At least two people have been killed after Israel launched a wave of attacks on Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley in its latest breach of a fragile ceasefire agreement with the Hezbollah…
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Lebanon: Ceasefire deal extended as initial deadline passes
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…
Lebanon: 22 killed by Israeli forces after withdrawal deadline missed
Israeli soldiers have killed 22 people and wounded 124 in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry says, as the Israeli military remained in parts of the country after the expiration…
Lebanon: Deadline for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon expires, but troops will stay
The deadline for the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon expired early on Sunday, but troops will remain in some areas as Israel says a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah has not…
Lebanon: President Aoun wants Israel out of his country by January 26 deadline
new president has demanded that Israel must withdraw from his country’s south by the January 26 deadline agreed in last year’s Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire as he met the United Nations chief…
Lebanon: Macron urges Israel to accelerate troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Israel to accelerate its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon as a deadline for the pullout nears under the terms of a ceasefire that…
Lebanon: PM-designate Nawaf Salam promises to ‘rescue, reform and rebuild’
Lebanon prime minister-designate, Nawaf Salam, has pledged to “rescue, reform and rebuild” the crisis-hit country, and he has extended an olive branch to Hezbollah, which did not back his nomination.…
Lebanon: President Joseph Aoun names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as PM-designate
Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun has summoned Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, to designate him as the country’s prime minister after he won the backing of…
Syria: Lebanon’s PM Najib Mikati meets Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus
Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said Beirut and Damascus will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders. In…
Lebanon: Army chief elected president after years of deadlock
Lebanon’s parliament has elected the country’s army chief as president, ending a power vacuum that has lasted more than two years. Joseph Aoun’s candidacy for the mainly ceremonial role –…