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Media reports Iranian leader wounded in June Israeli airstrikes
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sustained minor injuries during Israeli airstrikes on an underground facility in Tehran last month, according to Iran’s state-affiliated Fars news agency. The June 16 attack reportedly involved six...
Lebanon: ICRC president urges renewal of ceasefire and sustained humanitarian assistance to help civilians rebuild
International Committee of the Red Cross
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January 4, 2025
“Civilians cannot afford for the ceasefire to lapse, plunging them back into heavy fighting that would bring more death and destruction,” said President Spoljaric. “Maintaining the ceasefire is essential for families to return home, rebuild their...
Iranian leader gets harmed in Israeli attack
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian suffered minor injuries during Israeli air raids last month, as reported by an Iranian state-linked outlet. The airstrike, which occurred on June 16, allegedly involved the use of six precision bombs...
Kremlin states Moscow closely following detention of Russian-Armenian billionaire
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Moscow is closely following the legal proceedings against Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who was detained in Armenia earlier this week, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. Karapetyan, who holds citizenship in both...
Taxpayers filing their own returns can get free help using IRS Direct File and Direct File Oregon at Sweet Home and Lebanon libraries
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
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February 25, 2025
Area taxpayers filing their own 2024 income tax returns can get free assistance using the new combination of IRS Direct File and Direct File Oregon when Oregon Department of Revenue volunteers visit the libraries in Sweet Home March 4 and Lebanon...
Lebanon and Columbia Driver Services Centers to Reopen Tomorrow
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
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December 17, 2024
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Lebanon Driver Services Center, 204 Maddux Simpson Parkway, which closed for a planned remodel on July 15, and the Lebanon Driver Services Center, 1701 Hampshire Pike, which closed for flooring...
Statement of Sen. Win Gatchalian on repatriation of OFWs from Lebanon
Senate of the Philippines
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February 12, 2025
PHILIPPINES, February 12 - Press Release February 12, 2025 STATEMENT OF SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN ON REPATRIATION OF OFWS FROM LEBANON The repatriation of overseas Filipino workers from Lebanon is an important step in ensuring their safety, security,...
Lebanon: Displaced and trading innocence for resilience in the suburbs of Beirut
International Committee of the Red Cross
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November 28, 2024
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are among the most vulnerable populations in times of crisis. Unlike refugees, they remain within their country’s borders and rely on their own state for protection. Yet, in fragile contexts, the state’s...
Egyptian, Iraqi and Lebanese Entrepreneurs Showcase Business Initiatives to Address Food and Job Insecurity: UNITAR Workshop in Japan
UN International Training and Research Center
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February 11, 2025
On the final day, through a Hackathon, the participants pitched their refined business models and project ideas, drawing from the knowledge and skills gained throughout the training programme. Their self-led and self-developed enterprises and...
Minister Fajon concludes her two-day visit to Lebanon
Government of Slovenia
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February 5, 2025
SLOVENIA, February 5 - “Slovenia supports Lebanon in its political transition and in the delicate phase of a prolonged ceasefire. Maintaining peace is crucial for Lebanon and the region. There is a glimmer of hope that things are moving in the...
UN Pledges USD625,000 to Battle Syria’s Devastating Wildfires
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Syria announced on Thursday the release of $625,000 to bolster emergency response operations following severe wildfires that have ravaged the Latakia countryside in northwestern Syria....
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with President of Lebanon Joseph Aoun
Prime Minister of Canada
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February 5, 2025
CANADA, March 2 - Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, about the ongoing situation in the Middle East. Prime Minister Trudeau congratulated President Aoun on his recent election, noting it is a...
Joint Statement by humanitarian, development and human rights organisations in Lebanon: We need a Permanent Ceasefire and a Just Recovery
Oxfam
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January 30, 2025
We, the undersigned organisations operating in Lebanon, urgently call on parties to abide by their commitments towards a permanent ceasefire in Lebanon and appeal to the international community to ensure the respect and full implementation of the...
The way forward in Lebanon
Middle East Institute
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January 29, 2025
The election of President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is a political breakthrough in Lebanon and a harbinger of what could happen in a country long dismissed as unsalvageable. Beirut’s new leadership reflects the aspiration of a...
UNITAR Sustainable Business Development Training for Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon Entrepreneurs Kicks Off in Japan
UN International Training and Research Center
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February 5, 2025
4-5 February: Tokyo Courtesy visits to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Japan, visit to Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) and visit to Shibuya QWS 6 February: Hiroshima Courtesy visit to the Governor of...
Israeli Strike Kills Senior Hezbollah Commander
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it had eliminated a high-ranking Hezbollah operative through a drone attack conducted in southern Lebanon. According to the army’s report, the strike targeted the town of Babliyeh on...
Installation of “Chaîne de Lumière” by Pierre & Cedric Koukjian, designers from Geneva, Switzerland in Bikfaya, Lebanon
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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January 20, 2025
BIKFAYA, Lebanon, Jan. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new monumental sculpture, “Chaîne de Lumière”, created by designers Pierre & Cedric Koukjian, represented by SINCE, has been installed in the picturesque town of Bikfaya, Lebanon. This...
Italy, France Hold Talks on Gaza, Ukraine
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani hosted French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Rome on Friday for high-level talks focused on global flashpoints, particularly the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. In a...
Pioneering Cancer Patient Support in Lebanon through Innovation and Compassion: Sara El Koussa
UN International Training and Research Center
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January 19, 2025
Sara has a degree in biology with a minor in psychology and is also engaged in gender studies and cancer therapeutics research. Her path was profoundly influenced by her mother’s battle with breast cancer. For five years, her family struggled to...
Raging Syria Wildfires Devastate Homes, Farmland
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Two fast-moving wildfires have ravaged central Syria’s Hama province, tearing through residential areas and farmland, while fierce blazes in the Latakia countryside entered their ninth consecutive day on Friday, according to Syrian...