News Roundup - 06/01/25

• Reports suggesting that Deputy U.S Special Envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, may leave her position circulated. She is expected to be transferred to another role within the Trump administration, and her replacement will be announced later this week. Al-Jadeed confirmed that these reports are likely accurate, and emphasized that this move is not expected to cause a major shift in U.S policy towards Lebanon.

• President Joseph Aoun conducted a working visit to Iraq. At the airport, he was received by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. President Aoun stated that the visit was one of appreciation for Iraq’s continued support for Lebanon. He specifically thanked Iraq for its oil shipments over the years, and stressed on the need to deepen cooperation and coordination in various fields, including in the fight against terrorism and extremism.

• President Aoun later met with both Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani.

• He held a joint press conference with the Prime Minister. Both leaders emphasized on the need to fully implement UN Resolution 1701, end the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon, confine all weapons within Lebanon to the Lebanese state, and strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

• President Aoun also met with the Chaldean Patriarch of Iraq. They together stressed on the importance of maintaining a continued Christian presence in the Middle East, the need to fight corruption, terrorism, and extremism, and more.

• President Aoun also held a phone call with the son of Sayyid Ali Al-Sistani, to inquire about his father’s health. Al-Sistani’s son thanked President Aoun for the gesture, and wished him success.

• Finance Minister Yassine Jaber was interviewed on Al-Jadeed. He stated that the government is working on improving security at Beirut’s airport, with the first step being the installation of new scanners. On the issue of economic reform, he said that Central Bank Governor Karim Souaid’s de...
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Do people in Lebanon on the streets?

Weird question.

Was talking to my wife about how disgusting it is walking around European cities with pee puddles all over the place, especially on Fridays and Saturdays. Started wondering if this is a white people thing or do people do it in Beirut and/or other cities in Lebanon too?
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Why do you think Hassan Nasrallah was a bad guy, or do you think a part of HA was bad and that HA was good?

I've heard both sides of the story, now their side from their perspective is somewhat ok, I mean he did let them live their lives, didn't pay for electricity, paid them for nothing. Heck! Some people thought he was Al mahdi ffs 💀. Saying that he said that riots from HA, at3 ltari2, w Hal osas, are the government's problem and that he's got nothing to do with it feels like he's um avoiding responsibility. He's the leader of HA so he should keep his puppies from biting, but ig not. So what do you guys think?
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Is it a bad idea to travel to Lebanon this July/August? (Beirut and Baalbek)

I’ll be going to Jordan with my fiancé because his family lives there. I was thinking of going to visit family in Dahyeh and Baalbek (10 minutes out of Ras Al Ayn), all my family is advising against it. I think they’re just worried that if something happens, my parents will blame them for telling me it’s okay to come. I just wanna come for like 3-4 days to visit family and go back home. Conditions of Dahyeh and Baalbek probably won’t get better this summer and something could happen, I just really wanna see my cousins and 2 of my aunts. It feels like a coin toss right now.
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News Roundup - 05/15/25

• Deputy U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, was interviewed by LBC. She stated that the U.S and the Gulf Arab states firmly believe that Lebanon will only achieve peace and prosperity once Hezbollah is disarmed. She stressed that the U.S. is working hard on ‘finding, identifying, naming, exposing, and sanctioning’ anyone involved in illegally funding Hezbollah. She described President Joseph Aoun as a ‘historic’ president, hinted that the U.S hopes Lebanon will join the Abraham Accords, and revealed that she will visit Lebanon sometime in June. She also spoke about the newly imposed sanctions on Hezbollah.

• President Joseph Aoun met with MP Samy Gemayel, President of the Lebanese Kataeb Party, as well as the Minister of Tourism - who briefed him on the ministry’s plan for the upcoming summer tourist season.

• President Aoun met with the Spanish ambassador to Lebanon, who invited him to participate in the upcoming UN International Conference on Financing for Development.

• Aoun then met with the Head of Central Inspection and the head of the Druze community in Lebanon, Dr. Sami Abi Al-Mona. They emphasized that they are working to ‘strengthen spiritual and national partnership,’ and stressed on the need to implement the decision to disarm all militias in Lebanon ‘through dialogue,’ as well as on the need to abolish sectarianism and promote coexistence.

