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Hakim Urges Action From Islamic Organizations Over Israeli Crimes
Tehran Times
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July 26, 2025
TEHRAN- Seyed Ammar Hakim, the leader of Iraq’s National Wisdom Movement, condemned what he described as systematic crimes by the Israeli government against women and children in Gaza and other conflict zones. Speaking at an event marking the...
High-speed passenger trains through Lehigh Valley by 2026? Bold plan pitched for NYC to LA route
Morning Call - Pennsylvania
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July 26, 2025
Passenger rail could be coming back to the Lehigh Valley a lot sooner than anyone imagined if a company’s ambitious idea comes to fruition. According to reports in Newsweek and railroad trade publications, Delaware-based AmeriStarRail has pitched...
Berri meets PM Salam, holds series of meetings on political and security developments
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the second presidency headquarters in Ain el-Tineh, where discussions covered the latest political, field, and legislative developments. Berri also reviewed the evolving...
Israel and Syria Paris talks: Agree to continue dialogue
Shafaq News
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2025-07-26T15:26:48+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Paris Israel and Syria have agreed to continue direct talks following a rare meeting in Paris, marking the first publicly confirmed high-level contact between the two sides...
Semoball Awards: Cape Central’s Phineas Theall wins third Boys Swimming Athlete of the Year award
semoball - Missouri
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Powell said Theall’s big improvements from his junior year to senior year went beyond the swimming pool. “There was actually a 360-degree turn from Phin's junior year to senior year,” Powell said. “You can't really see that with his time, because...
Why US Is on the Trail of Hezbollah’s Money in Latin America
The Epoch Times
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July 26, 2025
Hezbollah members salute and raise the group's flags during the funeral for Ismail Baz and Mohamad Hussein Shohury, who were killed in an Israeli strike on their vehicles, in Shehabiya, Lebanon, on April 17, 2024. AFP via Getty Images News...
Beirut Port explosion case update: More officials defy judge as probe nears final phase
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Maroun Nassif, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian In the latest developments in the Beirut Port explosion case, former Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat has refused to sign a summons to appear before Judicial Investigator Judge...
U.S. Envoy Lands in Beirut for Key Discussions
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Tom Barrack, the US special envoy for Syria, arrived in Beirut on Sunday to conduct talks concerning bilateral relations and the latest regional developments. His visit comes at a critical time as Lebanon continues to suffer from...
Lebanon’s Central Bank denies request to close Al-Qard Al-Hassan
Shafaq News
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2025-07-17T17:25:57+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Beirut On Thursday, the Central Bank of Lebanon denied reports claiming it had requested the closure of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a financial institution affiliated with Hezbollah....
Entertainment event this week in Lebanon County: July 20-26
Lebanon PA News - Pennsylvania
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July 20, 2025
Martin Brandt, President of Annville Free Library Board of Directors | https://writingthenextchapter.org/ Martin Brandt, President of Annville Free Library Board of Directors | https://writingthenextchapter.org/ Catch the best entertainment...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun Commits to Full Truth and Justice for Beirut Port Explosion
Watan
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July 17, 2025
Watan-Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced today, Thursday, his commitment to uncovering the full truth behind the Beirut port explosion and holding those responsible accountable. During his reception of a delegation of the victims’ families...
Lebanon finalizes contract with new city manager
Valley News - New Hampshire
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LEBANON — The mayor of Laconia, N.H., will start work as Lebanon’s new city manager in early September. The City Council finalized their selection of Andrew Hosmer in an executive session Wednesday night before announcing the decision to the...
Elie Saab brings global spotlight to Lebanon with son’s stunning wedding in Faqra
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Petra Abou Haydar, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian In a lavish three-day celebration that lit up the town of Faqra, Celio Saab—son of internationally acclaimed fashion designer Elie Saab—married Jordanian bride Zein Qutami in a...
Lebanon: Two martyred & two wounded in Israeli enemy airstrikes on South
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 17, 2025
[Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:50:11 +0300] Beirut – Saba: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that two citizens were martyred and two others were injured on Thursday due to two airstrikes carried out by Israeli enemy drones in the south of the...
Does anyone truly believe Starmer will grow a spine like Macron has?
The Herald (Scotland)
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July 26, 2025
Doug Maughan, Dunblane. In the name of God, go There have been many disturbing and distressing scenes in Gaza showing the effects of the profound upheaval on the people endeavouring to eke out an existence there. One would have to have a heart of...
Ice Cream Factory continues dairy legacy at historic Lebanon factory
KRCG - Missouri
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National Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 20. According to the International Dairy Foods Association, ice cream makers in the U.S. made over 1.3 billion gallons of the frozen dessert in 2024. Ice Cream Factory in Lebanon, Mo., produces about 900...
InterviewLebanon cannot call itself a state without answers to Beirut blast
The National News
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Lebanon “cannot pretend” to be a state if answers are not found to questions about the deadly Beirut port explosion in 2020, the country's Justice Minister has said. No one has been held accountable for one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in...
Elie Saab's son weds at sparkling three-day celebration in Lebanon
The National News
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Celio Saab, son of the Lebanese couturier Elie Saab, married his fiancee, Zein Qutami, in Lebanon. Surrounded by friends and family, the pair exchanged vows at the historic Bkerke church in Jounieh, followed by a glittering reception as part of...
Lebanese pro-Palestine activist to be freed after 40 years in French jail
Middle East Eye
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July 17, 2025
A French appeals court has ordered the release of Lebanese pro-Palestine activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah after four decades in prison. The former guerrilla with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) was sentenced to life...
Lebanese man convicted in slaying of Israeli diplomat to be freed from French prison
The Times of Israel
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July 17, 2025
PARIS, France — A French appeals court on Thursday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese terrorist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been imprisoned for 40 years for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats, including an Israeli envoy....