Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, July 2, 2026 Some key things to watch today:3 p.m.: Cabinet meetingArrival of Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani in BeirutDevelopments in Lebanon's fragile cease-fireA man walks past destruction in the southern Lebanese village of Froun on June 30, 2026. (Credit: Kawnat Haju/AFP) Lebanon is working to establish timeline for Israeli withdrawal, premier says: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in an interview with journalist Albert Kostanian on LBCI that Lebanon's priority in upcoming talks would be to set a timeline for ending Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon. Critics have pointed out that the peace framework signed between Lebanon and Israel allows an indefinite Israeli occupation pending Hezbollah’s disarmament, though its security annex...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, July 2, 2026 Some key things to watch today:3 p.m.: Cabinet meetingArrival of Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani in BeirutDevelopments in Lebanon's fragile cease-fireA man walks past destruction in the southern Lebanese village of Froun on June 30, 2026. (Credit: Kawnat Haju/AFP) Lebanon is working to establish timeline for Israeli withdrawal, premier says: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in an interview with journalist Albert Kostanian on LBCI that Lebanon's priority in upcoming talks would be to set a timeline for ending Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon. Critics have pointed out that the peace framework signed between Lebanon and Israel allows an indefinite Israeli occupation pending Hezbollah’s disarmament, though its security annex...