• Prime Minister Nawaf Salam attended the opening of the 66th Beirut Arab International Book Fair. He gave a speech, stating that Lebanon extends its hand to all Arab countries that wish to support it, while emphasizing the need to fully implement the Taif Agreement.

• Finance Minister Yassine Jaber met with a delegation from the IMF. They discussed the financial reforms implemented by the Finance Ministry thus far, and stressed on the importance of further reforms.

• The Minister of Justice met with the U.S. and British ambassadors to Lebanon.

• The Minister of Youth and Sports traveled to Morocco to participate in the Conference o...
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Taanayel Greek Yogurt Alternative, let me put you on to something

Now this is mostly for gym people or people that care about calories and/or protein. Candia 0% Fat labneh. The macros are insane, an entire tub (450g) is 302 calories for 45g of protein.

I know Labneh isn't the most filling food, and that Taanayel Greek yogurt does taste quite good, it's still worth a shot or a consideration tbh.
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I asked ChatGPT to roast Lebanon. The reply: "Alright—here comes a scorching roast. Remember, this is all in the spirit of satire and self-awareness, not malice" (now go to the body text).

Lebanon: the country where the only thing more unstable than the currency is the Wi-Fi. A place where electricity is like a part-time employee—shows up whenever it wants, takes long breaks, and disappears for days without notice.

You’ve got a government that changes faster than the weather but somehow still manages to do absolutely nothing. Ministers rotate like musical chairs, but the music is just people screaming “wasta!” while dodging potholes the size of small nations.

Oh, and the economy? It’s like a badly managed WhatsApp group—no one knows who’s in charge, messages get lost, and once in a while someone sends a voice note about a new lira-to-dollar rate that makes everyone cry.

Banks? You mean the legal pickpockets. Try getting your own money and you'll feel like you're robbing yourself. And don’t get us started on customer service—where else in the world do you go to complain and end up apologizing to the staff?

The youth either leave the country or stay to meme their way through trauma. You can have three degrees and still end up selling mana’eesh to make rent. But hey—at least the zaatar’s still affordable. For now.

And let’s not forget traffic: a beautiful ballet of chaos, where red lights are suggestions, turn signals are decorative, and every driver is a philosopher who believes “rules are colonial constructs.”

But despite all this, somehow, people still party like the country isn’t imploding. Because if Lebanon’s good at one thing, it’s dancing on the edge of the cliff with a glass of arak in hand.
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Update regarding the da7ye hit

● American sources to Jadeed: The Lebanese Army was supposed to enter the warehouse in the Hadath area in Dahye, just as it entered other Hezbollah-affiliated warehouses in Kfarchima, Jadra, and other areas.

● American sources to Jadeed: Israel informed Washington that it would target the warehouse in Hadath if the army did not enter it, and then informed Washington, which in turn notified Lebanon. The spokesperson for the Israeli army issued a warning regarding the targeting.

● American sources to Jadeed: Hezbollah surrounded the area for hours before allowing the Lebanese army to enter and detonate the munitions inside.
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Hezbollah indoctrination methods are so strong wtf man ?

For the background, I've done a few projects for my school,like building an app & a website for school articles,creating Google forms polls for the school, participating in a convention & presenting a project on behalf of the school,and then I was chosen to participate in the PISA exam,where the people there were cool & chill,but that's where shit gets fucked up, I chatted for a bit with the guys who came from PISA,and I talked about my GitHub repository and a few of my C & C++ projects,and mentioned a website that I made before (https://www.vita.unaux.com),and that's where probably some Hezbollah agent heard us,and literally like 2 days later,some of the Hezbollah lenient students start "inviting me to "cultural conventions " & they wanted to"give me Nasrallah badges" & "fix a few laptops". The shit doesn't end here,I used to go to the mosque to pray daily,and when some Mahdi scouts saw that I was going daily and reciting Quran,they wanted me to "join their youth" & "participate in Quranic recitations", which is probably also a trap

