Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:10 a.m.: Interior Minister, Ahmad Hajjar, launches the ministry’s 2025–2028 strategic plan, in the presence of governors and directors general of affiliated departments and agencies. The plan — the first of its kind in the ministry’s history — marks a key step in administrative reform and institutional performance.12:30 p.m.: Press conference by Independence Movement leader MP Michel Moawad, addressing two recent government decisions and their direct impact on living conditions, and presenting proposed alternatives and required reforms.Rising Iran-U.S. tensions in the region Israel threatened to kill man’s family before assassinating him, relatives said: An Israeli military called a Hezbollah...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:10 a.m.: Interior Minister, Ahmad Hajjar, launches the ministry’s 2025–2028 strategic plan, in the presence of governors and directors general of affiliated departments and agencies. The plan — the first of its kind in the ministry’s history — marks a key step in administrative reform and institutional performance.12:30 p.m.: Press conference by Independence Movement leader MP Michel Moawad, addressing two recent government decisions and their direct impact on living conditions, and presenting proposed alternatives and required reforms.Rising Iran-U.S. tensions in the region Israel threatened to kill man’s family before assassinating him, relatives said: An Israeli military called a...
