Lebanon

Mikati Calls from Bkerké for Unified Dialogue and Consensus President Election
Mikati Calls from Bkerké for Unified Dialogue and Consensus President Election

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati visited the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerké on Thursday evening, where he met with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai. He confirmed that their views aligned on urging the international community to pressure Israel to stop its aggression against Lebanon. Mikati, who briefed Rai on the tripartite meeting held in ...

Mbappe Left Out of France Squad for Nations League Games

France captain Kylian Mbappe has been left out of his team's UEFA Nations League matches this month after coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday named his squad. The Real Madrid star returned from a short spell on the sidelines with a thigh injury to appear as a substitute in the surprise 1-0 defeat at Lille in the Champions League on ...

Reverse Exodus: People Crossing into Syria
Reverse Exodus: People Crossing into Syria

  Syrian migrants have begun returning to their country amid escalating military operations between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanese nationals, particularly from the Beqaa Valley and South Lebanon, are also reportedly crossing into Syria. In its latest report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been on a Level 3 ...

Bou Faour Delivers Tripartite Roadmap to LF and Kataeb
Bou Faour Delivers Tripartite Roadmap to LF and Kataeb

Following the tripartite meeting in Ain al-Tineh on Wednesday, which brought together Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, former Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Joumblatt, and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, PSP MP Wael Bou Faour met on Thursday with Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea and Kataeb Party chief Samy Gemayel ...

Lebanon Files UN Complaint Over Israel's Incursion into the South
Lebanon Files UN Complaint Over Israel's Incursion into the South

Lebanon's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York filed a complaint to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council on Thursday, accusing Israel of violating its sovereignty in a military incursion that began on the night of October 1, 2024. The complaint follows Israel’s recent decision to launch a ground ...

The Specter of a ‘Hezbollah 2.0’ Lured by Terrorism
The Specter of a ‘Hezbollah 2.0’ Lured by Terrorism

  Weakened by Israeli raids that have decimated its leadership, Hezbollah now faces an unprecedented crisis. The exodus of one million Shiite civilians, its primary support base, is upending the fragile sectarian balance in Lebanon and putting immense pressure on an already strained social fabric. Confronted with significant humanitarian, ...

Abiad: 1,974 Killed in Israeli Strikes, Including Medics and Children
Abiad: 1,974 Killed in Israeli Strikes, Including Medics and Children

Caretaker Health Minister Firas Al-Abiad declared on Thursday that 1,974 people, including 127 children and 97 members of medical and emergency teams, have been killed and dozens of medical centers damaged in Israeli airstrikes since October 8. The health minister refuted Israel's claims about the presence of weapons in hospitals. “Israel's ...

Arab Gulf Countries React to the War in Lebanon
Arab Gulf Countries React to the War in Lebanon

Arab Gulf countries on Thursday called for an immediate cessation of Israel’s unrelenting military operations against Lebanon, as Tel Aviv is focused on eliminating Hezbollah’s military and logistical capabilities to remove perceived threats to its security. The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, called for an immediate halt to Israeli ...

New Humanitarian Aid for Lebanon
New Humanitarian Aid for Lebanon

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday via her X account that the European Union is increasing its humanitarian aid to Lebanon, committing over 100 million euros this year. The European Union on Thursday said it was giving an extra 30 million euros ($33 million) of humanitarian aid to Lebanon as fighting raged ...

Yassine: Schools Have Reached Maximum Accommodation Capacity
Yassine: Schools Have Reached Maximum Accommodation Capacity

Caretaker Environment Minister Nasser Yassine reported on Thursday that more than 870 shelters have exceeded their capacity, particularly in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Schools have also “reached their maximum limit” in accommodating displaced people, whose numbers now exceed 1.2 million. Yassine, who heads the government’s crisis cell, ...