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22.12.2025

The Day of the Financial Gap Cabinet Rift

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Lebanon for 22.12.2025.

It displays 109 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

22.12.2025 โ‡ข The Day of the Financial Gap Cabinet Rift
โŒจOn December 22, Lebanese editorial priorities centered on the contentious Council of Ministers session in Baabda regarding the 'financial gap' and bank recovery laws. Morning headlines reflected a sharp divide; while pro-government outlets framed the law as a path to depositor restitution, banking associations and political blocs like the Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement denounced it as a 'poisoned chalice' that absolves the state of debt.
By midday, the security narrative intensified following a lethal Israeli drone strike on a vehicle near Sidon. This event competed for space with reports of a major drug seizure at Beirut Airport, where 70kg of cocaine were found hidden in coconut oil. In the afternoon, the focus returned to the cabinet, which adjourned without a final decision, postponing the financial debate until the following day. Simultaneously, headlines highlighted a hardening stance on disarmament north of the Litani River, with Prime Minister Salamโ€™s office asserting a firm resolve to seize non-state weapons.
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08:05 (06:05)โ‡ขNorthward Deployment to the Awali

โŒจEditors are prioritizing the transition to the second phase of disarmament between the Litani and Awali rivers, alongside a French proposal for international arms monitoring to preempt Israeli pretexts (Naharnet, LBCI, LBC, Al Joumhouria, Kataeb). Simultaneously, fatal Israeli drone strikes in Yater maintain a high security alert (Al-Manar, Lebanon Files). Debates continue regarding the controversial financial reform law and its impact on the banking sector (Addiyar, Lebanon24).
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ุชุนู‚ุฏ ุงู„ุญูƒูˆู…ุฉ ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠุฉ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุฌู„ุณุฉ ู„ู‡ุง ููŠ ู‚ุตุฑ ุจุนุจุฏุง ุจุนุฏ ุธู‡ุฑ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ู„ู„ุดุฑูˆุน ููŠ ุจุญุซ ู…ุดุฑูˆุน ุงู„ุงู†ุชุธุงู… ุงู„ู…ุงู„ูŠ ูˆุงู„ูุฌูˆุฉ ุงู„ู…ุงู„ูŠุฉ. ูˆุนุดูŠุฉ ุงู„ุฌู„ุณุฉ ุฃุนู„ู†ุช ุฌู…ุนูŠุฉ ุงู„ู…ุตุงุฑู ููŠ ุจูŠุงู† ุฃุนู‚ุจ ุงุฌุชู…ุงุนู‡ุง ุนู† ุชุญูุธู‡ุง ุงู„ุฌูˆู‡ุฑูŠ ูˆุงุนุชุฑุงุถู‡ุง ุงู„ุดุฏูŠุฏ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุดุฑูˆุน ู…ุนุชุจุฑุฉ ุฃู† ุฃุญูƒุงู…ู‡ ูˆุฅุฌุฑุงุกุงุชู‡ ุชุดูƒู‘ู„ ู…ุณุงุณุง ุบูŠุฑ ู…ุจุฑุฑ ูˆุบูŠุฑ ู…ู‚ุจูˆู„ ุจุญู‚ูˆู‚ ุงู„ู…ุตุงุฑู ูˆุงู„ู…ูˆุฏุนูŠู†ุŒ ูˆุชูุชู‚ุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุนุงูŠูŠุฑ ุงู„ู‚ุงู†ูˆู†ูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ู…ุงู„ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุนู„ู…ูŠุฉุŒ โ€ฆ
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ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุญู…ุงุณ ูˆุญุฒุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุฅูŠุฑุงู†.. ู‡ู„ ุชุบูŠู‘ุฑ ู…ุนู„ูˆู…ุงุช ู†ุชู†ูŠุงู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุงุณุชุฎุจุงุฑุงุชูŠุฉ ุญุณุงุจุงุช ุชุฑุงู…ุจุŸ

