Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, April 8, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:Ongoing Israeli strikes in south Lebanon and BekaaUpdates on U.S. cease-fire agreement with Iran10 a.m.: Parliamentary Education Committee meets to discuss the Ministry’s emergency plan amid current conditions. Trump agrees to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks: Pakistan confirmed that Iran, U.S., and their allies have "agreed to immediate cease-fire everywhere, including in Lebanon."Iran had presented a 10-point peace plan hours before a U.S. deadline to do so or face airstrikes destroying all its power plants and bridges. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold off the strikes for two weeks, to finalize the agreement. He had earlier said that the respite was conditional on...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, April 8, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:Ongoing Israeli strikes in south Lebanon and BekaaUpdates on U.S. cease-fire agreement with Iran10 a.m.: Parliamentary Education Committee meets to discuss the Ministry’s emergency plan amid current conditions. Trump agrees to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks: Pakistan confirmed that Iran, U.S., and their allies have "agreed to immediate cease-fire everywhere, including in Lebanon."Iran had presented a 10-point peace plan hours before a U.S. deadline to do so or face airstrikes destroying all its power plants and bridges. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold off the strikes for two weeks, to finalize the agreement. He had earlier said that the respite was conditional...
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