French President Emmanuel Macron assured Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday that he is actively working to sustain a ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency.
In a telephone (...)
Three Lebanese citizens were killed and 44 others injured on Sunday by Israeli gunfire as people attempted to return to their homes in southern Lebanon, local media reported.
The state-run National News Agency (NNA) identified the towns where (...)
Julia Ramadan was terrified — the war between Israel and Hezbollah was escalating and she'd had a nightmare that her family home was being bombed. When she sent her brother a panicked voice note from her apartment in Beirut, he encouraged her to (...)
The Israeli government is seeking to keep military positions in southern Lebanon past a Sunday withdrawal deadline, set in a November ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, the country's ambassador to the US said on Thursday.
The Israeli (...)
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan at Baabda Palace in Beirut on Thursday. Prince Faisal is the first high-ranking Saudi official visiting Lebanon in over 15 years.
During the meeting, (...)
The Israeli military killed at least 10 Palestinians, including a child, in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as its prime minister announced the start of a "large-scale military operation" in the restive city of Jenin – just two days after the Gaza (...)
DAVOS — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Tuesday that he has "cautious optimism" about Syria. "There is a great opportunity for Syria to move in a positive direction," he said while addressing a session titled "Diplomacy in (...)
Senior UN officials have met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv to discuss ways to strengthen humanitarian support for Ukraine.
That comes as the UN launched a humanitarian appeal for $3.32 billion (€3.22 billion) to support more than eight million people (...)
Many may perceive the rapid changes unfolding in the region as sudden and unexpected developments. However, a closer look reveals that Saudi Arabia has been diligently working for years to address major challenges and drive these transformative (...)
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement to pause their devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, mediators announced Wednesday, marking a pivotal moment in the deadliest and most destructive conflict between the two adversaries.
The (...)
Lebanon's newly designated Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has vowed to "rescue, reform, and rebuild" the country, which has been grappling with an economic and political crisis for years.
Despite not receiving support from Hezbollah, Salam extended an (...)
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken by phone — in Biden's final week in office — as momentum builds towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.
Israel and Hamas are understood to be making progress (...)
Nawaf Salam, head of the International Court of Justice, is set to become Lebanon's next prime minister after securing majority support from lawmakers on Monday.
This marks a significant blow to Hezbollah, which had endorsed caretaker Prime Minister (...)
The Lebanese army announced on Saturday that it has completed the deployment of its units in nine southern towns following the Israeli army's phased withdrawal under the terms of a cease-fire agreement effective since Nov. 27.
The deployment covers (...)
RIYADH — Key Arab and international figures convened in Riyadh for critical meetings on the future of Syria, focusing on humanitarian and political support one month after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal (...)
RIYADH — The foreign ministers and representatives of Arab and Western countries, who met in Riyadh on Sunday, discussed the steps to support the Syrian people and provide them with all the aid and support in this critical phase of their history. (...)
RIYADH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman made a phone call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday.
During the call, the Crown Prince extended Aoun an invitation to visit Saudi Arabia. The Crown Prince conveyed to him the (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed Saudi Arabia's condemnation and rejection of the Israeli occupation's claims and false allegations regarding a map published by official accounts affiliated with it. The map inaccurately depicts (...)
Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun has called for a comprehensive defense policy to counter Israeli assaults and for dialogue with neighboring Syria in his inaugural speech, signaling a new chapter for the country.
Joseph Aoun, who (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman congratulated new Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
The King and the Crown Prince have sent cables to Joseph Aoun, congratulating him on his (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with the U.S. Envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein at the ministry's headquarters in Riyadh on Sunday.
During the meeting, they discussed current regional issues, including (...)
RIYADH — The Syrian conjoined twins — Celine and Eleen Abdulmoneim Alshibli — along with their family, arrived at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday. They were airlifted from Lebanon on board a medical evacuation aircraft provided (...)
Israeli forces unleashed a series of strikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the western city of Hodeidah on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more, the Iran-backed Houthis said in a statement where it vowed to (...)
KUWAIT — The 46th extraordinary meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned the repeated Israeli attacks on Syria and Lebanon. Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan headed the Saudi delegation to (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun in Riyadh on Thursday.
The meeting focused on reviewing military and defense relations between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. They (...)
