July 29, 2024

Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, on Monday welcomed Admiral Edward Ahlgren, the UK’s Senior Defense Advisor for the Middle East, and his accompanying delegation at the second presidency in Ain al-Tineh. British Ambassador to Lebanon, Hamish Cowell, was also in attendance. Discussions focused on the situation in Lebanon and

Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, accompanied by regional muftis, on Monday departed for Saudi Arabia on an official visit. “Our visit underscores the fraternal relations with Saudi Arabia’s leadership, government, and people. The Kingdom has always supported Lebanon and its issues,’ Derian stated. Moreover, the Grand Mufti emphasized the

Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, on Monday received UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, at his office in Yarzeh. Discussions between both sides reportedly covered the general situation in Lebanon and the broader region. Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

A group of 744 elite Arab lawyers, intellectuals, and academics has sent a memorandum to UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, urging the UN to adopt a new resolution recognizing Zionism as a form of racism. The memorandum cited Israel’s alleged war crimes, genocide, and forced displacement in Gaza over the past

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, on Monday held phone discussions with his Lebanese and Israeli counterparts, Abdallah Bou Habib and Israel Katz, in an effort to prevent the conflict in the Middle East from escalating, according to Italy’s Nova News Agency. Following talks, Tajani

The Free Patriotic Movement announced on Monday in a statement, “its adherence to the unity of Lebanon, its full solidarity with all Lebanese in the face of any Israeli aggression against the homeland, and its rejection of Israeli threats to take unjust revenge against Lebanon in the wake of the

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Dr. Abdallah Bou Habib, received on Monday the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, with whom he discussed the developments in south Lebanon. Minister Bou Habib stressed the “necessity of self-restraint to avoid a regional war that would have major repercussions on

The Ukrainian Air Force said it intercepted nine out of 10 combat drones launched by Russia overnight, as well as one Russian cruise missile, with no damage reported in the attacks. Drones flew in the other direction, too, with the Russian Defence Ministry saying today that 39 Ukrainian drones were