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Lebanon 3.0: From Elon Musk’s call to a National Reboot powered by Code, Collaboration, and Confidence
TahawulTech
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June 30, 2025
A surprise phone call from Elon Musk to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is sending ripples across the region — and a clear message to global investors: Lebanon is back on the opportunity map. In the call, Musk reportedly expressed interest in doing...
Preventing Tunnel Construction: Technological, Architectural, and Policy Solutions in Conflict Zones
Small Wars Journal
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June 30, 2025
Introduction Tunnel construction in conflict zones presents a critical security challenge, particularly in regions where underground passageways are exploited for smuggling, terrorism, and circumventing border controls. These tunnels undermine...
Sara Zantout: Lebanese Writer, “Until I Held You Again
TechBullion
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June 30, 2025
Share Share Share Share Email When Storytelling Becomes the Antidote to Digital Fatigue In 2025, the internet is louder than ever. AI-written content dominates timelines. Viral clips fight for fleeting attention. Every second, a new trend demands...
Construction to disrupt traffic in West Lebanon
Valley News - New Hampshire
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June 29, 2025
LEBANON — Starting Monday, traffic on Tracy Street in West Lebanon will be down to one-way and one Advance Transit bus stop will be closed for about two weeks for construction work. The construction that will start with with drainage work on Tracy...
Elon Musk Calls Lebanese President as Starlink Seeks License to Launch Internet Services
Techstory
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June 29, 2025
The billionaire businessman Elon Musk personally contacted Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to explore the possible entry of his companies, most notably Starlink, into the Lebanese market. This was a big development for the country’s struggling...
Lebanese military captures Leader of IS
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) The Lebanese Army has apprehended a senior figure believed to be the current leader of the Islamic State (IS) group in Lebanon, marking a notable advancement in the country’s fight against terrorism. In a statement released on Tuesday,...
Flame-licked flatbread and HSP bites: Your cheat sheet to a revived Lebanese diner
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 29, 2025
After closing its cosy Fitzroy restaurant in 2022, Isme is back, occupying a sleek new site in Thornbury and serving a fresh raft of dishes with contemporary flair. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your...
1 gas station in cities throughout Lebanon County had the cheapest premium gas in week ending June 21
Lebanon PA News - Pennsylvania
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June 29, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Lebanon County selling...
Lebanese government to seek private sector support for new national-level airport
Routes
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A couple of years ago Ireland's proactive daa International was set to operate a new government-built terminal building at Beirut Airport - but it suddenly fell through when the construction project collapsed. It was a miracle that daa, or anyone...
Israel and psychological warfare in southern Lebanon
Atalayar
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June 29, 2025
The current war between Lebanon and Israel Residents of villages in southern Lebanon have denounced the policies of terror that Israel is implementing against them. Mohamed, who lives in Bint Jbeil, explained that what they are trying to do is...
Our Woman in Beirut
Aish
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June 29, 2025
In an interview conducted a few years before her passing, Shulamit Cohen-Kishik and her daughter, Carmela Assel, tell a story of unfathomable courage “My mother, Shulamit, née Cohen-Erazi, was born in 1917 in Buenos Aires, Argentina,” her daughter...
Mt. Lebanon music educator finalist for PA Teacher of the Year
The Almanac - Pennsylvania
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June 29, 2025
/mt lebanon 1 / 3 Rebecca Showalter is one of 12 finalists for the 2026 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Courtesy of the Mt. Lebanon School District 2 / 3 Rebecca Showalter is shown with some of her elementary school music students. Courtesy of...
The Latest: Australia pledges $1.4M for Beirut relief effort
Samoa Observer
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BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local): 6 a.m. Thursday The Australian government has pledged an initial 2 million Australian dollars ($1.4 million) to the relief effort in Lebanon following the deadly blast that...
Legal cannabis in Lebanon: A long-stalled plan finally takes root
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Theresia Rahme, English Adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian Lebanon’s agricultural seasons are no longer limited to fruits and vegetables. This time, a new and controversial crop is joining the list: cannabis, which is on track to become a...
Lebanon next? Elon Musk calls Lebanese president as Starlink eyes new market
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Ghida Fayad, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian This is not a rumor: "Tech king" Elon Musk has called Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. So why did he call? The call came two weeks after a delegation from Starlink visited Lebanon and...
Syrian forces seize 3 million captagon pills in operation near Lebanese border
The Times of Israel
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June 28, 2025
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria said Friday that authorities had seized some three million pills of the illicit stimulant captagon after clashes with a drug trafficking network near the Lebanese border. Authorities observed the network “coming from...
July Fourth events in Wilson, Rutherford, Sumner, Robertson, more
The Tennessean
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Lebanon to hold an Independence Day gathering at the James E Ward Agricultural Center leading up to fireworks display. Watertown's Stars, Stripes and Squirt Guns is a popular parade that involves water before evening fireworks. Mt. Juliet holds a...
Syria says seized 3 million captagon pills coming from Lebanon
Naharnet
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by Naharnet Newsdesk 28 June 2025, 10:09 Syria said Friday that authorities had seized some three million pills of the illicit stimulant captagon after clashes with a drug trafficking network near the Lebanese border. Authorities observed the...
The Fragile Republic: Iran’s Internal Fault Lines Deepen After Israel Conflict
Religion Unplugged
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June 30, 2025
(ANALYSIS) The 12-day confrontation between Iran and Israel in June 2025 may not have escalated into a full-scale regional war, but it marks a potentially critical turning point in Iran’s internal political landscape. Though the Islamic Republic...
New Collapsing Lexicon
NOW Lebanon
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June 30, 2025
🔊 Listen to Post Trump says Gaza ceasefire possible ‘within the next week’, gives no details, Israel expands north Gaza assault amid reports of imminent truce deal, Israel carries out deadly strikes on southern Lebanon in latest ceasefire breach,...