Lebanon

NNA -nbsp;Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam will hold a press conference at 7 pm this eveningnbsp;at the Grand Serail. nbsp; ===================.

NNA -nbsp;UNIFIL today handed over to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) a cleared minefield during a ceremony held near the Blue Line in Blida, southeastern Lebanon. This marks the first handover of a cleared minefield since last yearrsquo;s hostilities. The demining work ndash; clearing explosives spread across nearly 2,000 square metres ndash; […]

NNA -nbsp;Ukraine said Friday it had hit a Russian quot;shadow fleetquot; tanker with aerial drones in neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea, its first strike there in the nearly four-year war. Estimated to include up to 1,000 ships, which frequently change their flags and whose ownership is unclear, the fleet has enabled Moscow to keep exporting its […]

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday afternoon received at Baabda Palace the head of the Lebanese negotiating delegation in the quot;Mechanismquot; Committee, former Ambassador Simon Karam, following Karam#39;snbsp;return from the committee meeting held today in Naqoura. Former Ambassador Karam briefed President Aoun on the […]

NNA - Minister of Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rasamny, on Friday conducted an inspection tour at Rafic Hariri International Airportndash;Beirut, to review ongoing works in the departure hall and mark the completion of a specific phase of the rehabilitation and modernization project. The ministry clarified that the ribbon-cutting accompanying the tour […]

NNA - For Qatar National Day, Media City Qatar has commissioned Rahbani 3.0 to produce Qatar SoundBeat, a national campaign centered around an original composition by Omar Rahbany, created in collaboration with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra. The campaign features a global digital rollout through short-form reels, alongside a music video directed by […]

nbsp; NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday welcomed the American-French-Saudi agreement announced in Paris yesterday to hold a special international conference to support the Lebanese army and internal security forces, expressing his quot;deep appreciation for this initiative, which comes at a time when Lebanon needs the support […]

NNA - House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Friday welcomed Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and his accompanying delegation, at the second presidency headquarters in Ain al-Tineh.nbsp; The delegation included Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Transport, Lieutenant General Kamel al-Wazir; Minister of Electricity and Renewable […]

NNA - Lebanese Forces leader, Dr. Samir Geagea, on Friday said that developments witnessed yesterday ldquo;do not bode well,rdquo; warning of signs pointing to the return of the former ldquo;troikardquo; model. Speaking at a press conference in Maarab, Geagea said he understands the position of the so-called ldquo;Axis of Resistancerdquo; in blocking any […]

NNA -nbsp; Israeli occupation forces advanced on Friday into several villages in the southern countryside of Quneitra, southwestern Syria, setting up temporary checkpoints. SANA reporter in Quneitra said that a force consisting of three vehicles entered from the town of Bir Ajam toward the village of Breiqa, briefly stopping near al-Kabbas water well. A […]

NNA - Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and the accompanying delegation arrived at Ain al-Tineh to meet with House Speaker, Nabih Berri. nbsp; nbsp; ========R.H.

NNA - Oil prices fell in Lebanon on Friday, with gasoline and diesel recording notable decreases, while gas prices remained stable. Prices are now as follows: nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;bull;nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;Gasoline 95 Octane:nbsp;LBP 1,408,000 nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;bull;nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;Gasoline 98 Octane:nbsp;LBP 1,448,000 nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;bull;nbsp;nbsp; […]

NNA - Pentalateral members convened for the 15th meeting in Naqoura on December 19th to continue coordinated efforts in support of stability and an enduring cessation of hostilities.nbsp;nbsp; Military participants offered operational updates and remained focused on deepening the military-to-military cooperation by finding ways to increase coordination.  […]

NNA - The leaders of thenbsp;European Unionnbsp;have agreed to jointly borrow euro;90 billion to give tonbsp;Ukraine, after a plan to finance a similar sized loan using sanctionednbsp;Russian statenbsp;assets foundered during a late-night summit in Brussels. The EU will borrow the money as a bloc to make sure Ukraine does not run out of cash for another two […]

NNA - Iraqi authorities said on Thursday that security forces captured ldquo;two importantrdquo; individuals wanted by the Iraqi judiciary during an airborne operation carried out inside northeastern Syria, in coordination with Syrian security forces and the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS). According to a statement by Iraqrsquo;s Security […]

NNA - The Ministry of Agriculture on Friday affirmed that all required veterinary and health quarantine procedures for the cattle vessel arriving from Egypt were implemented in line with approved standards. The ship reached Beirut Port on 16 December, where samples were taken and tests confirmed the animals were free of diseases, including foot-and-mouth […]

NNA - Oil prices were on course for a second consecutive weekly decline, as concerns over a growing global supply glut outweighed potential disruptions, according to Bloomberg. Brent crude was trading below $60 a barrel on Friday, down more than 2% on the week, while West Texas Intermediate hovered near $56 a barrel.nbsp;Bloomberg reportednbsp;that most of […]

NNA - Four Palestinian civilians, including a woman, were killed as a result of a series of airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes targeting the town of Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, over the past 24 hours. According to WAFA correspondent, Israeli warplanes launched multiple air raids on Bani Suheila, striking a group […]

NNA - Irish Prime Minister Micheaacute;l Martin is scheduled to arrive in Beirut at 1:30 a.m. on Friday, on a visit reflecting the strength of bilateral relations and the long-standing ties of cooperation and friendship between Ireland and Lebanon. Minister of Information, Dr. Paul Morcos, will receive Prime Minister Martin at Rafic Hariri International […]

NNA -nbsp; An-Nahar: Army Support Conference Scheduled for February, Venue Still Undecided Berri Scores a Procedural Shot on Quorum, Geagea to Retaliate Today Al-Akhbar: Deadline Extension for Disarmament on the Table Army Aid Deferred to February? Nidaa Al-Watan: Conditional Breakthrough in Paris Talks, While Berri ldquo;Stretchesrdquo; the Limits […]

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 […]