Lebanon

NNA - House Speaker, Nabih Berri, has just adjourned the legislative session. nbsp; nbsp; ===========R.H.nbsp;

NNA - In a rare evening address from the White House, United States President Donald Trump boasted on Wednesday (Dec 17) of his accomplishments and blamed his Democratic predecessor for soaring consumer prices as his party braces for a tough midterm election next year.nbsp; quot;Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I#39;m fixing it,quot; Trump said […]

NNA - Driven by a shared commitment to strengthening Lebanon#39;s labor sector through evidence, innovation, and institutional capacity building, the Lebanese Ministry of Labor and the American University of Beirut (AUB), through its Government Engagement Platform (GEP), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a comprehensive framework for […]

NNA - Minister of Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rasamny, received in his office the Chairman of the Board of the Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Mohammad Aziz, accompanied by the Ministerrsquo;s adviser Dr. Jalal Haidar, along with a delegation fromnbsp;Air Cocirc;te drsquo;Ivoire, as part of ongoing follow-up on files related to the development of […]

NNA - Israeli enemy warplanes launched an airstrike on the Zghrine area in the highlands of Hermel, our reporter said on Thursday. nbsp; nbsp; =======R.H. nbsp;

NNA - Israeli enemy aircraft carried out an airstrike targeting the outskirts of the town of Boudai, west of Baalbek. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; =======R.H.

NNA - Israeli enemy warplanes are flying at low altitude over the Hermel area, while the sound of distant airstrikes is being heard toward the outskirts, our reporter said on Thursday.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; ========R.H.

NNA - Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, has arrived at the Parliament building moments ago, our reporter said on Thursday nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; ======R.H.

NNA -nbsp; An-Nahar: A Surge in Political Tensions as Geagea Accuses Berri of Blackmail Paris and Naqoura Meetings Shadowed by the ldquo;Tulin Samplerdquo; Al-Akhbar: U.S. and Israeli Pressure Mount to Cement the ldquo;Verification Mechanismrdquo; Today, the Army Tests the Worldrsquo;s Intentions in Paris Al-Joumhouria: Political Infighting Aims to […]

NNA -nbsp;Minister of Culture Ghassan Salameacute; received Carol Nehme, Director of the Center for Arabic Research and Studies (CREA) at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, at his office in the National Library in Sanayeh. Ms. Nehme presented him with the Center#39;s commemorative 80th anniversary badge, in recognition of its sponsorship of the event […]

NNA -nbsp;The Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut (AUB) celebrated the 12th cycle of its Darwazah Startup Accelerate (DSA) with a public pitch and award ceremony recognizing emerging entrepreneurial talent. This year, seven finalists advanced […]

NNA - Minister of Culture Dr. Ghassan Salameacute; received a delegation from quot;Saderquot; at the National Library in Sanayeh. The delegation visited to brief him on preparations for the centennial celebration of the Lebanese Constitution in 2026. The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss the importance of considering constitutional principles […]

NNA - The quot;Democratic Gatheringquot; parliamentary bloc held its periodic meeting on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of the Progressive Socialist Party head, MP Taymour Jumblatt. A statement by the bloc will be issued later, and willnbsp;be read out by the Blocrsquo;s Secretary, MP Hadi Abou Hessen. nbsp; ==============

NNA -nbsp;nbsp;Maronite Patriarch Cardinalnbsp;Bechara Boutros Rahi is currently meeting with Information Minister, Attorney Dr. Paul Morcos, at the patriarchal headquartersnbsp;in Bkerke. nbsp; ===================

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun,nbsp;received this afternoon at Baabda Palace, the Governor of South Lebanon, Mansour Daou, with whom he discussed the current conditions of the governorate and the needs of its cities and villages. nbsp; ==================== L.Y

NNA - Marjeyoun - An Israelinbsp;enemy drone carried out an air raid targeting Tallet Sarinbsp;between the Al-Ezziehnbsp;and Al-Shakhroub neighborhoods in Kfarkela, NNA correspondent reported on Wednesday. nbsp; ====================

NNA ndash; President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, affirmed during his meeting this morning at Baabda Palace with the newly elected council of the World Lebanese Cultural Union, that quot;we are working through negotiation to establish security and stability, especially in the South,rdquo;adding that ldquo;negotiation does not mean surrender.quot; […]

NNA -nbsp; House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Wednesday received the Director General of Lebanon#39;s General Security, Major General Hassan Choucair, at the second presidential headquarters in Ain al-Tineh. The discussion reportedly touched on the general situation, particularly the security one, and the latest developments. Speaker Berri also received in […]

NNA - Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ahmad Al-Hajjar, on Wednesday received Director General of General Security, Major General Hassan Choucair, with talks focusing on the countryrsquo;s overall security situation. During the meeting, Minister Al-Hajjar was briefed on the health condition of General Security personnel who were injured in the […]

NNA - Prime Minister, Dr. Nawaf Salam, issued an administrative memorandum stipulating the closure of all public administrations, public institutions and municipalities on Thursday, December 25, 2025, and January 1, 2026, marking the occasion of Christmas and New Year. Additionally, all public administrations, public institutions and municipalities will […]

Broken ceasefires, bombing, ground incursions and mounting deaths: Israeli imperialism is now expanding across the regionIt is clear now that the ceasefire in Gaza is only a “reducefire”. The onslaught continues. There are near-daily attacks on the territory. On a single day at the end of October, almost 100 Palestinians were killed. On 19 November, 32 […]

Pope Leo XIV delivered a speech in Lebanon on Sunday where he repeated his call for representatives to do their part to help achieve peace in the region. Speaking in a room with several senior government and religious figures, the pope praised the Lebanese people for their resilience, adding: 'You always know how to rise again with courage'Pope Leo urges […]

Pontiff tells politicians and religious heads they must persevere with peace efforts despite facing ‘highly complex, conflictual’ situationPope Leo has urged political leaders in Lebanon to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal as he is visiting the country, which remains a target of Israeli airstrikes, on the second leg of his first […]

Two Palestinian children reportedly killed on Saturday as Israel continues its strikes after latest ceasefireThe Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Gaza war began, Gaza’s health ministry said on Saturday, while a hospital reported Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory’s south.The toll has continued to […]

Leo welcomed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as he begins six-day itinerary that will also include visit to LebanonA new world war is being fought “piecemeal” and is endangering the future of humanity, Pope Leo has warned, as he arrived in Turkey for his first foreign trip since becoming head of the Catholic church.Speaking in Ankara, where he was welcomed on […]

Israel’s latest strike in Beirut on Sunday, which killed at least five people and wounded 28, has dramatically escalated existing tensions in the region and left many in Lebanon anxious about what may follow.Beirut-based journalist William Christou speaks to Nour Haydar about the Lebanese government and Hezbollah’s responses to the strike and Israel’s […]

A year since deal agreed, UN calls for investigation into possible violations of international law by all partiesAt least 127 civilians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since a ceasefire was declared nearly a year ago, the UN has said as it called for an impartial investigation into the strikes.“We continue to witness increasing attacks by […]

President signs executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and JordanDonald Trump on Monday began the process of designating certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists, a move that would bring sanctions against one of the Arab world’s oldest […]

Militant group confirms Haytham Ali Tabatabai was killed in attack that dramatically escalates tensions in the regionIsrael targeted one of Hezbollah’s most senior military commanders in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, dramatically escalating tensions with the group almost exactly a year after a ceasefire ended 14 months of […]

Israel has targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff, Haytham Ali Tabatabai, in a strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. At least five people were killed and 28 wounded, according to Lebanese officials. The IDF later said that Tabatabai had died in the attack. Israel did not notify the US in advance, a senior US official said• Hezbollah chief of […]