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06.01.2026

The Day of the Sidon Escalation

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Lebanon for 06.01.2026.

It displays 120 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

06.01.2026 โ‡ข The Day of the Sidon Escalation
โŒจOn January 6, 2026, Lebanese editorial priorities centered on a sharp military escalation in Saida (Sidon). Morning headlines focused on overnight Israeli airstrikes that destroyed a commercial building, which editors framed as a breach of existing understandings and a deliberate provocation ahead of a scheduled 'mechanism' committee meeting. President Joseph Aounโ€™s condemnation of these strikes dominated mid-day reporting, as media outlets linked the timing of the violence to diplomatic efforts intended to stabilize the border.
By afternoon, a notable shift occurred as reports emerged of a potential diplomatic breakthrough between Syria and Israel following a fifth round of talks in Paris. This overshadowed the domestic judiciary's closure of the 'Abu Omar' file and internal military reports regarding the 'second phase' of disarmament. By evening, focus returned to the southern front as the army began dismantling Hezbollah facilities, while editors monitored growing unrest in Tehran and the regional fallout of Nicolรกs Maduroโ€™s arrest in Venezuela.
06.01.2026
00:37
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ ุชุฏุดู‘ู† "ุจุงู„ู†ุงุฑ"... ู…ุฑุญู„ุฉ ู†ุฒุน ุณู„ุงุญ "ุญุฒุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡" ุดู…ุงู„ ุงู„ู„ูŠุทุงู†ูŠ

00:37 (22:37 in your timezone)

02:14 (00:14)โ‡ขBurning Midnight Sky Over Saida

โŒจEditors are prioritizing a violent overnight escalation in Saida and south Lebanon, highlighting the destruction of residential buildings and potential assassination attempts (Kataeb, MTV Lebanon, Addiyar, Lebanon Files, Naharnet, Al-Manar). While diplomacy continues with Berryโ€™s visit to Egypt (L'Orient-Le Jour), the focus remains on the 'second phase' of Israeli military operations and the intensifying Iranian protests involving explosive devices (Addiyar, Lebanon24, El Nashra).
08:00
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

"ุฃุจูˆ ุนู…ุฑ": ูƒุดู ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุฃู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุฒุนูˆู…

08:00 (06:00 in your timezone)
08:28
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ู„ุจู†ุงู† ุฃู…ุงู… 3 ู…ุญุทุงุช.. ู‡ู„ ู„ุง ูŠุฒุงู„ ุงุณุชุจุนุงุฏ ุนูˆู† ู„ุดุจุญ ุงู„ุญุฑุจ ู‚ุงุฆู…ุงู‹ุŸ

08:28 (06:28 in your timezone)

08:30 (06:30)โ‡ขBroken Truce Over Saida

โŒจLebanese editors are currently preoccupied with the escalation of Israeli strikes on Saida and the South, interpreting them as a breach of understandings (MTV Lebanon, Lebanon Files, Al-Manar, Al Joumhouria). Concurrently, focus has shifted toward the army's deployment and the government's struggle to control the 'second phase' of disarmament, amid reports of Israeli obstruction and hardening diplomatic stances (Lebanon24, El Nashra, Addiyar, Kataeb).
08:35
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุฑุฆูŠุณ ุนูˆู†: ู…ูˆุงุตู„ุฉ ุงุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ ู„ุงุนุชุฏุงุกุงุชู‡ุง ู‡ุฏูู‡ ุงูุดุงู„ ูƒู„ ุงู„ู…ุณุงุนูŠ ู„ูˆู‚ู ุงู„ุชุตุนูŠุฏ ูˆุงู„ุฌูŠุด ูŠู†ูุฐ ุงุฌุฑุงุกุงุช ุงู„ุญูƒูˆู…ุฉ ุจุญุฑููŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุชุฒุงู… ูˆุฏู‚ุฉ

