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The official website of the Kataeb Party leader
Security & Justice
Parliamentary Committees Approve Controversial General Amnesty Bill After Key Amendments
Lebanon’s joint parliamentary committees on Tuesday approved a revised draft general amnesty law after weeks of contentious political negotiations and disputes over its scope, amid mounting pressure over prison overcrowding, delayed trials and the fate of detainees held for years without final verdicts.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Southern Lebanon Under Fire as Strikes, Evacuations and Arrests Escalate
Israeli warplanes and drones carried out a series of strikes across southern Lebanon overnight and into Tuesday morning, targeting several towns in the Tyre, Jezzine, Nabatiyeh and Bint Jbeil districts, while artillery shelling and drone attacks left multiple casualties.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Opinion
Lebanon Must Reclaim War, Peace, and the State
Despite all the predictable attacks against the Lebanese state for daring to engage in direct talks with Israel through American mediation, the second phase of this diplomatic track has started this week, and perhaps the most important thing to say at the outset is that Lebanon no longer has the luxury of pretending that slogans, denial, or ideological purity can protect its sovereignty, its people, or what remains of its institutions.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
How Lebanon Could Finally Leave Iran’s Orbit for Good
When Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced his country’s shift toward direct political negotiations with Israel in April, he upended the political reality that had governed Lebanon for four decades. For the first time in many years, Beirut is present at the negotiating table as a sovereign state, rather than a battleground for geopolitical competition. This is far more important than a technical border settlement; it amounts to a permanent attempt to resolve the question of whether Lebanon is a nation ruled by its own elected government, or functions merely as a proxy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Sports
PSV Lament Unnecessary Defeat in Champions League Clash at Juventus
PSV Eindhoven felt they should have taken more from Tuesday's Champions League away clash against Juventus where they conceded a late goal to go down 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff tie on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Man City's 115 Charges Outcome 'in a Month' - Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club expects to learn the outcome of the hearing into its 115 charges of alleged Premier League financial rule breaches "in one month".
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Friday 24 May 2019 13:36:25
Daniel Craig to Undergo Surgery Following On-Set Injury
British actor Daniel Craig will undergo an ankle surgery following an injury he sustained on the filming set of the James Bond movie.
“Daniel Craig will be undergoing minor ankle surgery resulting from an injury sustained during filming in Jamaica,” the official Twitter account for “Bond 25” said on Wednesday.
“Production will continue whilst Craig is rehabilitating for two weeks post-surgery,” it added.
The film is still expected to be released on April 2020, the Twitter announcement stressed.