Headlines 28 Oct 2026
Radio Al-Rissala · Today’s Press
An-Nahar
- Israel has voted. What comes next?
Ad-Diyar
- Israel’s elections chart an uncertain future… Lebanon waits.
- Friendly advice to ease domestic tensions…
- Will General Clearfield’s plan succeed?
Al-Akhbar
- Ankara opens a battle for influence in Lebanon.
- Security chaos in Syria revives the threat of terrorism.
- The autumn of Israel’s king: An uncertain horizon.
Ash-Sharq
- The Iranian dream remains the same, from the Shah to Khomeini…
- Jaber: We are working with the World Bank on a regional connectivity plan and concessional loans for solar energy.
Nida Al-Watan
- Lebanon between the spectre of war and the end of international protection.
- Netanyahu and Eisenkot… Each has his victory and defeat.
Al-Liwaa
- A crushing defeat for Netanyahu: The war and the Arab vote.
- Eisenkot reveals his cards for forming a government… Talks on including an Arab minister.
Al-Joumhouria
- Israel: The opposition advances but falls short of a decisive edge.
- Record election turnout to determine Netanyahu’s political survival.
Al-Binaa
- Israel’s king has fallen… The Arab vote is pivotal… A minority government, national unity or another election?
- Netanyahu 50 seats, Eisenkot 52 and Arab parties 18… Punishment at the ballot box dominates.
- Overturning the results… Or coexistence between a caretaker government and a Knesset that passes laws.
Al-Anbaa (Kuwait)
- McEntee affirms that her country will continue participating in peacekeeping in the south and supporting the army.
- Aoun tells Ireland’s defence minister he wants UNIFIL’s mission to continue and welcomes an alternative European force if an extension proves impossible.
Al-Rai
- Lebanon plays “loves me, loves me not” amid the thorns of battlefronts and ballot boxes.
Al Jarida
- Lebanon remains under pressure to disarm Hezbollah, whether Netanyahu or Eisenkot wins.
Asharq Al-Awsat
- No clear winner after polls close… Likud leads the polls as Israel’s opposition advances.
- Trump: I will respect the midterm election results “if they are fair.”