Former Lebanese President Michel Aoun extended his condolences to Al Mayadeen in a call with the Chairman of the Board of Directors Ghassan Ben Jeddou over the martyrdom of our colleagues Farah Omar and Rabih Me'mari, praising Al Mayadeen for its coverage and reporting of the truth.

"I was deeply saddened [to learn of] the martyrdom of Farah Omar and Rabih Me'mari while performing their journalistic duty."

Similarly, the Syrian Ambassador to Moscow, Bashar al-Jaafari, also expressed his condolences to Al Mayadeen, emphasizing that the assassination of journalists by the "ISIS-like Zionists" affirms that the conflict is existential.

Moreover, Iran's Minister of Culture, Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili, offered his condolences to Al Mayadeen, praising its excellence in the Axis of Resistance.

"We congratulate Al Mayadeen on their heroism and their effective presence in the Axis of Resistance, and we hope to celebrate together in the region with the collapse of the occupation."

Exposing Israeli crimes

Furthermore, the Syrian Journalists' Union condemned the Israeli crime, as did the International Al-Quds Foundation in Syria, and the Association of Women in Media of Yemen which stated that this is not "Israel's" first crime against journalists, as there have been many direct attacks on those conveying the true picture of the events and crimes committed by the Israeli entity. 

The Arab Progressive Front mourned the two martyred colleagues, describing the crime as heinous and being another crime added to "Israel's" record.

Furthermore, Abu Ahmed Fouad, a leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, stated that the martyrs were the pride of Al Mayadeen with dignity and courage.

The Tunisian Popular Front expressed solidarity with Al Mayadeen and called on honest journalists worldwide to expose the crimes of the Israeli occupation.

The National Struggle Movement in Tunisia said that the assassination of journalists Farah Omar and Rabih Me'mari was a desperate attempt to silence any voice exposing the brutality of the occupation.

Israeli actions are criminal, cowardly

The National Forum for Supporting Resistance and Protecting the Homeland strongly condemned the heinous crime, demanding that the occupation be tried before a special international court.

Additionally, the Actors Syndicate in Lebanon issued a statement condemning the Israeli occupation's crimes against journalists, saying, "We strongly condemn the cowardly actions of the Zionist enemy and its criminal targeting of the local and international media body."

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The funeral processions for our martyred colleagues Farah Omar and Rabih Me'mari started this morning at Al Mayadeen's HQ in Beirut. 

The remains of photojournalist Rabih Me'mari were laid to rest in the southern suburb of Beirut, while Farah Omar's remains were laid to rest in her hometown of Mashghara in West Bekaa.

Manal Jaafar, Rabih's wife, and also a colleague at #AlMayadeen, bid her final farewell to her husband today at the funeral procession held at Al Mayadeen's headquarters.#RabihMemari #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/xlMLKNDaQI

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 22, 2023

During the funeral procession, the head of the World Union of Resistance Scholars, Sheikh Maher Hammoud led the funeral prayers before Farah and Rabih's coffins.

He pronounced them "martyrs on the path to Al-Quds" akin to the fallen fighters of the Lebanese Resistance.

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