08:35 (06:35 in your timezone)
08:49
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุนูˆุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฅู†ุฐุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ูŠุฉ ุชุณุชุจู‚ ู‚ุฑุงุฑุงุช ู…ูุตู„ูŠุฉ... ุงู„ุงู†ู‚ุณุงู…ุงุช ุชุชู‘ุณุน ู†ู‚ุงุจูŠุงู‹ ุญูˆู„ ู…ุดุฑูˆุน ุงู„ูุฌูˆุฉ ุงู„ู…ุงู„ูŠุฉ

08:49 (06:49 in your timezone)
09:16
ุฏุงู† ุฑุฆูŠุณ ุงู„ุฌู…ู‡ูˆุฑูŠุฉ ุงู„ุนู…ุงุฏ ุฌูˆุฒุงู ุนูˆู† ุงู„ุงุนุชุฏุงุกุงุช ุงู„ุงุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุทุงูˆู„ุช ููŠ ุงู„ุณุงุนุงุช ุงู„ู…ุงุถูŠุฉ ุจู„ุฏุงุช ุจู‚ุงุนูŠุฉ ูˆุฌู†ูˆุจูŠุฉ ุนุฏุฉ ูˆุตูˆู„ุง ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ ุตูŠุฏุง ุŒ ู…ุนุชุจุฑุงู‹ ุงู†ู‡ุง ุชุทุฑุญ ุนู„ุงู…ุงุช ุงุณุชูู‡ุงู… ูƒุซูŠุฑุฉ ู„ุฌู‡ุฉ ูˆู‚ูˆุนู‡ุง ุนุดูŠุฉ ุงุฌุชู…ุงุน ู„ุฌู†ุฉ โ€ ุงู„ู…ูŠูƒุงู†ูŠุฒู… โ€ ุบุฏุงู‹ ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠูุชุฑุถ ุงู† ุชุนู…ู„ ุนู„ู‰ ูˆู‚ู ุงู„ุฃุนู…ุงู„ ุงู„ุนุฏุงุฆูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุจุญุซ ููŠ ุงู„ุงุฌุฑุงุกุงุช ุงู„ุนู…ู„ูŠุฉ ู„ุงุนุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ุงู…ู† ูˆุงู„ุงุณุชู‚ุฑุงุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฌู†ูˆุจ ูˆู…ู†ู‡ุง โ€ฆ
09:16 (07:16 in your timezone)
10:28
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ู†ุฒุน ุณู„ุงุญ "ุญุฒุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡" ููŠ ุตุฏุงุฑุฉ ุฃูˆู„ูˆูŠุงุช ุงู„ุณู†ุฉ ุงู„ุฌุฏูŠุฏุฉ

10:28 (08:28 in your timezone)
10:41
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุฎุทุฉ ุงู„ู‡ุฑูˆุจ ุงู„ุฎููŠุฉ ู„ุฎุงู…ู†ุฆูŠ.. ูƒูŠู ุณูŠูƒูˆู† ุชุฃุซูŠุฑู‡ุง ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุญุฒุจุŸ

10:41 (08:41 in your timezone)

10:57 (08:57)โ‡ขMechanism Meeting Under Fire

โŒจEditors prioritize President Joseph Aoun's condemnation of Israeli strikes on Saida and the South, specifically linking the timing to the upcoming 'mechanism' committee meeting (Al-Manar, Al Joumhouria, Lebanon Files). While MTV Lebanon and Naharnet focus on the immediate military threat and evacuation warnings, other outlets analyze broader geopolitical shifts, including the impact of Trump's 'imperialism' and regional fallout from the Maduro arrest (L'Orient-Le Jour, Lebanon24, Kataeb).
12:16
13:07
13:27
14:15
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุญุฌุงุฑ ุงุฎุชุชู… ุงู„ุชุญู‚ูŠู‚ ููŠ ู…ู„ู "ุฃุจูˆ ุนู…ุฑ"

