Lebanon

Saint Antoine de Padoue’s Food Bank, an Annual Tradition
Saint Antoine de Padoue’s Food Bank, an Annual Tradition

The 26th annual food drive by Saint-Antoine de Padoue strives to support 600 families in need. Scouts, volunteers and local communities joined forces last Saturday to collect non-perishable essentials, ensuring an impactful response to hunger.

Colonna, in Beirut, Urges Restraint
Colonna, in Beirut, Urges Restraint

France's Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Monday urged restraint, in meetings with senior officials in Beirut, seeking to de-escalate tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border amid near-daily exchanges of fire. Colonna met with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and parliament speaker Nabih Berri, calling for responsibility and restraint a ...

Army Rescues 51 Migrants from Sinking Boat Off Tripoli
Army Rescues 51 Migrants from Sinking Boat Off Tripoli

The Lebanese Army reported rescuing 51 people, mostly Syrians, from a sinking migrant boat off the country's north coast on Sunday. The military obtained "information about a vessel that was sinking off the coast of Tripoli while it was being used for illegal people smuggling,” the Army said in a statement. Naval forces were able to "rescue ...

Audi: Lebanon’s Role Has Been Lost
Audi: Lebanon’s Role Has Been Lost

The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Bishop Elias Audi, declared during Sunday Mass that "Lebanon is not ready to slide into the arena of conflict, nor is it prepared for its unity to be threatened.” He stated that with a presidential vacuum, Lebanon is "in the eye of the storm" and will face dire consequences as the conflict persists: ...

Rahi: Extension of J. Aoun's Mandate Spared Lebanon Security Risks
Rahi: Extension of J. Aoun's Mandate Spared Lebanon Security Risks

Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai welcomed the renewal of Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun’s mandate for another year, a move that he said spared the Army’s unity and integrity. “We thank God that he spared Lebanon a security risk by having the Parliament renew the mandates of the commanders of the Army and security forces,” al-Rai said in ...

Schenker: Iran Will Not 'Sacrifice' Hezbollah to Save Hamas
Schenker: Iran Will Not 'Sacrifice' Hezbollah to Save Hamas

Former US Assistant Secretary of State, David Schenker, was affirmative that “Iran has already decided that it will not waste its assets in Hezbollah to save Hamas,” stressing that although it is an asset for Tehran, “the Palestinian movement is much less valuable than Hezbollah.” In an interview with the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya TV, Schenker ...

LEM: Lebanon, a Treasure of Biodiversity
LEM: Lebanon, a Treasure of Biodiversity

At a time when biodiversity and the environment are considered “abstract” or “rich people's problems” by most, the Lebanon Eco Movement thought otherwise in their “Biodiversity National Dialogue" event, organized alongside the Institut Français on Friday, December 15. Lebanon’s biodiversity has been heavily affected following the ...

Civil Servants Threaten All-Out Strike
Civil Servants Threaten All-Out Strike

Civil servants in the public administration voiced their concerns on Friday evening, threatening an all-out strike. They had previously engaged in a partial strike, maintaining a permanent presence one day per week. The League of Civil Servants called on the government to approve the civil service decree at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. In a ...

Pension System Approved in Parliament: A Milestone Achievement According to ILO
Pension System Approved in Parliament: A Milestone Achievement According to ILO

The Lebanese Parliament passed a law on Thursday that establishes a comprehensive pension system for private sector workers and fundamentally reshapes the governance of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). The International Labor Organization (ILO), which provided extensive technical support to this project, described it as “one of the most ...

Colonna’s Lebanon Visit Postponed to Monday
Colonna’s Lebanon Visit Postponed to Monday

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna, originally scheduled to travel to Lebanon this Saturday, had to reschedule her trip to Monday due to a technical issue with the plane transporting her to Beirut. The pilots of the Falcon 900, boarding the minister, advisors, journalists, and security personnel, decided it was safer to return ...

One Israeli Soldier Killed and Two Wounded by Hezbollah Drone Attacks
One Israeli Soldier Killed and Two Wounded by Hezbollah Drone Attacks

Tensions in South Lebanon rose on Saturday as Hezbollah led several attacks on Israeli military positions and Israeli shelling of border villages intensified. Hezbollah announced drone attacks on Israeli military positions in Birkat Risha (attacked twice), Metula, and near the Ramim barracks, claiming to have killed and wounded soldiers. This was ...

Global Refugee Forum: Lebanon Makes Its Voice Heard
Global Refugee Forum: Lebanon Makes Its Voice Heard

Over a span of three days, the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva conducted a comprehensive exploration of worldwide refugee challenges. Governments, NGOs, and refugees’ representatives convened to share their cases and advocate for solutions. These included considerations such as the possibility of returning to their countries of origin or ...