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The National News Agency (NNA; Arabic: الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام) is the official news agency of the government of Lebanon, located at the headquarters of the Ministry of Information in Hamra, Beirut. Established in 1961, the domestic and international news publisher publishes in Arabic, English and French. [1] [2]
Lebanon is located at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterlands. 13 Lebanon has a population of more than five million people and covers an area of 10,452 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi). Beirut is the country's capital and largest city.
Egyptian actress Mervat Amin on the cover of the Lebanese magazine Al-Maweid, June 1972. The history of publishing in Lebanon dates back to 1610 when the first printing press was established at the Convent of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya in the Kadisha Valley, making its first publication, Qozhaya Psalter-the Bible's book of psalms, which was in both Syriac and Arabic, the first publication in the ...
Over 96,000 people in Israel have been displaced [55] and over 111,000 in Lebanon. [56] As of 24 August 2024, there were 564 confirmed deaths in Lebanon including 133 civilians. [56] Israel and Hezbollah have maintained their attacks at a level that causes harm without escalating into a full-scale war. [57]
Hadiqat al-Akhbar (The News Garden in English) is the first daily newspaper of Lebanon which was launched in 1858. [1] From 1858 to 1958 there were nearly 200 newspapers in the country. [2] Prior to 1963 the number of newspapers was more than 400. [3] However, the number reduced to 53 due to the 1963 press law. [3] [4]
Politics of Lebanon. Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of confessionalism, a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. The constitution of Lebanon grants the people the right to change their government.
5 June – 2024 Beirut US embassy shooting: Three alleged members of ISIS attack the U.S embassy in the Awkar suburb of Beirut. The Lebanese Army captures one suspect, who is of Syrian nationality, and kills another. [28] 6 June – Hezbollah strikes an Iron Dome battery in Ramot Naftali, Israel.
Circulation. 45,000 (2012) Website. www.annahar.com. An-Nahar (Arabic: النهار, lit. 'The Day or The Morning') is a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Lebanon. In the 1980s, An-Nahar was described by The New York Times and Time Magazine as the newspaper of record for the entire Arab world. [1][2]