Kawkaba: Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi on Wednesday arrived in the town of Kawkaba in Hasbaya district, marking the first stop of his pastoral tour of Christian villages in eastern South Lebanon, which will also include Jdeidet Marjeyoun and Qlaiaa.

According to National News Agency - Lebanon, Rahi is accompanied by an ecclesiastical and official delegation, including Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Paolo Borgia, several bishops, church officials, representatives of the Apostolic Nunciature and church institutions, as well as media and security teams accompanying the visit.