11:52 (09:52 in your timezone)
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ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุณุญุจ ุงู„ุณู„ุงุญ ุดู…ุงู„ ุงู„ู„ูŠุทุงู†ูŠ: ู‡ู„ ูŠูƒุฑุฑ ุงู„ุญุฒุจ ู…ุง ูุนู„ู‡ ุฌู†ูˆุจ ุงู„ู†ู‡ุฑุŸ

12:04 (10:04 in your timezone)
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ู…ุง ุชุฒุงู„ ุนู…ู„ูŠุฉ ุทูˆูุงู† ุงู„ุฃู‚ุตู‰ ูˆุงุญุฏุงุซ ุงู„ุณุงุจุน ู…ู† ุฃูƒุชูˆุจุฑ ุชุชุตุฏุฑ ุนูˆุงู…ู„ ุงู„ู‚ู„ู‚ ู„ุฏู‰ ุฑุฆูŠุณ ุญูƒูˆู…ุฉ ุงู„ุนุฏูˆ ุจู†ูŠุงู…ูŠู† ู†ุชู†ูŠุงู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠุชู‡ุฑู‘ูŽุจ ู…ู† ุชุดูƒูŠู„ ู„ุฌู†ุฉ ุชุญู‚ูŠู‚ ุญูƒูˆู…ูŠุฉ ู…ุณุชู‚ู„ุฉ ููŠ ุชุฏุงุนูŠุงุช ู…ุง ุญุตู„. ูˆูŠุณุนู‰ ู†ุชู†ูŠุงู‡ูˆ ู…ุน ุงู„ุบุงู„ุจูŠุฉ ุงู„ูŠู…ู†ูŠุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ูƒู†ูŠุณุช ู„ุชุดูƒูŠู„ ู„ุฌู†ุฉ ุชุญู‚ูŠู‚ ุบูŠุฑ ุญูƒูˆู…ูŠุฉ ูˆุบูŠุฑ ุฎุงุถุนุฉ ู„ู„ู…ุญูƒู…ุฉ ุงู„ุนู„ูŠุง. ูุถู„ุงู‹ ุนู† ุงุชู‡ุงู… ุงู„ู‚ูŠุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ุณูŠุงุณูŠุฉ ุจุงู„ูุดู„ ู…ู†ุฐ ุงู„ุณุงุจุน ู…ู† โ€ฆ
12:17 (10:17 in your timezone)

12:18 (10:18)โ‡ขHezbollah Disarmament Demands Move Northward

โŒจEditorial attention has shifted toward the mandatory disarmament of Hezbollah as the military deployment moves north of the Litani (Naharnet, Kataeb, Lebanon Files, Lebanon24). Opposition leaders like Samir Geagea are explicitly framing the ceasefire as a requirement for full national disarmament (Naharnet), while pro-Hezbollah and pro-Syrian outlets focus on diplomatic shifts, including the appointment of a Syrian chargรฉ dโ€™affaires in Beirut (L'Orient-Le Jour) and the legitimacy of recent legislative sessions (Al Joumhouria).
12:34
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุฑุฆูŠุณ ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ ุจุนุฏ ู„ู‚ุงุก ุนูŠุณู‰: ุงู„ู…ุฑุญู„ุฉ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุจู„ุฉ ุชุดูƒู‘ู„ ุงู…ุชุญุงู†ู‹ุง ุญุงุณู…ู‹ุง ู„ู„ุฏูˆู„ุฉ ูˆุญุฒุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡

12:34 (10:34 in your timezone)
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ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุฃูƒุซุฑ ูƒู„ูุฉ ููŠ ุชุงุฑูŠุฎู‡.. ู†ุฒู ุงู„ู…ูŠุฏุงู† ูŠุถุบุท ุนู„ู‰ ุญุฒุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู‚ุจูŠู„ ุงู„ู…ูˆุงุฌู‡ุฉ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุจู„ุฉ

13:51 (11:51 in your timezone)

