Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:The cease-fire mechanism committee meeting will be held today in the presence of U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus and the newly appointed head of the Lebanese delegation to the meetings Simon Karam, a former ambassador and lawyer, following the Israeli side's agreement for Lebanon to include a non-military member as part of its delegation.Parliamentary committee meetings scheduled throughout the day. The pope's visit concludes with calls for unity, hope and gratitude from the Lebanese: “Each of us must do our part” to unite and allow Lebanon to “regain its splendor,” Pope Leo XIV told the more than 150,000 people gathered for his morning mass at Beirut's Seaside Arena.“Let us disarm our...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:The cease-fire mechanism committee meeting will be held today in the presence of U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus and the newly appointed head of the Lebanese delegation to the meetings Simon Karam, a former ambassador and lawyer, following the Israeli side's agreement for Lebanon to include a non-military member as part of its delegation.Parliamentary committee meetings scheduled throughout the day. The pope's visit concludes with calls for unity, hope and gratitude from the Lebanese: “Each of us must do our part” to unite and allow Lebanon to “regain its splendor,” Pope Leo XIV told the more than 150,000 people gathered for his morning mass at Beirut's Seaside Arena.“Let us...
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