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2025-01-12 15:30
IRCS, intl. societies cooperate to aid Syrian refugees
TEHRAN –In cooperation with other international societies, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has provided rescue services to Syrian refugees in the south of Lebanon.
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2025-01-11 22:20
Resistance remains indispensable in Lebanon, says Iranian envoy
TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, has dismissed claims that the election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanon’s president signifies a defeat for the Resistance.
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2025-01-11 22:14
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Will US, co-conspirators force Israel to leave from Lebanon’s lands after appointing Aoun?
SOUTH LEBANON - On his first working day after being elected president, President Joseph Aoun called for binding parliamentary consultations next Monday to name the prime minister-designate to form the next government.
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2025-01-11 20:49
Lebanese PM meets Syria’s new leader in Damascus
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati met on Saturday the head of Syria’s administration Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the People's Palace in Damascus.
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2025-01-10 22:15
By Xavier Villar
Joseph Aoun’s election as Lebanese president ends two-year political stalemate
MADRID- The Lebanese Parliament has elected the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Joseph Aoun, as the country’s new president, bringing an end to a presidential vacancy that had lasted for more than two years. The election, held in the midst of a severe economic crisis and deep internal political tensions, is considered a crucial step towards stabilizing Lebanon.
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2025-01-10 22:06
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Hezbollah’s sudden endorsement of Aoun’s election is a political victory
BEIRUT - In the second round on Thursday, Hezbollah and the Amal Movement decided to back electing Joseph Aoun as Lebanon’s president, ending the two-year presidential impasse.
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2025-01-10 00:14
Iran congratulates Lebanon on election of new president
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday congratulated the Lebanese nation, government and all active political parties and groups on the election of Army Commander Joseph Aoun as Lebanon’s new president
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2025-01-09 19:01
General Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon’s 14th president
After more than two years of presidential impasse following the end of former President Michel Aoun's term, the Lebanese Parliament elected Army Commander Joseph Aoun as the 14th President of the Lebanese Republic.
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2025-01-08 21:49
ICRC president urges sustained humanitarian assistance to Lebanon
BEIRUT (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), visited Lebanon, where humanitarian needs remain immense following the latest escalation of hostilities.
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2025-01-08 21:40
By Sondoss Al Assad
Wide political division over Lebanese presidential candidate
BEIRUT - On the eve of the session to elect the Lebanese president, it seems that General Joseph Aoun, the candidate of the international quintet will fail not only in the first round as he doesn’t obtain the required 86 parliamentary votes, but also in the second round, which requires 65 votes. It is because his election will require a constitutional amendment in his capacity as commander of the Lebanese army.
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2025-01-07 22:29
By Sondoss Al Assad
Foreigners seeking to elect president instead of the Lebanese
BEIRUT - Amidst the ongoing concerns about the future of Syria and before the expiration of the sixty-day truce, Lebanon is witnessing a session to elect the President of the Republic on Thursday. So far, there is no internal consensus on the candidate, while external pressure is mounting to elect Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun.
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2025-01-04 22:08
By Sondoss Al Asaad
What will await Israel if it refuses to leave Lebanese lands?
SOUTH LEBANON – The Israeli occupation regime must its troops from southern Lebanon within 60 days of November 27, the day the ceasefire agreement went into effect.
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2025-01-04 21:51
By Shahrokh Saei
Israel’s dream of renewed occupation
Israel wants to stay in Lebanon beyond 60-day ceasefire deal
TEHRAN- Israel is seeking to prolong the occupation of southern Lebanon in violation of a ceasefire deal with the Hezbollah resistance movement that took effect on November 27, 2024.
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2025-01-03 22:01
Lebanese citizens protest improper treatment of Iranian flight passengers
TEHRAN – Public anger over the mistreatment of passengers on an Iranian flight led to protests in Lebanon on Thursday night.
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2024-12-29 22:32
By Shahrokh Saei
Israel spinning a tale to justify its occupation of southern Lebanon
TEHRAN- Israel appears to be making a cock-and-bull story to prolong its occupation of southern Lebanon.
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2024-12-29 22:30
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Will Israel resume aggression on Lebanon after truce expires?
SOUTH LEBANON — Various media analyses dissect what will happen after the end of the 60-day truce between Lebanon and the Israeli occupation regime. No wonder Netanyahu may commit unprecedented or familiar aggression, however, that would not be in his favor, nor even in the favor of his US and Western allies.
