Lebanon's Grand Jaafari Mufti declares March 31, 2025, as Eid al-Fitr Day
Lebanon's Grand Jaafari Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Kabalan announced that Monday, March 31, 2025, will mark the first day of Eid al-Fitr.
He wished the holiday would bring "goodness, mercy, and blessings," emphasizing the importance of unity among the Lebanese people and the country's collective national future.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Nahar Net
2 hours ago
- Nahar Net
Romanian plane brings back stranded Lebanese from Sharm el-Sheikh
by Naharnet Newsdesk 16 June 2025, 12:54 A first Romanian plane carrying Lebanese citizens who were stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh due to the Israel-Iran war arrived Monday morning at the Rafik Hariri International Airport. A statement issued by Lebanon's civil aviation authority had said that it followed up on the issue with the travel agency at the instructions of Public Works and Transportation Minister Fayez Rasamny. Similar flights are scheduled to arrive in Beirut later throughout the day. The unprecedented Israel-Iran confrontation -- involving the use of ballistic and interception missiles, warplanes and drones -- has prompted neighboring countries to close their airspace for lengthy hours and several airlines to cancel flights, which has created travel chaos.
Nahar Net
2 hours ago
- Nahar Net
Cabinet approves diplomatic appointments
by Naharnet Newsdesk 16 June 2025, 14:34 Cabinet on Monday approved the diplomatic appointments and tackled an agenda of 49 items and other emergency issues, including the situations after the eruption of the Israeli-Iranian war. Below are the names of the appointed Lebanese ambassadors: - UAE: Tarek Mneimneh - Paris: Rabih al-Shaer - New York: Ahmad Arafa - Washington: Nada Hamadeh - UNESCO: Hind Darwish - Vatican: Fadi Assaf - Turkey: Munir Anouti - Cyprus: Jean Mrad - Geneva: Caroline Ziadeh - Vienna: Cynthia Chidiac - Kuwait: Ghadi Khoury - South Korea: Wael Hashem - Spain: Hani Chemaitelly - Moscow: Bashir Azzam - Ottawa: Bashir Tawk - Saudi Arabia: Ali Karanouh Abdel Sattar Issa was meanwhile named as the Foreign Ministry's secretary-general, Ibrahim Assaf as the Ministry's political affairs director and Fadi Ziadeh as the Ministry's financial affairs director.
MTV Lebanon
6 hours ago
- MTV Lebanon
Aoun, World Bank officials discuss urgent need to enact financial reforms
President of the Republic Joseph Aoun met with World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Ousmane Dione, and Regional Director Jean-Christophe Carret to discuss the status of projects already approved by the World Bank's Board of Directors but still pending ratification in the Lebanese Parliament. The meeting underscored the urgent need to accelerate implementation of reforms in the banking sector, stressing their critical role in creating the necessary conditions for the World Bank's board to approve Lebanon's Reconstruction Loan.
