With Lebanon lacking a government and mired in political and economic crises, the Islamist organization has stepped into the breach with payments to the needy and cheap grocery stores
Batya Asher's mother died when an Egyptian plane bombed their kibbutz in 1948. 45 years later her son was killed in Lebanon. 'The day I buried him, I said I’d choose life, although I didn’t know what that meant,' she says ■ Israel Memorial Day 2021
Outgoing minister has signed an amendment that would formally enlarge Lebanon’s claims by 1,430 square kilometers, in a unilateral move by Beirut likely to anger Israel and the U.S.
'Germany and France want to see a government committed to implementing reforms,' said a diplomatic source, as European powers float proposals that would pull Lebanon out its worst crisis in decades
The patriarch, whose comments are unusually direct, wields influence in Lebanon as head of the Maronite church, from which the president must be drawn under a sectarian power-sharing system
Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, says there were 'serious, collective efforts' to ease a political standoff that has obstructed cabinet talks for months
Lebanon already lacks power generation capacity and homes and businesses have to cope with power cuts for several hours a day, forcing many to turn to private generators
PM-designate Hariri and President Aoun have been at loggerheads over the cabinet for months, dashing hopes of a reversal of Lebanon's deepening financial meltdown
Some of the Syrian refugees interviewed by Amnesty said they were beaten by metal sticks, electric cables and plastic pipes
Aoun and Hariri have been at loggerheads over government formation for almost five months, as Lebanon nears an economic abyss that is posing the biggest threat to its stability
Tehran is encouraging Hezbollah and Hamas to manufacture weapons independently ■ Despite Netanyahu's hawkish rhetoric, Israel is coming to terms with the prospect of U.S-Iran nuke talks
The currency has lost a quarter of its value in the last week alone, while half of the population resides in poverty. The protesters and France are blaming the government
Since the civil war began in 2011, an estimated 2.4 million people were displaced every year in and outside Syria, the Norwegian Refugee Council said this week
Syria, Lebanon and Iraq are all Iran’s client states and are all in profound economic trouble. The U.S. should make a deal that includes them
The military denied reports that economic hardship spurred a rise in forces abandoning duty, but sources say a buildup of pressure on lower-ranking servicemen has fueled concerns
Israeli forces reportedly fired flares in the area
Since the Lebanese pound tumbled to a new low last Tuesday, protesters have been blocking roads daily
The NGO said that Environmental Protection Minister Gamliel was 'undermining Israel's credibility internationally' by trying to 'reap political capital' from the ecological disaster
Cabinet approves IDF’s November 2020 decision to recognize years 1985-2000, following first Lebanon War, as a campaign. Medal will also be awarded to SLA soldiers
The Land of the Cedars' economic crisis and the stalled probe into last year's massive explosion at the port of Beirut are only making matters worse
Naccache participated in the 1975 kidnapping of oil ministers in Vienna and helped recruit Hezbollah's Imad Mughniyeh, who later rose to become the group's top operative
The Lebanese PM tasks key ministries with the follow-up, as Israeli officials continue to try to find those responsible for the spill
Despite the fast appointment of judge Tarek Bitar, the removal of his predecessor by the country's top court will likely further delay the investigation into the horrific explosion
The experiences of the intelligence officer of the Israel Defense Forces division that oversaw the entry of Christian Phalangists into Beirut's Sabra and Chatila refugee camps reveal what went on behind the scenes in September 1982 – and what led him to tell ‘the truth but not all the truth’ to the commission of inquiry
The development is likely to further delay the investigation into the horrific explosion that killed more than 200 people, wounded over 6,000 and disfigured much of Beirut
Lebanon succeeded in containing the virus during the pandemic’s early months, but the numbers began to increase following a massive blast in the capital’s port in August
Authorities reveal doubling of domestic abuse reports in Lebanon, two months after it outlawed sexual harassment and reformed its divorce law
Lokman Slim's killing provided Lebanese journalists a reminder they didn't need of how dangerous their profession is, and not because they cover battlefields
In November, Lebanon signed a deal with Germany’s Combi Lift to treat and ship abroad the containers consisting of flammable chemicals