Lebanon’s Returnees Find a Homeland Battered and in Need of Their Help
Some who left the country in successive waves of emigration have felt drawn back to aid recovery efforts after the bloody and ...
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Meet the 5 women in Lebanon's new government
Lebanon’s prime minister on Saturday announced the formation of a new government cabinet, including five women who will serve ...
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War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President ...
War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years to end deadlock
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of ...
U.S. draws ‘red line’ over including Hezbollah in Lebanon’s government, new envoy says
A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant ...
Lead investigator resumes Beirut port blast probe and plans to question senior officials
In 2023, then-chief prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat ordered the release of 17 detainees, including port and customs officials, who ...
Syria's interim president visits Saudi Arabia on first trip abroad, likely a signal to Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Syria's interim president made his first trip abroad Sunday, traveling to Saudi Arabia in ...
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Lebanon wants Israel to halt violations, agrees to extend ceasefire
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Monday that Lebanon agreed to extend the ceasefire with Israel until Feb. 18, while emphasizing the need for international pressure on Israel to ...
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With Hezbollah Battered, Natural Gas Gives Lebanon A Chance
The election of General Joseph Aoun as president of Lebanon ended a two-year stalemate ... and battered its strongholds in Beirut and the Bekaa Valley. Followed closely by the fall of Assad ...
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Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know
The director of the customs department at the Tartous governorate in western Syria, Riyad Judi, confirmed to the Syrian al-Watan newspaper on Monday that the agreement signed with the Russian company ...
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Will victims finally get justice as Beirut blast probe resumes?
It stands as a testament to the Lebanese, who in years of strife have looked beyond Lebanon for a better future. For the last five years, the statue has surveyed the battered landscape of Beirut’s ...