Lebanon calls for pressure to be put on Israel to prevent violations of international law
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to act with the UN to put pressure on Israel to disclose the fate of a Lebanese citizen abducted by the Israeli army early on Monday. Israelis reportedly crossed into Lebanese territory, entering the town of Habbariyeh in the Hasbaya District, and […]
UN force to withdraw most troops from Lebanon by mid 2027
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon plans to withdraw most of its troops by mid 2027, its spokesperson told AFP on Tuesday, after the peacekeepers’ mandate expires this year. UNIFIL has acted as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon for decades and has been assisting the Lebanese army as it dismantles Hezbollah infrastructure […]
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 […]
