Lebanon

NNA - Free Patriotic Movement head, MP Gebran Bassil, began today a tour of the villages east of Zahle by inaugurating the Movementrsquo;s office in the town of Ain Kfarzabad, and then moved to Mar Elias Church Hall where he received a popular welcome, accompanied by MP Salim Aoun, former MP Cesar Maalouf and several FPM officials and supporters. In his […]

NNA - UNIFIL Spokesperson Kandice Ardiel said in a media statement on Saturday:nbsp;ldquo;Earlier today, peacekeepers went with the Lebanese army to Yanouh to support an inspection they were doing. Peacekeepers did not enter any buildings and left after the activity. We later received information through the Mechanism that the IDF intended to conduct a […]

NNA - The third edition of the quot;Rule of Lawquot; Forum, organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung institution in cooperation with the SADER Foundation, opened today at the Movenpick Hotel in 2025, with the participation of Minister of Information, Attorney Dr. Paul Morcos, Minister of Justice, Attorney Adel Nassar, and several diplomatic, judicial, […]

NNA - Zahrani - National News Agency correspondent reported that Israeli drones are flying at a very low altitude over the villages of Zahrani at this instant. nbsp; ============

NNA - Bahaa Hariri metnbsp;with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Istanbul today, where they discussed issues related to Lebanon and the region. Both sides also touched on strategies for strengthening institutions and improving economic development in their countries. nbsp; ==========R.Sh.

NNA - MP Nadim Gemayel considered that ldquo;Ambassador Simon Karam is an excellent and respectable person and one of the most suitable figures to take on the negotiations, but there are three parties at the table: Lebanon, which is negotiating with Israel, and Hezbollah, which is obstructing the negotiations.quot; He, thus, expressed his certainty that […]

NNA - Sheikh Naim Qassem, Secretary General of Hezbollah, delivered a firm declaration rejecting any attempt to disarm the resistance, framing such efforts as a direct extension of the Israeli occupation entityrsquo;s strategic objectives and a threat to Lebanonrsquo;s very existence. ldquo;Let the United States know: we will defend ourselves even if the […]

NNA - Minister of Information, Attorney Dr. Paul Morcos, patronized on Saturday the ldquo;Creators Summit 2025rdquo;, the largest gathering in Lebanon for content creators and business owners, held at the Sea Side - Beirut Waterfront, with a crowd of content creators and young generation members attending. During his participation in a session moderated by […]

NNA - Minister of National Defense, Major General Michel Mansour, mourned the passing of MP Ghassan Skaff, saying in his statement: quot;With the passing of MP Dr. Ghassan Skaff, Lebanon, the Parliament, the medical community, the Orthodox community, and all Lebanese communities have lostnbsp;an enlightened deputy, a worthy doctor, a noble and self-made man […]

The Israeli enemy threatened on Saturday to strike a house that was previously inspected by the UNIFIL at the request of the Mechanism committee, and was proven to be free of weapons The Israeli enemy army issued what it called an “evacuation order” for a house in the southern Lebanese town of Yanouh, in Tyre ...

Sheikh Naim Qassem, Secretary General of Hezbollah, delivered a firm declaration rejecting any attempt to disarm the resistance, framing such efforts as a direct extension of the Israeli occupation entity’s strategic objectives and a threat to Lebanon’s very existence. “Let the United States know: we will defend ourselves even if the heavens collapse […]

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, expressed his deep sorrow at the passing of West Bekaa Deputy, Dr. Ghassan Skaff, who left behind a lifetime of humanitarian, health, educational and national service contributions. quot;With the passing of MP Skaff, Lebanon has lost a loyal representative and a genuine national voice, who dedicated his […]

NNA - US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to halt border clashes that left at least 20 people dead this week, according to Agence France-Presse. The two Southeast Asian neighbors are locked in a territorial dispute along their 800-kilometer border, drawn during the French colonial era. Recent fighting has […]

NNA - The Syrian state news agency quot;SANAquot;nbsp;reported that Israeli forces entered the village of Saida al-Hanout in the Qneitra countryside this morning. According to the agency, an Israeli military force consisting of eight vehicles set up a checkpoint at the village#39;s main entrance, while part of the force entered the village and began […]

NNA - The death toll from recent floods and landslides in Indonesia has risen to 1,003, with 218 people still missing, the National Disaster Management Agency announced Saturday, according to AFP. The agency said that quot;floods that hit North and West Sumatra and Aceh provinces two weeks ago also injured more than 5,400 people, while 1.2 million people […]

