Lebanon

NNA - Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ahmad Hajjar, on Monday met with the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, in a courtesy visit at the ministry. The meeting reviewed the latest political and security developments in Lebanon and the wider region.nbsp; Discussions also touched on the reform measures underway at the […]

NNA - As part of the project quot;Food Assistance for the Most Vulnerable Communities in Lebanonquot;, funded by the Polish Aid program, with the support of the Order of Malta Poland, and implemented by the Order of Malta Lebanon, H.E. Dr. Aleksandra Bukowska-McCabe, Ambassador of Poland to Lebanon, visited the Order of Malta Lebanon#39;s Community […]

NNA - The Ministry of Public Works and Transport, on Monday announced the continuation of a series of maintenance and rehabilitation works on several key roadways, as part of a comprehensive traffic-safety plan under the ldquo;Lebanon on Trackrdquo; project, carried out in full coordination with the Internal Security Forces. Mseilhandash;Batroun Works: […]

NNA - Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi on Monday affirmed from Baabda Palace that ldquo;we are in a time of negotiation, and the dawn of peace has arrived.rdquo; He stressed that the Lebanese Army ldquo;is performing its duties south of the Litani,rdquo; adding that he does not fear the outbreak of war. Rahi noted that ldquo;the […]

NNA - European Union council president Antonio Costa on Monday rejected any attempt by the United States to meddle in Europersquo;s politics, after Washington published a new security strategy sharply criticizing the continentrsquo;s policies. ldquo;What we cannot accept is the threat to interfere in European politics,rdquo; Costa said.--agenciesnbsp; […]

NNA - President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, on Monday welcomed Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, at Baabda Palace. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; ===========R.H.

NNA - U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Michael Issa, on Monday said after meeting with Foreign Minister,nbsp;Youssef Raggi, that ldquo;contacts are underway regarding the return of Army Commander Rudolf Haykalrsquo;s visit to Washington,rdquo; expressing his belief that ldquo;the visit will happen,rdquo; while noting that ldquo;nothing is confirmed yet.rdquo; […]

NNA - Marking the centenary of the 1925 Lebanese Nationality Law - still in force despite the inequalities it perpetuates - Banque BEMO, in partnership with the Embassy of Belgium in Lebanon, organised a national conference entitled ldquo;Her Children are Lebanonrsquo;s Childrenrdquo; at the Eacute;cole Supeacute;rieure des Affaires (ESA). The event aimed […]

NNA - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday revealed the gift he received from Saudi Arabia as the country markednbsp;the first anniversarynbsp;of the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad. Al-Sharaa, surrounded by many supporters, revealed that Saudi Arabiarsquo;s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had gifted him a piece of the Kaabarsquo;s […]

NNA - Crude oil prices stabilized near two-week peaks on Monday, buoyed by expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut and escalating geopolitical risks in key producing regions. Brent crude futures traded around $63.81 per barrel, up 0.09 percent on the day, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude hovered near $60.16, reflecting a 0.13 […]

NNA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that his country#39;s military will not withdraw from territories it occupied in southern Syria. Speaking at a conference attended by Israeli ambassadors, mission heads and Foreign Ministry officials, Netanyahu reiterated that Israel will not leave areas occupied after the fall of the Baath regime […]

NNA - Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Rudakov, on Monday conveyed to Presidentnbsp;Joseph Aounnbsp;his countryrsquo;s support for Lebanonrsquo;s positions regarding recent developments, particularly its approach to negotiations through thenbsp;mechanism committee.nbsp; The Russian diplomat also affirmed Moscowrsquo;s desire to strengthen bilateral […]

NNA -nbsp; An-Nahar: The ldquo;benignrdquo; American interventionhellip;nbsp;Countdown to the deadline continues, asnbsp;Geagea launches a scathing critiquenbsp;against Lebanonrsquo;s ruling class Al-Akhbar: Israel resumes escalation:nbsp;ldquo;Letrsquo;s take advantage of Trumprsquo;s anger and strikerdquo;nbsp; Is it true thatnbsp;Karamrsquo;s […]

Walid Jumblatt, former head of Lebanon’s Progressive Socialist Party, stated, “We reject normalization and insist on a ceasefire before any return to the principles established at the Beirut Arab Summit.” He emphasized, “We adhere to fixed principles, primarily concerning the land and sovereignty—and by land, we mean everything above and below […]

