Headlines 18 Oct 2026
Radio Al-Rissala · Today’s Press
An-Nahar
- Hezbollah’s shows of force: Renewed recklessness tests the authorities’ resolve.
- Barrot conveys the need to establish a new international structure after UNIFIL.
Al-Anbaa (Kuwait)
- President Aoun: Extend UNIFIL’s mandate or find a form of international presence in the south to prevent a vacuum.
- Abi Ramia: Taif has not been fully implemented… Several constitutional articles need to be reconsidered.
- Iraq’s president reaffirms to Raggi his support for Lebanon’s security, stability, sovereignty and national decision-making.
Al-Rai
- The state and Hezbollah face to face… The explosives file spreads like an oil slick.
Al Jarida
- Sisi seeks parliamentary authorization to support Saudi Arabia militarily.
- Lebanon: Hezbollah tests the state’s resolve… Security forces push back.
Asharq Al-Awsat
- Lebanese president to Barrot: We welcome any French effort to prevent a vacuum after UNIFIL’s withdrawal.