Qatari FM Meets with Lebanese Officials

President Michel Aoun meets with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at Baabda Palace. Dalati and Nohra photo
President Michel Aoun meets with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at Baabda Palace. Dalati and Nohra photo
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Qatari FM Meets with Lebanese Officials

President Michel Aoun meets with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at Baabda Palace. Dalati and Nohra photo
President Michel Aoun meets with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at Baabda Palace. Dalati and Nohra photo

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani kicked off Tuesday an official visit to Beirut, where he met with high-ranking officials to discuss Lebanon’s political impasse.

The Qatari FM held talks at Baabda Palace with President Michel Aoun, who said Doha has always stood by Lebanon, adding that any step taken to help resolve the current crisis is welcomed and appreciated by the Lebanese.

The Qatari official also met with Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh, but he left without making any statement.

Furthermore, he held talks with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, whose press office announced that discussions between them “touched on the general situation, the latest political developments, and means to bolster bilateral relations.”

In addition to his meeting with politicians, the Qatari minister held talks with Lebanese Army chief General Joseph Aoun at his office in Yarzeh.



Israeli Airstrike on South Lebanon’s Nabatieh Injures 14, Health Ministry Says

People stand amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israel's ground and air offensive after returning to the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab as on January 28, 2025. (AFP)
People stand amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israel's ground and air offensive after returning to the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab as on January 28, 2025. (AFP)
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Israeli Airstrike on South Lebanon’s Nabatieh Injures 14, Health Ministry Says

People stand amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israel's ground and air offensive after returning to the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab as on January 28, 2025. (AFP)
People stand amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israel's ground and air offensive after returning to the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab as on January 28, 2025. (AFP)

An Israeli airstrike on Nabatieh, a major town in southern Lebanon, injured 14 people on Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry said.

Security sources reported a second strike in a nearby area. They said the first targeted a vehicle loaded with weapons, while the target of the second was still unclear.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Israeli forces killed at least 24 people and wounded at least 141 in southern Lebanon on Sunday and Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as thousands of people tried to return to their homes in the area in defiance of Israeli military orders.

Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group and Israel agreed on a ceasefire in late November, ending to a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war in 2023.

The US said on Sunday the agreement between Lebanon and Israel, which included an initial 60-day period for the withdrawal of Israeli troops, would remain in effect until Feb. 18, an extension to the Jan. 26 deadline previously agreed.

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said on Monday that the group would not accept any justifications to extend the period for Israeli troops' withdrawal from southern Lebanon.