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20.01.2026

The Day of the Naqoura Mechanism Suspension

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20.01.2026 โ‡ข The Day of the Naqoura Mechanism Suspension
โŒจOn January 20, 2026, Lebanese editorial priorities were dominated by the sudden suspension of the tripartite "Mechanism" meetings in Naqoura, which followed a total breakdown in field cooperation reported the previous day. Morning headlines expressed deep skepticism toward shifted American mediation strategies, linking the freeze to the Army Commanderโ€™s imminent high-stakes visit to Washington. Simultaneously, President Michel Aoun leveraged the diplomatic vacuum to assert that the South must be under the exclusive authority of the Lebanese Army, a direct challenge to Hezbollahโ€™s presence north of the Litani River.
By early afternoon, editors pivoted toward Syria, reporting a fragile four-day ceasefire between the Damascus government and Kurdish-led SDF forces following the collapse of previous integration talks. Domestically, the evening was marked by a significant judicial development as a court ordered officials Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter to pay 10 billion lira in compensation, while media outlets tracked public anxiety over a series of seismic tremors felt across the country.
20.01.2026
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ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ู…ุตูŠุฑ "ุงู„ู…ูŠูƒุงู†ูŠุฒู…" ุฑู‡ู† ู†ุชุงุฆุฌ ุฒูŠุงุฑุฉ ู‡ูŠูƒู„ ุฅู„ู‰ ูˆุงุดู†ุทู†

00:39 (22:39 in your timezone)
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06:39
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุณู„ุงุญ ู„ุง ูŠุทู…ุฆู† ุจูŠุฆุฉ ุงู„ุญุฒุจ ุจู„ุง ุฅุนุงุฏุฉ ุฅุนู…ุงุฑ...ู‡ู„ ูŠุบุฑู‘ุฏ ู‚ุงุณู… ูˆุญูŠุฏุงู‹ ูˆุฃูŠู† ูŠู‚ู "ุฃุฎูˆู‡ ุงู„ุฃูƒุจุฑ"ุŸ

06:39 (04:39 in your timezone)

06:40 (04:40)โ‡ขThe General's Washington Mission

โŒจLebanese editors are currently prioritizing the military's strategic positioning, with the Army Commander's upcoming visit to Washington and the commitment to disarm regions north of the Litani River (Addiyar, Lebanon24). Simultaneously, a debate persists over the future of Hezbollah's weaponry and its internal political cohesion, with sovereignist and opposition outlets questioning the party's influence over the Shiite electorate and its relationship with Nabih Berri (Kataeb, MTV Lebanon, Janoubia, Annahar).
06:55
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุฒูŠุงุฑุฉ "ู…ูุตู„ูŠุฉ" ู„ู‚ุงุฆุฏ ุงู„ุฌูŠุด ุฅู„ู‰ ูˆุงุดู†ุทู†...ุชุฌู…ูŠุฏ ุฅุฌุชู…ุงุนุงุช "ุงู„ู…ูŠูƒุงู†ูŠุฒู…" ุญุชู‰ ุงู„ุดู‡ุฑ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุจู„

06:55 (04:55 in your timezone)

