Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 Some key things to watch today:5 a.m.: The Association of Families of the Victims of the Beirut Port Explosion holds their monthly vigil.11 a.m.: General Hassan Shakir, Director General of General Security, tours the al-Aboudiya Border Post in Akkar to inspect the ongoing works ahead of its opening, scheduled for Sept. 9.6 p.m.: Expected handover of 4 detainees, of Lebanese and Syrian nationality, in Israeli prisons. Conflicting claims over Israeli ‘operational control’ of Nabatieh's Ali Taher hills following months of battles with Hezbollah: The Israeli army last night announced that it has taken "operational control" of the Ali Taher ridge, without providing further evidence. Notably, this is not the first time such an announcement has...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 Some key things to watch today:5 a.m.: The Association of Families of the Victims of the Beirut Port Explosion holds their monthly vigil.11 a.m.: General Hassan Shakir, Director General of General Security, tours the al-Aboudiya Border Post in Akkar to inspect the ongoing works ahead of its opening, scheduled for Sept. 9.6 p.m.: Expected handover of 4 detainees, of Lebanese and Syrian nationality, in Israeli prisons. Conflicting claims over Israeli ‘operational control’ of Nabatieh's Ali Taher hills following months of battles with Hezbollah: The Israeli army last night announced that it has taken "operational control" of the Ali Taher ridge, without providing further evidence. Notably, this is not the first time such an announcement...
