Lebanon formed a new government on Saturday, Lebanon's presidency announced, following unusually direct U.S. intervention in ...

U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus said she was "not afraid" of Iran-backed Hezbollah because it ...

Hezbollah supporters block a road leading to the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut. Camera: WAEL HAMZEH.

In 2023, then-chief prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat ordered the release of 17 detainees, including port and customs officials, who ...

Hamas militants released three frail Israel hostages in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners, some also emaciated, on ...

Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of the ...

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Hezbollah, a powerful Iran-backed militia, has long been the country’s dominant political force and has formed part of the ...

A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant ...

Newly released footage reportedly shows the moment Israeli bunker buster bombs struck the southern suburbs of Beirut last ...

A delegation from the global chemical weapons watchdog has arrived in Damascus to meet with Syria's new leaders for the first time since the fall of former President Bashar Assad.

A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant group is not a part of the new government in any form.