Al-Manar correspondent: Israeli gunfire from Ruweisat Al-Samaqa occupation site targets the outskirts of Kfarshouba town ...

U.N. facilitates 1st voluntary return convoy of Syrian refugees from Lebanon 

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The United Nations announced on Tuesday the launch of the first organized convoy of Syrian refugees returning voluntarily from Lebanon to Syria, under the UN-facilitated Voluntary Repatriation Program. According to Celine …

Syrian refugees begin return from Lebanon under new UN plan

Refugees make their way back to Syria from eastern Lebanon in December 2024. [Getty] The first group of Syrian refugees returned home form Lebanon on Tuesday under a new plan the UN developed with the Lebanese government following the ouster of the Assad …

Israeli official says Hezbollah 'military commanders' to be targeted across Lebanon

by Naharnet Newsdesk 29 July 2025, 15:02 Israel’s “battle” against Hezbollah will continue as long as the group “violates the ceasefire agreement,” Al-Arabiya TV quoted an Israeli security source as saying. “The assassinations are limited to Hezbollah’s …

Lebanon sentences six in killing of UN peacekeeper, main defendant gets death penalty

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s military court convicted six people accused of killing a U.N. peacekeeper, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said Tuesday. Lebanese officials said the chief defendant was sentenced to death. “UNIFIL welcomes the conclusion …

First group of Syrian refugees returns home from Lebanon under new UN plan

JDEIDET YABOUS, Syria (AP) — The first group of Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon on Tuesday under a new plan the United Nations developed with the Lebanese government following the downfall of Bashar Assad’s rule in December. Syria’s uprising- …

First group of Syrian refugees returns from Lebanon under new UN-backed plan

On Tuesday, the first group of Syrian refugees returned to their home country from Lebanon under a newly launched plan developed by the United Nations in coordination with the Lebanese government, following the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in December. …

UN Official: 72 refugees return to Syria as part of voluntary refugee return program from Lebanon

Damascus, SANA-UNHCR spokesperson in Syria, Celine Schmitt, announced on Tuesday the return of the first voluntary return convoy from Lebanon to Syria as part of the organized voluntary return program. Schmidt told SANA ‘’ In coordination with the for …

First voluntary Syrian refugee convoy returns from Lebanon through Jdeidet Yabous crossing

The first convoy of Syrian refugees returning voluntarily from Lebanon crossed into Syria on Tuesday, according to Abdul Razzaq al-Masri, director of the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing. Speaking to Syrian state news agency SANA, al-Masri said 72 refugees …

Lebanon's PM meets basketball star Wael Arakji

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam received Lebanese national basketball team player Wael Arakji at the Grand Serail on Tuesday. The meeting focused on general sports affairs and included discussions around initiatives aimed at supporting Lebanese …