Lebanon

NNA - Lebanese Army Commander, Generalnbsp;Rodolphe Haykal, on Monday received MPnbsp;Jihad Al-Samad, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on National Defense, Interior and Municipalities, during a meeting at his office in Yarzeh. Discussions reportedly focused on general developments in the country and matters related to the security situation. nbsp; […]

NNA - President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, on Tuesday arrived in Muscat at the head of an official Lebanese delegation, marking the start of a two-day state visit to the Sultanate of Oman. Aoun was received at the Sultanrsquo;s Airport by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, along with senior Omani officials including Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs […]

NNA - House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Tuesday welcomed French presidential envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, and his accompanying delegation at the Second Presidency in Ain al-Tineh, in the presence of French Ambassador Herveacute; Magro.nbsp; The meeting, which lasted over an hour, touched on developments in Lebanon and the region, as well as political and field […]

NNA - Caretaker Prime Ministernbsp;Najib Mikatinbsp;met today at the Grand Serail with Magali Cesana, Head of Bilateral Affairs and Corporate Internationalization at the French Directorate General of the Treasury. The discussion focused on thenbsp;progress made in finalizing the draft Financial Gap Law, which is expected to be submitted to the Cabinet […]

NNA - Prime Minister,nbsp;Nawaf Salam, on Tuesday received the Chairman and Director General of the Port of Beirut,nbsp;Marwan Al-Naffi, at the Grand Serail, accompanied by members of the Board of Directors and in the presence of Cabinet Secretary General Judge Mahmoud Makieh. Salam opened the meeting by congratulating the Board on its recent appointment. […]

NNA - The Kataebrsquo;s Political Bureau convened its weekly meeting under the chairmanship of Party President Samy Gemayel to review the latest political and security developments. Following the meeting, the Bureau issued the following statement: 1. The Political Bureau welcomes the appointment of former Ambassador Simon Karam as head of Lebanonrsquo;s […]

NNA - Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Supreme President of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, honored the winners of the fourth cycle of the Hamdanndash;ICESCO Prize for the Development of Educational Facilities in the Islamic World during a ceremony held on Monday 8 December in Baku, the […]

NNA - On Friday 5 December, the Deputy Head of Mission Victoria Dunne hosted the certificate ceremony for the Rebecca Dykes Changemaker Challenge (RDCC), a youth-led initiative that empowers students across Lebanon to design creative, context-sensitive solutions to end gender-based violence. This yearrsquo;s event coincided with the global 16 Days of […]

NNA - Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi on Tuesday received Qatarrsquo;s Ambassador to Lebanon, Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, at the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerki. During the meeting, Ambassador Al Thani reaffirmed Qatarrsquo;s firm support for Lebanon ldquo;in all its causes,rdquo; with discussions touching on the latest domestic and […]

NNA - Following successful launches in London and Nicosia, Lebanese Author Rana Hanna officially released her debut novel, Birds in the Rain (Bold Story Press), in Beirut during an intimate event held at Syma, L#39;Atelier de Porcelaine in Achrafieh. Guests were invited to reflect on themes of love, hope, memory, and the courage to return home in a […]

NNA -nbsp;German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that parts of the new US national security strategy unveiled last week were ldquo;unacceptable to us from a European perspective.rdquo; ldquo;I see no need for the Americans to now want to save democracy in Europe,rdquo; Merz said after the paper accused Europe of undermining political liberty and […]

NNA - Prime Minister, Dr. Nawaf Salam, on Tuesday patronized an official ceremony laying thenbsp;corenerstonenbsp;for the Martyr late Prime Ministernbsp;Rafik Hariri Public Garden Project, at Beirut#39;s waterfront area, at the invitation of quot;Soliderequot;. Attending the ceremony had been Beirut MPs, former MP Bahia Hariri, President of the Hariri […]

NNA - Qatar Foundation#39;s Pre-University Education (PUE) and the American University of Beirut (AUB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on developing teachers, strengthening school leadership, and promoting innovation in Kndash;12 education. The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation in professional development, diploma and […]

Sources close to Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri affirmed on Tuesday that the position of the Speaker of Parliament is firm regarding refusal to expand the framework of direct negotiations with the Israeli enemy, or to task any committee other than the existing “Mechanism”. In remarks to Al-Binaa Lebanese daily, the sources stressed that Speaker Berri’s […]

NNA - The Finance and Budget Parliamentary Committee is currently convening under the chairmanship of MP Ibrahim Kanaan, attended by Finance Minister Yassine Jaber, to study the appropriations of the National Anti-Corruption Authority, the Audit Bureau, the Central Inspection, and the Public Procurement Authority within the 2026 budget project. nbsp; […]

