Lebanon

NNA - The Army Command ndash; Directorate of Orientation issued the following statement: quot;On the occasion of the visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, a unit from the Lebanese Army will fire ceremonial (blank) artillery rounds on 30/11/2025 at approximately 15:45 in the Ouzaindash;Baabda area, coinciding with the Popersquo;s arrival at Rafic Hariri […]

Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to arrive in Beirut this Sunday for a historic visit coming from Turkey. His expected landing at Rafic Hariri International Airport around 3:45 PM (Beirut time) will be marked by an official welcoming ceremony, followed by a popular reception along the airport route. Beirut and other parts of the country ...

NNA - Lebanese newspapers headlines for Sunday, November 30, 2025: Ad-Diyar: Leo XIV in Lebanon: A Message of Hope, Faith, and Resurrection nbsp; Issa surprises Beirut and ldquo;Decentralizationrdquo; unites Geagea and Bassil nbsp; Haykal returns from the Netherlands, and Paris steps into the Yarzehndash;Washington file ⁠An-Nahar: Pope Leo in Lebanon […]

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 […]

NNA - MP Simon Abi Ramia wrote today on platform ldquo;Xrdquo;: ldquo;The visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon is a historic and exceptional event, as it is his first tour outside Italy and the Vatican. The visit constitutes clear evidence of the importance of the Church in the Middle East and the pivotal role that the Vatican perceives for the […]

NNA - LebTalks, a platform for Lebanese political and cultural affairs, held a reception at Le Gabriel Hotel in Ashrafieh to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The event was held under the patronage of the Minister of Information, Attorney Dr. Paul Morcos, who wasnbsp;represented by the Chairperson and Director General of Tele Liban, Dr. Elissar Naddaf, with […]

NNA - Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi received in Bkirki today Patriarch of Alexandria for Coptic Catholics Anba Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, accompanied by Anba Basilios Fawzi, Bishop of the Diocese of Minya and Secretary of the Patriarchal Synod, on a special visit to participate in the papal visit to Lebanon. The Patriarch also […]

Al-Manar channel has begun its technical and logistical preparations to cover the upcoming visit of the Pope in central Beirut, with its media team working on setting up a comprehensive live broadcast plan to follow the visit’s itinerary and official program. The pope arrives Sunday in Lebanon, where he is due to meet political leaders ...

Violating Lebanon’s sovereignty and the ceasefire agreement, the Israeli enemy continue on Saturday its attacks on the border villages and towns in the South. Al-Manar correspondent reported that an Israeli enemy drone targeted Al-Dabbakeh neighborhood in the town of Mais Al-Jabal in southern Lebanon, dropping a bomb while workers were collecting iron in […]

NNA - Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykalnbsp;visited the Kingdom of the Netherlands on November 27 and 28, 2025, at the official invitation of his Dutch counterpart, General Onno Eichelsheim. General Haykal visited the Dutch Ministry of Defence, where he was accorded official honors, and then met with General Eichelsheim, with talks touching […]

NNA - Minister of Economy and Trade Amer Bsatnbsp;received today a delegation from the Qatar Investment Authority, as part of their search for investment opportunities in Lebanon. nbsp; ========

NNA - US President Donald Trump called on Saturday for Venezuelan airspace to be treated as quot;closed,quot; according to Sky News Arabia. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social: quot;To all airlines, pilots, drug dealers, and human traffickers: Please close the airspace over and around Venezuela in its entirety. Thank you for your attention to this […]

NNA -nbsp;National News Agency correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes carried out a raid on Wadi Alma al-Shaab a short while ago. nbsp; =======

NNA - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met in Damascus today with his Danish counterpart, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and his accompanying delegation. Talks during the meeting touched on issues of common interest and ways to strengthen bilateral relations. Earlier, in a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart, al-Shaibani reiterated […]

NNA - Baalbek - Governor of Baalbek-Hermel, Bashir Khodr, received today the Director of the UNHCR in Lebanon, Karolina Lindholm Billing, at the governorate center in Baalbek city. Discussions touched on activating cooperation between bothnbsp;sides, and developments in the Syrian displacement dossier. nbsp; ==========

