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Lebanon's four-day school week: good for the nation's coffers, bad for pupils
The National News
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Lebanon’s economic crisis has pushed thousands of families to transfer their children from private to public schooling for low-cost education. Now, the same crisis is cutting the school week short and "chipping away at children's futures", parents...
‘FIFA Arab Cup plays key role in showcasing our culture’
Gulf Times
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August 23, 2025
The FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 will kick off in 100 days from Saturday. The Arab world’s biggest football competition will take place in Qatar from December 1–18, bringing together the best teams from across the region to compete for the coveted...
Question of Hezbollah's disarmament: What is best for Lebanon?
Sabah
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August 22, 2025
The Lebanese government’s recent decision to task the army with preparing a plan to disarm Hezbollah has reignited one of the country’s most contentious debates. Although officially framed as a step toward strengthening state sovereignty, it is...
Sheikh Daamoush: Government’s anti-Resistance Decision Has Placed Lebanon on the Brink of Explosion
Al Manar
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August 22, 2025
Head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, Sheikh Ali Daamoush, stressed that “the sinful decision taken by the government to disarm the resistance not only lacks a constitutional quorum, but also a national quorum and the most basic level of...
Oldest surviving US mosque still welcomes Muslim Americans in Iowa
Associated Press
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August 22, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The oldest surviving place of worship for Muslims in the United States is a white clapboard building on a grassy corner plot, as unassumingly Midwestern as its neighboring houses in Cedar Rapids – except for a dome. The...
Being a Lebanese Communist Today
Asharq Al-Awsat
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The positions of the Lebanese Communist Party and its leadership are not totally comprehensible. Their despair and rage are appropriate, be it due to the resumption of Lebanon's subjection to Israeli occupation or because of their solidarity with...
‘I’d say coming here has been life changing’: Education group celebrates results for adult learners
Suffolk News
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August 22, 2025
Members of the RAF and a man in his 50s who recently underwent a heart bypass are among those celebrating their GCSE achievements. Learners from Eastern Education Group, which includes West Suffolk College, collected their GCSE and functional...
US envoy praises steps to disarm Palestinian camps in Lebanon
Naharnet
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U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has hailed steps to begin disarming groups operating in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Barrack congratulated Thursday the government and the Palestinian Fatah movement on their "agreement on voluntary disarmament in...
Gaza, Lebanon, and a controversial Tunisian auteur dominate at the Locarno film festival
Middle East Eye
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August 22, 2025
In the aftermath of 7 October and ensuing Gaza genocide, major film festivals in Europe and the US have refrained from directly addressing the subject. Most programmers opted to express their position through film selections, often by championing...
Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon started disarming
Ya Libnan
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August 22, 2025
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun (R) welcomes Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Baabda presidential palace on May 21 , 2025 . The initiative to disarm Palestinian factions is part of an agreement reached during their May 21st...
Held in Beirut for over five years
The National
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Book details Title: Some Other Rainbow Authors: John McCarthy & Jill Morrell Pages: 700 Publisher: Corgi Year: 1994 IF you are interested in a field, it would be motivational to read a book written by a professional in that area. Professionals can...
Education leaders call for urgent action to address global crisis in the teaching profession
Education International
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August 21, 2025
SANTIAGO, CHILE – As ministers and education leaders prepare to convene for the World Summit on Teachers (WST) on 28-29 August 2025, the global teaching profession faces an unprecedented recruitment and retention crisis. The world needs 50 million...
Israeli citizen held in Lebanon returned
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 22, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Israeli citizen held in Lebanon returned TEL AVIV, Israel -- An Israeli citizen detained in Lebanon has been returned to Israel after more than a year in...
Lebanon Starts Disarmament Of Palestinian Factions In Refugee Camps
StratNews Global
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August 21, 2025
Home west asia Palestine Lebanon Starts Disarmament Of Palestinian Factions In Refugee Camps The planned disarmament started with the handover of weapons on Thursday from the Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut to the Lebanese army. Lebanon announced...
Lebanon says Palestinian factions begin handing over weapons in first step of disarmament plan
Ynet
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August 21, 2025
Lebanon’s government said Thursday that it has formally begun the process of disarming Palestinian refugee camps in the country, with fighters from the Fatah movement turning over some of their weapons to the Lebanese army at a camp in Beirut. The...
Lebanon Begins Disarmament Of Palestinian Factions In Refugee Camps
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Lebanon said on Thursday it was launching the planned disarmament of Palestinian factions in refugee camps, part of a wider effort to establish a state monopoly on arms. The planned disarmament was starting with the...
Lebanon says it is beginning disarmament of Palestinian factions in refugee camps
WHTC - Michigan
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BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon said on Thursday it was launching the planned disarmament of Palestinian factions in refugee camps, part of a wider effort to establish a state monopoly on arms. The planned disarmament was starting with the handover of...
Fatah surrenders some weapons to Lebanon; US said to ask Israel to limit Hezbollah strikes
The Times of Israel
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August 21, 2025
Lebanon said that some Palestinian factions began handing over weapons held in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Beirut to the Lebanese army Thursday, an initial step in implementing a plan officials announced three months earlier for removing...
A trip by Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon is reportedly in the works
Aleteia
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August 21, 2025
Following up on his predecessor's desire to visit Lebanon, Leo XIV is reportedly planning to go by December, possibly along with an anticipated visit to Turkey. Cardinal Bechara Raï, Patriarch of the Maronite Church, announced on Tuesday on...
Pope Leo's first international trip could be to Lebanon
Naharnet
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Pope Leo XIV is planning to visit Lebanon this year on his first foreign visit, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said, a trip that would give history's first American pope a chance to speak in broad terms about peace in the Middle East and the...