NNA - MP Farid Haykal El Khazen wrote on his platform ldquo;Xrdquo; account: quot;The passing of our friend and colleague, Dr. Ghassan Skaff, confirms to us that divine justice is completely different from justice in our human sense. With his passing, Lebanon loses a calm parliamentary figure, a political presence characterized by composure and […]

NNA - ldquo;With deep sorrow and sadness, we mourn the loss of our dear friend and colleague, anbsp;distinguished neurosurgeon and respected member of parliament, whose dedication to his trainees, patients, public service, country, and his family Maysam, Philip, Patrick and Ralph, leaves a lasting legacy,rdquo; former Public Health Minister, Dr. Mohammed […]

NNA - Sidon - An enemy drone is circling at a very low altitude over Saksakieknbsp;Ansarieh and Loubieh at this instant. nbsp; =========

NNA - House Speaker Nabih Berri mourned today the passing of MP Dr. Ghassan Skaff. In an issued statement, Berri said: quot;Lebanon and its Parliamentnbsp;have lost a distinguished parliamentary, intellectual, and national figure who worked tirelessly for Lebanon and its people, bearing their hopes and sorrows alongside his own until his last breath. May […]

NNA - Prime Minister Nawaf Salam wrote on hisnbsp;ldquo;Xrdquo; platform account: ldquo;Despite his illness, my friend, MP Dr. Ghassan Skaff, visited me a few weeks ago, carrying the burden of dialogue, and insisting until the last moment on searching for solutions in the face of difficulties. His absence is a loss for a parliament that will miss his wisdom […]

UN Secretary-General Antoacute;nio Guterres arrived in the Iraqi capital on Saturday to participate in the official ceremony announcing the conclusion of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). nbsp; The visit follows a formal request by the Iraqi government to the United Nations to conclude its political mission in the […]

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem is to deliver a speech on Saturday on the occasion of Lady Fatima Al-Zahraa’s birth anniversary. His eminence is to tackle latest developments in a televised address via video link, during a ceremony organized by Hezbollah’s Women’s Organizations Unit. Entitled “We Shall Keep the Covenant”, the […]

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc at the Lebanese Parliament MP Hussein Al-Hajj Hasan responded to Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, who represents the Lebanese Forces (LF) in the Lebanese Government, stressing that diplomatic efforts don’t mean justifying the Israeli enemy attacks. In remarks to Lebanese media, MP Al-Hajj Hasan […]

NNA - Minister of Information, Paul Morcos, mourned the passing of MP Ghassan Skaff, writing on platform X: nbsp;ldquo;Death has taken away a dear friend, MP Ghassan Skaffhellip; a man who carried the concerns of the country and left a lasting mark in politics, medicine, and society. nbsp; My heartfelt condolences to his esteemed wife, colleague Ms. Maysam […]

Lebanese President Jospeh Aoun received on Friday a delegation representing families of Lebanese detainees held in Israeli prisons. The president received the Lebanese Association for Prisoners and Freed Detainees’ delegation at Baabda Presidential Palace, local media reported. President Aoun told the delegation that the return of Lebanese detainees held […]

The Israeli enemy stepped up its aggression on Lebanon on Friday, launching a series of strikes that hit several targets across south Lebanon and West Bekaa, in violation of the ceasefire which ended the brutal Israeli 66-day war on the country in late 2024. Al-Manar correspondent reported Israeli strikes on Al-Rihan Heights and Iqlim Al-Tuffah ...

Pro-Palestine Lebanese activist who spent 40 years in French prisons Georges Abdallah stressed on Thursday that “the resistance alone represents legitimacy and sovereignty.” In an Interview with Al-Manar, Abdallah described the Lebanese people as “the environment which nurtures the resistance,” adding that the “resistance in Lebanon is the […]

The Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri received on Tuesday the Press Syndicate delegation, affirming the current electoral law is in effect, and elections will proceed accordingly. Speaker Berri emphasized openness to consensus on outstanding issues, particularly expatriate voting. Speaker Berri recalled advocating for the Taif Agreement’s implementation, […]

Israeli enemy forces detonated a building under construction north of Mays al-Jabal southern Lebanon and targeted a house in Adaysah with a quadcopter drone early this morning, according to Al-Manar TV correspondent. In another attack, enemy forces targeted the roof of a building opposite a spring in the town of Adaysah with an explosive device ...

UNIFIL issued on Wednesday a statement, indicating that the UN peacekeepers in vehicles patrolling the Blue Line were fired upon by IOF soldiers in a Merkava tank near Sarda one day earlier. “Yesterday, peacekeepers in vehicles patrolling the Blue Line were fired upon by IDF soldiers in a Merkava tank near Sarda.” “One ten-round burst of ...