14:15 (12:15 in your timezone)
14:16
ูˆุซู‚ุช ูƒุงู…ูŠุฑุง โ€œุงู„ู…ู†ุงุฑโ€ ุงู„ุฃุถุฑุงุฑ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุฎู„ู‘ูู‡ุง ุงู„ุนุฏูˆุงู† ุงู„ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ูŠ ูุฌุฑ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ู†ุทู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุตู†ุงุนูŠุฉ ููŠ ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ ุตูŠุฏุง ุฌู†ูˆุจ ู„ุจู†ุงู†. ูˆุฃูƒุฏุช ุงู„ู…ุตุงุฏุฑ ุฃู† ุงู„ุบุงุฑุฉ ุงุณุชู‡ุฏูุช ู…ู†ุงุทู‚ ู…ุฏู†ูŠุฉ ูˆุตู†ุงุนูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุฃุฏุช ุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู…ุงุฑ ูˆุงุณุน ููŠ ุงู„ู…ู…ุชู„ูƒุงุชุŒ ู…ุง ูŠุฏุญุถ ู…ุฒุงุนู… ุงู„ุนุฏูˆ ุจูˆุฌูˆุฏ ุจู†ู‰ ุนุณูƒุฑูŠุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ู…ู†ุทู‚ุฉ ุงู„ู…ุณุชู‡ุฏูุฉ. ุงู„ู…ุฒูŠุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ุชูุงุตูŠู„ ู…ุน ู…ุฑุงุณู„ู†ุง ููŠ ุตูŠุฏุง ุฃู…ูŠู† ุดูˆู…ุฑ.
14:16 (12:16 in your timezone)

14:19 (12:19)โ‡ขSidon Industrial Smoke Rises

โŒจLebanese editors are currently highlighting the Israeli strike on a commercial building in Saida, documenting industrial damage while framing it as a direct violation of the mechanism's truce (Al-Manar, Naharnet, Lebanon Files). Concurrently, the judiciary's internal crisis is emphasized, with focus on the 'Abu Omar' file closure and the financial collapse of the Palace of Justice (Kataeb, Al Joumhouria, Janoubia).
14:34
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุงู„ุญุฌุงุฑ ุฅุฎุชุชู… ุงู„ุชุญู‚ูŠู‚ ููŠ ู…ู„ู "ุฃุจูˆ ุนู…ุฑ"...ุนู„ู‰ ู…ูŽู† ุฑุณุช ุงู„ุชูˆู‚ูŠูุงุช ุญุชู‰ ุงู„ุขู†ุŸ

14:34 (12:34 in your timezone)
14:46
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

3 ู…ุคุดุฑุงุช...ุบุงุฑุงุช ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ูŠุฉ ุชุฑุณู… ุฎุฑูŠุทุฉ ุฌุฏูŠุฏุฉ ู„ู„ุชุตุนูŠุฏ ุดู…ุงู„ ุงู„ู„ูŠุทุงู†ูŠ!

14:46 (12:46 in your timezone)
16:12
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุจุงู„ููŠุฏูŠูˆ- ู…ูˆุงุฌู‡ุงุช ููŠ ุจุงุฒุงุฑ ุทู‡ุฑุงู†...ูˆุงู„ุฃู…ู†: ุณู†ุชุตุฏู‰ ุจุญุฒู… ู„ู…ุซูŠุฑูŠ ุงู„ุดุบุจ

16:12 (14:12 in your timezone)

16:20 (14:20)โ‡ขSyrian Israeli Diplomatic Thaw

โŒจLebanese editors are currently highlighting a potential diplomatic breakthrough between Syria and Israel, reported as a positive meeting (MTV Lebanon, Annahar). Simultaneously, the media remains focused on ongoing military escalations, specifically Israeli strikes in Sidon and Bint Jbeil (Al-Manar, Naharnet, Lebanon Files). Diplomatic efforts continue through Nabih Berryโ€™s Egyptian visit, while internal security and judicial investigations remain secondary concerns (L'Orient-Le Jour, Addiyar, Al Joumhouria).
17:41
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

"ุฃุจูˆ ุนู…ุฑ" ูˆูุถุงุฆุญ ุงู„ุชุฏุฎู„: ู…ู† ุงู„ุชุดูƒูŠู„ุงุช ุงู„ุฃู…ู†ูŠุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุงู†ุชุฎุงุจุงุช ูˆู‡ูƒุฐุง ุฎุฏุน ูุฑู†ุฌูŠุฉ!