NNA ndash; Lebanonrsquo;s Army Commander General Rudolph Haykal, on Tuesday welcomed at his Yarzeh office, the special envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Yves Le Drian, at the head of an accompanying nbsp;delegation, in the presence of French Ambassador to Lebanon, Herveacute; Magro. The discussion reportedly touched on the latest developments […]

NNA - Minister of Finance, Yassine Jaber, on Tuesday received in his office at the ministry, a delegation from the French Treasury, headed by Ms. Magali Cesana, Head of the Bilateral Affairs and International Business Development Department at the General Treasury accompanied by the head of the economic department at the French Embassy, Franccedil;ois […]

NNA -nbsp;A big quake off northern Japan left at least 30 injured, authorities said Tuesday, damaging roads and leaving thousands without power in freezing temperatures. The Japan Meteorological Agency saidnbsp;the magnitude 7.5 quake at 11:15 pm on Mondaynbsp;(1415 GMT) -- downgraded from 7.6 initially -- raised the chances of similar or larger tremors in […]

NNA - Gasoline and diesel prices in Lebanon have dropped in Lebanon on Tuesday as the price of 95-octane and 98-octane gasoline canister each decreasing by LBP 6,000, and that of diesel by LBP 18000. Meanwhile, the price of the gas canister has increased by LBP 29,000 lira. nbsp;Consequently, the new prices are as follows: 95 octanes: LBP 1456,000 […]

NNA -nbsp;South Korearsquo;s military said it had scrambled fighter jets when Chinese and Russian military planes entered and left its air defense zone on Tuesday. Seven Russian planes and two Chinese planes had entered the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) at around 10 a.m. (0100 GMT) then left, and there was no breach of its territorial […]

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, departed Beirut at 10:25 a.m. on Tuesday, heading to the Sultanate of Oman for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq. The President of the Republic is accompanied by a delegation that includes the Ministers of: Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Raggi, National […]

The Israeli enemy expanded its attacks on south Lebanon overnight and at dawn on Tuesday, with airstrikes being reported in Iqlim Al-Tuffah and infiltrations being recorded in border towns. Al-Manar correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes that hit several targets in Iqlim Al-Tuffah at midnight. A series of strikes […]

US Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, announced that the recent negotiations held through the mechanism were aimed at breaking the ice between the Lebanese and Israeli sides, stating that there is a difference between conducting negotiations and the Israeli side’s commitment to a ceasefire. He added, “We didn’t expect peace from the first meeting. […]

Ali Hasan Khalil, political advisor to Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday hit back at recent allegations made by the head of the Lebanese Forces party Samir Geagea, who accused the Lebanese of obstructing legislative work and refusing to amend the electoral law. “Those who truly want elections do not use them as a weapon ...

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc at the Lebanese Parliament MP Raed Berro called the Lebanese State not to offer concessions to the enemy at the expense of the national duites. During a memorial service in Beirut’s southern suburb (Dahiyeh), MP Berro said the Lebanese State “should not be a third party when the ...

Walid Jumblatt, former head of Lebanon’s Progressive Socialist Party, stated, “We reject normalization and insist on a ceasefire before any return to the principles established at the Beirut Arab Summit.” He emphasized, “We adhere to fixed principles, primarily concerning the land and sovereignty—and by land, we mean everything above and below […]

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc at Lebanese Parliament MP Hussein Jishi lashed out at the United States over its green light to the Israeli enemy to continue its attacks on Lebanon. In a memorial service on Sunday, MP Jishi said the US pretends to be mediator while unleashing the Israeli enemy to go ...

  Israeli occupation forces conducted a series of attacks targeting towns in southern Lebanon on Saturday, resulting in heightened tensions along the border. Machine Gun Fire and Stun Grenade in Al-Dhahira According to a correspondent Al-Manar,Israeli enemy forces initially directed bursts of machine gun fire towards the outskirts of the town of […]

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem stressed on Friday that the United States and the Israeli enemy plan for not only disarming the Resistance but also imposing a full economic siege on its supporters. Addressing Hezbollah ceremony held at the shrine of the Master of Umma Martyrs Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah to honor the scholars martyred ...

Senior Lebanese officials received visiting UN Security Council delegation on Friday, with President Jospeh Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri calling on the UN diplomats to press the Zionist entity over its continuous aggression on Lebanon. The UN delegation visited Damascus on Thursday and was due to inspect the border area in southern Lebanon on Saturday, ...