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(MENAFN) A sweeping wave of civilian displacement gripped Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday as Israeli threats of imminent bombardment sent thousands of residents fleeing — even as a fragile US-brokered ceasefire nominally remains in force....

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s state-run university has postponed a number of examinations following the deaths of two students and their father in a strike while they were returning to the country’s south after completing exams.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam held discussions on Saturday regarding ongoing military negotiations with Israel, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Thursday strongly criticized the continued Israeli attacks on the southern cities of Tyre and Nabatieh, describing the targeting of the areas, damage to historical sites, and pressure on local...

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(MENAFN) The Lebanese army said on Tuesday that one of its soldiers was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, despite the existence of a ceasefire arrangement.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that he is prepared to “go anywhere” to secure what he described as Lebanon’s “salvation,” as a ceasefire with Israel comes into effect.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that he is prepared to “go anywhere” in pursuit of what he described as Lebanon’s “salvation,” as a newly implemented ceasefire comes into effect, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that holding a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not appropriate at this stage, while stressing that Lebanon remains committed to the path of negotiations, according to...

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The Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut, Paolo Fontani, met with the President of the Lebanese National Commission (NATCOM), Nada Moghaizel-Nasr and the Secretary-General, Amira Solh, to build on the strong track record of...

United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia

Antoine Kassis, 59, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for narco-terrorism conspiracy and conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese Metropolitan Elias Kfoury described a recent incident involving an Israeli soldier damaging a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon as “not surprising,” according to an interview given on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) A Lebanese journalist was killed after an Israeli strike hit an area in Lebanon while she was on assignment, according to statements from the Red Cross cited by reports on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has accused Israel of committing what he described as “war crimes” through its reported targeting of journalists, saying the pattern of attacks in southern Lebanon reflects a deliberate and repeated...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that he is prepared to “go anywhere” in order to ensure what he described as Lebanon’s “salvation,” as a ceasefire with Israel came into effect, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A senior Greek Orthodox archbishop in Lebanon has criticized repeated Israeli violations against religious sites and symbols in southern Lebanon, following a recent incident involving damage to a Christian statue, according to remarks...

National Union of Journalists

The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and the Union of Journalists of Lebanon (UJL) in condemning continued targeted attacks on journalists in Palestine and Lebanon by...

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces struck a mosque and launched airstrikes, demolitions and machine-gun fire across southern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanon’s state news agency reported, in a fresh breach of a US-brokered framework agreement signed in June. The...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has expressed optimism that upcoming talks in Washington could pave the way toward a ceasefire agreement with Israel and open the door to direct negotiations between the two sides.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel on Wednesday of targeting “densely populated residential areas,” resulting in civilian casualties, despite ongoing ceasefire initiatives, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Two hardline members of Israel's Cabinet publicly called Sunday for a resumption of airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, openly defying the terms of a ceasefire that remains nominally in force.