Lebanon

NNA - Minister of Culture Dr. Ghassan Salamehnbsp;met at his office in the National Library in Sanayeh with the Mayor of Sidon, Engineer Mustafa Hijazi, accompanied by the head of the municipality#39;s cultural committee, Hisham Jaradeh, and the mayor#39;s advisor for cultural affairs, Wafaa Shuaib. The meeting was to thank the Minister for his patronage […]

NNA -nbsp;Syria expressed on Wednesday deep gratitude to the countries that voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution on the ldquo;Syrian Golan,rdquo; which was approved on December 3, 2025. Damascus particularly thanked those who shifted their stance compared to previous years. In a statement,nbsp;Syriarsquo;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

NNA - Lebanon#39;s Army Commander General Rodolph Haykal, on Wednesday received former President General Michel Sleiman at his Yarzeh office. Maj. Gen. Haykal also received MP Michel Murr, with whom henbsp;discussed the general situation in the country. The army commander later receivednbsp;the Head of European Peace Facilitynbsp;(EPF), Diouchy-Suliga, […]

NNA -nbsp;Minister of Culture, Dr. Ghassan Salameh, received an official invitation for the Ministry#39;s participation in the 2026 Jerash Festival. This invitation was presented to him during a meeting today at his office in the National Library of Sanayeh with the festival#39;s Executive Director, Ayman Samawi, who stated after the meeting: quot;I had […]

NNA - The American University of Beirut (AUB) celebrated its 159th Founders Day on December 3, 2025. The traditional ceremony brought together the AUB community and friends to reflect on the university#39;s continuing mission and to renew its commitment to excellence in education and service for the progress of Lebanon and the region. The keynote speaker […]

NNA -nbsp;Senior officials convened for the 14th iteration of the Pentalateral on December 3 in Naqoura to assess ongoing efforts to reach an enduring cessation of hostilities arrangement in Lebanon.nbsp; To support a durable peace and shared prosperity of both sides, former Ambassador Simon Karam of Lebanon and National Security Council Senior Director […]

NNA -nbsp;National News Agency correspondent in Zahrani reported that Israelinbsp;drones were flying at very low altitudes in the towns of Kawthariyat al-Siyyad, al-Sharqiyehnbsp;and al-Namiriyeh in south Lebanon. nbsp; ================

NNA mdash; nbsp;The Ministry of Public Works and Transport today celebrated the graduation of 392 officers and personnel from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), Internal Security Forces (ISF), General Security (GS), and Civil Defense, who completed an intensive maritime safety and security training programme delivered under the European Union-funded […]

NNA -nbsp;Ukraine#39;s top negotiator Rustem Umerov will hold talks with the EU in Brussels on Wednesday before preparing for a US meeting with Donald Trump#39;s envoys, who left Moscow with no breakthrough on a peace deal, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Writing on social media, Zelensky said Umerov and Ukraine#39;s chief of general staff Andriy Gnatov […]

NNA - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Youssef Raggi, on Wednesday received Bishop Simon Faddoul, the Maronite Bishop of Our Lady of the Annunciation in West and Central Africa and Apostolic Visitor to the Maronites of Southern Africa, accompanied by the Director General of the Lebanese Maronite Order and Head of Diaspora, Father Tony Fakhry. The […]

NNA - Housenbsp;Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Wednesday met with Brigadier General, Andreacute; Rahal, advisor to President Joseph Aoun, at the Second Presidency headquarters in Ain el-Tineh. The discussion reportedly touched on the generalnbsp;situation and the latest developments.nbsp; Speaker Berri also received Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Taleb. nbsp; […]

This episode of Panorama Today brings together a series of frontline testimonies—drawn from video recordings and accompanying narrative accounts—that document key episodes of the recent fighting across multiple southern Lebanese towns and front sectors. Through the voices of field officers and surviving fighters, the material captures the intensity of […]

NNA -nbsp;Kataeb Party leader Samy Gemayel on Wednesday praised Lebanonrsquo;s decision to appoint former ambassador Simon Karam to lead its delegation to the Military Technical Committee, urging the government to take concrete steps to reinforce State authority. ldquo;Full support for the decision of the President of the Republic to draw on former […]

NNA -nbsp;Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam, on Wednesday received Kataeb Party leader MP Samynbsp;Gemayel, at the Grand Serail. The discussionnbsp;between the pair reportedly touched on the latest developments and the general situation in the country. nbsp; ==================== L.Y

