News Fri Oct 2 2026
12 newspapers · 30 headlines
An-Nahar
- Budget and Transport Allowances Approved; No Reduction in Petrol Prices.
- October 7: An Ongoing Earthquake.
Al-Akhbar
- Ankara-Sponsored Meetings Between the al-Sharaa Administration and Hezbollah Continue and Are “Smoother.”
- Turkey in Lebanon: Growing Influence That Does Not Antagonize Riyadh.
- Derian Faces Rebellion or Departure; Riyadh Has the Final Say.
- Geagea’s Four Ministers: Showmanship, Populism and Selling Illusions!
Ad-Diyar
- Aoun Pushes Back Against an Attempt to Undermine the Independence of Lebanon’s Central Bank.
- Challenge to the Banking Reform Law Limited to Article 3.
Al-Liwaa
- Hands Off Dar al-Fatwa.
- Salam Heads to Nabatieh to Support the South’s Resilience After Budget Approval.
- IMF Questions the Challenge to the Bank Restructuring Law; Moves Ahead of Negotiations Link Military and Political Issues.
Nidaa Al-Watan
- Aoun Opens the Door to Further Revisions of the Banking Law.
- Tehran Faces a Reckoning Put on Hold.
- The Five-Litre Petrol Cabinet Session.
Ash-Sharq
- Coral’s Storage Tanks: Chernobyl in Lebanon (Part One).
- Cabinet Approves the Draft Budget and Raises the Transport Allowance.
Al-Binaa
- Russian-European Tensions over Kaliningrad; Putin Threatens to Use All Available Weapons.
- Trump: Iran Has Agreed Not to Possess Nuclear Weapons; Dispute Between Iran and Bloomberg.
- Ansar Allah Turns Toward Taiz After Bab al-Mandab; Iraqi Resistance: No Deadlines and No Disarmament.
Al-Joumhouria
- Hezbollah: No Third Support War.
- IMF Links an Agreement to Banking Reforms.
Al-Anbaa (Kuwait)
- General Federation of Trade Unions Calls on the Government to Withdraw Fees and Taxes to Avert an Explosion.
- Aoun Discusses Israel’s Failure to Comply with the “Framework Agreement” with a US Delegation.
- Lebanese-Kuwaiti Business Council Honours Kuwait’s Ambassador in Beirut with a Banquet and Plaque in Recognition of His Efforts.
- Army Foils Smuggling of Explosives and Bombs from Syria into Lebanon.
- IMF Demands Essential Reforms Before Supporting Lebanon.
Al-Rai (Kuwait)
- Beirut’s Room for Manoeuvre Narrows Following US “Firmness.”
Asharq Al-Awsat
- Diplomatic Track Between Washington and Tehran Falters Despite Mediators’ Efforts.
Al-Jarida (Kuwait)
- Lebanese Army Foils Smuggling of a Quarter-Tonne of TNT Explosives from Syria.
- Israeli Threat of an Invasion Reaching Beirut.