After all of this, I'm trying to leave a distance as much as possible to avoid falling into this rabbit hole,but like DAMN,their fucking network is so strong,at my school, they're always trying to hang Nasrallah pics and distribute Nasrallah badges,in mosques & public events,their scouts are always trying to recruit people,and I've heard that the network extends even further and further.
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Ali express

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Cheap Gyms in Beirut Area with free safe parking ? (50-80$) Max

Im trying to see if i can find a neat gym that isnt bloody expensive . With a safe parking ofcourse

Main area is achrafieh/furn el chebbek
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News Roundup - 04/25/25

• President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Neemat Aoun visited Vatican City to participate in the upcoming funeral of Pope Francis. While there, they paid respects to the former pope’s body. President Aoun said that ‘Despite all its wounds, Lebanon remains a model of unity in diversity.’

• President Joseph Aoun met with the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council. He gave a speech.

• President Aoun received an invitation to participate in the Arab Summit in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17.

• Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with a delegation from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Dutch Parliament. He presented the administrative, judicial, financial, and economic reforms carried out so far. They also discussed the situation in south Lebanon, and the implementation of UN Resolution 1701.

• Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also met with MP George Aqis. They discussed the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon, the situation on the Lebanon-Syria border, and the challenges facing the Beqaa Valley region. During the meeting, PM Salam announced that he will soon raise the topic of implementing the law allowing investment in cannabis in the Beqaa region, for medicinal purposes, which could bring much-needed revenue to Lebanon.

• PM Nawaf Salam offered condolences on the passing of Pope Francis to the Papal Ambassador to Lebanon. He also met with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, following his surgery, to check up on his health.

• Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri stated that Hezbollah cannot be disarmed - not until Israel fulfills all of its obligations and without ‘an actual implementation of the ceasefire conditions.’

• Deputy Speaker of Parliament Elias Bou Saab held a dinner at his home in honor of the leader of the UAE’s Federal National Council, attended by various UAE officials and Lebanese MPs, including representatives of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri, and MP Fouad Makhzoumi. The UAE council leader emphasized the need to ‘carry out the required reforms, in preparation for t...
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"You won't believe that all this beauty exists in a country called Lebanon"

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News Roundup - 04/19/25

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the 5 Israeli-occupied points in south Lebanon as ‘necessary security zones’ to protect Israeli residents. He also said that the assassination of Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah ‘changed the face of the Middle East.’

• First Lady Neemat Aoun celebrated Easter with a group of children at Baabda Palace.

• Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi said that ‘there is an urgent need for educational reform.’

• After Walid Jumblatt described the U.S. conditions on Lebanon as impossible, Morgan Ortagus responded, ‘Crack is whack, Walid.’ Jumblatt replied by calling Ortagus an ‘ugly American.’

• Dr. Samir Geagea, President of the Lebanese Forces party, issued a statement, denouncing ‘those that use the logic of threats.’

• Lebanese Kataeb Party MP Salim Sayegh claimed that Israel is capable of defeating all Arab armies at once.

• MP Fouad Makhzoumi addressed Hezbollah, saying, ‘Return to the state, hand over your weapons to the army - because the state is for everyone, and protects everyone.’

• MP Major General Ashraf Rifi also addressed Hezbollah, stating that ‘Hezbollah’s leadership has not learned the lessons of the catastrophe caused by their party,’ and accused them of ‘recklessly clinging to their weapons, for the benefit of Iran.’

• MP Farid Al-Boustani said that over 2 million cars, buses, and trucks are driving on Lebanese roads without any mechanical inspection.

• Charles Jabbour, head of the Lebanese Forces party’s media division, accused Hezbollah of provoking Israel, and stated that Hezbollah must be ‘eliminated.’

• Former President Michel Aoun stated, ‘We pray that the resurrection of Christ will be a source of strength for our people and our country.’

• The Supreme Islamic Sharia Council met and discussed Islamic and national affairs. After the meeting, they emphasized the desire to ‘turn a new page for Lebanon, and benefit from all current opportunities.’
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