At least seven people were killed and 40 others injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes targeting several areas in Lebanon, according to official Lebanese sources.
The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed that five people, including a child, were (...)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday condemned any attempts to drag Lebanon back into a cycle of violence, following an Israeli airstrike campaign on villages and towns in southern Lebanon in response to a rocket attack on the Israeli (...)
At least one Lebanese woman was killed and five others injured on Saturday as Israeli airstrikes and shelling targeted several towns across southern Lebanon, in response to rocket fire from Lebanese territory aimed at northern Israel.
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The defense ministers of Syria and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported, after cross-border attacks left 10 dead and more than 50 wounded.
The two officials also agreed to strengthen coordination and (...)
Lebanon will require an estimated $11 billion for economic recovery and reconstruction following the conflict with Israel, according to a report released Friday by the Lebanon Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) 2025.
The report indicates that (...)
The Diriyah Biennale Foundation has announced Nora Razian and Sabih Ahmed as the artistic directors for the third edition of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, which will take place in January 2026 in Diriyah, near Riyadh.
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The long-delayed funeral for Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah took place on Sunday, nearly five months after he was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Hezbollah has been left badly depleted by Israeli attacks (...)
Israel has kept troops at five strategic locations inside Lebanon, despite Tuesday's deadline to withdraw from the country as part of a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah.
The move highlights the fragility of the truce, whose terms Hezbollah accuse (...)
The external borders of the European Union registered more than 120,000 cases of pushback by national authorities against irregular migrants in 2024, according to a new report by a group of nine human rights organizations.
The report, released on (...)
Clashes broke out on Saturday between Hezbollah supporters and the Lebanese army near Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, following protests over the government's refusal to allow an Iranian plane to land, Lebanon's state news agency NNA (...)
RIYADH —Saudi Arabia expressed on Sunday its full support for the measures taken by the Lebanese government to safeguard the security of its citizens and respond decisively to the attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun confirmed on Saturday that members of the newly formed government are independent of political parties and will work solely to serve the interests of the Lebanese people.
Expressing satisfaction with the formation of (...)
Lebanon's presidency announced on Saturday the formation of a new 24-member government led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, marking the country's first full-fledged government since 2022.
The announcement follows weeks of intensive consultations and (...)
The US and Lebanon say the ceasefire deal with Israel — which had been due to expire on Sunday — has been extended until mid-February.
Israel had kept troops deployed in Lebanon beyond the initial deadline, accusing the Lebanese government of not (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron assured Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday that he is actively working to sustain a ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency.
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Three Lebanese citizens were killed and 44 others injured on Sunday by Israeli gunfire as people attempted to return to their homes in southern Lebanon, local media reported.
The state-run National News Agency (NNA) identified the towns where (...)
Julia Ramadan was terrified — the war between Israel and Hezbollah was escalating and she'd had a nightmare that her family home was being bombed. When she sent her brother a panicked voice note from her apartment in Beirut, he encouraged her to (...)
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan at Baabda Palace in Beirut on Thursday. Prince Faisal is the first high-ranking Saudi official visiting Lebanon in over 15 years.
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Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam announced on Friday that he has outlined a preliminary vision for his government, which he intends to present to President Joseph Aoun, emphasizing that the formation process will not face delays.
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Lebanon's newly designated Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has vowed to "rescue, reform, and rebuild" the country, which has been grappling with an economic and political crisis for years.
Despite not receiving support from Hezbollah, Salam extended an (...)
Nawaf Salam, head of the International Court of Justice, is set to become Lebanon's next prime minister after securing majority support from lawmakers on Monday.
This marks a significant blow to Hezbollah, which had endorsed caretaker Prime Minister (...)
The Lebanese army announced on Saturday that it has completed the deployment of its units in nine southern towns following the Israeli army's phased withdrawal under the terms of a cease-fire agreement effective since Nov. 27.
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Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun has called for a comprehensive defense policy to counter Israeli assaults and for dialogue with neighboring Syria in his inaugural speech, signaling a new chapter for the country.
Joseph Aoun, who (...)
Israel's defense minister has for the first time acknowledged that Israel killed Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July.
Israel Katz made the comments in a speech vowing to target the heads of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in (...)
A former Syrian government official has been charged with torture in the United States, authorities said on Thursday.
Samir Ousman Alsheikh, who oversaw the Damascus Central Prison from 2005 and 2008, was charged by a federal grand jury with several (...)
