Below are the most prominent coverage headlines until 12 noon, Beirut capital time: Democrats regain control of both houses of Congress in an electoral blow to Trump The Democratic Party regained control of the US Senate, advancing in the House of Representatives race that allowed it to capture most of the Republicans, in a major electoral blow to President Donald Trump and his party, after achieving a series of victories in states considered to be strongholds Traditional Republicans. Salam warns against dragging Lebanon into a new conflict and condemns interference in the affairs of Arab countries Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned of the consequences of dragging Lebanon into a new absurd adventure, in the service of foreign interests, and of throwing it into conflicts that it does not have the luxury of bearing the consequences of. The Israel Election Commission: We did not find any violations affecting the integrity of the vote or its results The Central Election Commission in Israel announced this morning that it did not find any violations that would harm the integrity of the Knesset elections or change their results, after completing a comprehensive review and audit of the results, and before they were officially submitted to the President of Israel. Tehran exempts 4 countries from transit restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy of the Iranian Parliament, Amir Hait Moghadam, determined that ships belonging to four countries are exempt from transit restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz.