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al-Akhbar Lebanon

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Al-Akhbar (جريدة الأخبار اللبنانية) is a daily Arabic-language newspaper published in Beirut, Lebanon. Known for its leftist political stance, it often supports movements advocating for independence, freedom, and social justice, and was in the past generally seen as pro-Hezbollah and critical of Western influence.

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Saudi Death Penalty & Gulf Rivalry: Legal Vocab from Makkah and Yemen | Media Arabic Booster 12/25

How does Saudi media report a finalized death sentence? And why is the phrase "two sister states" (الشقيقتين) now laced with irony when describing the UAE and Saudi Arabia? This Media Arabic Booster analyzes the legal vocabulary of حِرَابَة (Hirabah) in a Makkah murder case, decodes the bureaucratic term تَهْمِيش (Tahmīsh), and examines al-Akhbar's framing of the escalating Gulf power struggle in Yemen and the Horn of Africa.