Press Releases

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(MENAFN) According to reports, the Lebanese army deployed units to the Christian quarter of the southern city of Tyre on Tuesday and implemented security measures following an Israeli warning about alleged Hezbollah activity in the area.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun warned Tuesday that Israel's relentless military campaign has pushed Lebanon to a breaking point, calling diplomacy the only viable path forward as casualties mount and displacement reaches crisis levels....

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(MENAFN) Lebanon's UN envoy Ahmad Arafa delivered a sweeping indictment of Israel at an emergency UN Security Council session Monday, accusing it of persistent ceasefire violations and warning that its actions appear deliberately designed to...

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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 President Joseph Aoun has emphasized the need for negotiations to resolve the ongoing conflict with Israel, saying dialogue remains the only viable path forward as Lebanon continues to endure heavy human and material losses....

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s UN envoy Ahmad Arafa said Monday that Israel has continued carrying out daily violations of the cessation of hostilities agreement, warning that the actions appear aimed at undermining the country’s recovery and institutional...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun cautioned Monday that US-mediated negotiations with Israel are a lengthy process, warning that the current conflict will not be resolved quickly even as he reaffirmed Beirut's firm commitment to the...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam convened Saturday to assess the state of US-hosted military negotiations with Israel and chart a course for the next critical round of diplomacy, the Lebanese Presidency...

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(MENAFN) More than 10,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed in Lebanon since a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, according to the head of the country’s National Council for Scientific Research.

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(MENAFN) Israeli strikes have continued in southern Lebanon amid escalating cross-border tensions and ongoing clashes linked to the ceasefire agreement, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Authorities in Lebanon say tens of thousands of residential units have been damaged or destroyed since a ceasefire agreement linked to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict came into effect, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, ongoing Israeli attacks have severely disrupted health services across Lebanon, the World Health Organization stated in its Lebanon Emergency Situation Report.

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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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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) Lebanese authorities say the death toll from Israeli attacks has climbed sharply, with dozens more casualties reported in the past day as the conflict continues to escalate.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stated on Friday that Lebanon refuses to be treated as a “bargaining chip” in wider regional confrontations, stressing that the country is pursuing diplomacy as the only viable route toward lasting...

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The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Union of Journalists of Lebanon (UJL) in condemning the killing of Amar Khalil who was targeted by Israeli airstrikes while reporting on the war in southern Lebanon on 22...

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s prime minister has strongly condemned Israeli military actions targeting journalists in southern Lebanon, describing them as “war crimes” and accusing Israel of following a repeated and deliberate pattern of attacks, according...

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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.