Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's scheduled visits:8:45 a.m.: Meeting with Foreign Minister Joe Rajji at the Foreign Ministry.10 a.m.: Meeting with President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Presidential Palace.12:30 p.m.: Meeting with Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian at Dar al-Fatwa.1:15 p.m.: Meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh.3 p.m.: Meeting with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Grand Serail.• 11:15 a.m. The Total–QatarEnergy–Italy’s Eni consortium signs the gas exploration agreement for Block 8 with Lebanon at the Grand Serail.Lebanese soldiers stand on a military vehicle during an army media tour to review the army's operations in the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's scheduled visits:8:45 a.m.: Meeting with Foreign Minister Joe Rajji at the Foreign Ministry.10 a.m.: Meeting with President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Presidential Palace.12:30 p.m.: Meeting with Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian at Dar al-Fatwa.1:15 p.m.: Meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh.3 p.m.: Meeting with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Grand Serail.• 11:15 a.m. The Total–QatarEnergy–Italy’s Eni consortium signs the gas exploration agreement for Block 8 with Lebanon at the Grand Serail.Lebanese soldiers stand on a military vehicle during an army media tour to review the army's operations in...
