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Israeli army radio claims south Lebanon troop drawdown; EU pledges €500M in aid to Lebanon; UN GA key points: Everything you need to know this Friday

Here is what happened yesterday and what to expect today, Friday, Sept. 25.

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 Some key things to watch today:8:30 a.m.: LAU’s School of Architecture and Design and the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) hold a conference on late Ottoman arts, crafts, and material culture in Syria and beyond, covering the 18th to early 20th centuries. Runs through Saturday.9 a.m.: General elections for the Beirut Port Employees and Workers Union’s executive council. Voting closes at noon.11 a.m.: Foundation stone ceremony for a housing project for noncommissioned officers and enlisted personnel, under President Joseph Aoun’s patronage, at the invitation of the Defense Ministry’s General Directorate of Administration.Noon: Seminar on Lebanon’s political and economic priorities, postwar recovery, institutional transformation and democratic governance, with...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 Some key things to watch today:8:30 a.m.: LAU’s School of Architecture and Design and the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) hold a conference on late Ottoman arts, crafts, and material culture in Syria and beyond, covering the 18th to early 20th centuries. Runs through Saturday.9 a.m.: General elections for the Beirut Port Employees and Workers Union’s executive council. Voting closes at noon.11 a.m.: Foundation stone ceremony for a housing project for noncommissioned officers and enlisted personnel, under President Joseph Aoun’s patronage, at the invitation of the Defense Ministry’s General Directorate of Administration.Noon: Seminar on Lebanon’s political and economic priorities, postwar recovery, institutional transformation and democratic...