Lebanon

Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah group said on Saturday it strongly condemned Bahrain’s move to normalize ties with Israel as a “great betrayal” of the Palestinian people. In its statement on Saturday, Hezbollah said the move by the…

Several tonnes of highly explosive material found at Beirut’s port, just weeks after the same chemical was blamed for causing a massive detonation there, had been in storage for 15 years, the Lebanese president said on Friday. The army…

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has asked his interim foreign minister to contact the U.S. embassy about the imposition of sanctions on two of the country’s former ministers, the presidency media office said on Wednesday. Aoun also…

Italy’s prime minister said it was time for Lebanon to rebuild trust between the people and its institutions, joining France’s call for change in a nation devastated by a year-long economic crisis and last month’s massive explosion at…

Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in public for the first time in six months on Wednesday, smiling and chatting as he re-emerged from the constraints of the coronavius lockdown. “After so many months, we resume our encounters…

The coming six weeks are crucial for the future of Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters in Beirut during an official visit to the country reeling from last month’s deadly port blast and rising sectarian tensions.…

On Monday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun designated ambassador Mustapha Adib to form a new government after he secured the support of a majority of MPs. The previous government quit on Aug. 10 in the wake of the catastrophic explosion…

Lawmakers in the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah nominated Mustapha Adib as the next prime minister on Monday, the head of its parliamentary bloc said after a meeting with President Michel Aoun. The bloc “informed President…