Lebanon

NNA -nbsp;Minister of Culture Ghassan Salameacute; received Carol Nehme, Director of the Center for Arabic Research and Studies (CREA) at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, at his office in the National Library in Sanayeh. Ms. Nehme presented him with the Center#39;s commemorative 80th anniversary badge, in recognition of its sponsorship of the event […]

NNA -nbsp;The Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut (AUB) celebrated the 12th cycle of its Darwazah Startup Accelerate (DSA) with a public pitch and award ceremony recognizing emerging entrepreneurial talent. This year, seven finalists advanced […]

NNA - Minister of Culture Dr. Ghassan Salameacute; received a delegation from quot;Saderquot; at the National Library in Sanayeh. The delegation visited to brief him on preparations for the centennial celebration of the Lebanese Constitution in 2026. The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss the importance of considering constitutional principles […]

NNA - The quot;Democratic Gatheringquot; parliamentary bloc held its periodic meeting on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of the Progressive Socialist Party head, MP Taymour Jumblatt. A statement by the bloc will be issued later, and willnbsp;be read out by the Blocrsquo;s Secretary, MP Hadi Abou Hessen. nbsp; ==============

NNA -nbsp;nbsp;Maronite Patriarch Cardinalnbsp;Bechara Boutros Rahi is currently meeting with Information Minister, Attorney Dr. Paul Morcos, at the patriarchal headquartersnbsp;in Bkerke. nbsp; ===================

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun,nbsp;received this afternoon at Baabda Palace, the Governor of South Lebanon, Mansour Daou, with whom he discussed the current conditions of the governorate and the needs of its cities and villages. nbsp; ==================== L.Y

NNA - Marjeyoun - An Israelinbsp;enemy drone carried out an air raid targeting Tallet Sarinbsp;between the Al-Ezziehnbsp;and Al-Shakhroub neighborhoods in Kfarkela, NNA correspondent reported on Wednesday. nbsp; ====================

NNA ndash; President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, affirmed during his meeting this morning at Baabda Palace with the newly elected council of the World Lebanese Cultural Union, that quot;we are working through negotiation to establish security and stability, especially in the South,rdquo;adding that ldquo;negotiation does not mean surrender.quot; […]

NNA -nbsp; House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Wednesday received the Director General of Lebanon#39;s General Security, Major General Hassan Choucair, at the second presidential headquarters in Ain al-Tineh. The discussion reportedly touched on the general situation, particularly the security one, and the latest developments. Speaker Berri also received in […]

NNA - Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ahmad Al-Hajjar, on Wednesday received Director General of General Security, Major General Hassan Choucair, with talks focusing on the countryrsquo;s overall security situation. During the meeting, Minister Al-Hajjar was briefed on the health condition of General Security personnel who were injured in the […]

NNA - Prime Minister, Dr. Nawaf Salam, issued an administrative memorandum stipulating the closure of all public administrations, public institutions and municipalities on Thursday, December 25, 2025, and January 1, 2026, marking the occasion of Christmas and New Year. Additionally, all public administrations, public institutions and municipalities will […]

NNA - President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun received the President of the General Labor Confederation, Bechara Al-Asmar, who thanked him for signing the decree reactivating the Labor Arbitration Councils, which handle disputes between workers and employers, after more than 20 years of paralysis. The meeting also addressed the public sector strike, […]

NNA -nbsp;Oil pricesnbsp;rose on Wednesday morning as supply concerns increased after US President Donald Trump ordered a ldquo;complete and totalrdquo; blockade of sanctioned oil tankers moving in and out of Venezuela. Brent,nbsp;the benchmark for two thirds of the world#39;s oil, was up 1.37 per cent at 11.02am UAE time to $59.73 a barrel, while West […]

NNA - Chairman of the Board and Director General of Beirut Port, Marwan Al-Naffi, on Wednesday welcomed French Ambassador to Lebanon Herveacute; Magro, accompanied by Head of the Economic Section Franccedil;ois Sporrier, Economic Adviser Hedi Ghobass, and Director of the Expertise France Program in Lebanon and Jordan, Lili Formalioni. The meeting was held […]

NNA - The Kataeb#39;s Political Bureau held its weekly meeting under the chairmanship of party leader Samy Gemayel, during which it reviewed recent political and security developments and issued the following statement: 1. The Political Bureau strongly condemns statements made by Iranian officials referring to ldquo;support for resistance forces on […]

NNA - United States President Donald Trump began Hanukkah celebrations at the White House by expressing ldquo;love and prayersrdquo; for Australians in the aftermath of the antisemitic terror attack at Sydneyrsquo;s Bondi Beach,nbsp;NDTVnbsp;reported. He called on countries to unite against radical Islam after an Islamic State-inspired attack in Sydney […]

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, on Wednesday received Deputy Speaker of Parliament Elias Bou Saab at Baabda Palace. Following the meeting, Bou Saab said that reports about appointing ambassadors other than Ambassador Simon Karam to the ldquo;Mechanismrdquo; committee are ldquo;media speculation,rdquo; stressing that no request was […]

NNA - A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern province of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) reported. The quake occurred at 2:11am UAE time, with a depth of 50 kilometers, according to the NCM. nbsp; nbsp; =======

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, on Wednesday met the head of the negotiating delegation in the ldquo;mechanism,rdquo; former ambassador Simon Karam, and provided him with his directives ahead of the committee meeting scheduled for next Friday. nbsp; nbsp; =======R.H.

NNA -nbsp; An-Nahar Israeli Escalation Raises Tensions Ahead of Year-End Talkshellip;nbsp; Paris and Naqoura Meetings Reinforce ldquo;Verification Mechanismrdquo; Al-Akhbar British Intimidation Campaign Underwayhellip; Washington Opposes Deploying the Army to the Border Nidaa Al-Watan Berri Uses Blackmail to Force Legislation as Hezbollah Pleads with […]

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 […]