversial oil exploration deal passes, and major drug bust near the border of #Syria.
This Week in Lebanon
Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025
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November 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
#Israel kills ten, #Cyprus and #Lebanon sign maritime border deal, #Syria provisions for the Lebanese economic crisis, and environmental action to protect endangered animals.
This Week in Lebanon
Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025
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October 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
#Israel kills nine, GDP numbers for 2022 & 2023 released, political assassinations in the spotlight, and #Syria announces judicial deal with #Lebanon.
This Week in Lebanon
Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025
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October 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This week in #Lebanon:
- #Israel kills five
- #Hezbollah commemorates Nasrallah & Safieddine
- Barrack’s interview causes controversy
- Fears of renewed trash crisis
- #IMF deal still far
- #Israel kills five
- #Hezbollah commemorates Nasrallah & Safieddine
- Barrack’s interview causes controversy
- Fears of renewed trash crisis
- #IMF deal still far
This Week in Lebanon
Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025
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September 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
This week in #Lebanon:
- #Israel kills five
- #Hezbollah commemorates Nasrallah & Safieddine
- Barrack’s interview causes controversy
- Fears of renewed trash crisis
- #IMF deal still far
- #Israel kills five
- #Hezbollah commemorates Nasrallah & Safieddine
- Barrack’s interview causes controversy
- Fears of renewed trash crisis
- #IMF deal still far
#Israel kills 8, Russian fuel scheme uncovered, #Starlink awarded license, and protests rejecting austerity.
This Week in Lebanon
Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025
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September 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
#Hezbollah disarmament on the table, strikes by #Israel kill 2, PLO starts disarming, and financial restructuring to erase $30 billion in deposits.
This Week in Lebanon
Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025
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August 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
#Hezbollah disarmament on the table, strikes by #Israel kill 2, PLO starts disarming, and financial restructuring to erase $30 billion in deposits.
Barrack lands in #Lebanon, #Israel strikes and kills two, #Syria to send committee to discuss major issues, and government outlines economic plans for #Tripoli.
This Week in Lebanon
Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 24, 2025
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August 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#Hezbollah rejects disarmament while occupation remains, heat wave rips through #Lebanon, #Larijani visits #Beirut, and a historic financial decision.
This Week in Lebanon
Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025
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August 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#Hezbollah rejects disarmament while occupation remains, heat wave rips through #Lebanon, #Larijani visits #Beirut, and a historic financial decision.
Government approved US proposal to disarm #Hezbollah, #Israeli airstrikes kill 12, and #Lebanon commemorates the #Beirut Explosion.
This Week in Lebanon
Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025
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August 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Government approved US proposal to disarm #Hezbollah, #Israeli airstrikes kill 12, and #Lebanon commemorates the #Beirut Explosion.
U.S. pressures #Lebanon to accept #Hezbollah disarmament proposal, airstrikes by #Israel kill 5, and Parliament passes landmark bills.
This Week in Lebanon
July 28, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025
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August 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
U.S. pressures #Lebanon to accept #Hezbollah disarmament proposal, airstrikes by #Israel kill 5, and Parliament passes landmark bills.
#Hezbollah disarmament negotiations continue, #Israel airstrikes kill five, and parliament finalizes banking reform bill.
This Week in Lebanon
July 21, 2025 - July 27, 2025
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July 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
#Hezbollah disarmament negotiations continue, #Israel airstrikes kill five, and parliament finalizes banking reform bill.
#Israeli strikes kill 17, fears of spillover from #Syria, and #Lebanon experiences worst drought on record.
This Week in Lebanon
July 14, 2025 - July 20, 2025
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July 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
#Hezbollah disarmament proposal gets a response, #Israel strikes kill 10, and high-profile cabinet appointments finalized.
#Lebanon
#Lebanon
This Week in Lebanon
July 7, 2025 - July 13, 2025
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July 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#Hezbollah disarmament proposal gets a response, #Israel strikes kill 10, and high-profile cabinet appointments finalized.
#Lebanon
#Lebanon