14:10 (12:10)โ‡ขAirport Coconut Oil Cocaine Seizure

โŒจLebanese editors are currently highlighting a major drug enforcement operation at Beirut Airport involving 70kg of cocaine (LBCI, LBC, MTV Lebanon). Simultaneously, the debate over the banking recovery law and depositor restitution intensified within the Council of Ministers (L'Orient-Le Jour, Addiyar). Concerns regarding regional sovereignty persist following US envoy Tom Barrack's comments on Lebanese-Syrian borders (Al-Manar, Naharnet).
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ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุจุนุฏ ุงู„ุฃุนูŠุงุฏโ€ฆ ู„ุจู†ุงู† ุนู„ู‰ ุนุชุจุฉ ุงู„ุชุฏุฎู„ ุงู„ุนุณูƒุฑูŠ ุงู„ุฃู…ูŠุฑูƒูŠุŸ

14:14 (12:14 in your timezone)
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ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ู…ุฌู„ุณ ุงู„ูˆุฒุฑุงุก ู…ู„ุชุฆู… ููŠ ุจุนุจุฏุง ู„ุจุญุซ ุงู„ุงู†ุชุธุงู… ุงู„ู…ุงู„ูŠ ูˆุงู„ุชุนูŠูŠู†ุงุช ูˆุงุชูุงู‚ูŠุฉ ุงุณุชุซู…ุงุฑูŠุฉ ู…ุน ุงู„ุณุนูˆุฏูŠุฉ

15:37 (13:37 in your timezone)
15:49
ูŠูˆุงุตู„ ุงู„ุงุญุชู„ุงู„ ุงู„ุตู‡ูŠูˆู†ูŠ ุงุนุชุฏุงุกุงุชู‡ ูˆุฌุฑุงุฆู…ุฉ ุจุญู‚ ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠูŠู† ุบูŠุฑ ู…ูƒุชุฑุซ ุจุงูŠ ู…ู† ุงู„ุชุฒุงู…ุงุชู‡ ุงู„ู…ุนู„ู†ุฉ ููŠ ุงุชูุงู‚ ูˆู‚ู ุงุทู„ุงู‚ ุงู„ู†ุงุฑ ุŒูˆุงูุงุฏ ู…ุฑุงุณู„ู†ุง ุจุงุณุชู‡ุฏุงู ู…ุณูŠุฑุฉ ู…ุนุงุฏูŠุฉ ุณูŠุงุฑุฉ ู…ุฏู†ูŠุฉ ููŠ ุจู„ุฏุฉ ุงู„ู‚ู†ูŠุทุฑุฉ ุฌู†ูˆุจ ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ ุตูŠุฏุง.ูˆุตุจุงุญุง ุŒ ุงู„ู‚ุช ุงู„ู…ุญู„ู‚ุงุช ุงู„ู…ุนุงุฏูŠุฉ ู‚ู†ุงุจู„ ุตูˆุชูŠุฉ ุนู„ู‰ ุจู„ุฏุฉ ุญูˆู„ุง ูˆุจูŠู† ุจู„ุฏุชูŠ ุนู„ู…ุง ุงู„ุดุนุจ ูˆ ุงู„ุถู‡ูŠุฑุฉ.
15:49 (13:49 in your timezone)

