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Trump allows direct US flights to Lebanon in historic move
The US will allow direct flights to Lebanon, President Donald Trump announced. It comes over 40 years after the US suspended direct flights between the two countries in 1985, during…
Three UN peacekeepers killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes pummel south
Three United Nations peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon after a bloody weekend in which Lebanese…
Lebanon Labels Israeli Campaign an ‘Invasion’ as Crisis Deepens
Lebanon’s Culture Minister Ghassan Salamé has described Israel’s military campaign in southern Lebanon as an “invasion”, saying entire villages have been destroyed…
US pulling non-essential staff from embassy in Beirut amid Iran tensions
The State Department is pulling out non-essential government personnel and their eligible family members from the U.S. embassy in Beirut, a senior…
Pope urges Middle East to reject ‘horror of war’ at end of first overseas trip
In a country still grappling with conflict, economic collapse and the trauma of the 2020 port explosion, Pope Leo XIV used the…
Lebanon, Cyprus sign maritime demarcation deal, paving way for possible energy exploration
Lebanon and Cyprus signed a maritime demarcation deal, enhancing energy cooperation and economic recovery prospects.
Hezbollah rejects negotiations with Israel
Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday that the militia group had "a legitimate right to resist (Israeli) occupation", adding that it would support…
UN votes to end its peacekeeping force in Lebanon after nearly five decades
The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to end the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, marking the…
Israeli military strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs
Israeli air strikes pummelled the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital late on Thursday, sending thousands of people fleeing on the eve of…
UN peacekeepers attacked by civilians in Lebanon, no casualties reported
A civilian group attacked U.N. troops in Lebanon, damaging vehicles but causing no injuries; the Lebanese Armed Forces escorted them back.