Lebanese Foreign Ministry
Israel Declares 48-Hour Emergency Amid Rising Tensions with Lebanon
Israel has declared a 48-hour emergency due to escalating tensions with Lebanon, as reported by The Times of Israel. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced the emergency, referring to it as a "special situation on the home front," which allows the IDF Home Front Command to impose certain restrictions.
Permanent Direct Flights to Be Established Between Lebanon and Bulgaria
Lebanon and Bulgaria agreed Friday to establish permanent direct flights between Beirut and Sofia, following Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil's meeting with Bulgarian officials in Sofia to discuss relations between the two countries, reports Albawaba.
Mostly Middle Eastern tourists killed in ISIL's attack on Reina nightclub
Most of the foreign victims in the Reina terror attack on Jan. 1 in Istanbul have been identified as citizens of Middle Eastern countries including Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
FM officials discuss bilateral cooperation in Beirut
BELGRADE/BEIRUT - Marko Blagojevic, Serbian Foreign Ministry (FM) secretary general, and Vladimir Maric, head of the Foreign minister's cabinet, met in Beirut Wednesday with Lebanese Foreign Ministry Secretary General Wafic Rehaime, who said that Lebanon has no plans to recognize Kosovo independence.