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Lebanese MPs call for more international complaints over Israeli attacks

Beirut – Lebanese lawmakers have urged the government to step up its efforts at the international level in response to repeated Israeli attacks, particularly in southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire reached in November 2024. The call came during a session of the parliamentary Human Rights Committee,......

Aoun highlights "brotherly ties" with Saudi Arabia on its 95th national day

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun congratulated Saudi Arabia on the occasion of its 95th national day, emphasizing the “brotherly ties” and cooperation that unite Beirut and Riyadh. In his statement, Aoun expressed his hope to strengthen bilateral relations “for the benefit of both peoples,”......

Joseph Aoun in New York: Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon hinder army deployment

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun used his meetings in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, to highlight the difficulties facing the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon. According to Aoun, Israel’s continued occupation of several strategic hills and daily bombardments of......

Israeli airstrike in Lebanon kills at least five, Including three children

At least five people, including three children, were killed on Sunday, September 21, in an Israeli drone strike targeting the town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported. According to the National News Agency (ANI), the strike hit a motorcycle. Israel regularly carries......

Yazid ben Farhane meets president Aoun as Lebanon strengthens regional ties

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met on Friday evening at the Baabda Palace with Yazid ben Farhane, advisor to the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the latest developments in Lebanon and the region, according to a statement published on the presidency’s social media account. On the......

Lebanese electoral law: Aoun insists diaspora must take part in decision-making

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has stressed that citizens abroad should be fully involved in the country’s political process, as debates over the electoral law continue to divide parliament and government. Speaking at the presidential palace in Baabda on Wednesday to a delegation from the Lebanese......

Bhamdoun tunnel lighting completed to improve road safety

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Works and Transportation announced the completion of lighting works in the Bhamdoun Tunnel, located on the mountain highway connecting Beirut to the Bekaa Valley. The upgrades cover both directions of the tunnel, which experiences heavy daily traffic. According to the......

IMF delegation to visit Beirut at the end of September for reform talks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that a mission of its experts will travel to Lebanon at the end of September to continue discussions on a “comprehensive reform program” aimed at reviving the country’s economy, which has been in deep crisis since 2019. During a press......

Two Nigerians arrested in Beirut for swallowing cocaine to smuggle into Lebanon

Beirut, September 11, 2025 – Lebanese authorities announced the arrest of two Nigerian nationals who allegedly ingested cocaine capsules to smuggle the drugs into Lebanon. The suspects, aged 59 and 34, transported the cocaine from Nigeria to Lebanon via Ethiopia, according to a statement from the......