Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:10 a.m.: Cabinet holds a session at Baabda Presidential Palace.10:30 a.m.: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Beirut and holds meetings with Sheikh Ali al-Khatib and Economy Minister Amer Bisat.12 p.m.: Families of the victims of the Beirut port explosion hold a sit-in protest in front of the Palace of Justice.12:30 p.m.: Banque du Liban Governor Karim Said holds a press conference announcing legal and judicial measures at the central bank’s Hamra headquarters.Updates on ongoing Israeli cease-fire violations in Lebanon and Gaza. President voices support for post-UNIFIL international force deployment: Lebanon backs U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) contingents willing to...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:10 a.m.: Cabinet holds a session at Baabda Presidential Palace.10:30 a.m.: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Beirut and holds meetings with Sheikh Ali al-Khatib and Economy Minister Amer Bisat.12 p.m.: Families of the victims of the Beirut port explosion hold a sit-in protest in front of the Palace of Justice.12:30 p.m.: Banque du Liban Governor Karim Said holds a press conference announcing legal and judicial measures at the central bank’s Hamra headquarters.Updates on ongoing Israeli cease-fire violations in Lebanon and Gaza. President voices support for post-UNIFIL international force deployment: Lebanon backs U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) contingents willing to...
