Lebanon

Tensions Resume in South Lebanon Amid Israeli Overflights of Several Regions
Tensions Resume in South Lebanon Amid Israeli Overflights of Several Regions

Tensions resumed in southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening after a day of relative calm. Around 9:30 PM, an automatic weapon sweep operation was carried out from the Israeli site of Dahr al-Jamal, near Ramya in the Bint Jbeil district, targeting the Hadab and Khallet Warde areas near the border village of Aita al-Shaab. At the same time, Israeli ...

Lebanese Parliamentary Committee Pushes for Direct Security Coordination with Syria Amid Border Clashes
Lebanese Parliamentary Committee Pushes for Direct Security Coordination with Syria Amid Border Clashes

The Lebanese Parliament’s National Defense, Interior and Municipalities Committee has proposed sending a high-level delegation to Syria on Tuesday, to enhance direct coordination and prevent further border escalation. The delegation would include Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Rajji, Defense Minister Michel Menassa and top security ...

TotalEnergies’ Operations Linked to Politics as Lebanon Pursues Onshore Exploration
SpotlightTotalEnergies’ Operations Linked to Politics as Lebanon Pursues Onshore Exploration

In his upcoming visit to France on March 28, President Joseph Aoun is expected to once again raise, with French President Emmanuel Macron, the issue of TotalEnergies resuming its operations in Lebanon. Aoun had previously requested Macron’s assistance during the French president's visit to Lebanon in January, but there has been no progress on ...

Agriculture: Rationalizing Water Consumption in the Face of Reduced Rainfall
Agriculture: Rationalizing Water Consumption in the Face of Reduced Rainfall

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Directorate of Agricultural Research called on Tuesday for rational management of water consumption this year due to a significant drop in rainfall, which has only reached 30% of the usual annual average. In addition to low rainfall, temperatures have been higher than normal, due to climate change. The ...

Disarmament and Sovereignty: Kataeb Party Calls for Concrete Measures
Disarmament and Sovereignty: Kataeb Party Calls for Concrete Measures

The Kataeb Party’s political bureau convened on Tuesday under the leadership of MP Samy Gemayel and reiterated the need to implement all international resolutions, particularly United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. In a statement, the Kataeb Party stressed the importance of ...

The Lebanese Industrial Sector: 18,542 Factories Producing 1,656 Products
The Lebanese Industrial Sector: 18,542 Factories Producing 1,656 Products

Based on the latest statistics from the Guide to Lebanese Exports and Industrial Institutions for the end of 2024, Lebanon has 18,542 factories producing 1,656 products. This includes 8,771 factories classified according to the international harmonized system, and 1,179 products exported internationally, meeting the legal and technical standards ...

Nearly 13,000 Syrians Fled to Lebanon Since Sectarian Massacre
Nearly 13,000 Syrians Fled to Lebanon Since Sectarian Massacre

Nearly 13,000 Syrians fled across the borders to Lebanon since sectarian massacres on the Syrian coast earlier this month, Lebanese authorities said on Tuesday. A report from Lebanon's Disaster Risk Management Unit (DRM) obtained by AFP said 12,798 Syrians had arrived and settled in 23 different villages and towns in Lebanon's northern Akkar ...

Witkoff Pushes Lebanon Towards Direct Talks with Israel
Witkoff Pushes Lebanon Towards Direct Talks with Israel

According to a high-ranking Lebanese source, quoted by Lebanon Files, the Trump administration is determined to open a direct diplomatic channel between Lebanon and Israel. The source, who recently met with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Doha, revealed that Washington is dissatisfied with Lebanon's handling of the Hezbollah arms issue. The ...

Hezbollah Reneging on Surrendering Its Arms
Op-edHezbollah Reneging on Surrendering Its Arms

Hezbollah and its allies – Speaker Nabih Berri, former Minister Najib Mikati, and Hezbollah ministers in the previous cabinet – all signed the ceasefire agreement with Israel that ended the war and that stipulated that arms in Lebanon must be exclusively in the hands of six government military and security agencies. When this happens, ...

The Ostracized Daraj Website in Lebanon and the Arab World
The Ostracized Daraj Website in Lebanon and the Arab World

When the economic crisis hit Lebanon and other Arab countries, two media platforms, Daraj and Megaphone, financed by American businessman George Soros, started attacking the Lebanese economy through their channels, and to promote new bankers who could help establish five new banks under Soros’ control. This strategy was orchestrated by the ...

Digital Transformation in Lebanon: A Step Towards the Future
Digital Transformation in Lebanon: A Step Towards the Future

Amid Lebanon’s ongoing crises, the need to modernize public administration and improve services has never been greater. Digital transformation has emerged as a strategic path to drive progress, enhance transparency and rebuild trust between citizens and the state. The Cabinet has to discuss a comprehensive plan to digitize government ...

The New Governor of BDL Will Be Nominated Outside the Mechanism of Administrative Appointments
The New Governor of BDL Will Be Nominated Outside the Mechanism of Administrative Appointments

Ministerial sources said that the Cabinet will continue discussions on the mechanism of administrative appointments on Friday. The focus will be on addressing gaps in the plan originally prepared by Minister Mohammad Fneish and approved by Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s government in 2010—a plan that was never implemented due to a legal ...