US Senator Lindsey Graham floats possibility of defence pact with Lebanon if Hezbollah disarmed thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

UN delays vote on interim force in Lebanon as diplomats argue over possible withdrawal thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

On average, 10 journalists have been killed every month in Gaza since October 7, 2023 — making it the deadliest war for journalists ever documented.

“We have 40,000 people that are being paid by #Iran to fight. What are you gonna do with them? Take their weapon and say ‘by the way, good luck planting olive trees’? It can’t happen. We have to help them,” Barrack said. ⁦The Associated Press⁩ News #Lebanon apnews.com/article/lebano…

The journalist Mohamed Salama, who Israel killed yesterday, was behind the exclusive interview Middle East Eye published earlier this year with Abdullah al-Yazuri, the child at the centre of the BBC Gaza film row. No mainstream UK paper interviewed Abdullah. Here's the interview:

After berating the Lebanese media, US envoy Tom Barrack urged #Lebanon to focus on its own armed forces: "You have to do it yourself. The more you rely on outside influences, pretty soon you’re going to be substituting kibbeh nayeh for McDonald’s". thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

#OPINION: It would be absurd if the Palestinians, Lebanese or other Arabs demanded a change in Israeli government. It is equally unrealistic for #Israel to aim at disarming #Hamas or #Hezbollah to achieve peace, writes Nadim Shehadi نديم شحاده. arab.news/jbsmj

Since #Assad fell 8 months ago, #Israel has conducted: - 954 airstrikes in #Syria + 421 ground incursions + occupied ~200 sqkm of land Meanwhile, #Syria's gov't has conducted: - 0 attacks at #Israel - 4 complaints at UN Security Council All data: SyriaWeekly.com

🚨 UN Security Council to hold final vote Thursday on #unifil mandate in South #Lebanon. The French draft requests the mission to “cease its operations on 31 December 2026 and to start from this date and within one year its orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal”

US criticises UN-backed famine report on Gaza thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/0…

🚨MAJOR INTERVIEW: U.S. ENVOY BREAKS SILENCE AFTER MIDDLE EAST PEACE TALKS I just finished an incredible conversation with arguably the most important man in the thick of the current peace deliberations between Hezbollah, Lebanon, Israel, and Syria. Special Envoy and Ambassador

🚨The foreign ministers of France, Germany, the U.K. and the EU foreign policy chief told Secretary of State Marco Rubio they will trigger the "snapback" sanctions mechanism against Iran on Thursday. My report on Axios axios.com/2025/08/28/ira…

Not a bad compromise. #UNIFIL can focus on core work in south #Lebanon for 14 months, instead of packing its bags immediately. But still, that's a tight timeframe for: - permanent end to war - border demarcation - building up Lebanon's security forces

🇺🇸 🇱🇧 I agree with Michael Young. The real bad news was Lindsey Graham… Despite his blundering, Tom Barrack is neither a neocon ideologue nor a pro-Israel fanatic. Barrack is truly Trump’s friend, whereas Graham is an unprincipled, clueless lackey who even hinted at nuking Gaza!

The UNSC members stand at a decisive moment: either back the Russia-China draft resolution for technical extension and diplomacy, or trigger snapback with grave consequences. The E3’s reaction to the draft will ultimately show whether they are truly committed to diplomacy or

🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Dans Le Figaro, Georges Malbrunot cite un ancien collaborateur de Tony Blair : “Il fut complaisant avec Netanyahu. Blair a participé à enterrer le processus de paix et aujourd’hui il est prêt à couvrir des crimes de guerre par appât du gain, et pour rester dans les médias…”

As #Syria’s economy slowly opens up amid U.S. sanctions removal, some hotels have begun taking credit card payments — doing away with the cash-only situation that’s been the norm for so long. Here, the Beit al-Wali hotel, for example.

US revokes visas for Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly

The US on Friday said it will deny and revoke visas from members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority seeking to attend next month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York, where France is leading a push to recognise a Palestinian state

#Iran says it is open to diplomacy to prevent sanctions snapback | The National thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/0…