Lebanon

NNA - Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterresrsquo; remarks to the media - on the Middle East: ldquo;We are at a decisive moment for the Palestinian and Israeli people and for the fate of the entire region.nbsp; An agreement between the Government of Israel and the leadership of Hamas is essential to stop the unbearable suffering of Palestinians […]

NNA -nbsp; The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, on Tuesday warned in a statement, ldquo;against any escalatory action that would be launched by the Israeli occupation forces against the city of Rafah, as such an actionnbsp;threatens of a serious humanitarian catastrophe for more than a million Palestinians who were displaced to this […]

Hezbollah launched on Tuesday several attacks against Israeli sites near the border with Lebanon, in strikes described by Israeli media as “unusual and unprecedented.” Hezbollah’s Military Media announced that the Islamic Resistance launched on Tuesday an aerial attack using assault drones targeting enemy officers and soldiers while they were present […]

NNA - Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, on Tuesday received at his Yarzeh office, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Defense Committee, MP Jihad Samad. Maj. Gen. Aoun then met respectively with MP Akram Chehayeb and MP Melhem Riachy. Discussions reportedly touched on the current general situation in the country. nbsp; ============= L.Y

NNA -nbsp;Ukraine announced Tuesday it had detained two Ukrainian security officials involved in a plot coordinated by Russia to assassinate senior Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Security Service of Ukraine said in a statement that it had exposed a network of agents run by Russia#39;s Federal Security Service whose aim was […]

NNA - Tyrenbsp;- National News Agency correspondent reported that Israeli enemy warplanes launched an air raidnbsp;on the town of Aita al-Shaab in south Lebanon. Additionally, NNA correspondentnbsp;in Marjeyoun reported that enemy warplanes raided the town of Khiyam - Wadi Al-Asafir neighborhood. nbsp; =================

Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday its probe of an Israeli strike in south Lebanon in March that killed seven people found they were emergency workers and not affiliated with any armed group. “An Israeli strike on an emergency and relief center” in south Lebanon’s Hibariyeh on March 27 “killed seven emergency and relief volunteers” ...

NNA ndash; House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Tuesday received at the Second Presidency in Ain El-Tineh, the Dean of the Order of Engineers of Beirut, Fadi Hanna, and Dean of the Order of Engineers of Tripoli and the North, Chawki Fatfat, accompanied by members of both syndical councils, who came on a protocol visit. Speaker Berri hailed the competitive and […]

NNA - The ldquo;Islamic Resistancerdquo; announced in a statement that, ldquo;In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and in support of their valiant and honorable resistance, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted, at 2:15 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the spy equipment at the enemyrsquo;s Al-Samaqa site in the occupied […]

NNA -nbsp;The Israeli army said the latest rockets fired at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza Tuesday were launched from the Rafah area where troops were engaged in a ground operation. quot;Following the sirens that sounded in the Kerem Shalom area, four mortar shell launches were fired from the area of Rafah toward Israeli territory,quot; […]

NNA ndash; Time nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Topic 9:30 amnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Session by the Media and Telecommunications Committee, chaired by its president, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Moussawi, to discuss the issue of restrictions on freedom of expression and review some Western media#39;s treatment of their Lebanese employees due to […]

NNA - Deputy Head of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council, Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, on Tuesday received at the Council#39;s headquarters, United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, who paid him a farewell visit upon winding her mission in Lebanon. Discussions during the visit touched on developments in Lebanon and the region in light of the […]

NNA - Russian President Vladimir Putin was Tuesday sworn into office at a lavish Kremlin ceremony for a record-breaking fifth term with more power than ever before. The 71-year-old has ruled Russia since the turn of the century, securing a fresh six-year mandate in March after winning presidential elections devoid of all opposition.--AFP nbsp; nbsp; […]

NNA - Egypt condemned the Israeli attack on the city of Rafah, which resulted in Israeli taking control over the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing. In a statement issued by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, it said that this dangerous escalation threatens the lives of more than a million citizens who depend on this crossing as the main […]

NNA - A senior British lawmaker said on Tuesday China was probably behind a massive cyberattack on the names and banking details of UK armed forces personnel, prompting a furious denial by Beijing. MP and former minister Tobias Ellwood said a third-party payroll system used by the defence ministry was targeted, adding that it had the hallmarks of a Chinese […]

