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Beirut Hosts Syrian, Lebanese Dialogue
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September 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The city of Beirut served as the venue on Monday for a high-level dialogue between Lebanese and Syrian authorities to tackle mutual concerns, with particular focus on the matter of Syrians held in Lebanese custody and individuals...
Lebanon, Syria discuss situation of Syrian detainees, missing persons in Lebanon
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September 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanese and Syrian officials held talks in Beirut on Monday, with the fate of Syrian detainees and missing persons in Lebanon topping the agenda. According to a Syria’s state news agency, the meeting brought together Mohammad Yaqoub...
Lebanon Hosts Key Meeting Between Lebanese, Syrian Officials
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September 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, hosted a key meeting on Monday between Lebanese and Syrian officials aimed at addressing shared concerns, with a primary focus on the plight of Syrian detainees and missing persons in Lebanon. Media reported...
Lebanon, Syria Set to Form Joint Committees on Border Security
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September 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon and Syria agreed Monday to establish joint committees aimed at addressing critical issues related to border security and missing persons during talks held in Beirut. The discussions involved a Syrian delegation headed by Mohammed...
Lebanese leader hails extension of mandate of UNIFIL
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August 31, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has expressed support for the decision to extend the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), describing it as a reflection of broad international agreement aimed at maintaining stability in...
Lebanese court bails ex-Lebanese central bank governor
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) A Beirut court on Tuesday approved the release of former central bank governor Riad Salameh after he posted what is being described as a record bail of 20 million U.S. dollars and 5 billion Lebanese pounds, worth roughly 55,600 dollars,...
Israel murders Hezbollah member in new attack on Lebanon
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September 1, 2025
(MENAFN) A member of Hezbollah was killed on Sunday when an Israeli airstrike struck southern Lebanon, according to local sources. Reports indicate that an Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle on the Nabatieh Al-Fawqa road with a guided missile....
Precision Israeli Airstrike Kills Hezbollah Member in Lebanon
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September 1, 2025
(MENAFN) A Hezbollah operative died Sunday when Israeli forces targeted southern Lebanon with precision airstrikes, marking another violation of the fragile ceasefire agreement. Ali Tawba from Maifadoun village was killed after an Israeli drone...
Israel attacks southern Lebanon breaking truce deal yet again
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August 31, 2025
(MENAFN) On Sunday, Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes in southern Lebanon, marking the latest violations of the ceasefire established in November 2024. According to a Lebanese media organization, at least 10 strikes targeted Ali al-Taher, the...
Israel Launches Airstrikes on Southern Lebanon
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August 31, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon on Sunday, with the Israeli military claiming the bombardment targeted "Hezbollah’s underground infrastructure" in the Beaufort Ridge area, reigniting tensions along the volatile border. In a...
Former Lebanon Central Bank Governor Released on USD20M Bail
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) A Lebanese court on Tuesday granted bail to former central bank governor Riad Salameh, setting an unprecedented sum of $20 million alongside an additional 5 billion Lebanese pounds (approximately $55,600), according to the state-run...
Israeli Drone Attack Kills Two Military Personnel in Lebanon
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Fatal drone incident claims lives of Lebanese military personnel while examining crashed Israeli aircraft in southern border town, marking fourth deadly attack on army forces since ceasefire deployment began. An Israeli unmanned aircraft...
Lebanon undergoes unusual water shortages crisis
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon is confronting an "unprecedented water shortage," the country’s Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi warned on Tuesday, while promising additional measures to tackle the crisis. Speaking at a press briefing, Saddi noted that...
Lebanon ink loan deal with World Bank to reconstruct infrastructure
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon’s finance minister on Tuesday signed a loan agreement worth 250 million U.S. dollars with the World Bank to help rebuild infrastructure damaged during recent Israeli strikes, according to an official statement. The funding will...
Lebanese military to give plan to government on state control over weapons
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) The Lebanese army is set to present a detailed plan to the government next week to establish exclusive state control over weapons, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced. “The course of exclusive state authority over weapons, the extension...
Lebanese Army Declares Presenting Strategic Plan
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) The Lebanese Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, announced on Tuesday that the Lebanese army is set to unveil a detailed proposal to the government next week. This plan is aimed at securing the state's sole authority over all weapons within the...
Lebanese Army Set to Take Full Control of All Weapons
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon’s military will deliver a strategic blueprint to the government next week that lays the foundation for full state control over all weapons, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Tuesday. “The course of exclusive state authority...
Lebanon Confronts Severe Water Shortage Crisis
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon is confronting an "unprecedented water shortage," Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi announced Tuesday, as plummeting rainfall and limited snowfall cripple the country’s groundwater reserves. Rainfall this year has plunged to 51%...
EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Migration commissioner discusses co-operation with Guinean minister ― EU to provide €500 million to Jordan ― Increased violence against Syrians in Lebanon ― Libyan Coast Guard attacks NGO rescue vessel ― More deaths of people on t…
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August 28, 2025
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner has discussed strengthening co-operation on migration with Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, African Integration and Guineans Abroad Morissanda...
Egyptian leader meets Lebanese PM to discuss nation situation
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Cairo on Wednesday, reaffirming Egypt’s commitment to Lebanon’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, according to a presidential statement....