Lebanon

BEIRUT, February 16 (YPA) –The Secretary-General of the Lebanese "Hezbollah," Hassan Nasrallah, confirmed on Thursday that Lebanon has faced, since 2019, a new targeting process to bring it back under the American control. Former US…

BEIRUT, Jan. 18 (YPA) - Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, on Tuesday described the martyr, Qassem Soleimani, as a martyr who transcends space and time, affirming that “his influence will remain for generations to…

BEIRUT, Nov. 24 (YPA) – The Lebanese Parliament on Thursday failed to choose a president for the country for the seventh time in a row. This prompted Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri, to set a session next Thursday, December 1, as a new date…

BEIRUT, Oct. 11 (YPA) - Head of the caretaker government in Lebanon, Najib Mikati, asked representatives of the French company “Total” to start the executive procedures for drilling in Lebanese waters, after reaching an agreement to…

BEIRUT, Aug. 30 (YPA) - The former Lebanese ambassador to Jordan, Tracy Chamoun, announced on Monday her candidacy for the Lebanese presidential elections, in the first official candidacy for the elections scheduled after two months.…

BEIRUT, Aug. 07 (YPA) – About 31 detainees escaped on Sunday morning from a detention center under the Qasr al-Adl bridge in Beirut, after they managed to smuggle a tool to their prison that helped them carry out this operation, according…

BEIRUT, Jul. 19 (YPA) - The Lebanese "Al-Jadeed" TV channel reported that an Israeli drone crashed Tuesday in Wazzani region in southern Lebanon. Al-Jadeed said that this comes “a few hours after the occupation commanders' celebration of…

LEBANON, Jun. 07 (YPA) – Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, on Monday said “as soon as the government announces the Israeli enemy's violation of Lebanon's maritime borders, we will be ready to use force against the Zionist…

TEHRAN, April 29 (YPA) - Iran welcomed on Thursday the return of the ambassadors of the Gulf countries to Lebanon, after an absence of more than five months, following a crisis between Beirut and Riyadh. This came during a phone call…

BEIRUT, Jan. 27 (YPA) - The resigned Lebanese Minister of Information, George Kordahi, has confirmed that his resignation so far has not brought about any positive change in Lebanon’s relations with the Gulf states. Kardahi said, in an…