NNA -nbsp;French President Emmanuel Macron touched down on Wednesday in China, an AFP journalist saw, where he is expected to put pressure on his counterpart Xi Jinping to help secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and discuss trade relations. Macron, on a fourth state visit to China since taking office in 2017, will hold talks with Xi and Premier Li Qiang at the […]

NNA - Labor Minister Dr. Mohammed Haidar, on Wednesday received European Union Ambassador to Lebanon, Sandra De Waele, in his office at the ministry. The discussion reportedly touched on matters related to the Ministry of Labor and ways to support it. Minister Haidar also received a delegation from the municipal council of the southern Lebanese town of […]

NNA - Tyre - The ldquo;Mechanismrdquo; committee concluded its meeting a short while ago in Ras al-Naqoura. For the first time, a civilian participated as head of the Lebanese delegation, namely former Ambassador to the United States Simon Karam, along with officers from the Lebanese army led by the commander of the South Litani sector, Brigadier General […]

NNA - An Israeli enemy drone dropped a sound bomb on the southern Lebanese town of Adaisseh, our correspondent in Marjeyoun reported on Wednesday. nbsp; ============== nbsp; ====================

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, on Wednesday received National Education and Higher Education Minister Rima Karami, at Baabda Palace. The discussion reportedly touched on the issue of full-time employment for contract professors at the Lebanese University. nbsp; ================= L.Y

NNA - Today, 3 December, Lebanon marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities under the global theme ldquo;Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.rdquo; The message is clear: Lebanon cannot achieve inclusive development, resilient recovery, or sustainable peace unless persons with disabilities, including women and […]

NNA ndash;nbsp;President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, after coordination and consultation with House Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, decided to assign former Ambassador and lawyer Simon Karam to head the Lebanese delegation to the meetings of the quot;Military Technical Committee for Lebanonquot; . A statement issued by the […]

A meeting of the committee monitoring the cessation of hostilities along Lebanon’s southern border convened this morning at the UNIFIL headquarters in Ras al-Naqoura, amid a backdrop of renewed Israeli threats and ongoing violations. The “Mechanism” Committee concluded its meeting in Ras al-Naqoura. For the first time, a civilian participated as head […]

Israeli Channel 14 has reported that former U.S envoy Morgan Ortagus presented Israeli officials with a provocative proposal during a visit shortly before the funeral of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. According to the channel’s political correspondent, Tamir Morag, Ortagus suggested that ‘Israel’ carry out an airstrike on the […]

The Presidency of the Republic has announced the appointment of former ambassador and lawyer Simon Karam to head the Lebanese delegation to the Joint Military Technical Committee. The decision was issued by President Joseph Aoun in accordance with his constitutional powers, following coordination with Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister […]

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem is scheduled to deliver a speech during the Party-organized ceremony, “Najee’ wa Midad” (Blood & Ink), commemorating the martyred scholars on the path to Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and in the Battle of the “Formidable in Might” those of valor and honoring those scholars who combined the sublimity of […]

Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, has praised Pope Francis’ visit to Lebanon, stating that it was “positive in all aspects”. Berri emphasized that Lebanon holds a significant place in the Pope’s priorities, saying “the Vatican will not abandon Lebanon”. Addressing the Pope, Speaker Berri noted that the first miracle performed by […]

Pope Leo XIV ends a three-day visit to Lebanon on Tuesday, bringing his 6-day apostolic visit to Lebanon and Turkey to a close. The pontiff departed Beirut after an official farewell ceremony at Beirut International Airport attended by President Joseph Aoun, Premier Nawaf Salam and Speaker Nabih Berri. “Your Holiness, this visit will remain etched ...

The Israeli enemy went ahead with attacks in south Lebanon on Tuesday, in violation of the ceasefire which ended the brutal Israeli war on Lebanon in late 2024. An Israeli glider dropped three sound bombs over Ras Naqoura coast, South Lebanon, according to Al-Manar reporter, who added that the Zionist artillery targeted the area between Beit ...

The southern villages and towns witnessed a series of scattered Israeli attacks today, coinciding with intense enemy aircraft overflights in the region. Al-Manar correspondent reported that the enemy’s position in Ramtha Hill targeted the Bastara farm with heavy machine gunfire, and the outskirts of Kfar Shuba town came under machine gunfire from the […]

Pope Francis is participating in an interfaith meeting in Martyrs’ Square in Beirut. Upon his arrival, he was welcomed by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Youssef III Younan, Lebanese Grand Mufti Sheikh Abd Al-Latif Derian, and other religious leaders. During the meeting, Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, Deputy President […]