Energy & Infrastructure: Lebanese officials in Beirut met an Iraqi delegation to revive the Kirkuk-Tripoli oil pipeline, with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam chairing talks on rehabilitation, storage/re-export readiness, border upgrades, road works for tanker traffic, and safety standards to attract investment and diversify Iraq’s export routes. Trade & Investment Reset: Lebanon and Syria agreed on a new economic reset, aiming to boost private-sector links and set up a Lebanese-Syrian Business Council, with an autumn investment conference planned in Damascus covering areas like electricity, construction, ports (Latakia, Tartus, Tripoli, Beirut), tourism, cement and tobacco. Diplomacy & Ceasefire Pressure: Prime Minister Salam met a U.S. delegation to press for an end to Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, expand ceasefire “pilot” areas, and set a clear withdrawal timeline, while Lebanese officials and Parliament leaders renewed calls for stronger pressure on Israel. Food & Consumer Business: Lebanese restaurant Al Beiruti announced its first Iraqi branch in Baghdad’s Iraq Mall, expanding a regional footprint across Jordan, Qatar and the UAE. Culture & Media: Lebanese singer-actress Haifa Wehbe teased her “Mega Haifa 3” album, with multiple poets and composers lined up. Regional Security Spillover: Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, targeting neighborhoods and agricultural outskirts amid ongoing hostilities despite a framework ceasefire.