08:47 (06:47)โ‡ขThe Naqoura Mechanism Freezes

โŒจLebanese editors are currently prioritizing the sudden suspension of the UNIFIL 'Mechanism' meetings in Naqoura, reflecting deep skepticism regarding new American maritime and border arrangements (Janoubia, Al Joumhouria, Annahar). Concurrently, the media is tracking the Army Commander's visit to Washington as a pivotal moment for military stability, while political outlets report on a potential rapprochement between Samir Geagea and Michel Aoun (Kataeb, Lebanon24, MTV Lebanon).
09:43
ูˆุงุตู„ุช ู‚ูˆุงุช ุงู„ุงุญุชู„ุงู„ ุงู„ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ูŠุŒ ุงู„ุซู„ุงุซุงุกุŒ ุนุฏูˆุงู†ู‡ุง ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ ุงู„ุฎู„ูŠู„ุŒ ุฌู†ูˆุจูŠ ุงู„ุถูุฉ ุงู„ุบุฑุจูŠุฉ ุงู„ู…ุญุชู„ุฉุŒ ู„ู„ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุชูˆุงู„ูŠุŒ ููŠ ุธู„ ุงู†ุชุดุงุฑ ู…ูƒุซู ู„ู‚ูˆุงุชู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุงู‚ุชุญุงู… ู…ู†ุงุฒู„ ุงู„ูู„ุณุทูŠู†ูŠูŠู†ุŒ ูˆูุฑุถ ุฅุฌุฑุงุกุงุช ู…ุดุฏุฏุฉ ุจุญู‚ ุงู„ุณูƒุงู†. ูˆุฃูุงุฏุช ู…ุตุงุฏุฑ ู…ุญู„ูŠุฉ ุจุฃู† ู‚ูˆุงุช ุงู„ุงุญุชู„ุงู„ ุฏูุนุช ุจุชุนุฒูŠุฒุงุช ุนุณูƒุฑูŠุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุนุฏุฏ ู…ู† ุฃุญูŠุงุก ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ ุงู„ุฎู„ูŠู„ุŒ ูˆุงู‚ุชุญู…ุช ู…ู†ุงุฒู„ ู…ูˆุงุทู†ูŠู†ุŒ ูˆุฃุฌุฑุช ุนู…ู„ูŠุงุช ุชูุชูŠุด ุฏุงุฎู„ู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุฃุฎุถุนุช ุณุงูƒู†ูŠู‡ุง ู„ุชุญู‚ูŠู‚ุงุช โ€ฆ
09:43 (07:43 in your timezone)
10:09
ุดุฑุนุช ุฌุฑุงูุงุช ุงู„ุงุญุชู„ุงู„ ุงู„ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ูŠุŒ ุตุจุงุญ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุซู„ุงุซุงุกุŒ ุจู‡ุฏู… ู…ู†ุดุขุช ุฏุงุฎู„ ู…ุฌู…ุน ูˆูƒุงู„ุฉ ุบูˆุซ ูˆุชุดุบูŠู„ ุงู„ู„ุงุฌุฆูŠู† ุงู„ูู„ุณุทูŠู†ูŠูŠู† (ุงู„ุฃูˆู†ุฑูˆุง) ููŠ ุญูŠ ุงู„ุดูŠุฎ ุฌุฑุงุญ ุจู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ ุงู„ู‚ุฏุณ ุงู„ู…ุญุชู„ุฉุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ู…ู‚ุฑู‘ ุฑุฆูŠุณูŠ ู„ุฅุฏุงุฑุฉ ู†ุดุงุทุงุช ุงู„ูˆูƒุงู„ุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ุถูุฉ ูˆุงู„ู‚ุฏุณ ูˆูŠุถู… ู…ุนุฏุงุช ู„ูˆุฌุณุชูŠุฉ. ูˆุงู‚ุชุญู…ุช ู‚ูˆุฉ ู…ู† ุฌูŠุด ุงู„ุงุญุชู„ุงู„ุŒ ุชุฑุงูู‚ู‡ุง ุฌุฑุงูุงุชุŒ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุฑ ุจุนุฏ ู…ุญุงุตุฑุฉ ุงู„ู…ู†ุทู‚ุฉ ูˆุชูƒุซูŠู ุงู„ุงู†ุชุดุงุฑ ุงู„ุนุณูƒุฑูŠุŒ ูˆุฑูุนุช ุงู„ุนู„ู… โ€œุงู„ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ูŠโ€ ุฏุงุฎู„ู‡ ุจุงู„ุชุฒุงู…ู† โ€ฆ
10:09 (08:09 in your timezone)
10:09

