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Washington promises to support a new Israeli withdrawal to Kfar Tebnit and Ali al-Taher, followed by the deployment of the Lebanese army. This new experimental zone must test the negotiated mechanism, while American demands on Hezbollah weapons, the Israeli elections and the future of the Finul complicate the discussions.

Dozens of delegations left the UN General Assembly Hall on Thursday, 24 September, when Benjamin Netanyahu went to the rostrum. The Israeli Prime Minister immediately called them "moral cowards," before defending operations against Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah. For nearly forty minutes, he also rejected the accusations of genocide in Gaza, attacked several Governments and issued a pager referring to the operations in Lebanon in September 2024.

At the UN, Netanyahu detailed the blows to Hezbollah while Pezeshkian defended Iran. Their comments and the Lebanese context.

Tripoli port, special economic zone, Qleiat airport and railway to Syria are now advancing simultaneously. Their connection could transform the North Lebanon into an economic corridor linking the Mediterranean and the Syrian hinterland. But rail financing, potential traffic and sustainability of investments will determine whether this convergence becomes sustainable economic reality.

The Bank of Lebanon is stepping up the search for former financial channels by freezing the assets of eleven individuals and two companies. Riad Salamé, Raja Salamé, Marianne Hoayek, Investment V and Citex are concerned. One case concerns approximately $70 million, while Karim Suaid wants to accelerate the recovery of assets in Lebanon.

The Achrafieh Race 10452 returns to Beirut on 25 October. The revenue from the race organized by The Right Path will finance its humanitarian actions.

Damascus simmers with Beirut's handling of two sensitive cases: the continued transfer of Syrian detainees and the alleged presence of former officers of the previous regime in Lebanon. Detailed information was reportedly transmitted to the Lebanese authorities, while economic cooperation remained voluntarily separate from these bilateral security disputes.

The USJ Faculty of Law is proud of its students Tala Fawaz, Edouard Tannoury, Thea Daaboul and Nour el Khatib, who won in the final, ex-aequo with the team of the University of Rennes, the first prize of the private international law contest organized by the firm Linklaters Paris and the University Paris-Saclay. After a selection based [...]

Lebanon did not participate in the negotiations between Washington and Tehran, but their outcome could directly affect its balance. Hezbollah, regional fronts, sanctions, South Lebanon and state authority intersect in the discussions. Beirut is therefore trying to impose its own diplomatic priorities before a possible regional compromise sets the timetable for others.

More than twenty lawyers have seized the prosecution over Houna Loubnan, Here Beirut and This Is Beirut, requesting an investigation into alleged relations with Israeli actors. The report comes after the announcement of cooperation with i24NEWS and extends the judicial questions surrounding Antoun Sehnaoui's contacts.

The European Union released €505 million for Lebanon in 2026-2027 to support public services, reforms, security and recovery.

The unseen handshake between Donald Trump and Nawaf Salam in New York fueled speculation. But the real stakes go beyond the protocol: from Salam to The Hague, Hezbollah weapons, pressure on Beirut, US support for the army and negotiations with Israel now structure the relationship between Washington and Lebanon.

Despite Gebran Bassil's public attacks on Hezbollah, contacts between former allies continue. No return to Mar Mikhaël's agreement is emerging, but a more pragmatic relationship is sought. Nabih Berri could help reduce tensions and preserve political channels between the two sides.

The murder of Salah al-Hani in Ashrafieh appears, according to available evidence, as a prepared robbery rather than an improvised burglary. The suspects reportedly studied their victim, his family situation and the alleged presence of EUR. But the origin of this financial information and several key stages of the investigation remain publicly unknown.