VIRGINIA: The U.N. Security Council Wednesday held a session devoted to the situation in Lebanon for the second time in as many weeks amid increasing U.S. and...
VIRGINIA: The U.N. Security Council Monday called on the international community to help Lebanon tackle its spiralling economic crisis and humanitarian...
VIRGINIA: The United States is giving Lebanon more than $13 million in assistance “to mitigate” the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington...
VIRGINIA: With the threat of U.S. sanctions and the cutting of military aid to Lebanon, officials in Beirut agreed to release a Lebanese-turned-U.S. citizen...
BEIRUT: Iraq has been relatively calm in recent weeks. This could change following Mohammad Allawi’s withdrawal as prime minister-designate, but...
BEIRUT: Earlier this month, Israel’s defense minister criticized his country’s tactic of striking weapons convoys belonging to Iran and its...
BEIRUT: There is no possibility of coming up with a salvation plan for Lebanon if interest rates on deposits and loans are not reduced, Prime Minister Hassan...
BEIRUT: Iranian retaliation over the killing of Al-Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani is not over. At first, it was widely believed that Syria and Iraq...
BEIRUT: Protesters were targeted with tear gas and water canons Tuesday morning as security forces quickly pushed back against attempts to block roads in...
BEIRUT: Abbas Mohammed Taha, a Hezbollah fighter, was buried in the Shiite stronghold of Baalbeck Friday. Taha is the third fighter from the Iran-backed group...
BEIRUT: With Lebanon being one of the countries that shares a direct border with Occupied Palestine and Israel, it is vital that Washington get Beirut...
On paper, Lebanon’s new government looks good. And it would be premature to say Hassan Diab’s government will not succeed - at all - in improving...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Hassan Diab will head a 20-member Cabinet after he agreed on a new government with President Michel Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih...
BEIRUT: Any new government must be credible and capable of implementing the reforms demanded by the Lebanese people, a U.S. Embassy official said Saturday....
BEIRUT: Britain’s Finance Ministry Friday extended its sanctions against Hezbollah, freezing the assets of all individuals and groups in the United Kingdom...
BEIRUT: Eleven days after nationwide anti-government protests began in Lebanon, Central Bank Gov. Riad Salameh assured the nation that there would be no...
BEIRUT: Lebanon has lost its right to vote at the United Nations General Assembly after failing to pay its membership contribution for the last two...
BEIRUT: Government formation suffered a serious setback Wednesday after Speaker Nabih Berri called for an all-inclusive Cabinet that included even those who...
BEIRUT: Ousted Nissan boss turned fugitive Carlos Ghosn started his long-anticipated speech Wednesday by saying he was proud to be Lebanese. “I am today...
There is fear among Lebanese residents and officials over the repercussions of an Iranian response to the killing of Qassem Soleimani and then a response to...
Many headlines, domestic and global, have already been written about whether the international community will accept a Lebanese government formed by Hassan...
BEIRUT: Hassan Diab garnered the most votes out of any candidate during the parliamentary consultations Thursday, but the real test will be whether his...
Much attention is being placed on the anticipated visit by a senior U.S. official to Beirut later this week. How much of David Hale’s visit, the No. 2...
The nationwide anti-government protest movement entered its third month Tuesday. However, the demand for a Cabinet made up of experts and the call for an end...
BEIRUT: Washington ramped up its pressure campaign against Hezbollah Friday by announcing new sanctions and having senior bureaucrats speak out publicly...