Lebanon’s president arrives in Doha for emergency Arab-Islamic summit on Israeli attack

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Doha to lead Lebanon’s delegation to the emergency Arab-Islamic summit addressing the Israeli attack on Qatar. He was received by several senior Qatari officials, among them the deputy prime minister and...

EAA, QFFD, and Teach For Lebanon partner to empower over 23,000 vulnerable students

Doha, Qatar: The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, in collaboration with Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), has partnered with Teach For Lebanon (TFL) to launch a groundbreaking initiative titled “Resilience Through Education: Empowering...

Islam’s Terror of Free Speech

Australian Muslim communities have been calling for the criminalisation of “Islamophobia” for many years. To attend such demands the Albanese government installed a special envoy, Aftab Malik, in early 2024 to “combat Islamophobia”. Mr Malik, has...

Owner of ship linked to Beirut port blast arrested in Bulgaria

Bulgarian police have arrested the Russian owner of the ship that transported ammonium nitrate to Beirut in 2013, seven years before the catastrophic 2020 port explosion. Igor Grechushkin, owner of the cargo vessel Rhosus, has been detained in...

Lebanon ex-PM Najib Mikati under French fraud investigation

French investigators have opened an investigation into Lebanon's former prime minister Najib Mikati, whose billionaire fortune is under the scrutiny of anti-corruption campaigners, a source at the French prosecutor’s office told The National. The...

Feature: In Lebanon's south, children return to school amid lingering fears of war

KHIAM, Lebanon, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- With backpacks slung over their shoulders and unease etched on their faces, children in Lebanon's southern border villages returned to classrooms Monday for the first time in nearly two years. In Khiam, a town...

Lebanese President arrives in Doha

Doha, Qatar: President of the sisterly Lebanese Republic HE General Joseph Aoun arrived in Doha on Monday to take part in the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit, scheduled to be held today. His Excellency and the accompanying delegation were welcomed...

Airstrikes, banditry, drones and a ban on girls’ education: four teachers on educating students amid conflict

Lebanon: ‘They would shake, cry and move away from the windows’ Mohamad El Dirany, 24 I had just started teaching at a school in the Bekaa valley when war broke out in September 2024. Within days, an Israeli bomb tore through my family home. One...

Saudi Arabia bears ‘heavy responsibility’ for Muslim unity against Israel: Iran president

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says major Muslim nations, particularly Saudi Arabia, carry a “very heavy responsibility” in the current situation, stating that unity among Islamic countries would prevent Israeli aggression. Pezeshkian made the...

World News | Pashtun Activist Warns UN of Human Rights Abuses, Fake Military Operations in Pakistan

Geneva [Switzerland], September 16 (ANI): Pashtun political activist Fazal Ur Rehman Afridi has expressed serious concerns about what he termed continuous human rights abuses, state-sponsored militancy, and natural resource exploitation in the...

Lebanese festival in Scranton celebrates 30th year

Lebanese Americans gathered in Scranton on Sunday to celebrate their culture and traditions at the 30th annual festival hosted by St. Ann’s Maronite Church, a local Lebanese Catholic parish. "This is another event that we say to Scranton the way...

President: Iran Committed to Deepening Strategic Ties with Lebanon

In a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on the sidelines of the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha on Monday, Pezeshkian said Iran seeks stronger cooperation with Lebanon and other regional states within a framework of solidarity...

President Pezeshkian advocates for enhanced Iran-Lebanon relations

In a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on the sidelines of the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha on Monday, President Pezeshkian highlighted Iran’s commitment to expanding cooperation and strengthening ties with Lebanon and other...

King meets with Arab, Muslim leaders in Doha

Ammon News - His Majesty King Abdullah II in Doha on Monday met with Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, Lebanon President Gen. Joseph Aoun, Kuwait Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif....

Lebanese culture honored at festival in Scranton

SCRANTON, Pa. — On Sunday, three decades of Lebanese culture were celebrated at the Saint Ann Maronite Catholic Church in Lackawanna County. Folks were able to embrace the culture with authentic Lebanese dishes, live music, and even traditional...

President Pezeshkian advocates for enhanced Iran-Lebanon ties

In a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on the sidelines of the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha on Monday, President Pezeshkian highlighted Iran's commitment to expanding cooperation and strengthening ties with Lebanon and other...

Israel Strikes Lebanon: IDF Says It Hit Hezbollah Site in Yater, 1 Wounded

Jerusalem, September 16: The Israeli military said that it struck a Hezbollah command site in southern Lebanon, as cross-border tensions persist despite a ceasefire. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said Israeli drones fired two missiles...

Lebanese scholarship beneficiaries showcase research at UniMAC seminar

The University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) has hosted the fourth edition of the Graduate Seminar for Lebanese Community Scholarship beneficiaries, in partnership with the Embassy of Lebanon in Ghana. The event, held at the South...

Lebanon’s new housing plan aims to balance conservation and affordable housing

Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. LEBANON — A group of around 20 people gathered last week to talk about how advocates for land conservation might work together with developers as the city creates a...

Mahmoud Khalil will fight against new deportation order

The Palestinian activist has less than 30 days to appeal a deportation order from the US. [Getty] Following an immigration judge's decision to deport Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian activist is working to challenge the...