A total of 260 Tunisian nationals are scheduled to be repatriated from Lebanon on Tuesday aboard a flight operated by Tunisair, the Tunisian embassy in Lebanon said. The embassy announced on its official Facebook page that the special flight would accommodate Tunisians in Lebanon who have voluntarily requested to return due to the escalating and…
Saudi Arabia is closely monitoring the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon with “great concern”, according to the kingdom’s foreign ministry on Monday. The ministry underscored the necessity of safeguarding Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In light of the ongoing turmoil, Saudi Arabia reiterated its solidarity with the Lebanese populace. It also urged the international…
At least 14 paramedics have been killed in Israeli airstrikes over the past two days, Lebanese officials reported on Sunday. The Israeli military targeted areas near a hospital in the Bekaa Valley in the east, forcing its temporary closure, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. The ministry condemned the strikes as a violation of international law,…
Türkiye’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, and the country’s low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, have cancelled their flights to and from Lebanon due to heightened risks. The decision came in response to Israel’s air strikes on Lebanon, affecting flights to and from Beirut scheduled for Wednesday, according to Haberturk daily. Currently, tickets from Istanbul to Beirut are…
China firmly supports Lebanon in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and national dignity, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib in New York. During exchange of views on the…
Beijing has assured Beirut of its support in the Middle East conflict and sharply criticised Israel for launching its deadliest wave of airstrikes in decades at the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York said China is firmly supporting Lebanon in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and national dignity, Wang met his…
An Israeli drone on Tuesday fired several missiles at a flat in a five-story building in the market town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon. Eight people were injured, according to an initial toll announced by the Lebanese Health Ministry. It was not immediately clear whether there were any Hezbollah members were in the targeted building….
An Israeli drone fired two air-to-surface missiles at a civilian SUV at the southern entrance to the city of Sidon on Wednesday, killing a leader in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. The armed wing of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah), Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The dead were identified as Khalil Maqdah, a leader of…
