Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:Updates on US-Iran talks.Responses to the Lebanese Army's phase 2 of the Hezbollah disarmament plan.3:30 p.m. A number of ministers, along with UNICEF, are signing action plans for Lebanon for the years 2026-2027. Army’s second phase disarming Hezbollah may take up to 8 months: The Lebanese Army presented to Cabinet yesterday its plan for the second phase of Hezbollah’s disarmament, estimating four to eight months of work to restore the state’s arms monopoly between the Litani and Awali rivers.Between last August and January, the army completely disarmed the party from the border to the Litani river.Before the meeting, Lebanon’s prime minister said the state was ready to add more members to...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:Updates on US-Iran talks.Responses to the Lebanese Army's phase 2 of the Hezbollah disarmament plan.3:30 p.m. A number of ministers, along with UNICEF, are signing action plans for Lebanon for the years 2026-2027. Army’s second phase disarming Hezbollah may take up to 8 months: The Lebanese Army presented to Cabinet yesterday its plan for the second phase of Hezbollah’s disarmament, estimating four to eight months of work to restore the state’s arms monopoly between the Litani and Awali rivers.Between last August and January, the army completely disarmed the party from the border to the Litani river.Before the meeting, Lebanon’s prime minister said the state was ready to add more...
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