Month: December 2023

The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority received a report of an attack on a ship 60 nautical miles northwest of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah in the Red Sea, according to Sky News Arabia.

The authority said in a warning note that an unidentified ship reported being attacked by three boats from the port side, and gunfire took place, adding that there were no injuries among the crew members.
Source: National News Agency-Lebanon

Acting Director General of Public Security, Major General Elias al-Baisari, inspected this evening the Beirut Airport’s General Security Department, where he toured the entry and departure centers and had a closer look at the work progress and smooth operations there.

Al-Baisari met with officers and military personnel at the airport, offering them his well-wishes for the new year and praising their work and valuable role in portraying a brighter image of Lebanon through facilitating and accelerating the transactions of Lebanese expatriates and visitors to Beirut in line with regulations and instructions.

Al-Baisari also praised ‘the skill of the military in implementing technical and electronic audit procedures for travel documents of those entering and exiting the country,’ stressing that ‘Beirut’s airport will remain as it has always been, Lebanon’s gateway to the world,’ and hoping that ‘it will restore its position as the world’s gateway to the Middle East and the Arab world.’
Source: National News Ag
ency-Lebanon

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared in his New Year’s speech that his country “will never back down.”

‘We have repeatedly proven that we can undertake the most difficult missions, and that we will never back down because no force can divide us,’ Putin said in his New Year’s speech, without explicitly referring to the war in Ukraine.
Source: National News Agency-Lebanon

New Zealand welcomed the New Year 2024, as social media sites published videos of the first moments of 2024 and farewell to 2023, noting that New Zealand is considered one of the first countries to celebrate New Year’s, according to “Russia Today”.

The city of Auckland and other cities in the country organized fireworks displays, amid the joy of spectators who came to celebrate as usual.

It is noteworthy that the next country to celebrate the coming of the New Year is Australia, which is known for its distinctive fireworks displays.

The New Year arrived in Australia and dazzling fireworks took off in Sydney.
Source: National News Agency-Lebanon

National News Agency correspondent in Tyre reported that Israeli enemy warplanes carried out several air strikes on the outskirts of the town of Ramia, opposite the Israeli Zarit barracks, which was subject to missile strikes by the Resistance fighters.
Source: National News Agency-Lebanon