News Aug 4 2026
12 newspapers · 29 headlines
An-Nahar
- A Lebanese warning to Washington over stalled negotiations precedes the Rome talks.
Al-Akhbar
- Trump grows increasingly tense. America to Iran: No change to the status of Hormuz.
- Berri supports the “Sunni formula”: Will “general amnesty” be approved before August 15?
- There is no longer anyone protecting the Taif Agreement.
- America refuses to provide guarantees despite the concessions: The implementation mechanism and its conditions must precede any Israeli withdrawal.
- Makhzoumi and the dream of the Grand Serail.
- Salameh is (not) on hunger strike!
Ad-Diyar
- Pessimism hangs over the Rome round.
- The sixth anniversary of the port crime… no justice?!
Al-Liwaa
- Will the framework agreement become a missed opportunity?
- Trump: The Strait of Hormuz must be fully opened by Friday… Netanyahu threatens a crushing strike!
- Two problems face today’s negotiations: Demands placed on the Lebanese Army and slow American pressure.
Nidaa Al-Watan
- Rome today: The verification mechanism, an end to destruction, and securing the “model zones.”
- A book commemorating August 4: “The person she once was has died.”
- William Bourdon: Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj restored the Lebanese judiciary’s true role.
Ash-Sharq
- Governor Riad Salameh is being tried politically.
- Rome tests the “framework agreement”: Israel insists on verification, while Lebanon demands withdrawal.
Al-Binaa
- Trump speaks of a negotiating track, while Iran denies it… and he threatens again. Can the market withstand it?
- The Gaza agreement revives the 2025 agreement, while Mladenov brings Netanyahu the American retreat.
- The Rome meeting moves toward verification mechanisms, not a withdrawal timetable… and Zawtar’s prohibited return.
Al-Joumhouria
- Aoun calls for the indictment decision to be issued.
- Michel Issa… quiet diplomacy that protects Lebanon and advances the Rome process.
Al-Anbaa (Kuwait)
- The US ambassador urges against rushing ahead with the agreement: There is a difference between wording on paper and implementation.
- A seventh round of Lebanese-Israeli negotiations… and Aoun calls for the indictment decision six years after the port explosion.
Al-Rai (Kuwait)
- Aoun on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Beirut port explosion: Issuing the indictment decision is a necessity that cannot tolerate further delay.
- Washington meets the Rome negotiations between Lebanon and Israel by “lowering expectations.”
Asharq Al-Awsat
- Six years after the Beirut port explosion… justice draws closer.
Al-Jarida (Kuwait)
- The Lebanese Embassy will close tomorrow.
- The Rome negotiations between Lebanon and Israel expand to include the economy and border demarcation.