Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 Some key things to watch today:12 p.m.: Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi to hold a press conference addressing the progress of the forensic audit into power-generation vessels.1:30 p.m.: The Council for Development and Reconstruction to sign a Matching Grant Implementation Agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at Serail Hill in Riad al-Solh. Details on latest U.S. sanctions on Iran and reactions, particularly from Tehran and BeijingDevelopments on the Hezbollah- Israel standoff over Ali Taher hills in south Lebanon Israel scraps potential deal over Nabatieh's Ali Taher hills, intends to take it by force if it not included in counter-Hezbollah operation: Israel ramped up its earlier demand that the Lebanese state clear...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 Some key things to watch today:12 p.m.: Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi to hold a press conference addressing the progress of the forensic audit into power-generation vessels.1:30 p.m.: The Council for Development and Reconstruction to sign a Matching Grant Implementation Agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at Serail Hill in Riad al-Solh. Details on latest U.S. sanctions on Iran and reactions, particularly from Tehran and BeijingDevelopments on the Hezbollah- Israel standoff over Ali Taher hills in south Lebanon Israel scraps potential deal over Nabatieh's Ali Taher hills, intends to take it by force if it not included in counter-Hezbollah operation: Israel ramped up its earlier demand that the Lebanese state clear...
