Residential building collapses in Lebanon’s Tripoli, trapping people, sources say
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): A five-story residential building collapsed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, trapping an unknown number of people under the rubble, security sources said. Rescue workers and residents had so far recovered three people alive from under the rubble of the building in Tripoli’s Bab Al-Tabbaneh neighborhood, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
Cash-strapped Lebanon finds itself sitting on a gold mine, as precious metal prices surge
BOURJ HAMMOUD(RAHNUMA): Tiny Lebanon sits on one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle East and its government is weighing whether it can use that stockpile to restore a crippled economy while its citizens are looking at gold as a way to protect their battered assets. Lebanon’s economy hobbled into 2026 with ongoing inflation […]
Lebanese army must be given ‘means’ to disarm Hezbollah: French FM to AFP
IRBIL(RAHNUMA): Lebanon’s army must be given the means to disarm militant group Hezbollah, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told AFP ahead of his expected arrival in Beirut on Friday. “France’s vision for Lebanon is that of a strong, sovereign state holding a monopoly on arms,” he said. “The first step to fulfil this mission is […]
Deal is signed in Beirut to transfer 300 Syrian prisoners in Lebanon to their home country
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement Friday to transfer more than 300 Syrians from Lebanese prisons to continue serving their sentences in their home country, a step that will likely help improve strained relations between the two neighbors. The signing came a week after Lebanon’s Cabinet approved a treaty with Syria for the transfer […]
Syrian forces foil attempt to smuggle rockets and missiles into Lebanon
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Security forces in the Syrian Arab Republic foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons into Lebanon on Monday. An Interior Ministry official said officers intercepted and seized a vehicle during a raid in Al-Jarajir village, in the An-Nabek District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. It contained nine Konkurs guided missiles, 68 rocket-propelled grenade charges, two […]
Lebanese finance minister denies any plans for a Kushner-run economic zone in the south
DAVOS(RAHNUMA): Lebanon’s finance minister dismissed any plans of turning Lebanon’s battered southern region into an economic zone, telling Arab News on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos that the proposal had died “on the spot.” Yassine Jaber explained that US Envoy to Lebanon Morgan Ortagus had proposed the idea last december […]
Israel says it is striking Hezbollah targets in several areas in Lebanon
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): The Israeli military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in several areas in Lebanon on Thursday, adding that the strikes were in response to Hezbollah’s “repeated violations of the ceasefire.” An Israeli military spokesperson had earlier issued a warning to residents of certain buildings in the Lebanese village of Sohmor. Israel and Lebanon agreed […]
Italy to keep forces in Lebanon after UN peacekeepers withdraw: Defence minister
Beirut, Dec 22 (IANS) Italy plans to maintain a military presence south of the Litani River in southern Lebanon after the withdrawal of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in 2027, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crossetto said here on Monday, adding that other European countries intend to take a similar step. During a meeting […]
Lebanon close to completing disarmament of Hezbollah south of Litani River, says PM
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanon is close to completing the disarmament of Hezbollah south of the Litani River, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Saturday, as the country races to fulfil a key demand of its ceasefire with Israel before a year-end deadline. The US-backed ceasefire, agreed in November 2024, ended more than a year of fighting between […]
Lebanon ties ceasefire talks to return of displaced residents
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanon has made the return of displaced residents to their border villages a prerequisite for further discussions in ceasefire mechanism talks with Israel, Arab News has learned. President Joseph Aoun instructed Lebanon’s civilian representative, former ambassador Simon Karam, to raise the return of civilians to their homes and lands in southern Lebanon as a […]