15:50 (13:50)โ‡ขSouthern Shadows Over Baabda Decisions

โŒจThe Lebanese media landscape is split between a lethal Israeli drone strike south of Sidon (Al-Manar, Al Joumhouria, Lebanon Files) and a pivotal cabinet session in Baabda focusing on the financial recovery law and depositor restitution (L'Orient-Le Jour, Kataeb, Addiyar). While pro-Hezbollah outlets emphasize civilian casualties and ceasefire violations, others highlight General Aounโ€™s defense of the armyโ€™s regional stabilizing role (Naharnet, El Nashra).
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ุงู„ุชุฃู… ู…ุฌู„ุณ ุงู„ูˆุฒุฑุงุก ุนู†ุฏ ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠุฉ ู…ู† ุจุนุฏ ุธู‡ุฑ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ููŠ ุงู„ู‚ุตุฑ ุงู„ุฌู…ู‡ูˆุฑูŠ ููŠ ุจุนุจุฏุงุŒ ุจุฑุฆุงุณุฉ ุฑุฆูŠุณ ุงู„ุฌู…ู‡ูˆุฑูŠุฉ ุงู„ุนู…ุงุฏ ุฌูˆุฒุงู ุนูˆู†ุŒ ูˆุจุญุถูˆุฑ ุฑุฆูŠุณ ุงู„ุญูƒูˆู…ุฉ ู†ูˆุงู ุณู„ุงู… ูˆุงู„ูˆุฒุฑุงุก. ูˆุณุจู‚ ุงู†ุนู‚ุงุฏ ุงู„ุฌู„ุณุฉ ุงุฌุชู…ุงุน ุจูŠู† ุงู„ุฑุฆูŠุณูŠู† ุนูˆู† ูˆุณู„ุงู…ุŒ ุฌุฑู‰ ุฎู„ุงู„ู‡ ุนุฑุถ ู„ู„ุฃูˆุถุงุน ุงู„ุนุงู…ุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ุจู„ุงุฏ ูˆู…ู†ุงู‚ุดุฉ ุฃุจุฑุฒ ุงู„ู…ุณุชุฌุฏุงุช. ูˆูŠุจุญุซ ู…ุฌู„ุณ ุงู„ูˆุฒุฑุงุก ููŠ ุฌุฏูˆู„ ุฃุนู…ุงู„ ู…ู† ุซู„ุงุซุฉ ุจู†ูˆุฏ ุฃุณุงุณูŠุฉุŒ ูŠุชุตุฏุฑู‡ุง โ€ฆ
15:55 (13:55 in your timezone)
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โ€œู‡ุฐุง (ุงู„ู…ุจุนูˆุซ ุงู„ุฃู…ูŠุฑูƒูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ุณูˆุฑูŠุง ูˆู„ุจู†ุงู† ุชูˆู… ุจุฑุงูƒ) ู„ุง ูŠุชุญุฏู‘ุซ ูƒู„ุงู…ุงู‹ ููŠ ุงู„ู‡ูˆุงุกุŒ ุจู„ ูŠุชุญุฏู‘ุซ ูƒู„ุงู…ุงู‹ ูŠุคุณู‘ุณ ู„ู‡ ู„ู„ู…ุณุชู‚ุจู„. ุจุฑู‘ุงูƒ ูŠุฑูŠุฏ ุถู…ู‘ ู„ุจู†ุงู† ุฅู„ู‰ ุณูˆุฑูŠุงุŒ ูุชุถูŠุน ุงู„ุฃู‚ู„ูŠุงุช ููŠ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุจุญุฑ ุงู„ูˆุงุณุน ููŠ ุณูˆุฑูŠุงุŒ ุฃูˆ ุชู‡ุงุฌุฑ. ุงุนุฑููˆุง ู…ู† ุณูŠุจู‚ู‰ ูˆู…ู† ู„ู† ูŠุจู‚ู‰. ู‡ุฐุง ู…ุดุฑูˆุน ุฎุทูŠุฑ ุฌุฏุงู‹โ€. ุงู„ุฃู…ูŠู† ุงู„ุนุงู… ู„ุญุฒุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุดูŠุฎ ู†ุนูŠู… ู‚ุงุณู… ููŠ ููŠ ูƒู„ู…ุฉ โ€ฆ
16:30 (14:30 in your timezone)
17:06
โ€œู‡ุฐุง (ุงู„ู…ุจุนูˆุซ ุงู„ุฃู…ูŠุฑูƒูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ุณูˆุฑูŠุง ูˆู„ุจู†ุงู† ุชูˆู… ุจุฑุงูƒ) ู„ุง ูŠุชุญุฏู‘ุซ ูƒู„ุงู…ุงู‹ ููŠ ุงู„ู‡ูˆุงุกุŒ ุจู„ ูŠุชุญุฏู‘ุซ ูƒู„ุงู…ุงู‹ ูŠุคุณู‘ุณ ู„ู‡ ู„ู„ู…ุณุชู‚ุจู„. ุจุฑู‘ุงูƒ ูŠุฑูŠุฏ ุถู…ู‘ ู„ุจู†ุงู† ุฅู„ู‰ ุณูˆุฑูŠุงุŒ ูุชุถูŠุน ุงู„ุฃู‚ู„ูŠุงุช ููŠ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุจุญุฑ ุงู„ูˆุงุณุน ููŠ ุณูˆุฑูŠุงุŒ ุฃูˆ ุชู‡ุงุฌุฑ. ุงุนุฑููˆุง ู…ู† ุณูŠุจู‚ู‰ ูˆู…ู† ู„ู† ูŠุจู‚ู‰. ู‡ุฐุง ู…ุดุฑูˆุน ุฎุทูŠุฑ ุฌุฏุงู‹โ€. ุงู„ุฃู…ูŠู† ุงู„ุนุงู… ู„ุญุฒุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุดูŠุฎ ู†ุนูŠู… ู‚ุงุณู… ููŠ ููŠ ูƒู„ู…ุฉ โ€ฆ
17:06 (15:06 in your timezone)
17:44
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ู…ุฌู„ุณ ุงู„ูˆุฒุฑุงุก ู†ุงู‚ุด ู…ุดุฑูˆุน ู‚ุงู†ูˆู† ุงู„ุงู†ุชุธุงู… ุงู„ู…ุงู„ูŠ ูˆุงุณุชุฑุฏุงุฏ ุงู„ูˆุฏุงุฆุน ูˆุฃุฑุฌุฃ ุงู„ุฌู„ุณุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุบุฏ ู„ุงุณุชูƒู…ุงู„ ุงู„ู†ู‚ุงุด

