Michel Aoun elected president

Free Patriotic Movement founder elected in dramatic fourth round of voting, ending 26-year quest to return to Baabda Palace
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ميشال عون الرئيس الثالث عشر للجمهورية اللبنانية

بعد سنتين ونصف تقريباً من الشغور الرئاسي وبعد 46 جلسة للمجلس النيابي، انتُخب العماد ميشال عون رئيساً للجمهورية اللبنانية وذلك في الدورة الثانية للتصويت
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حقوق المسيحيّين وكرامتهم

بداية الطريق تكون بأن يتساوى اللبنانيون في الحقوق والواجبات أمام القانون والدولة كما وعد العماد عون ببيت الوسط
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ناخبون بدون ناخبين

مرّة الأُولى تحصل انتخابات رئاسة الجمهوريّة في لبنان، قبل اتفاق الطائف وحتّى بعده، مع مفارقة سياسيّة وشعبيّة مثيرة للغرابة، وموجبة للتوقّف عندها واستخلاص عِبَرها.
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Syria rebels start offensive to break Aleppo siege

Syrian rebels have launched a widely-anticipated operation aiming to break the regime’s siege on eastern Aleppo, which has been pummeled by an intense bombardment campaign for the past month.
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المعارضة تبدأ "ملحمة حلب الكبرى"

أعلنت فصائل من الجيش السوري الحر وجيش الفتح بدء معركة أطلقوا عليها اسم "ملحمة حلب الكبرى"، وذلك بهدف السيطرة على مدينة حلب وكسر الحصار
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روسيا تعيق عقوباتٍ على المسؤولين عن هجمات الغاز في سوريا

اعتبرت روسيا أنّه ينبغي لسوريا التحقيق في الاتهامات التي تقول إن قوات النظام نفّذت هجمات بغاز الكلور
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بسام طليس والتحرك المتدحرج

من السذاجة التفكير أنّ الحركة النقابية في لبنان هي جسم منفصل عن القوى السياسية الراعية وعن أهدافها النبيلة وخزعبلاتها و"نكنكاتها" ومواجهاتها وحساباتها
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Pro-Assad militia chief survives assassination bid in Latakia

The Popular Front for the Liberation of the Sanjak of Iskandarun accused Turkey of attempting to kill Mihrac Ural with an explosives-rigged laptop.
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Will President Aoun respect press freedom?

The General, known for bust-ups with the press, will soon enjoy new legal powers to prosecute all who “violate [his] dignity”
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Shadowy anti-Turkey group says preparing attacks in Syria

“The Syrian National Resistance is preparing military operations to fight the Turkish intervention in Syria," the organization's leader, Rezan Hedo, vowed.
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Israeli soldier injured by Lebanon border fire

The IDF said that gunfire from a vehicle in Lebanon hit Israeli troops conducting “routine activity” adjacent to the border near the Israeli town of Metula.
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Syria regime bombs Turkey-backed rebels for first time

FSA-affiliated rebels claim that a barrel bomb strike killed three fighters in northern Aleppo.
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Is Russian diplomacy on Syria bothering Iran?

While Russia and Iran are united in their efforts to prop up the Assad regime in Damascus, differences between the two countries remain subtle in regards to Syria
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Ras Beirut loses its keeper

Hussain Abdul Hussain remembers the late Samih Shatila, once star goalkeeper for Lebanon’s football team and a Ras Beirut neighborhood icon
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السعودية عازمة على مكافحة "إرهاب" حزب الله

جدّدت السعودية عزمها ومواصلتها مكافحة "الأنشطة الإرهابية" لحزب الله، والاستمرار في العمل مع الشركاء في أنحاء العالم "لكشف أنشطته الإرهابية والإجرامية"
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With President Aoun, Iran replaces Syria in Lebanon

Aoun’s election marks a milestone in Damascus’ waning influence in Beirut, which has now been replaced by Tehran’s
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LF warns of assassination risk ahead of Lebanon presidential vote

Samir Geagea told Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun and Future Movement chief Saad Hariri to take precautions in the coming days.
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Egypt rules out Assad visit to Cairo: report

Egypt has allegedly turned down the Syrian regime’s request for President Bashar al-Assad to make a state visit to Cairo, according to a report.
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Aoun thanks Hezbollah for support

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday said Hezbollah's MPs will vote for Aoun in the vote scheduled for October 31.
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هدوء ما قبل الخيبة

أما وقد تحقّق حلم "الرابيه" بـ "بيت الوسط"، وأصبحت طريق ميشال عون "سالكة وآمنة" نحو قصر بعبدا، كما يشتهي ويظنّ هو والدائرون في فلكه، بات من الممكن إعمال العقل والمنطق في ما جرى ويجري وسيجري
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سليم كرم: Absent

حتى الساعة لا أعلم لماذا يقصّر الإعلام في الإضاءة على الثراء الفكري عند النائب الظريف الطول والمتواضع سليم بك كرم
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Syria rebels aim for Aleppo town held by YPG-led forces

The Tel Rifaat offensive comes after Turkish bombardment of SDF-held positions in northern Aleppo, which prompted Damascus to threaten to down Turkish fighter jets.
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Future Movement’s Hariri backs Aoun for Lebanon presidency

Despite the political risk of endorsing the Free Patriotic Movement leader, Hariri stressed that he took his decision even if it hurts his popularity.
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Russia aiming to spy on Syria internet, activists warn

An activist group dedicated to ensuring safer online communication for Syrians has warned that maintenance work being conducted on an undersea cable providing internet to the country is part of a Russian espionage effort.
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هدنة روسية في حلب التي دمّرها القصف

