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This page is an archive of main headlines from Lebanon for 07.08.2026.
It displays 167 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
07.08.2026 ⇢ The Day Rome Talks Ended in Discord
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The seventh round of Lebanon-Israel negotiations in Rome concluded without a ceasefire, as Israel rejected Lebanese demands to halt hostilities. Editors highlighted a preliminary date for new talks on September 1, with the US pledging to follow up on prisoners and borders in the interim. Prisoner lists were exchanged, and Lebanon insisted on releasing civilians first, but progress on pilot zones stalled. Concurrently, Israeli strikes on Mansouri and Burj al-Shemali overnight and into the day wounded four, marking the highest shelling frequency since June 21 according to UNIFIL. Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc called for an end to direct talks with Israel, while Kataeb criticized attempts to pit the army against President Aoun. US-Iran Hormuz negotiations and a Yemeni attack on Saudi camps also drew editorial attention, but the collapse of the Rome framework under military escalation dominated the day's narrative.
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07:18⇢Four Weeks to Convince or Face the Sword
⌨The newspapers report on the aftermath of the Rome talks, with Lebanon given four weeks to convince or face military option (L'Orient-Le Jour), while Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc calls for halting negotiations (Al-Manar). The talks are described as stalled, with no resolution on pilot zones or verification mechanism (Lebanon24, Kataeb). Concurrently, a question arises over which side's missiles will run out first (El Nashra), and Trump claims the war with Iran will end very soon (Addiyar).
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07:18⇢Four Weeks to Convince or Face the Sword
⌨The newspapers report on the aftermath of the Rome talks, with Lebanon given four weeks to convince or face military option (L'Orient-Le Jour), while Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc calls for halting negotiations (Al-Manar). The talks are described as stalled, with no resolution on pilot zones or verification mechanism (Lebanon24, Kataeb). Concurrently, a question arises over which side's missiles will run out first (El Nashra), and Trump claims the war with Iran will end very soon (Addiyar).
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Al Manar French
Alors que progressent les efforts de réorganisation de la navigation dans le détroit d’Ormuz — ce qui pourrait ouvrir la voie à un retour au « protocole d’accord » signé entre les États-Unis et l’Iran —, la pression militaire ne semble pas avoir quitté les calculs des deux parties. Tandis que le président américain, Donald …
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Le Daily Telegraph a affirmé que « la guerre menée par Trump et Netanyahu pour renverser la République islamique ou l’affaiblir se termine par un élargissement manifeste de l’influence régionale iranienne ». Le journal britannique a souligné que « les États-Unis et Israël ont perdu la guerre, tandis que l’Iran en est sorti victorieux », …
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09:46⇢Arms Monopoly's Paper Anniversary
⌨The newspapers report on the first anniversary of the government's decision to monopolize weapons, with Lebanon24 noting it remains 'ink on paper'. Kataeb marks August 7 as a day of arrests in response to reconciliation, while Al-Manar highlights Israeli orders to uproot trees in the West Bank. The ongoing Lebanon-Israel talks and the question of which side's missiles will run out first continue to feature, alongside reports of the Lebanese army entering Mansouri and a new fuel price list.
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09:46⇢Arms Monopoly's Paper Anniversary
⌨The newspapers report on the first anniversary of the government's decision to monopolize weapons, with Lebanon24 noting it remains 'ink on paper'. Kataeb marks August 7 as a day of arrests in response to reconciliation, while Al-Manar highlights Israeli orders to uproot trees in the West Bank. The ongoing Lebanon-Israel talks and the question of which side's missiles will run out first continue to feature, alongside reports of the Lebanese army entering Mansouri and a new fuel price list.
