Lebanese militant to be freed after four decades behind bars
The release of a jailed pro-Palestine Lebanese militant, who has has been behind bars for four decades, has been ordered...
Lebanon
Lebanon: Central bank bans deals with Hezbollah’s finance wing
The central bank of Lebanon issued an order on July 15th, prohibiting financial institutions from working with entities that are...
Israel to increase defence spending to address security threats
Israel will raise its defence spending by 42 billion shekels ($12.5 billion) this year and in 2026, the finance and...
US responds to Hezbollah disarmament plan, Israel attacks Lebanon
Officials in Lebanon got a response from the US to their proposal for the disarmament of Hezbollah, as Israel launched...
Al-Sharaa threatens action on Lebanon over Syrian detainees
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Syrian president, has purportedly said he will take diplomatic and economic measures against Lebanon due to the...
Lebanon: Islamic State arrests prompt debate on security threats
Political and security figures in Lebanon are in disagreement over the risks presented by Islamic State (IS) group-related arrests, The...
Lebanon’s president Aoun plays down normalisation with Israel
Joseph Aoun, the president of Lebanon, has seemingly ruled out the possibility of normalisation with Israel, which occupies areas of...
US hails Lebanon’s response to Hezbollah disarmament plan
US special envoy Thomas Barrack said he was "unbelievably satisfied" with Lebanon’s response to a US proposal aimed at dismantling...
Hezbollah divided over US pressure on disarmament
Hezbollah is weighing a US proposal that would see the group surrender its weapons within months in exchange for financial...
Lebanon pressured to disarm Hezbollah, Israeli strikes persist
Israel launched new strikes in south Lebanon on June 30th, while the US urges Lebanon to completely disarm Hezbollah, according...
Lebanon: Officials push back on Hezbollah disarmament pressure
Government officials in Lebanon have drawn red lines in disarmament talks, conditioning any compliance with US demands for Hezbollah's disarmament...
Lebanon’s call to disarm refugee camps met with opposition
In his first visit to Lebanon in nearly a decade, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas prioritised disarmament within Lebanon’s overcrowded...
Israel’s FM says country wants ties with Lebanon and Syria
Israel wants to form bilateral ties with Syria and Lebanon, but the future of Golan Heights is not up for...
Israel attacks south Lebanon, pressure grows to disarm Hezbollah
Israel launched fresh attacks in south Lebanon on June 30th, while the US is calling on Lebanon to entirely disarm...
Israel wants Syria and Lebanon to join Abraham Accords
Israel has declared its intention to expand the Abraham Accords by establishing diplomatic ties with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, Atalayar...
