Lebanon

Lebanon

US diplomat apologises for calling Lebanese reporters 'animalistic'

The American ambassador to Turkey made the comment during a visit to Beirut on Tuesday.

28/08/2025

Lebanon

Iraq says tip-off to Lebanon led to destruction of captagon factory

Western governments estimate that captagon has generated billions of euros in revenue for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his associates and allies.

19/08/2025

Lebanon

US envoy wants long-term end of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon

US special envoy to Lebanon Tom Barrack said his team would discuss a long-term deal with Israel after Beirut endorsed a US-backed plan for Hezbollah to disarm.

18/08/2025

Lebanon

Hezbollah refuses to hand over its weapons to Lebanese government

Hezbollah's Naim Qassem rejected Lebanon's decision to disarm the Iran-backed militant group, calling it a US-Israeli order and warning of a major crisis.

15/08/2025

Lebanon

Lebanon's government approves US proposal for Hezbollah to disarm

Hezbollah officials have said the group will not discuss giving up its remaining arsenal until Israel withdraws from five hills it is occupying inside Lebanon and stops almost daily air strikes.

07/08/2025

Lebanon

Lebanon tells army to prepare plan to disarm Hezbollah by year's end

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is under growing pressure from the US to ensure that the Iran-aligned militant group lays down its weapons.

06/08/2025

Syria

Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire goes into effect

The fighting had threatened to unravel Syria's post-war political transition and brought further military intervention by neighbouring Israel.

17/07/2025

Europe News

France to release Lebanese militant Abdallah after 40 years in prison

Incarcerated for almost 40 years for complicity in the assassination of US and Israeli diplomats, the man who considers himself a political prisoner will be able to return to Lebanon.

17/07/2025

Lebanon

US envoy satisfied with Lebanon's response to Hezbollah disarmament

The latest Israel-Hezbollah conflict began a day after Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel and intensified in September, leaving the Iran-backed group badly bruised and much of its political and military leadership dead.

07/07/2025

USA

World Bank approves over $1bn for projects in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon

The biggest amount went to Iraq, where the World Bank approved $930 million to help improve the country’s railway infrastructure, boost domestic trade and create jobs.

25/06/2025

Lebanon

First elections held in Lebanon since Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Local elections are being held in the country for the first time in almost a decade. The 14-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah will be decisive.

04/05/2025

Lebanon

Israeli jets strike Beirut's southern suburbs

Israeli jets have bombed Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. This marks the third Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was reached in November.

27/04/2025

Israel

Katz: Israeli army to stay 'indefinitely' in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

The Israeli military has taken control over more than half of the Strip since it renewed its military campaign following the collapse of a ceasefire with Hamas last month.

16/04/2025

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Israeli airstrike hits Beirut suburb, killing at least three

Israel's early Tuesday airstrike, launched without warning, followed its first attack on Beirut since November’s ceasefire, escalating tensions with Hezbollah after recent hostilities.

01/04/2025

Gaza

Israel expands ground operations in Gaza as ceasefire efforts continue

The IDF says it has expanded its ground offensive in the southern Gaza Strip, with troops advancing deeper into Rafah as they look to expand a buffer zone along the borders of the enclave.

30/03/2025

Lebanon

Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah targets it with rockets

Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire.

22/03/2025

Business

Coca-Cola's loses its fizz for Palestinians as drinkers seek local pop

Chat Cola, with a red tin and sweeping white script bearing remarkable resemblance to the iconic American soft drink's logo, has seen its products explode in popularity across the occupied West Bank in the past year.

25/02/2025

Lebanon

Israel keeps some troops in Lebanon after truce withdrawal deadline

Hezbollah says the move breaches the ceasefire they signed with Israel in late November.

18/02/2025

Europe News

EU congratulates Lebanon on formation of new government

The country's new administration, the first since 2022, comes after an unusually direct intervention by the United States which said any Hezbollah involvement would be a 'red line'.

09/02/2025

Lebanon

Newly appointed prime minister Nawaf Salam forms government in Lebanon

President Joseph Aoun has accepted the resignation of the former caretaker government and signed a decree with the new prime minister to form the new government.

08/02/2025