Headlines 17 Oct 2026
Radio Al-Rissala · Today’s Press
An-Nahar
- A major Qatari electricity project and a notable visit to Beit Al-Wasat.
- Barrot in Beirut today to discuss a replacement for UNIFIL.
Ad-Diyar
- Lebanon in the eye of the storm… Settlements unravel and crises erupt.
- Will Qatar end the electricity crisis?
- France’s foreign minister in Beirut today.
Al-Akhbar
- Electricity project: Qatari financing for more power at lower cost… Has Qatar returned to Lebanon?
- Washington pushes for an internal confrontation: Aoun requests the arrest of Hezbollah officials.
- No direct flights to the United States for at least two years: Beirut airport is not equipped to receive U.S. aircraft.
Ash-Sharq
- How can we fight Israel?
- Qatar will fully finance and operate the electricity project.
Nida Al-Watan
- After the U.S. and Israeli elections… A settlement or war?
- Southern Lebanon’s olives held hostage by war… A tin of olive oil approaches 150 dollars.
- Qatar drives an electricity initiative and sounds a warning about war.
Al-Liwaa
- Salam: The Qatari-financed electricity project will soon go before the Cabinet.
- Doha continues working with the Quintet to protect stability; Barrot heads to Beirut… A security crisis averted in Galerie Semaan.
- 2.5 million people in Taiz on the brink of catastrophe because of the Houthi siege.
Al-Joumhouria
- Electricity at last: The solution comes from Qatar.
- A Qatari initiative to break through the wall of crises.
Al-Binaa
- Oil at 110 dollars a barrel, stocks fall, and Washington avoids “tanker for tanker” while threatening war.
- Sanaa fights the battles of Taiz and Aden; Saudi air raids decline as deterrence weakens.
- U.S. pressure on Lebanon to end the boycott; polls point to Netanyahu’s defeat.
Al-Anbaa (Kuwait)
- Qatari diplomatic activity in Beirut… Sovereignty, energy and reconstruction lead the agenda.
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani affirms continued Qatari support for the Lebanese army.
Al-Rai
- Lebanese president: We affirm our solidarity with our brothers in the Gulf Cooperation Council states.
- Lebanon’s finance minister affirms commitment to reforms and the central role of regional connectivity.
Al Jarida
- Hezbollah claims ownership of the Dahr Al-Baydar explosives and warns the government.
Asharq Al-Awsat
- Four Syrians and a Lebanese national helped capture the “Butcher of Baniyas” in Lebanon.