17:41 (15:41 in your timezone)
18:13
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุฏูุน ุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฃู…ุงู… ููŠ ุงู„ุฌูˆู„ุฉ ุงู„ุฎุงู…ุณุฉ ุจูŠู† ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ ูˆุณูˆุฑูŠุง...ูˆุงุชูุงู‚ ุนู„ู‰ ุชุณุฑูŠุน ูˆุชูŠุฑุฉ ุงู„ู…ูุงูˆุถุงุช

18:13 (16:13 in your timezone)
19:08
19:31
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุจุงู„ููŠุฏูŠูˆ- ู…ูˆุงุฌู‡ุงุช ููŠ ุจุงุฒุงุฑ ุทู‡ุฑุงู†...ูˆุงู„ุฃู…ู†: ุณู†ุชุตุฏู‰ ุจุญุฒู… ู„ู…ุซูŠุฑูŠ ุงู„ุดุบุจ

19:31 (17:31 in your timezone)
19:50
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุฏูุน ุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฃู…ุงู… ููŠ ุงู„ุฌูˆู„ุฉ ุงู„ุฎุงู…ุณุฉ ุจูŠู† ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ ูˆุณูˆุฑูŠุง...ูˆุงุชูุงู‚ ุนู„ู‰ ุชุณุฑูŠุน ูˆุชูŠุฑุฉ ุงู„ู…ูุงูˆุถุงุช

19:50 (17:50 in your timezone)
20:09
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุจุงู„ุตูˆุฑ- ุงู„ุฌูŠุด ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠ ูŠููƒูƒ ู…ู†ุดุฃุฉ ู„ู€"ุญุฒุจ ุงู„ู„ู‡" ู…ู†ุฐ ุฃุณุจูˆุนูŠู†

20:09 (18:09 in your timezone)

20:11 (18:11)โ‡ขSteel Petals Falling on Saida

โŒจThe Lebanese media is currently preoccupied with the escalation of Israeli military operations, focusing on strikes in Saida and Bint Jbeil (Al-Manar, Naharnet, Lebanon Files). Simultaneously, there is significant attention on the army's internal security role and its dismantling of Hezbollah facilities (Kataeb, Al Joumhouria, LBCI). Editors also highlight diplomatic friction regarding the UNIFIL mission following drone interference incidents (Annahar, MTV Lebanon).
20:23
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุจุงู„ููŠุฏูŠูˆ- ู…ูˆุงุฌู‡ุงุช ููŠ ุจุงุฒุงุฑ ุทู‡ุฑุงู†...ูˆุงู„ุฃู…ู†: ุณู†ุชุตุฏู‰ ุจุญุฒู… ู„ู…ุซูŠุฑูŠ ุงู„ุดุบุจ

20:23 (18:23 in your timezone)
20:30
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุจุงู„ููŠุฏูŠูˆ- 36 ู‚ุชูŠู„ู‹ุง ูˆ1200 ู…ุญุชุฌุฒ ููŠ ุงุญุชุฌุงุฌุงุช ุทู‡ุฑุงู†...ูˆุงู„ุฃู…ู†: ุณู†ุชุตุฏู‰ ุจุญุฒู… ู„ู…ุซูŠุฑูŠ ุงู„ุดุบุจ

20:30 (18:30 in your timezone)
23:28
ุงู„ูƒุชุงุฆุจ

ุชูุงู‡ู…ุงุช ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ูŠุฉ - ุณูˆุฑูŠุฉ ุจุฑุนุงูŠุฉ ุฃู…ูŠุฑูƒูŠุฉ ุชูุชุญ ุตูุญุฉ ุฌุฏูŠุฏุฉ ู„ู„ุนู„ุงู‚ุงุช

23:28 (21:28 in your timezone)