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4 April 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today launched a joint programme to support the health…

UNRWA on Wednesday launched a $414.4 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria and those who have fled the country for neighbouring Lebanon and Jordan due to the conflict.Continue the support The funding will be used to keep cash…

Beirut —  As the Lebanese Christian village of Rmeish marks its first Easter since the Gaza war erupted, residents say a parallel confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel is dragging them into a conflict they did not choose. Like many…

BEIRUT —  Three United Nations observers and a translator were wounded on Saturday when a shell exploded near them as they were carrying out a foot patrol in south Lebanon, the U.N. peacekeeping mission said, adding it was still…

In a statement released on Saturday, UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti, said that the casualties –  three military observers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) and a Lebanese language assistant – have been evacuated for…

2.1. Entrepreneurial Education and Entrepreneurial Self-EfficacyEntrepreneurial education (EE) is a type of education that focuses on equipping individuals with the essential skills, understanding, and ethical principles required to…

In an alert, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said that this increase had been fuelled by the growing number of people forced to work illegally, but also by higher profits.ILO senior research officer Federico Blanco told…

Beirut, Lebanon – After Israel killed at least one person in an attack on Baalbek, its second attack on eastern Lebanon since October 7, a reported 100 rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel, triggering sorties by Israeli fighter…

Israeli strikes killed at least two people in Lebanon’s south on Wednesday evening, while Hamas fighters earlier fired a volley of rockets towards northern Israel from Lebanon amid escalating cross-border clashes in recent days.…

beirut —  The slow-simmering cross-border conflict between Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group and Israeli forces escalated this week, reviving fears that the daily clashes could expand into an all-out war. A rocket fired from Lebanon…

Beirut, Lebanon – Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon have intensified in recent days, reaching a new peak on Wednesday, a day that saw both sides inflict casualties. On Wednesday morning, an Israeli soldier was killed and eight wounded…

Cross-border shelling into Israel will only end when Israel’s ‘aggression’ on Gaza stops, Hassan Nasrallah says.Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has said that his armed group’s cross-border shelling into Israel would only end when…

BEIRUT —  Iran and the United States have exchanged messages throughout Israel's 4-month-old war on Hamas in Gaza, including about Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, the Iranian foreign minister said Saturday. "During this war and in the…

“The agency will no longer have funding as of the end of February, so that means our operations would come to a halt during March,” said Dorothee Klaus, UNRWA Director in Lebanon, describing the “severe impact” of fresh budget cuts.The…

Dorothee Klaus: The agency will no longer have no funding as of the end of February. So that means our operations would come to a halt during March. This has an impact on the 250,000 Palestine refugees that we estimate currently residing…

Wrapping up a week-long visit to the country, he made a strong appeal for greater international humanitarian support.“The fighting has escalated and the humanitarian situation in the country is dramatic and urgent. Millions have been…

AMMAN, JORDAN —  Continuing retaliatory attacks and targeted assassinations along the Lebanon-Israel border are prompting warnings of an escalation that could unleash a wider conflict in the region. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah…

Lebanese group says it targeted Meron air base following the killing of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut.Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it targeted a vital Israeli military post with a barrage of 62 rockets as a…

Syrian defence ministry says the ‘aerial aggression’ came from the Mediterranean and hit a number of places.Israel has targeted Iranian military positions in Syria’s Aleppo with an air raid, causing some material damage, according to the…

The windows of a patrol vehicle were also smashed.The patrol was attacked on Wednesday night (local time) by a group of young men in Taybeh in Marjayoun district, south Lebanon, the Force said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.“Attacks on…

Amman —  Analysts see the reappointment of Lebanon's army commander, Joseph Aoun, as a stabilizing influence that is key to keeping Lebanon relatively peaceful at a time of border skirmishes with Israel. It is not clear, though,…

Comments from the Israeli war cabinet member are the latest to hint at the possibility of an escalation with Hezbollah.Senior Israeli minister Benny Gantz says the situation on the country’s border with Lebanon “must change”, hinting at…

WHO said that 88 countries have no minimum age at which e-cigarettes can be bought and 74 countries have not implemented any e-cigarette regulations. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on countries to ramp up prevention…

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Friday to watch the widely anticipated televised address of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who spoke for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out.…

STORY: UN / FAO FOOD PRICE INDEX TRT: 01:18 SOURCE: UNIFEED RESTRICTIONS: NONE LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATSDATELINE: 03 JUNE 2022, NEW YORK CITY SHOTLIST:FILE - NEW YORK CITY1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters03 JUNE…

Syrian refugees and host communities in Lebanon are improving their nutrition thanks to FAO. An initiative is helping households build vertical micro-gardens ...

Subscribe to our channel threare group aims to use powerful images of everyday garbage, humour and solid facts to examine Lebanese attitudes towards consumption, and prompt them to consider where their trash ends up. Zeina Aboul-Hosn takes…

Because of frequent and lengthy power outages, many families and businesses in Lebanon make use of diesel generators, which pollute the environment. Wind turbines and photovoltaic systems are promising Global 3000 Videos: Our readers also…

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