Israeli strike kills 1 in Nabatieh; Lebanon votes to abolish death penalty; Assad sentenced to death in absentia: Everything you need to know this Wednesday
Here is what happened yesterday and what to expect today, Wednesday, Aug. 12.
L'Orient Today / By Abbas Mahfouz,
12 August 2026 09:32
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11 a.m. House Speaker Nabih Berri to hold a parliamentary plenary session to continue deliberations on the draft laws and legislative proposals on the agenda.11 a.m. Joint press conference by the Journalists’ and Editors’ Unions: “Rejecting the Media Law and adopting an action plan to oppose it."2 p.m. Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh to welcome the Saudi Ambassador, Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari at the National Library. Israeli drone double-tap strike kills man in Nabatieh, damages ambulance: An Israeli drone strike yesterday killed one person and injured four others aboard a car in the city of Nabatieh, then targeted the al-Rissala Scout rescuers dispatched to the scene, damaging their ambulance. An ambulance from...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11 a.m. House Speaker Nabih Berri to hold a parliamentary plenary session to continue deliberations on the draft laws and legislative proposals on the agenda.11 a.m. Joint press conference by the Journalists’ and Editors’ Unions: “Rejecting the Media Law and adopting an action plan to oppose it."2 p.m. Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh to welcome the Saudi Ambassador, Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari at the National Library. Israeli drone double-tap strike kills man in Nabatieh, damages ambulance: An Israeli drone strike yesterday killed one person and injured four others aboard a car in the city of Nabatieh, then targeted the al-Rissala Scout rescuers dispatched to the scene, damaging their ambulance. An...
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