Lebanon

NNA - In an interview with "Tele Liban" Channel marking one year of his presidency, General Joseph Aoun said the roadmap for his term remains his inaugural address, in which he outlined his responsibilities drawn from 42 years of military service, including eight years as army commander.   Aoun acknowledged that not all goals can be achieved in a single […]

NNA - Nabatieh - National News Agency correspondent reported that an Israeli drone carried out a raid this evening, targeting a vehicle with a guided missile in the city of Bint Jbeil.   ==============

NNA - Foreign Affairs Minister Yousef Rajji followed up this evening on the major traffic accident near the Jordanian border involving a bus with pilgrims on board returning from performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia, after it collided with a truck. Upon receiving news of the collision, Rajji immediately contacted Lebanon's Ambassador to Jordan Brigitte Tawq, […]

NNA - A cabinet session is scheduled to take place at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at the Grand Serail, to discuss developments pertaining to the general financial situation, ways to improve resource management, and the available options for the required reform.   =========R.Sh.

NNA - Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel asserted on Sunday that "no one dictates to us what to do," responding to threats made by US President Donald Trump, according to AFP. In a message posted on the X platform, Díaz-Canel wrote that Cuba is "a free and independent nation." He added, "Cuba does not attack; it has been attacked by the United States for […]

NNA - Zahrani - National News Agency correpondent reported that enemy warplanes launched more than 10 raids on the threatened area in Kfarhatta (forming a fire belt), which led to the buildings' significant desruction.   ========

NNA - Zahrani - National News Agency correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes launched a raid targeting the threatened area in Kfarhatta just a while ago.   =========

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, paid tribute to the late scholar Imam Muhammad Mahdi Shamseddine, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of his passing.   "Today, and every day, we remember an exceptional man who combined profound thought with unwavering patriotism," Aoun said in a statement.   He added, "The late Imam was a […]

NNA - Zahrani - National News Agency correspondent reported that a force from the Lebanese army and UNIFIL headed to the threatened location in Kfarhatta for inspection.   ==========

NNA - Zahrani – National News Agency correspondent reported that residents of Kfarhatta are appealing to the Army Commander and security forces to inspect the threatened area, which is a large residential complex comprising at least 10 buildings. This came following an urgent warning by Israeli army spokesperson Avichai Adraee to the residents of […]

NNA - Pope Leo XIV prayed today for those killed in protests in Iran and clashes in Syria, calling for dialogue and peace in both countries, AFP reported. "My thoughts are with the people of the Middle East, especially in Iran and Syria, where ongoing tensions are causing many deaths," the Pope said during the Angelus prayer. "I hope and pray that dialogue […]

NNA - US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Cuba to "reach a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would cease, according to Sky News Arabia.   "Cuba will receive no more oil or money—nothing," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. He added, "I strongly suggest we reach an […]

NNA - Israeli warplanes continue their violent air raids, targeting for the third time in less than an hour the Al-Breij area on the outskirts of the town of Jaba’a in Iqlim Al-Tuffah region, where more than 10 raids were counted so far this afternoon.   =========

NNA - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said today that the United States and Israel want to "sow chaos and unrest" in Iran by inciting "rioters." Pezeshkian explained that America and Israel are issuing orders to "rioters" to destabilize the country, calling on Iranians to distance themselves from "rioters and terrorists," according to Reuters. He […]

NNA - Sudan's military-backed government, headed by Prime Minister Kamil Idris, announced its return to Khartoum after nearly three years of operating from Port Sudan, AFP reported. "We have returned today, and the government of hope is returning to the national capital," Idris told reporters in Khartoum, a city devastated by fighting between the army and […]

NNA - US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the United States is "ready to help" as protests continue in Iran and are met with a crackdown by authorities. "Iran is looking forward to freedom, perhaps in a form never before seen. The United States stands ready to help," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. His comment came a day […]

NNA - Jezzine – Israeli drones targeted the Al-Rayhan Heights in the Jezzine area this afternoon.   ==========

NNA - Nabatieh - Israeli warplanes renew their raids on Al-Breij area on the outskirts of the town of Jbaa in Iqlim Al-Tuffah region.   ============

NNA - Israeli drones circled intensively at low altitude over the coast extending from Ras al-Ain al-Qlaila in the south to the coasts of Tyre al-Qasimiya in the north this afternoon.   ==========

NNA - General Labor Union Head Bechara Asmar commended the steps taken by the Central Bank Governor to uncover illusionary companies, money laundering operations, illegal commissions through intermediaries, suspicious accounts for the benefit of specific parties, pursuit of illegal transfers abroad, in addition to filing a lawsuit before the Lebanese […]

Israel’s PM travels to Mar-a-Lago as US administration reported to be running out of patience over Gaza ceasefireBenjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday amid growing fears Israel could launch new offensives against regional enemies, potentially plunging the Middle East further into […]

Strikes were latest violation of year-long ceasefire and targeted what Israel said were Hezbollah sites Israel has carried out several airstrikes in southern Lebanon on what it said was Hezbollah infrastructure, as a new year’s deadline for the Lebanese state to disarm the group in the south of the country loomed.Israeli warplanes bombed the valleys of […]

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 […]