An economic collapse and failed politics have left people to fend for themselves. More than a dozen have held up banks to withdraw their own savings. ‘Crisis after crisis, where will it end?’ A group ...

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Volunteers prepare food for internally displaced people at a public park in Beirut in October. File photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 22 (UPI) --The escalation of Hezbollah-Israel war ...

Rights groups warn Lebanon's draft media law could weaken free expression by allowing pretrial detention and vague defamation rules, urging transparent debate and safeguards for journalists. This ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon, calling on political leaders to seek reconciliation and put national interests ...

Israel's bombardment of Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold has forced tens of thousands to flee to the city centre, but many in sectarian Lebanon view the newcomers with suspicion, worried they too ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities warned the Hamas group Friday that it would face the “harshest measures” if it carried out any attacks from Lebanon. The warning by the Higher Defense Council, ...

A cease-fire deal to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon went into effect on Wednesday morning. Under the agreement, both sides would observe a 60-day truce. During that period, ...

Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon destroyed vast swathes of critical civilian infrastructure and public services, preventing tens of thousands of Lebanese from returning to their homes. Even if ...

Civilian representatives from Lebanon and Israel joined a session of the US-chaired ceasefire monitoring committee in Naqoura, marking the first direct talks between the two countries in more than ...

Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful regional ally, has signaled privately that it does not intend to attack Israel, but Lebanon’s military has bolstered its presence in the country’s south to prevent ...