Canada’s special envoy for Syria, Omar Alghabra, said: “Canada can play a meaningful role in enabling Syrians to build an inclusive country that respects all of its citizens. “We also can help prevent Syria from falling into chaos and instability.” A statement from Canada’s foreign ministry said sanctions would be eased “to allow funds to […]
Israel said on Friday it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that halted last year’s war with Hezbollah, saying Lebanon had not yet fully enforced terms requiring south Lebanon to be free of Hezbollah arms and the Lebanese army to be deployed. Lebanon’s US-backed military, […]
“Speaker Nabih Berri called a parliament session to elect a president of the republic on January 9,” the official National News Agency reported. Lebanon has been without a president since Michel Aoun’s term ended in October 2022, with neither of the two main blocs — Hezbollah and its opponents — having the majority required to […]
Araqchi told reporters during a trip to Lisbon that Iran welcomed Tuesday’s ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and hoped it would be permanent. The ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah took effect on Wednesday under an agreement brokered by the United States and France. Asked whether the ceasefire could lead to an easing of tensions between […]
“Despite more than 200 children killed in Lebanon in less than two months, a disconcerting pattern has emerged: their deaths are met with inertia from those able to stop this violence,” James Elder, spokesman for the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, told reporters in Geneva. “Over the last two months in Lebanon, an average of three […]
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) aid supplies consist of rice buckets, powdered milk, canned food, family packs, sleeping bags, and medical support kits. Earlier, the second consignment of aid was dispatched on Thursday from Karachi to Lebanon. This aid shipment, sent by NDMA in collaboration with the Al-Khidmat Foundation, comprises approximately 100 tons of […]
Seven people were taken to the hospital with moderate or mild wounds, including “a male around 20 with shrapnel injuries”, the Magen David Adom (MDA) service said in a statement on social media platform X. The MDA also shared a picture and video that showed a badly damaged building cordoned off while emergency responders swarmed […]
The 17th consignment of aid was dispatched from Karachi to Lebanon today. This aid shipment, sent by NDMA in collaboration with the Al-Khidmat Foundation, comprised approximately 17 tons of supplies, including tents, food tins, dry milk, rice, clothes, hygiene kits, and medicines. Earlier, the second consignment of aid was dispatched on Thursday from Karachi to […]
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expresses its condemnation and denunciation” of the Israeli strikes and emphasized its “firm position rejecting escalation of the conflict in the region”, which “threatens the security and the stability of countries and people” in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said on X. Israel has been at war with Hamas […]
While acknowledging “limited damage” to certain locations, the headquarters asserted that the attacks were successfully repelled. The full extent of the damage is currently under investigation. The announcement comes after Israel revealed early Saturday morning that it was carrying out strikes against Iranian military sites. Israel said Saturday it conducted air strikes against Iran on […]