مع إعلان كل من روسيا والنظام السوري بدء هدنة في مدينة حلب في سوريا سجّلت الساعات الأولى من صباح الخميس سماع طلقات نارية عند أحد المعابر
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Estranged and off-track

Changes are throwing us off balance and rendering our minds useless—we are off our mark.
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The Berri bluff

March 8’s latest maneuver to stall Lebanon’s presidential election
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ISIS-affiliate’s chief reportedly assassinated in south Syria

Reports emerged Tuesday that Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Waleed leader Abu Hashem Idlibi was killed in the Yarmouk river basin.
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Congratulations Chantal Sarkis

The appointment of Sarkis as the new secretary general of the Lebanese Forces is a positive step forward for meritocracy and the participation of women in politics
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Syria facing internet outages

Syrian Telecom issued a statement Tuesday explaining that the repairs will begin October 19 on a “major international cable” providing approximately “60% of the internet capacity in Syria."
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مخاوف من مجازر طائفية بعد تحرير الموصل

تـتصاعد المخاوف من عمليات انتقامٍ طائفية قد ترتكبها ميليشيات الحشد الشعبي في العراق في الموصل بعد تحريرها من تنظيم داعش وذلك رغم التطمينات العراقية والأميركية
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East Aleppo water network on verge of collapse: opposition

The the General Administration for Services said that "80% percent of the drinking water network [in eastern Aleppo] is out of service."
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Will ISIS survive the current onslaught?

Though the group recently lost several key territories, ISIS will not be fully destroyed if the coalition against it continues to focus solely on military gains
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القوات العراقية تتقّدم باتجاه الموصل

مع انطلاق القوات القوات العراقية وحلفائها في معركة تحرير الموصل من داعش بداية الأسبوع الحالي، بدأت القرى والمناطق بالخروج من تحت سيطرة التنظيم
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Intellectual laziness in Lebanon

We elect them to office time and again. Why?
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Iraq requests participation of Iran’s Soleimani in Mosul campaign: report

A “high-level source” in the Tehran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces spoke with Al-Akhbar on the Mosul campaign against ISIS, which kicked off in the early hours of Monday.
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Syria intelligence chief in Cairo for security talks

Syrian National Security Bureau chief Ali Mamlouk met with General Khaled Fawzy, the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Directorate.
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High-ranking Hezbollah commander killed in Aleppo

Hatem Hamedeh was one of the top officials in the Radwan Forces, Hezbollah's elite special operations unit.
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تصحيح طريق بعبدا

أمّا وقد أصبحت الرئاسة أمام "بروفا" فتح طريق قصر بعبدا جماهيريّاً، فلا بدّ من ترشيد خطوات "الانتخاب بالأعقاب"، وتصويب المسار كي تستطيع المسيرة بلوغ هدفها
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What to watch on Netflix (II)

A list of bingeworthy shows on Netflix
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The Lebanese who support Trump

The Lebanese diaspora is playing a dangerous game backing a megalomaniac rallying opposition to immigrants and non-white residents in the US
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Lebanon security foils ISIS terror plot: report

As-Safir said two would-be suicide bombers were captured last week, while General Security arrested an arms dealer who claimed he sold “explosive flying cameras” to terrorists.
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Syria Druze cleric's son shows support for Hezbollah

A Syrian Druze activist group has blasted the son of a prominent Druze cleric for a recent set of photos showing him clad as a Shiite militiaman and implicitly accused him of being a "traitor."
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واشنطن تقصف الحوثيين وإيران تردّ بإرسال بارجتين

أرسلت إيران سفينتين حربيتين إلى خليج عدن قبالة اليمن، حيث كان شنّ الجيش الأميركي هجمات بصواريخ كروز على مناطق يسيطر عليها الحوثيون
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Palestinians decry Western Assad apologists

A statement signed by over 120 Palestinians condemns “whitewashing” of Syrian regime by “activists whom we once respected”
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نصرالله يُمعن في الهجوم على السعودية

واصل أمين عام حزب الله حسن نصرالله هجومه العنيف على المملكة العربية السعودية متّهماً إيّاها بأنها "تفرض الحرب على الشعب اليمني"، وأنها تحمل "الحقد والضغينة والانتقام بحق اليمن"
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توتر التصريحات يتصاعد بين أنقرة وبغداد

تتواصل التصريحات والتصريحات المضادة بين أنقرة وبغداد على خلفية التواجد العسكري التركي في شمال العراق والعمليات العسكرية في مواجهة داعش
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Nasrallah: Saudi leadership pushing country to abyss

Hezbollah’s leader blasted Saudi Arabia over its military campaign in Yemen days after an airstrike conducted by the Riyadh-led coalition killed over 100 people in the conflict-stricken country.
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Daraa rebels deny receiving anti-aircraft weapons

A rebel officer has denied recent reports that foreign backers have supplied opposition forces in Daraa with man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) to counter regime raids in the southern Syrian province.
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The rebel fight against Jund al-Aqsa and its ramifications

Recent clashes with the hardline Islamist fighters could hurt relations between Jund’s ally, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, and other opposition groups
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Live: The avant-premiere of "Film Ameriki Tawil"

Live blogging the avant-premiere of Ziad Rahbani's "Film Ameriki Tawil" at Beirut Souks Cinemacity.
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IRGC “kills” officer who refused Syria service: report

Asharq Alawsat claimed Monday that Mohammad Reza Hmeidawi, a 27-year-old IRGC officer, was tortured to death Friday, a day after his unit was transported from to Ahvaz Airport to Syria.
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