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Al Manar French
La Cisjordanie et AlQods occupées ont connu, depuis la nuit dernière jusqu’à ce vendredi à l’aube, une escalade sur le terrain à grande échelle menée par les forces d’occupation israéliennes accompagnées de groupes de colons. Cette escalade s’est traduite par des incursions dans diverses zones, des perquisitions de maisons et des démolitions d’infrastructures, ainsi que …
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Al Manar English
A large-scale Israeli raid in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has injured at least 51 Palestinians, local media reported on Friday, as the occupation ordered to uproot olive trees and clear vegetation across more than 316 dunums (78 acres) of Palestinian land. Israeli occupation forces (IOF) demolished commercial shops near the …
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Al Manar English
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf condemned US President Donald Trump’s contradictory statements about a possible attack and negotiations with Iran, saying Washington’s threats, broken promises and “fake news” have failed as a strategy. In a post on his X account on Thursday night, Ghalibaf mocked Trump’s repeated shifts between threats of military …
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11:08⇢Arms Monopoly's Paper Anniversary
⌨The newspapers report on the first anniversary of the government's decision to monopolize weapons, with Lebanon24 noting it remains 'ink on paper'. Kataeb marks August 7 as a day of arrests in response to reconciliation, while Al-Manar highlights Israeli orders to uproot trees in the West Bank. The ongoing Lebanon-Israel talks and the question of which side's missiles will run out first continue to feature, alongside reports of the Lebanese army entering Mansouri and a new fuel price list.
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11:08⇢Arms Monopoly's Paper Anniversary
⌨The newspapers report on the first anniversary of the government's decision to monopolize weapons, with Lebanon24 noting it remains 'ink on paper'. Kataeb marks August 7 as a day of arrests in response to reconciliation, while Al-Manar highlights Israeli orders to uproot trees in the West Bank. The ongoing Lebanon-Israel talks and the question of which side's missiles will run out first continue to feature, alongside reports of the Lebanese army entering Mansouri and a new fuel price list.
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Al Manar English
Iran has significantly advanced its ballistic missile capabilities, with the Kheibar Shekan projectile now featuring a sophisticated jamming-resistant guidance system that poses a direct challenge to the multi-layered air-defense architectures of the United States and Israel, according to a detailed analysis by the Malaysian defense publication Defense Security Asia (DSA). The assessment, based on imagery …
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12:30⇢Talks Formality, Escalation Looms
⌨The newspapers report on the ongoing Lebanon-Israel negotiations, with Lebanon24 suggesting talks are formal and escalation likely before month's end, while MTV quotes President Aoun via the Maronite Patriarch that negotiations are successful and Israel should cooperate. Concurrently, the Lebanese army faces attacks in Mansouri, with Kataeb reporting artillery shelling and machine-gun fire in Mays al-Jabal, and Lebanon Files noting an injury to a soldier. The Vatican's interest in Lebanon is highlighted by Addiyar.
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12:30⇢Talks Formality, Escalation Looms
⌨The newspapers report on the ongoing Lebanon-Israel negotiations, with Lebanon24 suggesting talks are formal and escalation likely before month's end, while MTV quotes President Aoun via the Maronite Patriarch that negotiations are successful and Israel should cooperate. Concurrently, the Lebanese army faces attacks in Mansouri, with Kataeb reporting artillery shelling and machine-gun fire in Mays al-Jabal, and Lebanon Files noting an injury to a soldier. The Vatican's interest in Lebanon is highlighted by Addiyar.
