Lebanon

Pope in Lebanon asks for 'divine gift of peace' alongside country's Christian and Muslim leaders

December 02, 2025 7:16 am

Pope Leo received a raucous, ululating welcome from the crowds and a sincere welcome from its spiritual leaders on his first full day in Lebanon, where billboards with his image dotted highways around the capital.

Hezbollah leader leaves open possibility of new war with Israel

November 29, 2025 4:21 pm

Israel's killing of Hezbollah's top military commander Haytham Ali Tabtabai in a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on November 23 sharpened those worries.

Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people, Lebanese ministry says

November 19, 2025 12:23 pm

he drone strike hit a car in the parking lot of a mosque in the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp on the outskirts of the coastal city of Sidon, the state-run National News Agency said.

Lebanon plans UN complaint against Israel over border wall

November 15, 2025 11:35 pm

The Blue Line is a UN-mapped line separating Lebanon from Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israeli forces withdrew to the Blue Line when they left south Lebanon in 2000.

Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

November 06, 2025 11:50 pm

The Israeli military said Hezbollah was trying to rebuild its military capabilities, months after the Lebanese army cleared the sites of the Iran-backed armed group.

Lebanese president orders army to confront Israeli incursions after border raid

October 30, 2025 3:53 pm

Israeli troops entered the border town of Blida around 1:30 a.m. (2330 GMT Wednesday) and stormed the town hall, killing municipal worker Ibrahim Salameh, who had been sleeping there, the National News Agency said.

Israeli drone strike kills 5, including 3 children, in southern Lebanon

September 22, 2025 10:20 am

The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hezbollah militant, and that he “operated from within a civilian population.”

Why it will be difficult to disarm Hezbollah, despite its weaknesses

September 04, 2025 6:00 pm

Hezbollah has been significantly weakened since last October, when Israel invaded Lebanon and took out its top leadership. But it remains resilient and unwilling to disarm

Two Lebanese military personnel killed by exploding Israeli drone

August 29, 2025 1:29 am

Army personnel were inspecting an Israeli enemy drone after it fell in the Naqura area, it exploded, leading to the death of an officer and a soldier.

UN Security Council to vote on ending peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on Dec 31

August 28, 2025 12:51 pm

UNIFIL was created to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon after Israel’s 1978 invasion.

In Pics: Israeli airstrike rocks Beirut, targets Hezbollah

November 23, 2024 1:02 pm

A series of powerful explosions rocked Beirut around 4 a.m. local time, according to Reuters witnesses. The attack involved at least four rockets, sources from the security services confirmed.

Israel-Hezbollah escalation: Nearly 500 killed in Lebanon as airstrikes intensify

September 24, 2024 6:18 am

Huge explosion rocks Beirut with widespread damage

August 05, 2020 3:45 pm

A massive explosion rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital.

Palestinians protest Trump's peace plan

February 08, 2020 11:43 am

The Trump plan, which heavily favors Israel, says the status quo should “continue uninterrupted.”