NNA - The Governor of Mount Lebanon, Judge Mohammad Makkawi, issued a decision today prohibiting paragliding during Pope Leo XIV#39;s visit to Lebanon. The decision states: quot;Paragliding is prohibited during Pope Leo XIV#39;s visit for three days, from November 30, 2025, to December 1 and 2, 2025, in the Mount Lebanon Governorate.quot; The Internal […]

NNA - Beirut Governor Judge Marwan Abboud issued a decision today ordering the closure of all tourist establishments and commercial shops upcoming Tuesday, December 2, marking thenbsp;celebration of Mass by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the Beirut waterfront. The decision involves the area of ​​downtown Beirut (extending from President Sleiman Frangieh […]

NNA - Tyre - An enemy drone dropped a sound bomb today near a cattle herder on the outskirts of the town of Rmeish, in the direction of al-Jidar. nbsp; =========

Hezbollah on Saturday extended full welcome of Pope Leo XIV, highlighting the country’s unique geographical position and its diverse religious composition as vital for political stability and national security. In a letter, Hezbollah said it relies on the pontiff’s “stances in rejecting the injustice and aggression to which our homeland, Lebanon, is […]

NNA - Head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, started a tour in the Akkar region. He affirmed that ldquo;political discordrdquo; was the main reason behind the delay in completing projects in the area, which resulted in Akkar being deprived of 200 megawatts of much-needed electricity. Bassil emphasized that this crisis reflects the reality of […]

NNA -nbsp;As Lebanon prepares to welcome Pope Leon XIV on an official visit, Hezbollah issued a public letter addressed to the Pontiff, expressing both appreciation for his upcoming trip and concerns over the political and humanitarian situation in the region. The letter, which comes on the eve of the Pope#39;s arrival, touches on themes of justice, peace, […]

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc MP Hasan Fadlallah stressed that the resistance group will “neither sell Lebanon, nor allow its surrender.” In a memorial service of martyr Mohammad Youssef Salah on Friday, MP Fadlallah said: “We are not warmongers, nor do we seek or desire war.” “However, we will not accept any ...

NNA - Headnbsp;of the Lebanese Forces party, Samir Geagea, warned that quot;the risk of a new Israeli strike campaign is very high.quot; Geagea said: quot;This agreement was reached because Hezbollah wanted to end the war, while Israel aimed to achieve disarmament. However, Hezbollah took a Lebanese-style approach and did not fulfill its commitments. What […]

NNA - Sheikh Al-Aql of the Druze community, Sheikh Sami Abil-Mona, described the upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV as a moment of ldquo;joy, hope, and great promiserdquo; for Lebanon during its ongoing security, social, and economic crises. In a statement via quot;Sawt Kol Lebanon,quot; he emphasized the significance of the timing, saying the visit carries a […]

NNA - A hostile drone dropped a sound bomb on the town of Meiss El Jabal. nbsp; ===========

NNA - Israeli warplanes are currently flying over the skies of Hermel. =============

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem warned that the resistance group has the right to retaliate to the assassination of senior commander Haitham Al-Tabtabai, affirming that surrender is not an option. In a memorial service of the top commander on Friday, Sheikh Qassem said that the attack on Dahiyeh last week, “is a blatant aggression ...

Israeli occupation forces have escalated their breaches of Lebanese sovereignty, violating the ceasefire agreement and UN Security Council Resolution 1701 with a new wave of attacks across the south. The latest aggression came Friday, as an Al-Manar correspondent reported that Israeli occupation forces destroyed a home in the town of Houla using explosive […]

The Lebanese Army accused the Israeli enemy of hindering the completion of the army in the area south of Litanin River in south Lebanon. In a statement, Commander of South Litani Sector Brigadier General Nicolas Tabet said: “We are from people and with them.” “We did not face any objections during our deployment mission in ...

Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, His Eminence Sheikh Naim Qassem, is scheduled to deliver a speech today, Friday, at a memorial service honoring the great resistance leader, Sayyed Haitham Ali Tabatabai, known as Sayyed Abu Ali, and his fellow martyrs. The ceremony, which will commemorate their martyrdom, is set to begin at 6:00 PM Beirut time. The event ...