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The General Directorate of Ports announced the reopening of fishing and picnic ports in Tartous and Lattakia following improvement in weather conditions.Head of the General Directorate of Ports, Brigadier General Samer Kobrusly, said that all fishing and picnic ports have been reopened in Tartous, Arwad, Banias, Jableh, and Lattakia, which were closed yesterday due to strong winds and high waves sea. -Source: National News Agency

Iran's embassy in Caracas has announced the official launch of a direct shipping route between the Islamic Republic and Venezuela to enhance trade ties amid US sanctions.In a statement on Friday, the embassy said the route seeks to support traders in both countries.Appreciating the efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), the mission said a cargo ship will leave Iran for Venezuela every three months.The IRISL said last week that the third ship carrying Iranian goods will head to Venezuela in May.Iran and Venezuela have improved relations in various fields in recent years, Press TV reported.Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made an official visit to Iran in June 2022, inking a 20-year partnership agreement aimed at improving bilateral cooperation in various fields ...

Lebanon's banks said on Friday they would stay open for another week, putting off the resumption of the strike that they launched last month to protest against lawsuits and legal investigations.The Association of the Banks of Lebanon (ABL) said members would keep working until the evening of Mar. 10 and then re-assess their position depending on how their demands were met.The banks first closed their doors on Feb. 7 to protest against snowballing legal action they have been facing since Lebanon's economy began to unravel more than three years ago.Banks that imposed severe restrictions on withdrawals and transfers in response to the meltdown have faced a string of lawsuits from customers.Lenders also complained about investigations by Judge Ghada Aoun who last month filed money-laundering ...

11:00 MP Bilal Abdullah presides over Public Health, Labor and Social Affairs committee, to discuss the subject of food safety15:00. Hezbollah Secretary-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, delivers a speech over recent developmentsSource: National News Agency

Head of the "Lebanese Forces" party, Samir Geagea, expressed that he was not surprised by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's adoption of the nomination of the head of the "Marada Movement", stressing that he "was aware, since the beginning of the constitutional deadline for electing a president of the republic six months ago, that the serious and effective candidate of Hezbollah, Berri and their allies is Suleiman Franjieh."Geagea's words came in an interview with the Arabic "Independent", where he said: "Based on this, our reaction was to reject the fabricated calls for dialogue, on the grounds that it would be a waste of time as long as the other party sticks to its candidate, and the biggest evidence is what was issued by Speaker Berri."Geagea enumerated the current series of direct and ...

Moscow, SANA- Syrian Ambassador to Russia, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, discussed with the Reactor of the Financial University of Russia Stanislav P rokofiev ways to enhance scientific and educational cooperation between Syria and the university.Prokofiev affirmed Russia’s support for Syria in facing the unjust Western sanctions and confronting the external aggression it is exposed to.Prokofiev offered condolences over the earthquake victims in Syria, referring to the university contributation to providing aid and donations to the Syrian peopleHe expressed the university readiness to increase the number of Syrian students and exchange students, teachers between the university and the Syrian universities.He noted that the university will introduce the Arabic language as a teaching language nex...