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Israeli occupation forces intensified their attacks on southern Lebanon on Friday, unleashing artillery fire, stun grenades, and conducting both bulldozing and demolition operations in multiple towns across the country’s south. In the southern Lebanese towns of Al-Tiri and Hadatha, Israeli occupation forces carried out bulldozing operations, according to footage filmed from a vantage point near …
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Al Manar English
A leading British broadsheet has declared that the United States and ‘Israel’ have effectively lost their strategic confrontation with the Islamic Republic, asserting that Tehran has emerged from the prolonged standoff with its regional influence not merely intact, but substantially fortified. In a pointed analysis, The Telegraph argues that the maximum-pressure campaign championed by former …
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Al Manar French
Le membre du bureau politique du mouvement Ansarullah, Hizam al-Assad, a confirmé que « les forces saoudiennes, leurs camps, leurs mercenaires et leurs instruments de bas étage sur le sol yéménite seront pris pour cibles ». Dans une série de publications sur la plateforme X, al-Assad a déclaré qu’« il n’y a pas de sécurité …
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14:18⇢Four Weeks to Convince or Face the Sword
⌨The newspapers report on the US pressing Israel to de-escalate in Lebanon (Kataeb, Naharnet), while L'Orient-Le Jour highlights a four-week deadline to convince or face military option. Concurrently, the Lebanese army faces Israeli targeting in Mansouri (Addiyar, Lebanon Files), and MTV marks the anniversary of the August 7 session with nostalgia for the state. Al-Manar covers Ansarullah threats against Saudi forces and The Telegraph's claim that Iran has won.
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14:18⇢Four Weeks to Convince or Face the Sword
⌨The newspapers report on the US pressing Israel to de-escalate in Lebanon (Kataeb, Naharnet), while L'Orient-Le Jour highlights a four-week deadline to convince or face military option. Concurrently, the Lebanese army faces Israeli targeting in Mansouri (Addiyar, Lebanon Files), and MTV marks the anniversary of the August 7 session with nostalgia for the state. Al-Manar covers Ansarullah threats against Saudi forces and The Telegraph's claim that Iran has won.
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Senior Israeli military officers have sharply criticized the Zionist entity’s continued military presence in southern Lebanon, warning that the so-called “security zone” could strengthen Hezbollah Lebanese resistance group and expose Israeli forces to renewed losses, Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Friday. The newspaper reported that senior commanders view the deployment as a political decision rather than …
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Al Manar French
Alors que la guerre menée par les États-Unis contre l’Iran se poursuit sans perspective de fin claire, un débat s’intensifie aux États-Unis sur un problème qui accompagne depuis longtemps les guerres en Irak et en Afghanistan : les traumatismes crâniens subis par les soldats sur les champs de bataille, qui ne laissent pas toujours de …
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أحدث الأخبار | 7 أغسطس، 2026
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Al Manar English
Israeli occupation forces unleashed a fresh wave of heavy bombardment across the Gaza Strip on Friday, with tank shelling, artillery barrages, naval gunfire, and drone strikes pounding multiple locations, according to Palestinian media reports. Military correspondents and local witnesses confirmed that Israeli tanks shelled positions north of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, while artillery …
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a joint defense agreement at a trilateral summit in Mecca on Friday, pledging to strengthen collective security. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Friday said the agreement states that an armed attack on any one of the three countries would be regarded as an attack against them all. The deal …
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15:37⇢Financial Strangulation Plan
⌨The newspapers report on a US-Israeli plan to financially strangle Hezbollah, with Lebanon24 citing an Emirati report and Kataeb detailing the plan. Concurrently, the Lebanese cabinet meets in Baabda to discuss 55 items, and Rome negotiations show technical progress ahead of political decisions. A defense deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey is also covered, alongside Iranian claims of downing US and Israeli aircraft.
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15:37⇢Financial Strangulation Plan
⌨The newspapers report on a US-Israeli plan to financially strangle Hezbollah, with Lebanon24 citing an Emirati report and Kataeb detailing the plan. Concurrently, the Lebanese cabinet meets in Baabda to discuss 55 items, and Rome negotiations show technical progress ahead of political decisions. A defense deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey is also covered, alongside Iranian claims of downing US and Israeli aircraft.
