Dec 24, 2019
Lebanese rage over PM appointment
Lebanon is home to the Arab world's biggest proportion of Christians. This holiday season is bringing more pain than joy for many, and the hardship can be felt everywhere from…
Dec 16, 2019
Protests rock Beirut
A second-consecutive night of violence in Beirut left dozens wounded, when hundreds of people returned to demonstrate despite a fierce crackdown by security forces the night before. Protesters shot fireworks…
Nov 07, 2019
Lebanon’s protests enter third week
Mass anti-government protests in Lebanon enter their third week today, with no sign of dissipating. Citizens packed the center of Beirut again last night to demand the nation’s entire current…
Oct 28, 2019
Ongoing mass protests in Lebanon
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Lebanon for the twelfth consecutive day, expressing outrage against their leaders over allegations of corruption and staggering nationwide unemployment. While…
Dec 12, 2018
Israel unveils third discovered cross-border tunnel from Lebanon
A third cross-border attack tunnel, which was dug by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, was located on the northern Israeli-border with Lebanon – extending from Lebanese territory to an area in the…
Feb 15, 2017
Lebanese Prime Minister calls Hezbollah military wing “illegitimate”
Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'ad al Hariri accused the Iranian-backed Hezbollah organization of arming itself in an illegitimate manner that caused sharp disputes in the country, embroiled in sectarian divisions. "It is…
Nov 08, 2016
Iran’s FM first to congratulate Lebanon’s President Aoun
Iran's top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif became the first Foreign Minister to meet Lebanon's newly elected President, a move that underscored Tehran's struggle for influence in Beirut with its regional…
Nov 01, 2016
Lebanon elects Michel Aoun as president with overwhelming majority
The Lebanese parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as President. Aoun's election ended a 29-month presidential vacuum as part of a political deal that is expected to make Sunni…