Lebanon

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Maritime talks between Lebanon and Israel coil across the eastern Mediterranean hoping for an agreement that will boost the interest in the region

At least 71 people died when the migrant boat they were aboard sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon earlier this week, the Lebanese Transport Minister said,...

Syrian authorities have found 34 dead and 14 survivors from a migrant boat near the coastal city of Tartous, that survivors said had left from northern Lebanon, Samer Qubrusli, the Director-General of...

Benjamin Netanyahu accused Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid yesterday of surrendering to threats made by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah concerning the disputed Karish gas field in the Mediterranean Sea....

Lebanon's progress in implementing reforms required to unlock relief funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remains very slow, the IMF said in a statement on Wednesday, Reuters reports....

On the run from authorities after forcing a bank to release her family savings at gunpoint to treat her cancer-stricken sister, 28-year-old Lebanese interior designer, Sali Hafiz, insists she...

The head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, said Saudi Arabia is ready to support Lebanon on the condition that there is a trustworthy president and government. Geagea,...

A former Israeli military official said, Tuesday, that Tel Aviv had made "concessions" to Lebanon for reaching an agreement to demarcate their maritime border to avoid an escalation, Anadolu...

Iranian officials told a Lebanese technical delegation visiting Tehran on Tuesday that Iran could offer Lebanon 600,000 tonnes of fuel over five months to help ease its power shortages,...

The United Nations is finalising a plan to provide US-funded salary assistance to Lebanese soldiers hard hit by the country's financial crisis, the UN's representative in Lebanon told the country's...

Negotiations to demarcate Lebanon's southern maritime borders with Israel have reached the "final stages", Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced yesterday. His remarks came as the Lebanese parliament speaker arrived...

Most banks in Lebanon stayed closed on Monday after a series of high-profile attacks by depositors demanding access to their savings, Anadolu has reported. The closures were in response...

Lebanese security yesterday forces prevented protesters from storming the Ministry of Justice building in the centre of the capital, Beirut, to demand the release of two bank heist detainees, Anadolu news...

Lebanon said Sunday it had thwarted a drug smuggling operation involving one million Captagon pills near border with Syria, Anadolu reports. A military statement said the operation was foiled...

A number of Palestinian refugees from Nahr Al-Bared Refugee Camp in north Lebanon began an open-ended sit-in on Thursday at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees...

Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi has announced that the country will adopt strict security measures following bank raids carried out by depositors, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. Mawlawi's remarks...

Lebanon's Parliament, on Friday, suspended talks on the 2022 budget after a walk-out by lawmakers sent attendance below quorum, further delaying efforts to complete requirements to access IMF funds...

"Where is the state? Where is the government? Why did you elect them? Why did we give our votes to these thieves?"

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that a staff mission will visit Lebanon next week to discuss ways to "speed up" implementation of agreed reforms required for an...

Lebanese celebrated at home and abroad on Thursday, despite their homeland's crises, as they woke up to the news that local female dance troop, Mayyas, had won the "America's...

Middle Eastern indie rock band, Mashrou' Leila, has announced it will disband following online abuse, the Thomas Reuters Foundation has reported. Lead singer, Hamed Sinno, said the group had taken the...

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has announced that the People's Republic of China has donated $1 million to provide quality,...

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, on Wednesday cited "major progress" in US mediation efforts on a maritime border dispute with Israel, Anadolu News Agency reports. "The completion of the southern...

Sali Hafiz has become an instant hero in Lebanon after holding up a bank to retrieve her own money

The Israeli Interior Ministry has rejected a request by Palestinian citizens of Israel based in Eilabun, close to the Lebanese border, to rename their streets "Mahmoud Darwish", "Hashivah" (The...

The UN Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Lebanon, Edouard Beigbeder, announced on Tuesday that the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund (LHF) has allocated $8 million to meet urgent needs and...

A senior Israeli military official said today that he does not rule out a military escalation with Lebanon's Hezbollah in the absence of an agreement between Tel Aviv and...

Lebanon's Central Bank has said that it has stopped providing US dollars for petrol imports, Reuters has reported. The move has caused prices to soar and increased pressure on...

Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rai has called for returning Syrian refugees to their country, saying they "cannot stay at the expense of Lebanon". In a TV interview, Al-Rai said:...

Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday that Israel will not allow Syria to become a hub for transferring weapons to "terrorist organisations", Channel 13 has reported. Lapid added...

With Israeli attacks ongoing in their homeland, the Palestinians living in Argentina know that they have a duty to preserve and share their culture and identity. The Festival of...