10:11 (08:11)โ‡ขFrozen Gears at Naqoura

โŒจThe Lebanese media landscape is dominated by the sudden suspension of the Naqoura border 'Mechanism' meetings (L'Orient-Le Jour, Annahar, Janoubia, Kataeb). This editorial priority reflects deep suspicion toward shifting American mediation. Simultaneously, a focus on military sovereignty persists, particularly regarding the Lebanese Army's posture north of the Litani River and the Commander's Washington visit (Lebanon24, Kataeb, Addiyar).
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ุงุณุชุดู‡ุฏุช ุฑุถูŠุนุฉ ูู„ุณุทูŠู†ูŠุฉุŒ ุตุจุงุญ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุซู„ุงุซุงุกุŒ ุฌุฑู‘ุงุก ุงู„ุจุฑุฏ ุงู„ู‚ุงุฑุณ ููŠ ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ ุบุฒุฉุŒ ููŠ ู…ุดู‡ุฏ ูŠุนูƒุณ ุนู…ู‚ ุงู„ูƒุงุฑุซุฉ ุงู„ุฅู†ุณุงู†ูŠุฉ ุงู„ู…ุชูุงู‚ู…ุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ู‚ุทุงุน ุงู„ู…ุญุงุตุฑ. ูˆูƒุงู†ุช ุงู„ุฑุถูŠุนุฉ ุดุฐุง ุฃุจูˆ ุฌุฑุงุฏ (7 ุฃุดู‡ุฑ) ู‚ุฏ ุงุณุชุดู‡ุฏุช ู†ุชูŠุฌุฉ ุงู†ุฎูุงุถ ุฏุฑุฌุงุช ุงู„ุญุฑุงุฑุฉุŒ ููŠ ุธู„ ุงู†ุนุฏุงู… ูˆุณุงุฆู„ ุงู„ุชุฏูุฆุฉ ูˆุดุญู‘ ุงู„ู…ุณุงุนุฏุงุช ุงู„ุฅู†ุณุงู†ูŠุฉ. ูˆุจุงุณุชุดู‡ุงุฏ ุงู„ุทูู„ุฉ ุฃุจูˆ ุฌุฑุงุฏุŒ ุชุฑุชูุน ุญุตูŠู„ุฉ ูˆููŠุงุช ุงู„ุฃุทูุงู„ ุจุณุจุจ ุงู„ุจุฑุฏ ุงู„ุดุฏูŠุฏ ููŠ โ€ฆ
10:17 (08:17 in your timezone)
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ู‚ุงู„ ู…ู…ุซู„ ุงู„ุฅุฏุงุฑุฉ ุงู„ุฐุงุชูŠุฉ ุงู„ูƒุฑุฏูŠุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ุนุงุตู…ุฉ ุงู„ุณูˆุฑูŠุฉุŒ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ูƒุฑูŠู… ุนู…ุฑุŒ ุฅู† ุงู„ู…ูุงูˆุถุงุช ู…ุน ุฏู…ุดู‚ ยซุงู†ู‡ุงุฑุช ุชู…ุงู…ู‹ุงยปุŒ ุบุฏุงุฉ ุงุฌุชู…ุงุน ุนู‚ุฏู‡ ุงู„ุฑุฆูŠุณ ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ุดุฑุน ูˆู‚ุงุฆุฏ ู‚ูˆุงุช ุณูˆุฑูŠุง ุงู„ุฏูŠู…ู‚ุฑุงุทูŠุฉ ู…ุธู„ูˆู… ุนุจุฏูŠุŒ ุนู‚ุจ ุฅุนู„ุงู† ุงุชูุงู‚ ุชุถู…ู‘ู† ูˆู‚ูู‹ุง ู„ุฅุทู„ุงู‚ ุงู„ู†ุงุฑ. ูˆุฃูˆุถุญ ุนู…ุฑ ุฃู† ุงู„ู…ูุงูˆุถุงุช ุงู„ุชูŠ ุนู‚ุฏู‡ุง ุงู„ุทุฑูุงู† ููŠ ุฏู…ุดู‚ุŒ ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุงุซู†ูŠู†ุŒ ุจุดุฃู† ุขู„ูŠุฉ ุชู†ููŠุฐ ุงู„ุงุชูุงู‚ ยซุงู†ู‡ุงุฑุช ุจุงู„ูƒุงู…ู„ยปุŒ ู…ุนุชุจุฑู‹ุง ุฃู† โ€ฆ
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ูˆุงุตู„ ุฌูŠุด ุงู„ุงุญุชู„ุงู„ ุงู„ุตู‡ูŠูˆู†ูŠ ุฎุฑูˆู‚ุงุชู‡ ู„ุงุชูุงู‚ ูˆู‚ู ุฅุทู„ุงู‚ ุงู„ู†ุงุฑ ูˆุงู„ู‚ุฑุงุฑ ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ ุฑู‚ู… 1701. ูุฌุฑ ุงู„ูŠูˆู…ุŒ ุฃูุงุฏ ู…ุฑุงุณู„ ุงู„ู…ู†ุงุฑ ุนู† ุชูˆุบู‘ู„ ู‚ูˆุฉ ู…ุดุงุฉ ุตู‡ูŠูˆู†ูŠุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ูˆุณุท ุจู„ุฏุฉ ูƒูุฑูƒู„ุง ุงู„ุญุฏูˆุฏูŠุฉุŒ ุญูŠุซ ุฃู‚ุฏู…ุช ุนู„ู‰ ุชูุฌูŠุฑ ู…ู†ุฒู„ูŠู† ู‚ุฑุจ ู…ู‚ุฑ ุงู„ุจู„ุฏูŠุฉ. ูƒู…ุง ู‚ุงู…ุช ู‚ูˆุฉ ุงุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ูŠุฉ ู…ุนุงุฏูŠุฉ ุจุชูุฌูŠุฑ ู…ู†ุฒู„ุง ููŠ ุจู„ุฏุฉย ู…ุฑูƒุจุง ู„ุฌู‡ุฉ ุจู„ุฏุฉ ุฑุจ ุซู„ุงุซูŠู†. ู…ุฑุงุณู„ู†ุง:ู‚ูˆุฉ ู…ู† ุฌูŠุด ุงู„ุงุญุชู€.. | ..ู€ู„ุงู„ โ€ฆ
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ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ู†ุฒุน ุงู„ุณู„ุงุญ ุฃู… ุชููƒูŠูƒ ุงู„ูˆูƒู„ุงุก.. ุฅุณุชู†ุฒุงู ุฅูŠุฑุงู† ูŠู‚ูŠู‘ุฏ ุฎูŠุงุฑุงุช ุญุฒุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡

11:25 (09:25 in your timezone)
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ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุฑุฆูŠุณ ุนูˆู†: ู†ุญุฑุต ุนู„ู‰ ุนุฏู… ุฒุฌ ู„ุจู†ุงู† ููŠ ู…ุบุงู…ุฑุงุช ุฅู†ุชุญุงุฑูŠุฉ ูˆุงู† ูŠูƒูˆู† ุงู„ุฌู†ูˆุจ ูƒู…ุง ูƒู„ ุญุฏูˆุฏู†ุง ููŠ ุนู‡ุฏุฉ ู‚ูˆุงู†ุง ุงู„ู…ุณู„ุญุฉ ุญุตุฑุงู‹

12:08 (10:08 in your timezone)

12:10 (10:10)โ‡ขExclusive Army Mandate in the South

โŒจLebanese editors are currently highlighting President Michel Aoun's insistence on exclusive military authority in the South (Kataeb, Lebanon Files). This focus on sovereignty coincides with reported Israeli territorial incursions and house demolitions in Kfar Kila (Al-Manar). Meanwhile, skepticism grows regarding the frozen 'Mechanism' border talks, which some outlets warn could trigger a new conflict (Lebanon24, Annahar, Janoubia).
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ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุชู‡ุฏูŠุฏุงุช ู‚ุงุณู….. ุญุฒุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูŠุทุฑุญ "ูˆุฑู‚ุชู‡ ุงู„ุฃุฎูŠุฑุฉ" ู„ุฅุฑุจุงูƒ ุฎุทุฉ ุดู…ุงู„ ุงู„ู„ูŠุทุงู†ูŠ

12:51 (10:51 in your timezone)
12:59
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุฑุฆูŠุณ ุนูˆู†: ู†ุญุฑุต ุนู„ู‰ ุนุฏู… ุฒุฌ ู„ุจู†ุงู† ููŠ ู…ุบุงู…ุฑุงุช ุฅู†ุชุญุงุฑูŠุฉ ูˆุงู† ูŠูƒูˆู† ุงู„ุฌู†ูˆุจ ูƒู…ุง ูƒู„ ุญุฏูˆุฏู†ุง ููŠ ุนู‡ุฏุฉ ู‚ูˆุงู†ุง ุงู„ู…ุณู„ุญุฉ ุญุตุฑุงู‹

12:59 (10:59 in your timezone)
13:42
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุตุงูŠุบ ู…ู† ุจูƒุฑูƒูŠ: ู„ู… ู†ู‚ุจู„ ู…ุฑุฉ ุฃู† ูŠุชู… ุงู„ุชุฃุฌูŠู„ ุฃูˆ ุงู„ุชู„ุงุนุจ ููŠ ุงู„ุงุณุชุญู‚ุงู‚ ุงู„ู†ูŠุงุจูŠ

13:42 (11:42 in your timezone)

