Tehran Welcomes Truce and Confirms Lebanon Support.. Reserves Right to Respond
Agreement Represents Strategic Shift in Lebanese Scene with Hezbollah's Southern Withdrawal and Lebanese Army Deployment Under International Supervision
November 27, 2024, 9:25 pm

Tehran Welcomes Truce and Confirms Lebanon Support.. Reserves Right to Respond

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi welcomed the resistance-Israel truce agreement, affirming Iran maintains right to respond to last month's Israeli strikes while monitoring regional developments including Lebanon ceasefire.

He told media in Lisbon that Iran welcomes yesterday's agreement, hoping for permanent ceasefire, Reuters reported.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baqai earlier welcomed "end of Israeli aggression" on Lebanon.

He added Tehran "confirms steadfast support for Lebanon - government, people, and resistance," referring to Hezbollah's recent heavy casualties.

Israel conducted assassinations since September, peaking with Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah's targeting in Haret Hreik, September 27.

US-brokered agreement includes two-month military operations suspension, Hezbollah's southern withdrawal, Lebanese Army deployment.

Agreement requires gradual Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese border villages under US-led international committee supervision.

Confrontations began year ago "supporting Gaza." Israeli operations intensified over two months, targeting Beirut's southern suburbs, south, and eastern Bekaa.

Lebanese civilian casualties reached about 4,000, with 1.2 million displaced amid widespread destruction.

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BENEFIT, the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions service, has sponsored the BuildHer CityHack 2025 Hackathon, a two-day event spearheaded by the College of Engineering and Technology at the Royal University for Women (RUW).
Aimed at secondary school students, the event brought together a distinguished group of academic professionals and technology experts to mentor and inspire young participants.
More than 100 high school students from across the Kingdom of Bahrain took part in the hackathon, which featured an intensive programme of training workshops and hands-on sessions. These activities were tailored to enhance participants’ critical thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and team-building capabilities, while also encouraging the development of practical and sustainable solutions to contemporary challenges using modern technological tools.
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Professor Riyadh Yousif Hamzah, President of the Royal University for Women, commented: “This initiative reflects our commitment to advancing women in STEM fields. We're cultivating a generation of creative, solution-driven female leaders who will drive national development. Our partnership with BENEFIT exemplifies the powerful synergy between academia and private sector in supporting educational innovation.”
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