Israel says it hit more Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon

Beirut/Tel Aviv, Oct 20, (dpa/GNA) – Israel has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire in place for nearly a year. The Israeli military said Monday it had targeted Hezbollah’s “terrorist infrastructure” in the Nabatiyeh...

Sheikh Qassem: Lebanon stability depends on ending Israeli aggression

Hezbollah’s Sheikh Naim Qassem says the Israeli occupation failed to achieve its goals and warns the US against dragging Lebanon into the “Greater Israel” project. Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem affirmed that “Israel” has failed to...

Cuba decries Israeli strikes on Lebanon as threat to peace, stability

Cuba denounces "Israel's" violations of the November 2024 ceasefire, condemning repeated attacks on Lebanon and warning of rising regional instability. Cuba has condemned the recent Israeli aggressions against Lebanon, as the occupation continues...

World Bank estimates €185bn needed to rebuild Syria after civil war

Published on 21/10/2025 - 19:25 GMT+2 Rebuilding Syria after over more than a decade of civil war is expected to cost about $216 billion (€185 billion), the World Bank said in an assessment published on Tuesday. The cost is almost 10 times Syria's...

France in talks with KSA for Lebanon conference

by Naharnet Newsdesk 21 October 2025, 16:46 French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has discussed in a phone call with U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack the need to support the Lebanese Army to implement its disarmament plan, a French diplomat said. The...

Middle East witnesses rapid economic growth despite conflicts: IMF

Washington: There has been an acceleration in economic growth across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this year, despite global uncertainty and escalating tensions and conflicts in the region, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

French diplomatic source: France is working to organize international conference to support Lebanese Army

France and the United States reaffirmed their joint support for Syria’s ongoing political transition and social and economic recovery, stressing the need for close coordination among regional and international partners and Syrian authorities to...

Syria gives banks six months to absorb Lebanon crisis losses

The order has prompted some banks to seek new investors or explore foreign acquisitions [Ed Ram/Getty Images] Syria's central bank has ordered commercial lenders to fully provision for losses tied to Lebanon's financial collapse and submit...

Armenian banks` active lending policies driving double-digit profit  growth

ArmInfo. The active lending in the Armenian banking sector is driving double-digit growth in net profit. According to the Express Ranking of Armenian Banks as of September 30, 2025, prepared by ArmInfo Investment Company, credit investments and...

NH fines Liot Hill for campaign finance violations

Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. LEBANON — Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill, D-Lebanon, faces a $1,000 fine for violating the state’s rules for campaign finances during the 2024 election cycle....

Syria directs banks to cover 100% of losses linked to Lebanon’s financial crisis

Harvard, Oxford and Sandhurst dominate world leader soft power index

The US and the UK have educated 125 current world leaders between them, a new index has found. The Hepi/Kaplan Soft-Power Index is based on a snapshot of world leaders in early August 2025, looking at the number of monarchs, presidents and prime...

What’s Worse Than War: Lebanon’s Fatal Inertia

🔊 Listen to Post When U.S. envoy Tom Barrack spoke this week about Lebanon, his words carried the tone of both warning and exasperation. “If Lebanon fails to move,” he said, “Hezbollah will face a major confrontation with Israel.” He added that...

Lebanese Court Orders Release Of Gaddafi Son Who Was Abducted From Syria

Hannibal Gaddafi as seen in footage leaked from his cell in Lebanon in 2024. (X) A judge in Lebanon has ordered the release of Hannibal Gaddafi, the youngest son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, on a bail of $11 million and a travel ban....

Lebanon's Health Ministry continues to test Tannourine water samples

The Lebanese Public Health Ministry announced that recent tests on additional Tannourine bottled water samples available in the market show no bacterial contamination. In a statement, the ministry clarified that results from samples taken directly...

Syria gives banks six months to absorb losses from Lebanese crisis

DAMASCUS - Syria's central bank has ordered commercial lenders to fully provision for losses tied to Lebanon's financial collapse and submit credible restructuring plans within six months, a move that could reshape the country's battered banking...

French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

Paul KirbyEurope digital editor and Hugh Schofieldin Paris ShareSave Watch: Sarkozy was cheered by supporters as he embraced his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy outside their Paris home Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to...

Middle East economies show 'surprising' resilience but threats remain

Economies in the Middle East and North Africa remain vulnerable to economic headwinds despite demonstrating "surprising resilience", while relative peace in Lebanon and Syria bodes well for the broader economic growth prospects, the International...

Lebanon's diaspora seeks to overturn 'unfair' electoral law

Lebanon will go to the polls next May for crucial parliamentary elections – but already there is a problem. At its heart is a law that would severely restrict who Lebanon's large and influential diaspora can cast votes for. Under the law, which...

French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

Paul KirbyEurope digital editor and Hugh Schofieldin Paris ShareSave Watch: Sarkozy was cheered by supporters as he embraced his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy outside their Paris home Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to...