UN special coordinator for Lebanon meets religious and community Leaders in Tripoli

by Naharnet Newsdesk 17 December 2024, 16:30 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert visited Tuesday Tripoli in north Lebanon. At the Maronite Archdiocese in Tripoli, the Special Coordinator met with the Archbishop of the …

Rahi: Lebanon Nearing Path to Salvation

Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi, speaking at the "Conference on Strengthening Christian Presence in Lebanon" held at the Patriarchal Seat in Bkerke, affirmed that "Lebanon will not die." “Despite challenging …

Switzerland bans Lebanon’s Hezbollah, a week after it proscribed Palestinian group Hamas

Switzerland’s parliament on Tuesday approved a proposal seeking the ban of Lebanese terror group Hezbollah on the grounds of it being a paramilitary terrorist organisation. The move comes days after the country signed off a law banning Hamas from …

Lebanon's FM calls for border demarcation and Israeli withdrawal

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib emphasized the need to demarcate the borders between Lebanon and Israel and for the latter to withdraw from Lebanese territories it occupies. Bou Habib's remarks came after his meeting with the head of the …

Strong rebound on markets for Lebanon Eurobonds

🔊 Listen to Post Traders in the local market have confirmed that the Lebanese pound is gaining ground on the demand curve as Lebanon Eurobonds are witnessing a growth curve Market figures have indicated that Lebanon Eurobond 6.25 of June 12, 2025 has …

Did Israel use a white phosphorus blitz to create a buffer zone in southern Lebanon?

Church groups weave a web of support for refugees in Lebanon

Several Church-run aid groups, including CNEWA-Pontifical Mission and the Little Sisters of Nazareth, have worked for years to provide humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees residing in Lebanon By Laure Delacloche, CNEWA The people living at a refugee …

Iraqi employees protest “mandatory” salary deduction, citing end of Lebanon war

2024-12-17T11:03:04+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, many Iraqi government employees expressed dissatisfaction with the government's “mandatory” 1% salary deduction, questioning its sincerity. “I was surprised to see …

Qatar reaffirms support for Lebanon in meeting with officials in Beirut

The discussions touched upon Lebanon’s security and stability as well as the country’s presidential vacuum. Qatar’s Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, has met with top Lebanese officials in Beirut, where he …

Israel claims discovery of Hezbollah weapons depots in south Lebanon

The Israeli occupation army yesterday announced that it had seized a large cache of weapons in southern Lebanon during a military operation aimed at removing “threats” posed by Hezbollah in the area. According to Channel 14, the Israeli occupation army …