Lebanon

NNA - Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri said on Tuesday that the Lebanese citizens have the right to be cautiously concerned about a possible new Israeli escalation early next year, given the unpredictability of Israeli intentions, but warned that exaggerating such fears is harmful and not based on serious information. Speaking tonbsp;the Voice of All […]

NNA - Minister of Information Dr. Paul Morcos sponsored a Christmas recital titlednbsp;ldquo;The Birth of Peacerdquo;nbsp;at Our Lady of Deliverance Church in Bsalim, performed by the parish choir under the direction of Jana Karam, in the presence of municipal, religious, and social figures. In his address, Morcos expressed pride in his hometown parish and […]

NNA -nbsp; An-Nahar: The Government Tackles Backlogs and Proposes the ldquo;Gap Lawrdquo; Lebanon and Italy Explore Post-UNIFIL Military Presence Al-Akhbar: Israel Ramps Up for War on Iran: Three Scenarios on Netanyahursquo;s Table Nidaa Al-Watan: ldquo;Gaprdquo; Session Deepens Opposition: An Imported Bill with No Lebanese Flavor Al-Joumhouria: […]

NNA - Minister of Information, Attorney Dr. Paul Morcos, on Monday announced that quot;the Cabinet has begun discussing the Financial Gap draft law, with the discussion to be continued tomorrow.quot; Minister Morcos also pointed out that quot;President General Joseph Aoun briefed the Council of Ministers on the details of the Lebanese army commander#39;s […]

nbsp; NNA - The Cabinet session held at the Baabda Presidential Palace under the chairmanship of President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, concluded a short while ago, our correspondent reported on Monday. Minister of Information, Attorney Dr. Paul Morcos, is currently reading out the decisions of todayrsquo;s cabinet session. nbsp; […]

NNA - Defense Minister Major General Michel Menassa, on Monday welcomed in his office at the Ministry, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, as part of his visit to Lebanon to inspect his countryrsquo;s contingent operating within the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). During the meeting, the discussion reportedly touched on the general […]

NNA - Israeli enemy drone dropped a sound bomb on the outskirts of the town of Aita al-Shaab in the Bint Jbeil district, our correspondent in Nabatieh reported on Monday. In parallel, Israeli forces conducted combing operation with machine-guns from the Al-Malikiyeh position towards the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Aitaroun. nbsp; […]

NNA ndash; House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Monday received at the Second Presidency headquarters in Ain al-Tineh, a delegation from the ldquo;Jamaa Islamiyyardquo; politburo, led by politburo head Dr. Ali Abu Yassin, and including Deputy Head Dr. Bassam Hammoud, and Jamaa Islamiya media office head, Dr. Wael Najm. The discussion reportedly touched on the […]

NNA - Minister of Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rasamny, on Monday continued his follow-up on development and service-related files, receiving MP Chawki Daccache along with a number of municipal heads, in the presence of Director General of Land and Maritime Transport Dr. Ahmad Tamer and Director of Roads and Buildings Engineer Pierre Maalouf. The […]

NNA - National News Agency correspondent reported that Lebanonrsquo;s Central Bank Governor, Karim Souaid, has joined the Cabinet session heldnbsp;at Baabda Palace under the chairmanship of President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun. mdash;mdash;mdash;mdash;mdash;mdash;mdash;mdash;nbsp;

NNA - Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued a statement on Monday announcing that the Israeli enemy airstrike targeting a car on Quneitra road in Sidon district led to the martyrdom of three citizens. nbsp; mdash;mdash;mdash;mdash;mdash;mdash;mdash;nbsp;

NNA nbsp;- Investment Community in Pafos The Talal and Madiha Zein AUB Innovation Park (Zein AUB iPark), the flagship startup accelerator of the American University of Beirut (AUB), successfully hosted the first edition of the Zein AUB iPark Angel Investor Meetup (AIM) in Pafos, Cyprus, bringing together 17 angel investors, 13 expert speakers, and five […]

NNA - Al-Zahrani - Israeli enemy drone targeted a car on the Aaqtanit-Quneitra-Al-Ma#39;mariyeh road, resulting in one martyr, according to initial reports. nbsp; ==================

NNA - Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, on Monday signed the 14 laws approved by the Chamber of Deputies during its sessions held on 29 September and 18 December 2025, and referred them to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; =========R.H.

NNA -nbsp;Minister of Financenbsp;Yassin Jabernbsp;on Monday met US Ambassador to Lebanon,nbsp;Michel Issa.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; ========R.H.

NNA - Thenbsp;Council of Ministersnbsp;convened in session at 2:00 p.m.nbsp;on Monday atnbsp;Baabda Palace, presided over bynbsp;President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, and attended bynbsp;Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, and ministers. Prior to the session, President Aoun and Prime Minister Salam held a private meeting to […]

NNA - Kataeb Party leader Samy Gemayel warned that Lebanon is entering a critical period that will test both the state and Hezbollah, emphasizing that extending the Lebanese Armyrsquo;s authority nationwide is essential to prevent a new war and pave the way for stability. Gemayel made the remarks following a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel […]

NNA - President of the Republic General, Joseph Aoun, on Monday informed Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto that Lebanon welcomes the participation of Italy and other European countries in any force that may replace UNIFIL in southern Lebanon after its withdrawal in 2027, to support the Lebanese Army in maintaining security and stability along the […]

NNA - The Alumni Association of Fregrave;res Furn El Chebbak School, in cooperation with the school administration, on Monday held its annual Christmas celebration in the presence of Minister of Information, Dr. Paul Morcos. The event brought together around 250 students of various age groups in a joyful festive atmosphere, during which gifts were […]

NNA - Depositors began gathering on the road leading to the Presidential Palace in Baabda to stage a sit-in, coinciding with the Cabinet session, in protest against the proposed financial gap draft law. Demonstrators raised banners stressing their right to their bank deposits and demanding their full recovery. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; ========R.H. nbsp;

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 […]