17:44 (15:44 in your timezone)
18:04
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ู…ุฌู„ุณ ุงู„ูˆุฒุฑุงุก ู†ุงู‚ุด ู…ุดุฑูˆุน ู‚ุงู†ูˆู† ุงู„ุงู†ุชุธุงู… ุงู„ู…ุงู„ูŠ ูˆุงุณุชุฑุฏุงุฏ ุงู„ูˆุฏุงุฆุน ูˆุฃุฑุฌุฃ ุงู„ุฌู„ุณุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุบุฏ... ุนูˆู†: ู„ุง ุฃู‚ู ู…ุน ุฃูŠู‘ ุทุฑู ุถุฏู‘ ุขุฎุฑ ูˆุงู„ู†ู‚ุงุด ูŠุฌุจ ุฃู† ูŠูƒูˆู† ุชุญุช ู‚ุจู‘ุฉ ุงู„ุจุฑู„ู…ุงู†

18:04 (16:04 in your timezone)

18:41 (16:41)โ‡ขThe Financial Gap's Fractured Consensus

โŒจLebanese editors are currently fixated on the Council of Ministers' deliberations regarding the 'financial gap' and depositor restitution laws (L'Orient-Le Jour, Kataeb, LBCI, LBC, Janoubia, Addiyar). While pro-establishment outlets focus on the legislative process, Janoubia highlights the internal cabinet rift over the proposal. Simultaneously, pro-Hezbollah media like Al-Manar prioritize sovereign threats from US envoys, while others report on General Aoun's focus on southern reconstruction (Lebanon Files, Naharnet).
19:03
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุตุงูŠุบ: ู†ุญู† ุฃู‡ู„ ุงู„ุจุฏุงูŠุงุช ูˆู„ูŠุณ ุงู„ู†ู‡ุงูŠุงุช... ู†ุนู… "ู†ุจุฏุฃ ู…ู† ุฌุฏูŠุฏ"

19:03 (17:03 in your timezone)
19:21
20:08
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ู…ุตุงุฏุฑ ุงู„ุณุฑุงูŠ: ุงู„ู‚ุฑุงุฑ ุจุณุญุจ ุงู„ุณู„ุงุญ ุงุชุฎุฐ ูˆุณูŠูู†ูู‘ุฐ ูˆุณู„ุงู… ุณูŠุฎูˆุถ ุงู„ู…ุนุฑูƒุฉ ุญุชู‰ ุงู„ู†ู‡ุงูŠุฉ

20:08 (18:08 in your timezone)