2025 in Lebanon

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Events in the year 2025 in Lebanon .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Lebanon	Vacant (until 9 January 2025)
		Joseph Aoun (from 9 January 2025)
	Prime Minister of Lebanon	Najib Mikati (until 8 February)
		Nawaf Salam (from 8 February)

Events

Ongoing: Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)

January

• 9 January – 2022–2025 Lebanese presidential election: The Lebanese parliament elects Lebanese Armed Forces commander Joseph Aoun as President of Lebanon, ending a two-year vacancy. ^[1]
• 13 January – President Joseph Aoun nominates Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, as Prime Minister of Lebanon. ^[2] Salam's nomination is confirmed by Parliament later in the day. ^[3]
• 26 January – The deadline for Israeli forces to leave southern Lebanon under the 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement expires ^[4] but is extended to February 18. ^[5]

February

• 8 February – The Cabinet of Nawaf Salam is inaugurated. ^[6]
• 14 February – The deputy commander of UNIFIL, Nepalese Major General Chok Bahadur Dhakal, is injured in an attack on a convoy heading to the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. ^[7] At least 25 people are subsequently arrested over the attack. ^[8]
• 18 February – The IDF withdraws from all but five positions in southern Lebanon under the 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement which expires the same day. ^[9]
• 23 February – The funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in 2024, is held in Beirut. ^[10]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Lebanon

Source: ^[11]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 6 January – Epiphany and Armenian Christmas
• 9 February – St. Maroun Day
• 25 March – Annunciation Day
• 30 March – Eid al-Fitr
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 20 April – Easter Sunday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 25 May – Liberation and Resistance Day
• 6 June – Eid al-Adha
• 26 June – Islamic New Year
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday
• 22 November – Lebanese Independence Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

References

1. "Lebanon's parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock". AP News. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. "Head of the International Court of Justice is named Lebanon's new prime minister". AP News. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
3. Bassam, Laila; Perry, Tom; Williams, Alison (13 January 2025). "Lebanon's Salam wins backing of enough MPs to be named PM, political sources say". Reuters .
4. "Deadline for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon expires, but troops will stay". BBC. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
5. Edelson, Daniel; York, New; Eichner, Itamar; Ari, Lior Ben (27 January 2025). "Cease-fire extended in north: IDF to remain in Lebanon for another 3 weeks". Ynetnews. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
6. "War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years". AP News. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
7. "Top commander with UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is injured by protesters". AP News. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
8. "More than 25 people arrested in Lebanon after attack on UN convoy". France 24. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
9. "Israel withdraws but keeps five positions in south Lebanon". France 24. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
10. "Mourners attend former Hezbollah leader Nasrallah's funeral in Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
11. "Lebanon Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 27 October 2024.

External links

• Online calendar