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Lebanon’s Hezbollah says not linked to accused in UNIFIL peacekeeper killing
Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Friday denied that five men accused by a military tribunal of killing an Irish UN peacekeeper in 2022 were linked to the armed Shiite group.
A court document filed on Thursday had identified some of the five as…
Hezbollah accused of deliberately killing peacekeeper
Hezbollah members have been accused by a military court of intentionally killing a UNIFIL soldier and injuring others in an ambush of their vehicle in southern Lebanon.
Judge Fadi Sawan ruled in a provisional decision after concluding…
Lebanon judge questions central bank chief over Munich arrest warrant
A Lebanese judge questioned central bank chief Riad Salameh on Wednesday after Beirut received a second Interpol Red Notice targeting him, this time following an arrest warrant from Munich, a judicial official said.
Salameh has been the…
Christian blocs indicate support for Jihad Azour as a Lebanon presidential candidate
News emerged on Sunday that the largest Christian blocs in the Lebanese parliament — the Free Patriotic Movement, the Lebanese Forces, and the Lebanese Phalanges Party — were moving toward reaching a consensus on a presidential candidate.…
UN delays dual-currency cash help to refugees in crisis-hit Lebanon
The United Nations has delayed a decision to give Syrian refugees in Lebanon cash help partly in US dollars after objections from senior Lebanese officials that this could exacerbate tensions with hard-pressed locals.
In a statement on…
Sursock Museum reopens after repairs following Beirut Port blast
The Sursock Museum reopened on Friday nearly three years after the devastating Beirut Port explosion of Aug. 4, 2020, which damaged the museum’s artistic treasures and its vibrant glass facade. The explosion — just 800 meters away from the…
31 Lebanese MPs call for end to Hezbollah’s armed status
Thirty-one reformist, independent, and opposition MPs expressed their concern on Friday about a military maneuver carried out by Hezbollah in the town of Aaramta in southern Lebanon.
The MPs said they believe such a maneuver, which they…
Hezbollah chief calls on Lebanon’s central bank governor to resign amid mounting legal troubles
The chief of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Friday called on the country’s central bank governor to resign amid mounting legal troubles.
The governor, Riad Salameh, should either step down or be stripped of his responsibilities,…
Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt resigns as head of Progressive Socialist Party
Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt announced his sudden resignation as the head of the Progressive Socialist Party on Thursday.
A prominent Druze leader, Jumblatt led a party that has held a pivotal position in Lebanese political life…
Prominent Egyptian rights activist briefly detained in Lebanon
Lebanese authorities Wednesday briefly detained a prominent Egyptian blogger and human rights activist, his lawyer and sister said, but the reason for his arrest was not immediately clear.
The first word about the arrest of Abdul-Rahman…