14:29 (12:29)โ‡ขExclusive Mandate South of Litani

โŒจLebanese editors are focusing on President Michel Aoun's assertive stance regarding military sovereignty, emphasizing that only the Lebanese Army should operate south of the Litani River (Naharnet, LBCI, Al Joumhouria, Lebanon Files). This pivot toward official state forces coincides with continued scrutiny over the suspended border 'Mechanism' (L'Orient-Le Jour, Annahar) and persistent reports of Israeli violations in border villages (Al-Manar).
14:59
16:03
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุงุณุชุฑุงุชูŠุฌูŠุฉ ุงู„ุฏูุงุนูŠุฉ ู…ุฑููˆุถุฉ ููŠ ุฒู…ู† ุงู„ู‚ูˆุฉ ูˆู…ุทู„ูˆุจุฉ ุจุนุฏ ุงู„ุงู†ูƒุณุงุฑ...ุชู†ุงู‚ุถ ูุงู‚ุน ููŠ ุฎุทุงุจ ุงู„ุญุฒุจ

16:03 (14:03 in your timezone)
16:04
ุฃุญุฏุซ ุงู„ุฃุฎุจุงุฑ ุงู„ุฑุฆูŠุณูŠุฉ ุฎุงุต | 20 ูŠู†ุงูŠุฑุŒ 2026
16:04 (14:04 in your timezone)
16:30
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุฑุฆูŠุณ ุนูˆู† ู„ูˆูุฏ ู†ู‚ุงุจุฉ ุงู„ู…ุญุงู…ูŠู† ููŠ ุทุฑุงุจู„ุณ: ุญูƒู‘ู…ูˆุง ุถู…ุงุฆุฑูƒู… ูˆุงุนู…ู„ูˆุง ูˆูู‚ุง ู„ู‚ุณู…ูƒู… ูˆุงู„ุฅุตู„ุงุญุงุช ู„ุง ุชูƒุชู…ู„ ุงู„ุง ุจุงุฌุฑุงุก ุงู„ุงู†ุชุฎุงุจุงุช ููŠ ู…ูˆุงุนูŠุฏู‡ุง

16:30 (14:30 in your timezone)

17:37 (15:37)โ‡ขAoun Insists on Election Timelines

โŒจLebanese editors are currently highlighting President Michel Aoun's insistence on holding elections on schedule and his focus on the financial gap law (LBCI, LBC, Lebanon Files, Kataeb). Simultaneously, media attention is shifting toward Northern Syria, reporting on a new agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF, involving the latter's withdrawal from the Al-Hol camp and the Syrian Army's imminent entry (MTV Lebanon, Al Joumhouria, L'Orient-Le Jour).
18:45
18:54
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุณู…ุนุงู†: ุฅู† ู„ู… ู†ู‚ู ุฎู„ู ุงู„ุฌูŠุด ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠ ูู„ุง ูˆุทู† ูˆุญุงู† ุงู„ูˆู‚ุช ู„ู„ุงู†ุชู‡ุงุก ู…ู† ุงู„ุฏูˆูŠู„ุฉ

18:54 (16:54 in your timezone)
19:53
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุญูƒูŠู‘ู…: ู‚ุทุงุฑ ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ุฉ ุฃู‚ู„ุน ุจู„ุง ุนูˆุฏุฉ ูˆุงู„ุนุจูˆุฑ ุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฌู…ู‡ูˆุฑูŠุฉ ุงู„ุซุงู„ุซุฉ ูŠูƒุชู…ู„ ูุตูˆู„ู‹ุง

19:53 (17:53 in your timezone)

20:46 (18:46)โ‡ขFragile Truce in Northern Syria

โŒจLebanese media have shifted focus to the fragile four-day ceasefire between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (L'Orient-Le Jour, Addiyar, Naharnet). Domestically, editors highlight a significant judicial ruling against officials Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter, involving a 10 billion lira compensation (LBCI, LBC). Meanwhile, anxiety over seismic activity and potential earthquakes has permeated local reporting following recent tremors (Lebanon24).
22:00
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ู†ุตุงุฑ: ุนุฏู… ุญุตุฑ ุงู„ุณู„ุงุญ ูŠุนู†ูŠ ุนุฏู… ุจู†ุงุก ุฏูˆู„ุฉ ู…ูƒุชู…ู„ุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆุตุงู ูˆู„ุง ู†ูŠุฉ ุจุชุฑูƒ ุฃูŠ ู…ู„ู ู‚ุถุงุฆูŠ ุนุงู„ู‚ู‹ุง ูˆู…ุง ู…ู† ุญุตุงู†ุฉ ู„ุฃุญุฏ

22:00 (20:00 in your timezone)