News Aug 6 2026
12 newspapers · 35 headlines
An-Nahar
- An escalation partnership in the south besieges the negotiations.
- Hezbollah on the road to Damascus: From estrangement to pragmatism.
- Lebanon’s MPs… the monthly salary rises to $5,000.
- Mohamed Salah: A €34 deal takes him to Turkey’s Trabzon.
Al-Akhbar
- Reviving the “memorandum” depends on Washington’s conduct.
- Tehran and Muscat: A temporary agreement on Hormuz.
- The enemy turns to escalation: The guardianship authority faces a sovereignty test in Mansouri.
- The indictment in the port explosion: Ministers arrested and Hezbollah politically accused.
- The discriminatory public prosecutor’s innovations continue: Dabour handed over to Ramallah in violation of the law.
- Implementing 5G precedes regulating telecommunications.
Ad-Diyar
- Lebanon waits: What comes after the Knesset and congressional elections.
- Qassem announces openness to negotiations with Damascus… met by Syrian silence.
Al-Liwaa
- American intervention rescues the negotiations after Israel’s warning to Mansouri.
- The four-party meeting in Jordan affirms freedom of navigation in Hormuz.
- The port explosion and the two “support wars” reflect the reality of the state’s subordination to Iran!
- Two problems face today’s negotiations: Demands placed on the Lebanese Army and slow American pressure.
Nidaa Al-Watan
- Washington removes the Majdal Zoun explosive device from beneath the Rome negotiating table.
- Hajjar to Nida Al-Watan: Information exchange is the key to security coordination with Syria.
- Two dangerous reports… Christians are disappearing from the state.
Ash-Sharq
- They kill the victim… then walk in his funeral procession!!!
- Positive signs from Rome and dangerous field escalation in the south.
Al-Binaa
- Iran consolidates its sovereignty over Hormuz with American approval and sanctions relief… while the Lebanon obstacle remains.
- Above ground in Rome, negotiations for the sake of negotiations… below, Israeli airstrikes and threats.
- The Yemeni blockade of Saudi tankers intensifies, routes change… and an Iraqi response is expected?
Al-Joumhouria
- Lebanon remains committed to the framework while Israel obstructs it.
- Escalation in the south encircles the Rome negotiations: Warnings and airstrikes.
Al-Anbaa (Kuwait)
- A Syrian security delegation discusses with Hajjar in Lebanon ways to develop relations between the two interior ministries.
- Israeli escalation coincides with the second day of the Rome negotiations, while Aoun awards the French ambassador the National Order of the Cedar at the end of his mission.
Al-Rai (Kuwait)
- More than 800,000 displaced people have returned to their areas in Lebanon.
- A “firestorm” strikes progress in the Lebanese-Israeli negotiations in Rome.
Asharq Al-Awsat
- Damascus and Hezbollah… could the exchange of positive messages bring direct dialogue closer?
- “Rome 2”… Lebanon-Israel negotiations stumble over the “expansion of the model zones.”
- Lebanon and Syria activate a security coordination mechanism to combat terrorism and smuggling.
Al-Jarida (Kuwait)
- The seventh round of Lebanese-Israeli negotiations begins in Rome.
- Lebanon: Israeli escalation after the “Mansouri explosive device.”