Day: May 26, 2024

Lebanon's Honorary Consul in Florence, Charbel al-Shbeir, and his two brothers, Zakhia and Paul, held a luncheon in honor of Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, at the Osteria Dell'Olio in Florence, in the presence of Caretaker Ministers of Interior and Tourism, Bassam Mawlawi and Walid Nassar, alongside the 'Strong Lebanon' Parliamentary Bloc Head, MP Gebran Bassil and his wife Chantal, the Lebanese and Palestinian Ambassadors to Italy, Mira Daher and Abeer Audeh, the Lebanese Consul in Naples, Zakhia al-Kouba, the Patriarchal Delegate to the Holy See, President of the Pontifical Maronite Institute, Bishop John Rafik al-Warsha, the General President of the Lebanese Maronite Order, Abbot Hadi Mahfouz, and several prominent religious figures and dignitaries and members of the Lebanese community residing abroad. In his welcoming speech, al-Shbeir said: 'We meet again to rejoice together in the fruitful outcome of the efforts made to open the parish of Saint Charbel in Florence, with the bless ing of His Beatitude and the blessing of Saint Charbel.' He added: "Saint Charbel is not only a saint for Maronites and Christians, but his miracles transcended the entire world. He did not distinguish between religion, sect, or race, but crossed all sects...We hope that he will bestow upon us and our nation a miracle that will save it from the difficult situation in which it is floundering." In turn, Minister Nassar praised 'the initiative taken by the senior consul and the sacrifices he is making for Lebanon in these difficult circumstances,' and thanked Minister Bassil for the good decision of appointing al-Shbeir as honorary consul in Florence during his term as Foreign Affairs Minister, as he has proven to be up to the responsibility in highly representing Lebanon. Nassar announced a decision that will be issued tomorrow upon his return to Lebanon to include the Saint Charbel Parish Church in Florence on the global tourism map and promote it worldwide. In this context, Nassar presented Shbeir with an honorary shield in appreciation of his remarkable efforts and dedication to his country. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

Marjayoun - National News Agency correspondent reported renewed hostile phosphorous bombing of the town of Adeisseh this afternoon. The enemy also targeted for the third time today a motorcycle in Houla with a missile from an Israeli drone, resulting in one martyr and 3 wounded. Intense enemy artillery shelling targeted al-Baraka neighborhood inside the town of Houla. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

The Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the technical installations at Al-Abbad site in the morning of Sunday, May 26, 2024, using appropriate weapons, resulting in direct hits which led to their destruction. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

Monday's weather is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy sometimes, with temperature degrees exceeding the seasonal average and dust layers forming in the atmosphere, according to the Beirut airport-based meteorology department. Coastal temperatures: 19 to 26 degrees Celsius Mountainous temperatures: 14 to 21 degrees Celsius Inland temperatures: 16 to 30 degrees Celsius Surface winds: Southwesterly during the day, northeasterly at night, with winds gusting between 10 and 30 km/hr Visibility: Good in general, worsens over the mountain range due to fog formation Coastline humidity: 55% to 75% Sea: Agitated with surface water temperature at 23 degrees Celsius Sunrise: 5:31 Sunset: 19:40 Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

In response to the assassination carried out by the Zionist enemy in the town of Al-Naqoura and the injury of civilians, the Islamic Resistance fighters launched an intense gunfire operation on Sunday, May 26, 2024, using rocket weapons and artillery shells targeting Jal Al-Allam site and the enemy soldiers deployed in its vicinity, inflicting direct hits and causing confirmed losses among them. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

The Islamic Resistance issued a communique this afternoon, indicating that 'in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the Resistance fighters targeted this morning the technical systems at the enemy's al-Abad site, directly hitting and destroying them with appropriate weapons." Source: National News Agency - Lebanon