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Mass desertions of Saudi mercenaries were reported following the attack by the Yemeni armed forces on their camps in Marib. Mass desertions of Saudi mercenaries following the attack by the Yemeni armed forces on their camps in Marib pic.twitter.com/cqUHemDgBq— Al-Manar English (@manarenglish) August 7, 2026 The Yemeni Armed Forces launched a massive preemptive attack on …
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أحدث الأخبار | 7 أغسطس، 2026
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Al Manar French
Cheikh Ahmad Qabalan, le mufti jaafari du Liban, a déclaré : « Le Liban est aujourd’hui au cœur du chaos régional et international, et les transformations structurelles qui en résultent font peser des risques extrêmement graves sur l’humanité. » Lors du sermon du vendredi à la mosquée de l’Imam Hussein à Burj al-Barajneh, il a …
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Al Manar French
L’Arabie saoudite, la Turquie et le Pakistan ont annoncé la signature d’un accord de défense conjointe, une initiative visant à renforcer la coopération en matière de sécurité et de défense entre les trois pays et à consolider le concept de sécurité collective face aux défis et aux menaces. Un communiqué conjoint saoudo-turco-pakistanais indique que les …
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18:11⇢Defense Pact's New Triangle
⌨The newspapers report on a new Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense agreement (LBC, almanar_fr), alongside continued coverage of US-Israeli pressure on Iran and the Hormuz strait (Lebanon24, El Nashra). Domestically, Beirut's Solidere redevelopment is back in the government's hands (L'Orient-Le Jour), while waste fees remain unresolved (Kataeb).
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18:11⇢Defense Pact's New Triangle
⌨The newspapers report on a new Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense agreement (LBC, almanar_fr), alongside continued coverage of US-Israeli pressure on Iran and the Hormuz strait (Lebanon24, El Nashra). Domestically, Beirut's Solidere redevelopment is back in the government's hands (L'Orient-Le Jour), while waste fees remain unresolved (Kataeb).
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Al Manar English
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq issued on Monday a statement to announce the postponement of the response to the aggression conducted by the United States and its allies. In response to the call of Al-Hajj Al-Mujahid (Abu Hassan Al-Amiri), and in alignment with the honorable stances of some of the noble political leaders, it has …
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19:57⇢Four Weeks to Convince or Face the Sword
⌨The newspapers report on President Aoun's diplomatic tour and the upcoming Rome negotiations, with L'Orient-Le Jour highlighting a four-week deadline to convince or face military action. Kataeb and Addiyar detail Aoun's briefings on his Washington and Ankara visits, noting positive progress on border and prisoner talks. Meanwhile, Al-Manar covers continued Israeli assaults in southern villages, and MTV warns of an OTP phishing scam.
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19:57⇢Four Weeks to Convince or Face the Sword
⌨The newspapers report on President Aoun's diplomatic tour and the upcoming Rome negotiations, with L'Orient-Le Jour highlighting a four-week deadline to convince or face military action. Kataeb and Addiyar detail Aoun's briefings on his Washington and Ankara visits, noting positive progress on border and prisoner talks. Meanwhile, Al-Manar covers continued Israeli assaults in southern villages, and MTV warns of an OTP phishing scam.
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Al Manar English
The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces issued on Friday a statement to announce new strikes on a pro-Saudi military camp, reiterating consecration of siege-for-siege and escalation-for-escalation formulas. A large number of missiles and drones targeted troop concentrations, along with their depots, military vehicles, and equipment at the Sahn Al-Jinn Camp, the statement added. What …
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23:56⇢Troops for Disarmament
⌨The newspapers report on a potential Lebanon-Israel agreement on countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah's disarmament (Kataeb), alongside an Australian report warning that the Middle East is entering its most dangerous phase (Lebanon24). L'Orient-Le Jour covers the government's move to open negotiations on Solidere, while Addiyar discusses Iran's electoral maneuvering against Trump. MTV Lebanon asks about the return of direct flights between Lebanon and the US.
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23:56⇢Troops for Disarmament
⌨The newspapers report on a potential Lebanon-Israel agreement on countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah's disarmament (Kataeb), alongside an Australian report warning that the Middle East is entering its most dangerous phase (Lebanon24). L'Orient-Le Jour covers the government's move to open negotiations on Solidere, while Addiyar discusses Iran's electoral maneuvering against Trump. MTV Lebanon asks about the return of direct flights between Lebanon and the US.
