Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib on Friday voiced concerns about a new wave of illegal border crossing from Syria, the Elnashra news website reported. Following a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in [Read More]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Friday that Iran is ready to build power stations with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts in Lebanon to help the country overcome its electricity crisis. Making the remarks [Read More]
Around 111 Lebanese judges on Friday announced their cessation of work amid a shortage of funds to guarantee the regular operation of Lebanon’s judiciary bodies, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA, [Read More]
Qatar announced Thursday that it would supply the Lebanese army with fuel aid valued at 30 million U.S. dollars over a period of six months, the National News Agency reported. Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun [Read More]
Israel on Thursday “welcomed” the United Nations Security Council’s decision to extend the mandate of a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for another year, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The mandate for the [Read More]
Lebanon has welcomed the UN Security Council’s decision to extend the mission of the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a year. The renewal included a clause demanding UNIFIL carry out its missions [Read More]
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has urged the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to act to calm tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border to prevent a possible escalation. The two met at the UN Headquarters in [Read More]
Lebanon’s Ministry of Health on Saturday warned that the number of Hepatitis A cases has sharply increased since the beginning of 2023, the National News Agency reported. The ministry said some 1,785 cases have been [Read More]
Lebanon has permitted a three-dimensional seismic survey in block 8 of its economic zone in the East Mediterranean, Elnashra news website reported. Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Walid Fayyad announced Thursday at a press [Read More]
Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad has warned that COVID-19 cases have seen a remarkable increase in Lebanon recently, calling on citizens to take proper precautionary measures. The situation at hospitals is under control so [Read More]
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