Source: Kataeb.org
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
Thursday 25 July 2019 10:34:33
Gemayel Condemns Government's Plan to Expand Metn Landfill
Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel on Wednesday condemned the decision to expand the Burj Hammoud waste landfill especially following the environmental damage and health impact on the residents of the area.
During the Cabinet meeting held in the Grand Serail, Gemayel proposed an alternative practical short-term solution and a long-term plan to the waste crisis.
The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the presence of Defense Minister Elias Bou Saab and Environment Minister Fady Jreissaty along with several of the Metn district lawmakers.
