France orders release of Lebanese militant after 40 years in prison

Abdallah to be freed if he leaves France • Court cites excessive detention, low risk PARIS: A French appeals court Thursday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been imprisoned for 40 years for...

Gilas survives Lebanon to reach FIBA Women’s Asia Cup q’finals

MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas national women’s basketball team wasted an early double-digit lead before pulling off a 73-70 escape over Lebanon in the 2025 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup on Wednesday in Shenzhen, China. Leading by as many as 17 points at 29-12...

Cheapest diesel in cities across Lebanon County in week ending July 12

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Lebanon County selling...

Armenian Prime Minister holds farewell meeting with Lebanese  Ambassador

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Lebanese Ambassador to the country Maya Dagher, who is concluding her diplomatic mission in our country. As reported by the government press service, Pashinyan thanked Dagher for her...

Lebanon firefighters quickly respond to manufactured home fire

LEBANON, Ore. – Quick response by fire personnel limited fire damage to a small portion of a Lebanon home on Wednesday morning, according to the Lebanon Fire District. LFD officials said fire crews responded just before 1:30 a.m. on July 16 to a...

Lebanese parliament renews confidence in PM Salam's gov't

BEIRUT, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday renewed its confidence in Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's government, granting it a majority of 69 votes out of 82 lawmakers present during a two-day session focused on government policy....

Lebanon woman charged with "plethora of crimes" after found with fentanyl and stolen ID

UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A Lebanon, Virginia, woman has been charged with a "plethora of crimes" after she was found with fentanyl and a stolen identity during a traffic stop, according to police. The Unicoi County Sheriff's Office said that...

Pastoral Visit: St. Benedict the Abbot Parish, Lebanon

On the Feast of St. Benedict, July 11, Bishop Timothy Senior made a pastoral visit to St. Benedict the Abbot Church in Lebanon for a celebration that coincided with the closing of the parish’s 40 Hours Eucharistic Devotions. Named for the founder...

Hezbollah’s arms threaten Lebanon as regional militancy era comes to end

In a Middle East shifting steadily from insurgency to statehood, the imagery of PKK fighters setting fire to their rifles resonated well beyond the Kurdish mountains. The symbolic gesture marked the end of a decades-long armed struggle and...

Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill two 'Hezbollah members'

Israeli strikes have continued in parts of Lebanon despite the November ceasefire [Getty] Two people were killed Thursday in separate Israeli strikes on south Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said, in the latest attacks despite a ceasefire...

IDF confirms Lebanon drone strikes, says 2 Hezbollah members killed

The IDF confirms carrying out drone strikes in southern Lebanon earlier today that killed two Hezbollah operatives, APA reports citing Times of Israel. The first strike, between the towns of Kfour and Toul near Nabatieh, killed Hassan Ahmad Sabra,...

French court orders release of Lebanese militant Abdallah after 40 years in prison

Published on 17/07/2025 - 14:30 GMT+2 •Updated 14:50 A French court ordered the conditional release of a Lebanese leftist militant on Thursday after more than 40 years in detention in France. Georges Ibrahim Abdallah was serving a life sentence...

French court orders release of Lebanese militant after 40 years

PARIS: A French appeals court has ordered the release of Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah after 40 years in prison. The 74-year-old, convicted for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats, is among France’s longest-serving inmates....

A Confederacy of Arms: Trading Disarmament for Power in Lebanon

🔊 Listen to Post The debate over disarming Iranian-backed forces in Lebanon persists, yet the Lebanese state continues to shirk its responsibility to establish clear mechanisms—or even a timeline—for asserting its sovereignty. This sovereignty,...

Lebanon denies foreign minister met with Israeli counterpart

Youssef Rajji called on the international community to press Israel to pull its forces out of south Lebanon [Getty] Lebanon’s foreign ministry on Wednesday denied reports that Beirut’s top diplomat met with the Israeli foreign minister in...

French court rules for release of Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah

PARIS - A French court on Thursday ruled for the release from prison of Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, after serving almost 40 years in prison for attacks on American and Israeli diplomats in France, BFM TV reported. The former head...

2 killed, 2 injured in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon

BEIRUT, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Two members of the Lebanese Hezbollah group were killed and two civilians were injured Thursday in two separate Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, according to official and security sources. According to the...

WATCH: IDF kills terrorists, destroys tunnels in Gaza, Lebanon strikes

2 Lebanese Martyred as Israeli Enemy Steps up Attacks in Violation of Ceasefire

Two Lebanese citizens have been martyred on Thursday as the Israeli enemy escalates attacks in violation of the ceasefire which ended the brutal Israeli war on Lebanon in late 2024. Al-Manar correspondents in south Lebanon reported several attacks...

Salam and Jumblat discuss Sweida's clashes, call for restraint in Lebanon

by Naharnet Newsdesk 17 July 2025, 12:58 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed in a phone call Thursday with former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat the latest developments in Syria and reactions in Lebanon. The two leaders stressed...