Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Tuesday, Aug. 18 2026 Some key things to watch today:11 a.m.: Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian receives MP Adeeb Abdel Massih.12 p.m.: Derian receives Army Commander Gen. Rodolph Haykal.12:30 p.m.: .Abi al-Mona receives Head of the Islamic Alawite Council Sheikh Ali Qaddour.5:15 p.m.: Kataeb Party leader MP Sami Gemayel receives a delegation from the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL).Updates on continued cease-fire violations in south LebanonIsraeli vehicles on a road in southern Lebanon, seen from Israel, Aug. 6, 2026. (Credit: Avi Ohayon/Reuters) US president says he's in no hurry to end Iran war; Iran threatens escalation within weeks if demands not met: U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday said he was in “no hurry” to end the war with Iran, downplaying...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Tuesday, Aug. 18 2026 Some key things to watch today:11 a.m.: Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian receives MP Adeeb Abdel Massih.12 p.m.: Derian receives Army Commander Gen. Rodolph Haykal.12:30 p.m.: .Abi al-Mona receives Head of the Islamic Alawite Council Sheikh Ali Qaddour.5:15 p.m.: Kataeb Party leader MP Sami Gemayel receives a delegation from the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL).Updates on continued cease-fire violations in south LebanonIsraeli vehicles on a road in southern Lebanon, seen from Israel, Aug. 6, 2026. (Credit: Avi Ohayon/Reuters) US president says he's in no hurry to end Iran war; Iran threatens escalation within weeks if demands not met: U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday said he was in “no hurry” to end the war with Iran,...
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