Tag: lebanon

The Lebanese army has announced the completion of the first phase of its plan to bring all non-state weaponry in the south of the country under its control. In a ...

Lebanon and Cyprus have finalized a long-delayed sea border agreement. This ends an almost 20-year impasse that had stalled some oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanese President ...

The UN human rights office has urged a “prompt and impartial” investigation into Israeli strikes in Lebanon, including an attack last week on the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp that killed ...

US Envoy, Tom Barrack has said that Lebanon has agreed to present a plan aimed at persuading Hezbollah to disarm, and Israel will submit a corresponding framework for its military ...

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has rejected growing pressure to disarm the militant group, warning that Lebanon’s sovereignty could only be achieved by ending Israeli “aggression.” Speaking on Monday, August 25, ...

US Special Envoy, Tom Barrack has asked Israel to withdraw from the Lebanese territory after Beirut approved a plan to disarm the Hezbollah group by the end of the year, ...

The World Bank has approved US$250m in financing for Lebanon to aid in the reconstruction of critical public infrastructure and the management of rubble in areas affected by Israel’s war ...

Israel’s Defence Minister has pronounced that Israeli troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, as the military tightens its grip on several occupied territories. Israel Katz said in ...

Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun has said that he hopes Iran-backed Hezbollah can be disarmed this year, following an Israeli military campaign that left the group decapitated and significantly weakened. Hezbollah was formed in the ...

For the first time since a ceasefire was agreed in November to end the Israel-Hezbollah war, Israel has bombed Beirut. Huge smoke plumes rose from the site of the attack ...