Israeli military set to miss Lebanon withdrawal deadline
Israel was poised to again miss a deadline for withdrawing its troops from Lebanon after the military said Monday it would remain in five 鈥榮trategic points鈥� despite pushback from Beirut.
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Lebanon media report Israeli drone strike in south
Lebanese official media said an Israeli drone struck the country鈥檚 south on Saturday, without reporting casualties, days before a deadline in a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Khamenei names Hezbollah leader as Lebanon 鈥榬epresentative鈥�
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem as his 鈥榬epresentative鈥� in Lebanon, Iranian media reported on Wednesday...
Lebanese try again to return to southern border villages
South Lebanon residents accompanied by the army tried to return to their villages on Monday, official media and AFP correspondents reported, a day after Israeli fire killed more than 20 people in the area.
Israeli fire kills 15 on deadline for Lebanon withdrawal
Israeli troops opened fire in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing 15 residents and a Lebanese soldier, health officials said as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline for Israel to withdraw.
Lebanon army accuses Israel of ceasefire delay
The Lebanese army on Saturday said it was ready to deploy its forces in the country鈥檚 south, accusing Israel of 鈥榩rocrastination鈥� in its withdrawal in time for a deadline the following day.
Israel must withdraw by Jan 26: Lebanon president
Lebanon鈥檚 new president said on Saturday that Israel must withdraw from his country鈥檚 south by the January 26 deadline set to fully implement an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreed last year.
47 more stranded Bangladeshis repatriated from Lebanon on Saturday
Forty-seven more stranded Bangladeshi nationals were repatriated from war-torn Lebanon on Saturday on a Qatar flight with full government expenditure...
57 more Bangladeshis return home from Lebanon
Fifty seven more Bangladeshi nationals evacuated from war-torn Lebanon arrived in Dhaka on Thursday...
History of foreign intrigue in Lebanon
FINALLY, after two years and two months of a presidential vacuum, Lebanon has a new president...
Lebanon鈥檚 president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam PM
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun on Monday picked international jurist Nawaf Salam to form a government to pull the war-scarred country out of economic crisis.
Lebanon PM makes first Damascus visit since Syria war
Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati arrived in Damascus Saturday in the first such visit since before civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, an AFP journalist reported.
Lebanon army chief becomes president after 2-year vacancy
Lebanon鈥檚 lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy of the position, in a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial crisis.
UN calls for $370m in new humanitarian aid for Lebanon
The United Nations joined the Lebanese government on Tuesday to appeal for an additional $371.4 million in humanitarian aid for people displaced by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah...
UN force sounds alarm over Israeli 鈥榙estruction鈥� in south Lebanon
The United Nations鈥� peacekeeping force in Lebanon expressed concern on Thursday at the 鈥榗ontinuing鈥� damage done by Israeli forces in the country鈥檚 south despite a ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah.
Lebanon says Israeli air strike hits target in east
Lebanon鈥檚 state media said an Israeli air strike targeted the Baalbek region in the east of the country before dawn on Wednesday, branding it a 鈥榲iolation鈥� of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Syria leader vows country will not negatively interfere in Lebanon
Syria鈥檚 new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not negatively interfere in Lebanon and would respect its neighbour鈥檚 sovereignty.
Lebanon boosting troops on Syria border
The Lebanese army said on Sunday it was reinforcing its presence on the border with neighbouring Syria, after the government of president Bashar al-Assad fell and rebels took the capital Damascus...
105 more stranded Bangladeshi migrants return from Lebanon
Another 105 Bangladeshi migrants, who were stranded in war-torn Lebanon, returned home amid ongoing Israeli invasion of the country.
Aid workers killed in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in the Hamas-run territory on Saturday but the Israeli army said it killed a 鈥榯errorist鈥�...
Lebanon deploys army amid Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
Lebanon鈥檚 military deployed troops and tanks across the country鈥檚 south on Thursday as a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war largely held for a second day.
Thousands in Lebanon head home as Israel-Hezbollah truce takes hold
Tens of thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah headed back to their devastated towns and villages as a ceasefire took hold on Wednesday...
Israel pounds Beirut as security cabinet to discuss ceasefire
Israel鈥檚 security cabinet was set to discuss a proposed ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon, as a hail of air strikes encircled south Beirut in what state media called a 鈥榖elt of fire鈥�...
Fresh strikes, clashes in Lebanon after ceasefire calls
Israel conducted strikes against Hezbollah鈥檚 Beirut stronghold on Monday and battles raged in Lebanon鈥檚 south after the Iran-backed militant group claimed 50 attacks on Israeli targets the day before...
Hezbollah launches attacks on Tel Aviv, south Israel
Israel鈥檚 army said Hezbollah fired around 160 projectiles into its territory from Lebanon on Sunday, with the militant group saying its attacks had targeted the Tel Aviv area and Israel鈥檚 south...
鈥楨xtremely critical鈥� to avoid Syria being dragged into war
The UN special envoy for Syria said on Sunday that it was 鈥榚xtremely critical鈥� to end the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza to avoid the country being pulled into a regional war.
Israeli strikes kill Lebanon hospital chief, 17 others
Lebanon said an Israeli air strike in the heart of Beirut that brought down a residential building and jolted residents across the city killed at least 11 people on Saturday...
226 health workers killed in Lebanon since October 7
Nearly 230 health workers have been killed in Lebanon since the start of Israel鈥檚 war in Gaza following the October 7 attacks last year, the World Health Organisation said Friday.
82 more Bangladeshis return from war-hit Lebanon
Eighty-two more Bangladeshi expatriates returned home from conflict-stricken Lebanon Thursday night aboard an Emirates Airlines flight.
US envoy presses Israel-Hezbollah truce bid in Lebanon visit
US envoy Amos Hochstein was in Lebanon Wednesday, seeking to hammer out a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, as the militant group battled Israeli troops in the south of the country...