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Deadly Strike On Journalists In Lebanon Was ‘Targeted’: Watchdog

A Reuters journalist killed in southern Lebanon two weeks ago and others wounded in the same incident were deliberately targeted, a Reporters Without Borders investigation released on Sunday said. Video…

Israel-Hamas war intensifies, total communication blackout in Gaza. Is the war likely to spread to peripheral nations of Syria, Lebanon?

France protests ease as president Macron prepares to meet leaders of parliament Will the Israel Hamas war spiral into a wider conflict? Will it start WW-III? Is it the…

Fleeing Israel Strikes, South Lebanon Families Move Into Schools

Shocked by images of dead children in Gaza, Mustafa al-Sayyid quickly whisked his family to the closest shelter when Israeli strikes began near his village in southern Lebanon this week.…

UN Says One Killed In Cross-border Fire In South Lebanon

United Nations peacekeepers said one person was killed Thursday after civilians were caught in cross-border fire in Lebanon’s south. One local official blamed Israel for firing on the group, which…

Hundreds of Protestors Waving Palestinian Flags Surround US Embassy in Lebanon Ahead of Biden’s Visit to Israel [VIDEOS]

A large group of protesters from Lebanon gathered at the US embassy in Beirut in response to the massive blast at a Gaza City hospital on Tuesday evening and set…

‘Shaken Beliefs’: Israelis Evacuate From Tense Lebanon Border

Israel has been bombing Gaza since Palestinian militants launched their bloody attack but tensions have also flared on the northern border with Lebanon, the base of another sworn enemy, Hezbollah.…

UN Renews Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission After Dispute

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate for its peacekeeping force in Lebanon for another year after tense debate around the troops’ freedom of movement. The vote,…

US Envoy Urges Lebanon, Israel To Agree Land Border

US envoy Amos Hochstein who oversaw a maritime border deal between Lebanon and Israel, countries technically still at war, said Thursday it was time to delineate their land border also.…

Preliminary Audit Report Slams Lebanon Central Bank, Governor

Former central bank governor Riad Salameh, who stepped down late last month, is widely viewed as a key culprit in Lebanon’s economic crash AFP A preliminary forensic audit of Lebanon’s…

US, UK And Canada Sanction Lebanon Ex-central Bank Chief Salameh

The United States, Britain and Canada have announced coordinated sanctions against Lebanon’s longtime central bank chief Riad Salameh AFP The US Treasury announced coordinated sanctions with Canada and Britain on…

Lebanon Marks 3 Years Since Catastrophic Beirut Blast

People drive past newly restored historic buildings in Beirut’s Gimmayzeh district AFP Lebanon on Friday marks three years since one of history’s biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut. Yet nobody has…

Fighting In Lebanon Palestinian Camp Kills Eight: New Toll

Smoke billows during clashes between the Fatah movement and Islamists inside the Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp, in Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Sidon, on July 30, 2023 AFP Clashes…

Lebanon Lawmakers Fail To Elect President At 12th Attempt

Lebanese MPs attend the 12th parliamentary session to elect a new president AFP Lawmakers in crisis-hit Lebanon on Wednesday failed for a 12th time to elect a new president, with…

IMF Says Lebanon Needs Urgent Economic Reforms To Stop Deepening Crisis

A view shows Lebanon’s Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon January 12, 2023. Reuters Lebanon must take urgent action on comprehensive economic reforms to avoid “irreversible consequences” for its economy,…

Lebanon Slaps Travel Ban On Central Bank Chief Wanted By France

Riad Salameh has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and continues to serve as central bank governor AFP A Lebanese judge has banned the country’s central bank governor Riad Salameh from travelling,…