Lebanon and the UN launched an urgent funding appeal Tuesday for $371.4 million to provide humanitarian assistance in the next three months to civilians affected by the recent war and the country’s humanitarian crisis.
The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah.
In Riyadh meeting, US and Saudi Arabia agreed they had 'once in thirty-year opportunity' to sideline Hezbollah with election of new president
French President Emanuel Macron’s special envoy to Lebanon will land in Beirut today, according to the French Foreign Ministry spokesperson. He will also attend Thursday’s parliamentary session, which is intended to elect a new president for the country.
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s cabinet voted Tuesday to deport to the United Arab Emirates an Egyptian activist and poet detained by Lebanese security forces after crossing the porous border from Syria last month.
On Nov. 15, an Iranian delegation accompanying Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was also searched by security at the Beirut airport as the war between Israel and Hezbollah was raging.
US envoy Amos Hochstein said Monday the Israeli army will continue withdrawing from all Lebanese territories, avoiding direct comment on Israel's possible extended presence in south Lebanon beyond the 60-day ceasefire period.
Israeli troops withdrew from the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura on Monday, amid growing accusations from both sides of major violations of the Israel, Hezbollah ceasefire.
Saint Maroun Church in Gemmayzeh has been a staple of the Lebanese Maronite community since it was built in 1875. This past year, the building was refurbished by interior designer Marine Bustros and Fadlo Dagher of DHP.
the city may be tumultuous and troubled, but as the designers that live there attest, it never fails to inspire
Lebanon is entering a crucial week in its years-long search for political stability — and some bondholders are positioning for a rare bit of positive news.