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This page is an archive of main headlines from Lebanon for 16.08.2026.
It displays 91 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
16.08.2026 ⇢ The day of the Ali Taher escalation
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The day was dominated by the Israeli escalation on the southern front, particularly the strikes on Ali Taher and the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in the Badr unit. US statements blaming Hezbollah for Israel's presence on Lebanese soil drew sharp reactions, with Hezbollah vowing an appropriate response. The Maronite Patriarch's Sunday sermon called for a free and independent Lebanon, while reports of Israeli preparations for renewed fighting and the arrest of French diplomats in Iran added to regional tensions. Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Ammar urged President Aoun and PM Salam to quit direct talks with Israel, asserting that only resistance rhetoric is understood.
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08:12⇢The Southern Front's Burning Line
⌨The Lebanese press is dominated by the escalating Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, particularly the targeting of Ali Taher and the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander. US statements blaming Hezbollah for Israel's presence on Lebanese soil have drawn sharp reactions, while Hezbollah vows an appropriate response. The situation is described as on the brink of a generalized conflagration.
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Au moins cinq personnes sont mortes dans des inondations et des orages meurtriers cette semaine dans l’Etat américain du Midwest de l’Indiana, a annoncé à la presse le gouverneur Mike Braun. Des dizaines d’autres personnes ont été secourues des zones inondées et des centaines ont été évacuées, a rapporté le quotidien local The Indianapolis Star. …
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Al Manar French
Le ministère iranien du Renseignement a annoncé samedi l’arrestation de deux diplomates français dans un « lieu de réunion secret » au cours d’une enquête de sécurité nationale, affirmant que les documents et le matériel trouvés sur place indiquaient un « vaste plan visant à accroître l’ingérence étrangère en Iran ». Selon un communiqué du …
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11:43⇢Ali Taher's Burning Ridges
⌨The Lebanese press is dominated by the escalating Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, particularly the targeting of Ali Taher, with Hezbollah vowing an appropriate response. The Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rahi's Sunday sermon calls for a free and independent Lebanon, hoping negotiations end the suffering, while reports of Israeli preparations for renewed fighting and the arrest of French diplomats in Iran add to regional tensions.
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خاص | 16 أغسطس، 2026
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14:19⇢Ali Taher's Burning Ridges
⌨The Lebanese press is dominated by the escalating Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, particularly the targeting of Ali Taher, with Hezbollah vowing an appropriate response. The Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rahi's Sunday sermon calls for a free and independent Lebanon, hoping negotiations end the suffering, while reports of Israeli preparations for renewed fighting and the arrest of French diplomats in Iran add to regional tensions.
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‘Israel’ offered at least two conflicting narratives within 24 hours to justify its attacks in southern Lebanon, after an apparent failed attempt to advance toward the Ali Al-Taher heights early on Saturday, according to accounts of developments on the ground. The sequence of events has raised questions over whether the Zionist entity is attempting to …
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Al Manar English
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed on Sunday that the Islamic Republic triumphed militarily and politically against the United States and ‘Israel’. In remarks cited by Iranian media, Ghalibaf declared that Iran successfully thwarted the primary military objectives of its adversaries and must now focus on protecting, consolidating, and strengthening that victory. “The US …
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Al Manar English
Army Commander Major General Amir Hatami responded to the recent remarks of the US President Donald Trump, describing him as criminal. “Trump the criminal says he wants to declare the Strait of Hormuz part of the United States. He is very mistaken! And after seeing the reactions, he announced that he was joking.” Joking about …
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Al Manar English
Member of Loyalty to Resistance Bloc Hajj Ali Ammar called on President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to quit the direct negotiations with the Israeli enemy, adding that path has brought only disgrace. Addressing the funeral held in Beirut’s Dahieh to mourn the martyrs claimed by the Zionist attack on Ansar town, South …
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19:19⇢Hezbollah Lawmaker Urges Quitting Talks
⌨The Lebanese press focuses on the escalating southern front, with Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Ammar urging President Aoun and PM Salam to quit direct talks with Israel, asserting that only resistance rhetoric is understood. Meanwhile, a former Pentagon official claims the US has entered World War IV and may lose it technologically, and Hamas delegation meets Egyptian intelligence. The ongoing Israeli strikes and diplomatic tensions dominate coverage.
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Al Manar English
The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the father of one of the soldiers, who were injured by Hezbollah drone attack on Saturday, was also wounded in Sojod area, South Lebanon, 32 years ago. The paper also mentioned that Hezbollah drone attack in Ali Al-Taher area confirms again that the Lebanese Group’s fighters comprise a …
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Al Manar English
A delegation from the Hamas leadership, headed by Khalil al-Hayya, head of the movement’s political bureau, met this afternoon with Egyptian Intelligence Minister Major General Hassan Rashad at the agency’s headquarters, at the start of an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt. The delegation reviewed the overall political and field developments in the …
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