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US envoy calls on Israel to comply with Lebanon ceasefire
The New Arab
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August 18, 2025
Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack (3rd L) meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R) at Baabda Palace in Beirut on 18 August 2025. [Lebanese Presidency / Handout] US Syria envoy Tom Barrack on Monday called on Israel to comply with the...
Lebanese army foils illegal entrance of armed men from Syria
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Lebanese military announced on Sunday that it had prevented an attempted infiltration by armed groups coming from Syria into eastern Lebanon, according to reports. The incident unfolded before midday near the villages of Kfar Zabad...
Iran tells Lebanon Hezbollah’s arsenal is off-limits as war with Israel looms
The National News
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Ali Larijani made clear in Beirut that Tehran expects Hezbollah’s arsenal to remain intact as Iran sees an increasing chance of a new war with Israel, political and security sources told The National. The chief of Iran’s National Security...
US envoy urges Lebanon to resolve Hezbollah arms
Shafaq News
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2025-08-18T08:46:13+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Beirut (Updated at 15:53) US Envoy Tom Barrack met separately, on Monday, with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam....
Donovan’s military roots run deep, so the Cards’ All-Star is giving back
Sporting News
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August 18, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals’ All-Star Brendan Donovan grew up in a military family. His father, U.S. Army Col. James Donovan, has been deployed all over the world, including Lebanon, Iraq, Korea, Afghanistan and Germany. Cardinals beat writer John Denton...
U.S. envoy: Israel must "comply" after Lebanon's "first step" to disarm Hezbollah
United Press International (UPI)
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Special Envoy Thomas Barrack said Monday that it is now Israel's turn to comply with the cease-fire agreement reached last November to end the war with Hezbollah, now that Lebanon has taken "the first step"...
Lebanon’s Druze leader calls for lifting the siege on Syria’s Sweida immediately
Ya Libnan
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August 18, 2025
Lebanon’s top Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Al -Aql Dr. Sami Abi Al-Mona, called for immediate “lifting of the siege on the Sweida governorate, releasing the kidnapped, returning the missing men, women and children, and securing humanitarian...
Barrack says Israel's turn to 'comply' as Lebanon moves to disarm Hezbollah
Naharnet
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U.S. envoy Tom Barrack on Monday called on Israel to honor commitments under a ceasefire that ended its war with Hezbollah, after the Lebanese government launched a process to disarm the militant group. Under the November truce agreement, weapons...
Europe pushes back as US seeks to end UN peacekeeping in Lebanon
Naharnet
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The future of U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon has split the United States and its European allies, raising implications for security in the Middle East and becoming the latest snag to vex relations between the U.S. and key partners like France,...
Netanyahu says Lebanon strikes in line with ceasefire agreement
Naharnet
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by Naharnet Newsdesk 18 August 2025, 14:20 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that “the bombing on Lebanon is taking place according to the ceasefire agreement.” “We will target any violation of the agreement by Hezbollah,”...
Israeli official says withdrawal after Lebanon takes 'actual steps'
Naharnet
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by Naharnet Newsdesk 18 August 2025, 14:52 An unnamed Israeli official on Monday responded to remarks by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, who is visiting Lebanon, by saying that “there is no intention to keep occupying Lebanese territory.” “We’ll do what’s...
Record Number of Submissions for Sanfic’s Santiago Lab, as Chilean Project Market Builds International Profile
Variety
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August 18, 2025
The Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) reported 98.39% more applications this year to its fiction and documentary labs from some 32 countries. Out of 240 applications, 16 fiction projects and 15 documentaries were selected. “Unlike...
Iraqi FM warns PMU, Lebanese Hezbollah cannot be disarmed by force
Tehran Times
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August 18, 2025
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated on August 18 that efforts to pass a new law in the parliament to regulate the status of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) are coming at the wrong time, while at the same time emphasizing the...
Lebanon’s rating upgrade signals reform progress despite risks
Zawya
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S&P Global Ratings has upgraded its assessment of Lebanese sovereign debt for the first time with a stable outlook on the long-term local currency rating. S&P raised Lebanon’s long-term local currency sovereign credit rating to 'CCC' from 'CC' and...
US envoy: Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon ‘next step’ as Beirut agrees to disarm Hezbollah
The Times of Israel
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August 18, 2025
BEIRUT, Lebanon – US envoy Tom Barrack on Monday called on Israel to honor commitments it made under a ceasefire that ended its war with Hezbollah, after the Lebanese government launched a process to disarm the terrorist organization. Under the...
Speaker Berri to US Envoys: Israeli Withdrawal from South Lebanon Paves Way to Stability, Reconstruction
Al Manar
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August 18, 2025
The Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received US Envoy Thomas Barrack, Deputy Middle East Envoy Morgan Ortagus, and their accompanying delegation at his residence in Ain el-Tineh, Beirut. The meeting, which lasted for more than an hour,...
Larijani: Iran Doesn’t Meddle in Lebanon Affairs but Stands by Lebanese People
Al Manar
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August 18, 2025
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani stressed that the Islamic Republic does not meddle in Lebanon’s internal affairs, but stands by it and supports it under all circumstances. In remarks carried by Iranian media on...
US Envoy Barrack “Feels Hopeful” after Lebanese Gov’t Decision on Hezbollah Disarmament
Al Manar
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August 18, 2025
US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack started meetings with Lebanese officials after arriving in Beirut on Sunday evening. For the first stop of his visit, he was received by President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Palace, in the presence of Morgan Ortagus and...
Lebanon Reports Army Thwarted Infiltration Attempt from Syria
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Lebanese military on Sunday blocked an attempted cross-border infiltration by armed individuals entering from Syria, according to a local news agency. The confrontation occurred late Sunday morning near the eastern villages of Kfar...
Barrack: Israel's turn to 'comply' as Lebanon moves to disarm Hezbollah
Hurriyet Daily News
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BEIRUT U.S. envoy Tom Barrack on Aug. 18 called on Israel to honor commitments under a ceasefire that ended its war with Hezbollah, after the Lebanese government launched a process to disarm the militant group. "There's always a step-by-step...