Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 Some key things to watch today:4 p.m.: Opening ceremony of the Beirut Arab International Book Fair at the Seaside Arena, Beirut Waterfront, under the patronage of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, set to deliver a speech. 4 p.m.: Launch of BaraTrain, Lebanon’s first electric train, on Barbara's main road, near Barbara Port, under the patronage and in the presence of Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny. 5 p.m.: Public rally organized by the popular mobilization arm of Hamas to mark the third anniversary of “Al-Aqsa Flood,” in Martyrs’ Square, Saida.An aerial view shows ships anchored off the coast of Khasab in Oman's Musandam Governorate, near the Strait of Hormuz, on Oct. 2, 2026. (Credit: AFP) Trump says US will not attack Iran before...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 Some key things to watch today:4 p.m.: Opening ceremony of the Beirut Arab International Book Fair at the Seaside Arena, Beirut Waterfront, under the patronage of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, set to deliver a speech. 4 p.m.: Launch of BaraTrain, Lebanon’s first electric train, on Barbara's main road, near Barbara Port, under the patronage and in the presence of Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny. 5 p.m.: Public rally organized by the popular mobilization arm of Hamas to mark the third anniversary of “Al-Aqsa Flood,” in Martyrs’ Square, Saida.An aerial view shows ships anchored off the coast of Khasab in Oman's Musandam Governorate, near the Strait of Hormuz, on Oct. 2, 2026. (Credit: AFP) Trump says US will not attack Iran...
