Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 Some key things to watch today:10 a.m.: The executive council of the Ogero employees’ union holds a news conference at its headquarters in Bir Hassan.12 p.m.: Civil actors in the Jbeil district and Amchit's municipality hold a joint press conference to “speak out against the closure of public schools and the displacement of students.”1 p.m.: Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani to meet Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Grand Serail.Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a branch of al-Qard al-Hassan, in Chiyah, on March 9, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour) Hezbollah claims ownership of smuggled explosives, urges state to return them: Hezbollah MP Hassan...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 Some key things to watch today:10 a.m.: The executive council of the Ogero employees’ union holds a news conference at its headquarters in Bir Hassan.12 p.m.: Civil actors in the Jbeil district and Amchit's municipality hold a joint press conference to “speak out against the closure of public schools and the displacement of students.”1 p.m.: Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani to meet Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Grand Serail.Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a branch of al-Qard al-Hassan, in Chiyah, on March 9, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour) Hezbollah claims ownership of smuggled explosives, urges state to return them: Hezbollah...