Pope Leo XIV eyes Lebanon for first international trip
Pope Leo XIV may choose Lebanon for his first trip abroad since becoming head of the Catholic Church in May,...
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Palestinian factions in Lebanon give up arms
Palestinian factions have started to hand over some of their weapons to the Lebanese army on August 21st, according to...
Lebanon reduces school week to four days
Lebanon’s education ministry announced that public schools for the 2025-2026 academic year will have a four-day week, instead of the...
UN in talks over plan to extend Lebanon peacekeeping mission
The United Nations Security Council has opened debate on a French-drafted resolution that seeks to prolong the mandate of the...
US envoy urges Israel to comply to ceasefire with Hezbollah
US envoy Thomas Barrack has urged Israel to fulfil its obligations under a ceasefire with Hezbollah that stopped its conflict...
Lebanon’s president warns against Iranian support of Hezbollah
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun warned senior Iranian official, Ali Larijani, against Iran's continued support for Hezbollah despite Lebanon's cabinet approving...
Hezbollah accuses Lebanese government of handing over country
Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Naim Qassem, on August 15th accused the Lebanese government of “handing” the country to Israel by moving forward...
Lebanese president says no armed groups are permitted in country
Lebanon’s president told a senior Iranian official that following a US-backed deal, no group in the country is allowed to...
Tunisian’s protest Lebanon’s decision to disarm Hezbollah
A Tunisian pro-Palestine coalition has urged citizens to join a demonstration outside the Lebanese Embassy in Tunis, condemning Beirut’s push...
Notorious drug lords killed by Lebanese army in raid
The Lebanese army declared on July 6th that it had killed three of the country's most infamous drug lords in...
Hezbollah warns of retaliation if Israel’s war on Lebanon resumes
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on August 5th said that missiles will target Israel if the country resumed a war on...
Lebanon intends to disarm Hezbollah by end of 2025
The Lebanese cabinet on August 5th assigned the army with the task of creating a road map to disarm Hezbollah...
Lebanon’s plan for Hezbollah’s disarmament rebuffed by group
Hezbollah said on August 6th that Lebanon's government was carrying out a "grave sin" by asking the army to create...
Five years on, Lebanon reflects on Beirut port explosion
August 4th marked the five-year anniversary of Lebanon's 2020 Beirut port blast, as reported by The National. The port blast...
Israel admits to breaching ceasefire deal in Lebanon
Israel's army admitted on July 29th to conducting hundreds of breaches of the ceasefire deal in Lebanon, stating it has...
