More than half of Lebanon population depends on aid: EU official
BEIRUT(RRAHNUMA): More than half of Lebanon’s population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues its attacks on the country despite a ceasefire in the two-month-long war with militant group Hezbollah. “At present, more than three million people, meaning more than half of the population here in Lebanon, depend […]
Trump announces ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon
New York, April 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon aimed at bringing a temporary cooling-off along another front linked to the Iran conflict. He said that after speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, the two sides agreed to a 10-day […]
First direct talks between Lebanon and Israel in decades take place in Washington
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear no breakthrough agreement was immediately expected. Rubio said the Trump administration […]
EU Mediterranean commissioner condemns Israeli strikes on Lebanon
SPLIT(RAHNUMA): The European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Suica, condemned Israeli strikes on Lebanon at an informal meeting of the EU MED9 group in Croatia on Thursday, and called for a ceasefire. Another attendee at the gathering of foreign ministers and state secretaries of nine Mediterranean countries, Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon, also called for […]
Lebanon buries a Christian official killed in an Israeli strike as anti-Hezbollah anger surges
YAHSHOUSH, Lebanon(RAHNUMA): Church bells and bursts of gunfire echoed across the valley as hundreds gathered for funeral prayers on Tuesday for a Lebanese Christian party official known for his anti-Hezbollah stance and his wife who were killed in an Israeli airstrike over the weekend. The case has become a touchpoint for tensions in Lebanon, which […]
Disarming Hezbollah remains Israel’s top objective in Lebanon: Defence Minister Katz
Jerusalem, April 3 (IANS) Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday reiterated that the country’s top objective in Lebanon remains disarming Hezbollah through military and political means. After an assessment with military officials, Katz said, “Israel’s policy in Lebanon has been and remains clear: the top objective is the disarmament of Hezbollah through military and […]
Iranian ambassador still in Lebanon despite expulsion deadline
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): A deadline for the Iranian ambassador-designate to leave the country set by Lebanon expired on Sunday, with no confirmation that Mohammad Reza Shibani had departed. The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs last week withdrew Shibani’s accreditation and declared him persona non grata, citing “statements considered interference in Lebanon’s internal politics.” An official source told […]
UN chief urges Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire amid severe economic toll on Lebanon
Beirut, March 13 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel and restore Lebanon’s sovereignty and stability. Following a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut, Guterres said he was visiting “as a friend of the Lebanese people in full solidarity”. “Unfortunately, Lebanon was dragged into a […]
EU top diplomat urges ceasefire to save Lebanon from ‘chaos’
BRUSSELS(RAHNUMA): The EU’s top diplomat called Monday for a 2024 ceasefire to be upheld to prevent Lebanon from “sliding into chaos,” saying Israel’s “heavy-handed” response to Hezbollah attacks was further destabilizing the region. “Israel should cease its operations in Lebanon,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a statement after crisis talks with a […]
UN chief, Ghana condemn attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon
LEBANON(RAHNUMA): United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Ghana condemned on Saturday an attack a day earlier on a UN base in southern Lebanon that seriously wounded three Ghanaian UN peacekeepers. Ghana said it had lodged a formal complaint with the UN. It demanded “that those responsible be identified and held accountable, as the attack […]