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2024-12-27 21:39
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Will US-Israeli pressure on Hezbollah work?
BEIRUT – Israel has violated the terms of the truce since the declaration of the 60-day ceasefire with Lebanon by launching 816 land and air attacks.
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2024-12-25 19:32
Israeli airstrike hits Baalbek in Lebanon
The Israeli army launched an airstrike in the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, the first such attack since a ceasefire agreement last month, Lebanese media said, Anadolu reported.
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2024-12-22 22:41
By Sondoss Al Asaad
US draft resolution intended to confront Hezbollah as CBS scrutinizes Pager Massacre
BEIRUT - The CBS’s 60 Minutes planned to broadcast an episode on Sunday on Israel's Pagers and Walki-Talkie Massacre against Hezbollah on September 17-18, 2024. In her episode, Leslie Stahl conducts interviews with agents of the Mossad who planned for the operation over a period of about two years.
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2024/12/21
By Mohammad Khatibi
Tehran's regional doctrine: weathering storms and hardships
TEHRAN – Since Hamas launched its surprise offensive against Israel in October 2023, the face of West Asia has been changing. The operation brought the Palestinian cause back to the forefront of media coverage and became a key topic of discussion in elite circles. Although the "two-state solution" remains a distant prospect, it has gained renewed public support in the West as a potential resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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2024-12-21 22:17
By Sondoss Al Asaad
How Netanyahu manipulates Talmudic myths to occupy Lebanon, Syria and beyond
SOUTH LEBANON - In a new violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and UN Resolution 1701, photos have circulated showing right-wing Zionists belonging to the “Uri Hatzvon” movement raising a banner on December 8 that read “Lebanon is ours.”
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2024-12-18 21:57
Araghchi calls for D-8 action against Israeli aggression in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria
TEHRAN – The 21st Session of the D-8 Council of Ministers convened amidst the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, resulting from Israeli aggression.
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2024-12-18 20:00
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Is the army chief fit to be Lebanon's president?
BEIRUT - Coinciding with Trump’s return to the White House, Lebanon is awaiting the election of a president on January 9.
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2024-12-14 19:54
Lebanon’s health ministry: Israeli drone strike killed one person in south
The Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli drone strike in the south of the country killed one person on Saturday.
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2024-12-14 19:53
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Will Israel misuse Syrian transformations to resume the Lebanon war?
SOUTH LEBANON - Historical experience has revealed Syria’s impact on the assessment and decision-making inside Israel given Syria’s special geostrategic location.
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2024-12-13 22:32
Sondoss Al Asaad
Will US allow Lebanese Army to deter Israeli violation of national sovereignty?
SOUTH LEBANON - The Lebanese army and UNIFIL have completed preparations for a gradual deployment in Khiyam after clearing it of unexploded ordnance and redeploying in the checkpoints that had been evacuated before the Israeli ground incursion.
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2024-12-08 22:17
By Sondoss Al Asaad
How will Hezbollah act if the Lebanese army fails to protect the border with Syria?
BEKAA, Lebanon - Amid the collapse of the government in Syria, a serious concern pops off regarding the repercussions of the developments in Syria on Lebanon and the persistence of the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire agreement as these events coincide with the Lebanese army’s preparation to enter south of the Litani River.
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2024-12-06 22:32
Iran UN envoy condemns Israeli use of white phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon
TEHRAN – Iran has intensified alarm over Israeli war crimes in Gaza and Lebanon, particularly its illegal use of white phosphorus bombs against civilian populations in the region.
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2024-12-04 18:17
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Israel violates ceasefire agreement and threatens Lebanon
SOUTH LEBANON - For the seventh day, Israel continues its violations of the ceasefire agreement in several Lebanese regions. Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has revealed that his government has “intensified diplomatic contacts to emphasize the priority of stabilizing the situation for the return of the displaced to their regions and expanding the Lebanese army’s deployment in the south.”
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2024-12-02 21:24
Iranian envoy to Lebanon resumes duties, says renewed terrorism won’t break Resistance Front
TEHRAN – The Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, has returned to Beirut after spending two months in Tehran recovering from injuries sustained in an Israeli terrorist attack.