Monday, 16 Nov 2026 6 Jumada al-Akhira 1448 AH Beirut

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If your statements regarding the security threats are true, you must brief opposition leader Yair Lapid immediately.
غادي إيزنكوترئيس حزب «يشار!»29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
We have indications that our enemies will try to attack us as the elections approach. Hence, from the air force base, and from the long arm of the State of Israel, I say to you: do not mess with us, not now and not at any time. Our long arm will reach you everywhere and at all times.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Don't mess with us, not now and not at any time, for our long arm will reach you everywhere and at any time.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
It is collapsing greatly
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
The operation against Iran was very successful and one of the most important achievements of my term
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Everything will end very, very soon
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Mojtaba Khamenei is "alive" according to the available evidence.
جي دي فانسنائب الرئيس الأميركي29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
The operation against Iran was extremely successful and one of the most important achievements we made during my term.
دونالد ترامبرئيس الولايات المتحدة29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
Everything will end very, very soon.
دونالد ترامبرئيس الولايات المتحدة29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
Islamic rule is the twin of guardianship (wilaya).
الخميني29 Sep 2026 · independentarabia.com
In the past two decades America faced its British and French Suez moment, but the foreign policy elite refused the warning and insisted that what the world needs is more American power.
أندرو باستيفيتشأستاذ العلاقات الدولية والتاريخ في جامعة بوسطن29 Sep 2026 · independentarabia.com
Israel's war in Gaza and America and Israel's war in Iran dealt a fatal blow to the American Middle East.
مارك لينشأستاذ العلوم السياسية والقضايا الدولية في جامعة جورج واشنطن29 Sep 2026 · independentarabia.com
It is absolutely forbidden to mix Israel's security with the election campaign
غادي إيزنكوترئيس حزب يشار!29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
My message to you: Do not mess with us. Our long arm will reach you everywhere and at any time
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
There are indications that our enemies will try to attack us as the elections approach
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
The next time will come
يسرائيل كاتسوزير الدفاع الإسرائيلي29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
They survived once due to a malfunction
يسرائيل كاتسوزير الدفاع الإسرائيلي29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
The threat actor deployed web shells on compromised NetScaler systems and moved laterally to internal networks on some of the targeted organizations
Charles CarmakalCTO ومستشار مجلس الإدارة في Mandiant Consulting29 Sep 2026 · Yahoo Tech
The country lost about $20 billion in Suez Canal revenues because of the instability the region witnessed.
عبد الفتاح السيسيرئيس مصر29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
The operation against Iran was very successful and one of the most important achievements we made during my term.
دونالد ترامبرئيس الولايات المتحدة29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
Everything will end very, very soon.
دونالد ترامبرئيس الولايات المتحدة29 Sep 2026 · lebanondebate.com
Our prices match those of European countries, while our economy is closer to Haiti's economy, and this is an illogical contradiction.
سامي زغيبمدير الأبحاث في The Policy Initiative29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
If we look at the world's economies where GDP contracted by more than 10% and inflation rose by more than 10%, we find only three: Lebanon, Gaza, and Haiti.
سامي زغيبمدير الأبحاث في The Policy Initiative29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
The main problem in the country is not inflation, but the change that occurred in the structure of the economy since the crisis erupted.
سامي زغيبمدير الأبحاث في The Policy Initiative29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
If they are willing to do that to their own people, imagine what they might do to Americans, Israelis, or anyone else in the region if they possess a nuclear weapon. They have no respect for human life.
ماركو روبيووزير الخارجية الأميركي29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
If Iran had a nuclear weapon, it could do whatever it wanted in the Strait. No one could do anything. They would be able to control the Strait, impose fees, and determine who gets energy on this planet and who does not.
ماركو روبيووزير الخارجية الأميركي29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
What Iran tried to do was build a massive arsenal of conventional weapons, including drones, missiles, and rockets, so that no one could touch it. They wanted to become immune.
ماركو روبيووزير الخارجية الأميركي29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Syria's stability is an integral part of Europe's security
كايا كالاسمسؤولة السياسة الخارجية في الاتحاد الأوروبي29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Deeds, not words
جي دي فانسنائب الرئيس الأميركي29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate
All Iraqis aspire to full sovereignty, there is no disagreement on that, but the coalition's departure in this manner and the creation of a security vacuum is what Iraqis truly fear.
عبد الرحمن الزوبعيزعيم عشائري سني من الفلوجة29 Sep 2026 · Lebanon Debate