Lebanon

NNA - In an issued statement by the Lebanesenbsp;Army Command#39;s Orientation Directorate on Sunday, it indicated thatnbsp;quot;On December 13, 2025, within the framework of coordination between the military institution, the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement Monitoring Mechanism, and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the army conducted […]

NNA - US Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack emphasized on Saturday that his country will not back down until ISIS is completely eliminated, according to Sky News Arabia. Barrack stated in a post on his quot;Xquot;nbsp;account: quot;Todayrsquo;s cowardly terrorist ambush on U.S. personnel in Syria, which claimed the lives of two brave American soldiers and […]

NNA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed his participation in talks in Berlin aimed at ending the Russian war on his country, according to Sky News Arabia. In a video message from Kyiv, Zelenskyy said, quot;We are currently preparing for meetings with the American side and our European friends in the coming days. There will be several events […]

NNA - Sydney ndash; Twelve people, including children and a police officer, were killed in a shooting on Sundaynbsp;evening, local time,nbsp;at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney#39;s Bondi Beach area. Security sources reported that one gunman was shot dead by police at the scene, while another was taken to hospital for treatment, after they opened fire on […]

NNA - Zahrani - National News Agency correspondent reported that two enemy drones were circling over the villages of Zahrani this afternoon. nbsp; ==========

NNA - Nabatieh - An enemy aircraft dropped explosive bombs this afternoon on a house in the Al-Salam area - Al-Ghaba Road on the southern outskirts of the town of Aitaroun. nbsp; ============

NNA - President Joseph Aoun affirmed his complete condemnation of the attack that took place today in Sydney, Australia, stressing that quot;human values, foremost of which is the right to life, are universal and constant principles, not subject to discretion, whims, or selectivity,quot; adding, quot;Just as we condemn and reject attacks on any innocent […]

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, met today with Marada Movement Head, former minister and MP Sleiman Franjieh, who visited him at Baabda Palace this morning. The meeting witnessed anbsp;wide-ranging discussion covering the most prominent local and regional issues. Franjieh expressed his support for the President#39;s approach to […]

NNA - National News Agency correspondent reported that a martyr fell in the Israeli raid on a car between the town of Safad al-Batikh and Barashit. nbsp; =========

NNA - Tyre - An enemy drone targeted a car in the town of Jouwaya this afternoon. nbsp; ==========

NNA - An Israeli enemy reconnaissance aircraft carried out an airstrike at approximately 11:15 a.m., targeting a motorcycle in the Tair Harma area of the town of Yater, in the Bint Jbeil district. Reports indicate that one person was injured in the strike. nbsp; ======== R.K

NNA -nbsp;Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi presided over Sunday Mass marking the occasion of the quot;Prisonerrsquo;s Jubileequot; at the Patriarchal Seat in Bkerke. In the wake of Pope Leo XIVrsquo;s visit to Lebanon and his recent remarks from Rome, Patriarch Rahi reaffirmed the spiritual and moral depth of the Popersquo;s message, […]

NNA - Al-Diyar: nbsp; Threats and initiatives remain unresolved as all eyes await Trumprsquo;s statement Hezbollahrsquo;s Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem urges the state to stop making concessions and to reassess its stancenbsp; Tripartite meeting in Paris ahead of possible quadripartite talks An-Nahar: nbsp; A feverish race unfolds as U.S. envoy […]

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 […]

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 […]