NNA - Dutch riot police ended a pro-Palestinian demonstration at an Amsterdam university early on Tuesday, bulldozing barricades and detaining some 125 people in sometimes violent clashes, authorities said. In messages posted overnight on social media X, police said they had to act to stop the event and dismantle tents that been set up by protesters, who […]

NNA - U.N. agencies said on Tuesday that the two main crossings into the southern Gaza Strip remain shut, virtually cutting off the enclave from outside aid with very few stores stationed inside. The global agency#39;s humanitarian office spokesperson Jens Laerke told journalists that Israel had shut both the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings for aid and […]

NNA - The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Tuesday that it had received a report of an incident 82 nautical miles south of Yemen#39;s Aden. The Houthi militia that controls the most populous parts of Yemen and is aligned with Iran has staged attacks on ships in the waters off the country for months in solidarity with […]

NNA ndash;nbsp;World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde has arrived on a two-day visit to Lebanon to engage with stakeholders on the latest socio-economic developments in the country and reaffirm the World Bankrsquo;s strong support to Lebanon at a time of difficulty. She is accompanied by Ousmane Dione, the new Middle East and North Africa […]

NNA - Mastercard has announced strategic enhancements to its leadership roles in the MENA region. The move is part of the companyrsquo;s efforts to strengthen its regional leadership with a focus on fast-tracking growth, deepening stakeholder engagement and enhancing focus on its multi-rail capabilities in key markets. Continuing Mastercardrsquo;s […]

NNA - The Palestinian death toll from Israel#39;s deadly aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now surged tonbsp;34,789,nbsp;medical sources confirmed on Thursday. Sources addednbsp;that at leastnbsp;78,204 othersnbsp;have also been injured in the onslaught. At least 54 people were killed and 96 others were injured in Israeli […]

NNA - Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, on Tuesday has called for a general discussion session on stances regarding the European initiative, scheduled for Wednesday, May 15th at 11:00 am.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; =========R.H.

A massive funeral was held on Monday in the southern town of Mais Al-Jabal, which borders occupied Palestine, to mourn two of the four martyrs claimed by a Zionist air raid on a residential area in the village. Mai Ali Youssef Ammar and her son, Mohammad Hanika, were killed along with the father Fadi Hanika ...

Hezbollah went ahead with pro-Gaza strikes against Israeli border sites, with the Israeli occupation army failing on Monday to intercept drones dispatched by the Lebanese resistance group. Hezbollah’s military Media announced on Monday that the Islamic Resistance fighters launched an aerial operation using assault drones that targeted the positions of the […]

Human rights experts say attack was violation of international law, and that US supplying of weapon defies 1997 Leahy lawIsrael used a US weapon in a March airstrike which killed seven healthcare workers in southern Lebanon, according to a Guardian analysis of shrapnel found at the site of the attack, which was described by Human Rights Watch as a violation […]

In response to the Israeli crime of raiding a residential area in Mais Al-Jabal and killing four civilians, Hezbollah fired dozens of missiles at Kiryat Shmona settlement. Hezbollah military media issued a statement which affirmed that, in response to the heinous crime committed by the “Israeli” enemy in the town of Mais Al-Jabal, resulting in ...

In support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza and in light of the Israeli aggression on the various South Lebanon villages, the Islamic Resistance continued on Saturday striking the Zionist occupation sites near the Lebanese borders with occupied Palestine, inflicting losses upon the enemy forces. Hezbollah military media released a series of […]

Hezbollah’s Military Media released on Saturday a video showing the strike on two buildings where Israeli occupation soldiers were stationed in the settlement of Shtula, northern occupied Palestine. The precise strike took place earlier on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

In support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza and in light of the Israeli aggression on the various South Lebanon villages, the Islamic Resistance continued striking the Zionist occupation sites near Lebanon border. Hezbollah military media issued consecutive statements to illustrate the attacks and their outcomes. The first statement […]

Deputy Chief of Hezbollah Executive Council Sheikh Ali Daamoush stressed that the Zionist enemy is still in a major predicament. “All indications suggest that it has lost the war and must concede in order to facilitate a deal and retrieve the captives.” Delivering Friday Sermon at Sayyeda Zainab (A.S.) Mosque in Beirut’s Dahiyeh, Sheikh Daamoush ...