Lebanon
22 Mar 2017
Airlines impacted by Britain's cabin ban on electronic devices on flights from some Middle East and North Africa countries have until Saturday to implement the measure, officials said Wednesday.
18 Dec 2016
Lebanon acquired a new 30-minister government Sunday led by Saad Hariri, bringing together the entire political spectrum except for the Christian Phalangist party that rejected the portfolio it was offered.
31 Oct 2016
Lebanon's parliament on Monday elected former general Michel Aoun president, ending a vacuum and political stalemate of more than two years.
6 Jul 2016
A bank crackdown on hundreds of accounts linked with Hezbollah is raising tensions in Lebanon, where the powerful Shiite movement enjoys fierce support and provides a range of social services.
27 Jun 2016
A string of suicide bombings early Monday killed at least five people in a Lebanese village near the volatile border with war-ravaged Syria.
2 Sep 2015
Lebanon's divided government appeared powerless on Wednesday to address a growing protest campaign that began over a trash crisis and escalated with activists occupying the environment ministry. On Tuesday night, police forcibly evicted several dozen protesters who had occupied part of the ministry in a surprise bid to force the minister's resignation. The protest was…
7 Apr 2015
Israeli security sources acknowledged on Tuesday that the death of a Spanish UN peacekeeper in Lebanon fighting in January was caused by Israeli fire.