Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026 Some key things to watch today:6 a.m.: Lebanon’s General Security oversaw the 17th phase of the government’s organized return plan for displaced Syrians, through the Masnaa border crossing with Syria, in coordination with UNHCR, IOM, the Lebanese Red Cross and humanitarian organizations from Karantina area in Beirut.11 a.m.: Change Movement Party leader and lawyer Elie Mahfoud will hold a press conference on the recent statements of U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, at his office in Hazmieh.11 a.m.: Druze Sheikh Akl Sami Abi al-Muna will receive U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa at Dar al-Taifa in Verdun. Facing new US sanctions, Iran claims progress in Hormuz control sharing deal with Oman, says arsenal rebuilt: Iran and Oman have agreed on a...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026 Some key things to watch today:6 a.m.: Lebanon’s General Security oversaw the 17th phase of the government’s organized return plan for displaced Syrians, through the Masnaa border crossing with Syria, in coordination with UNHCR, IOM, the Lebanese Red Cross and humanitarian organizations from Karantina area in Beirut.11 a.m.: Change Movement Party leader and lawyer Elie Mahfoud will hold a press conference on the recent statements of U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, at his office in Hazmieh.11 a.m.: Druze Sheikh Akl Sami Abi al-Muna will receive U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa at Dar al-Taifa in Verdun. Facing new US sanctions, Iran claims progress in Hormuz control sharing deal with Oman, says arsenal rebuilt: Iran and Oman have agreed on a...
Israel continues attacks, destruction along edge of occupied 'buffer zone' in Haris, Haniyeh, Kfar Shuba