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.
During the meeting, (...)
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.
The deployment covers (...)
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.
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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 (...)
Brimming with excitement, Syrians poured into Ummayed Square in the heart of Damascus on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad's government.
The square, home to the Ministry of Defense building, became a focal point for jubilant crowds (...)
BEIRUT — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has dispatched an airlift of 27 aircraft carrying essential relief supplies to Lebanon.
The shipments include food, shelter materials, medical supplies, baby formula, personal (...)
Israel struck targets in Lebanon on Monday evening after vowing to retaliate for an attack by Hezbollah on a military post, with both sides accusing each other of violating last week's ceasefire.
At least 11 people, including a security officer, (...)
International reactions continued on Wednesday as long-displaced residents of southern Lebanon began their return home after the ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group.
Thousands of displaced people poured back into the (...)
A ceasefire following more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has come into effect.
It began at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday, putting at least a temporary end to nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel (...)
With a temporary ceasefire deal between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah apparently holding, residents of southern Lebanon are streaming back to their homes despite warnings from the Israeli and Lebanese militaries that they avoid (...)
The Lebanese and Israeli governments have accepted a US proposal to end the prolonged conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday.
The agreement, set to take effect Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time (0200 GMT), (...)