NNA - The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, said on Sunday in his Angelusnbsp;prayer at St. Peter#39;s Square at the Vatican:nbsp; ldquo;Lebanon continues to be a mosaic of coexistence and it comforted me to hear many testimonies in this regard.quot; He added, quot;I met people who announce the Gospel by welcoming refugees, visiting the imprisoned, and sharing […]

NNA - House Speaker Nabih Berri met at Ain El-Tineh Palace this evening with former chief of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt, accompanied by current PSP leader and head of the ldquo;Democratic Gatheringrdquo; bloc, MP Taymour Jumblatt, and former minister Ghazi Aridi. Talks during the meeting centered on recentnbsp;developments,nbsp;the […]

nbsp;NNA - The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement this evening that, quot;In embodiment of the existing fraternal relations that bind the Sultanate of Oman and the Lebanese Republic, and in strengthening cooperation between them in all that would achieve further growth and prosperity for the benefitnbsp;of both countries and in […]

NNA - Member of Parliament Ghada Ayoub, from the Strong Republic bloc, participated in the 23rd Doha Forum 2025, where she attendednbsp;panel discussions and participated in debates on regional and international issues. Ayoub also met with severalnbsp;foreign parliamentarians, officials, and diplomats, briefing them on the current situation in Lebanon and […]

NNA - Lebanese Forces party leader Samir Geagea addressed an open letter to the country#39;snbsp;three leaders, emphasizing to the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister that quot;there is no reason or justification for the delay in disbanding Hezbollah#39;s military and security wings, following the Cabinet#39;s decisions of August 5th and […]

NNA - Former Progressive Socialist Party leadernbsp;Walid Jumblatt, Democratic Gathering bloc headnbsp;MP Taymour Jumblatt, and former minister Ghazi Aridi arrived shortly at Ain El-Tineh Palace to meet with House Speaker Nabih Berri. nbsp; ===========

NNA - On the sidelines of his participation in the Doha Forum, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with Ms. Helga Schmid, Vice President of the Munich Security Conference Foundation, who extended an official invitation to him to participate in the Munich Security Conference to be held from February 14 to 16, 2026. PM Salam also met with the UN […]

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc at Lebanese Parliament MP Hussein Jishi lashed out at the United States over its green light to the Israeli enemy to continue its attacks on Lebanon. In a memorial service on Sunday, MP Jishi said the US pretends to be mediator while unleashing the Israeli enemy to go ...

  Israeli occupation forces conducted a series of attacks targeting towns in southern Lebanon on Saturday, resulting in heightened tensions along the border. Machine Gun Fire and Stun Grenade in Al-Dhahira According to a correspondent Al-Manar,Israeli enemy forces initially directed bursts of machine gun fire towards the outskirts of the town of […]

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem stressed on Friday that the United States and the Israeli enemy plan for not only disarming the Resistance but also imposing a full economic siege on its supporters. Addressing Hezbollah ceremony held at the shrine of the Master of Umma Martyrs Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah to honor the scholars martyred ...

Senior Lebanese officials received visiting UN Security Council delegation on Friday, with President Jospeh Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri calling on the UN diplomats to press the Zionist entity over its continuous aggression on Lebanon. The UN delegation visited Damascus on Thursday and was due to inspect the border area in southern Lebanon on Saturday, ...

Hezbollah Secretray General Sheikh Naim Qassem is to deliver a televised address on Friday afternoon during a ceremony in triubute of martyred scholars who fell All the Way to Al-Quds and in “Formidable in Might” Battle. The ceremony kicks off at 14:30 (Beirut time), at late Hezbollah S.G. Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah’s Shrine in Beirut’s southern […]

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 early on Thursday, as Al-Manar correspondent reported that the Israeli occupation warplanes struck residential homes in the […]

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance Parliamentary bloc MP Hasan Fadlallah lashed out the Israeli occupation over its continuous attacks in the region, stressing that offering concessions to this enemy only encourages it to continue the aggression. Addressing the Meeting of the Standing Committee on Political Affairs of the Asian Parliamentary […]

This episode of Panorama Today brings together a series of frontline testimonies—drawn from video recordings and accompanying narrative accounts—that document key episodes of the recent fighting across multiple southern Lebanese towns and front sectors. Through the voices of field officers and surviving fighters, the material captures the intensity of […]

A meeting of the committee monitoring the cessation of hostilities along Lebanon’s southern border convened this morning at the UNIFIL headquarters in Ras al-Naqoura, amid a backdrop of renewed Israeli threats and ongoing violations. The “Mechanism” Committee concluded its meeting in Ras al-Naqoura. For the first time, a civilian participated as head […]