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Whish Money collaborates with Mastercard Move to bring seamless cross-border payments to Lebanon
EIN Presswire
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August 21, 2025
Users in Lebanon can send money abroad to over 50 countries, while Lebanese living overseas can send money home CA, UNITED STATES, August 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Whish Money has collaborated with Mastercard to enable inbound and outbound...
Israeli Drone Attack Kills Lebanese Civilian
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) A Lebanese citizen lost his life following an Israeli drone strike that occurred in southern Lebanon early Thursday, marking the most recent breach of the ceasefire agreement reached last year, according to local news outlets. The aerial...
Lebanon Reaffirms Support for UN Peacekeeping Mission
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed Lebanon’s steadfast commitment to the continued presence of the UN peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL) in the southern region of the country. Speaking on Tuesday, Aoun emphasized that the mission will...
Lebanon Pledges Ongoing Support to UN Peacekeepers
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon will continue supporting the United Nations peacekeeping force in the country’s south as long as it is needed to uphold UN Security Council Resolution 1701, President Joseph Aoun confirmed on Tuesday. In talks with UNIFIL...
Lebanese army foils illegal entrance of armed men from Syria
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Lebanese military announced on Sunday that it had prevented an attempted infiltration by armed groups coming from Syria into eastern Lebanon, according to reports. The incident unfolded before midday near the villages of Kfar Zabad...
Lebanon Reports Army Thwarted Infiltration Attempt from Syria
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Lebanese military on Sunday blocked an attempted cross-border infiltration by armed individuals entering from Syria, according to a local news agency. The confrontation occurred late Sunday morning near the eastern villages of Kfar...
Lebanon to give retired civilian public sector employees monthly salary
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon’s cabinet has approved monthly payments of 12 million Lebanese pounds (about 134 USD) for retired public sector employees to help alleviate economic hardship, Finance Minister Yassine Jaber announced Thursday. The measure forms...
Lebanese PM denounces threat of Hezbollah leader
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned statements by Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, which he described as an "underlying threat of civil war," following the government’s plan to disarm the group, according to reports. In a video on...
Israel Urges U.S. to Terminate UN Peace Mission in Lebanon
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel has formally requested that the United States back the termination of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, citing what it calls repeated failures to prevent Hezbollah’s presence despite ongoing Israeli...
US Special Envoy Meets with Lebanese President
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) US Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut on Monday. According to the Lebanese Presidency’s announcement on the US social media platform X, US Deputy Middle East Envoy Morgan Ortagus was...
U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack Holds Talks with Lebanon’s Leader
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Tom Barrack, the U.S. Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Türkiye, held talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday in Beirut, marking a pivotal diplomatic engagement as regional tensions persist. The Lebanese Presidency...
Lebanon, Syria pledge to ease movement of goods, individuals across shared border
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Reports indicate that Syrian and Lebanese authorities have reached an agreement to simplify the movement of goods and people across their shared border, aiming to strengthen trade between the two countries, both facing ongoing crises....
Air Algerie flight resumes flights to Lebanon after one-year hiatus
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Air Algerie resumed direct flights to Lebanon Thursday, landing at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport after more than a year of suspension. The service will operate twice weekly. The resumption follows an agreement reached during a...
Israel warplanes injure two people in new attack on Lebanon
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Two people were injured Thursday night during a series of Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese official media and security sources. A Lebanese news agency reported that an Israeli drone...
Lebanese military cautions against protests
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon’s Army Command issued a stern warning on Saturday against actions that could threaten national security, following online calls for protests over the government’s plan to place exclusive control of weapons under state authority....
Lebanon’s Leader Rejects External Interference in Internal Affairs
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun expressed Lebanon's openness to collaborate with Iran under the principles of sovereignty and mutual respect during a meeting with Ali Larijani, Secretary-General of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council,...
Lebanon Reports Death of Hezbollah Member in Israeli Strike
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) An Israeli drone strike on Saturday targeted a vehicle in southern Lebanon, resulting in the death of one Hezbollah member, according to multiple sources and reports. A Lebanese security official told media that the individual killed was...
Israel attacks southern Lebanon resulting in two deaths, two injuries
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Reports indicate that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday resulted in one death and two injuries. According to authorities, a drone struck a car on the Haris-Hadatha main road with two missiles, killing one person. In a...
Lebanon’s Army Warns Against Calls for Protests
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon’s Army Command on Saturday released a firm caution against actions that might “jeopardize national security,” responding to online appeals for demonstrations triggered by the government’s decision to grant exclusive authority over...
Syria, Lebanon Move to Enhance Cross-Border Trade
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) In a significant move to enhance trade between Syria and Lebanon, authorities from both nations have agreed to ease restrictions on the movement of goods and people across their shared border, a local news agency reported on Wednesday....