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...

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...

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...

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...

Lebanese Embassy Hosts Literary Seminar

Ambassador Maher Kheir (M) with Fatima Hamdan Jouni and Prof. Josephine Dzahene-Quarshie The Lebanese Embassy has organised a literary seminar at the School of Languages, University of Ghana, featuring Lebanese author Fatima Hamdan Jouni. The...

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....

Lebanon Republicans to meet at caucus to endorse candidates

LEBANON — Enrolled Republican electors are invited to participate in the party’s caucus to endorse candidates for the upcoming municipal office election. The caucus will take place tonight at 7 p.m. in the Community Center located at 872 Trumbull...

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 sees high economic hopes in regulated cannabis sector

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday sponsored a conference at the Grand Serail on legal cannabis cultivation, reaffirming the government’s push to activate Lebanon’s law allowing medical and industrial use. In his opening remarks, Agriculture...

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...

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 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...

Lebanon banks banned from dealing with Hezbollah's financial networks

Lebanon’s banks have been banned from dealing with financial networks linked to Hezbollah, according to a document seen by The National. The Hezbollah-affiliated institutions include Al-Qard Al-Hasan Association, which has been providing...

Lebanon’s Joumblatt calls on Sweida’s Druze to integrate into Syria state

Lebanon’s Druze leader on Tuesday called on Druze residents in Syria’s Sweida to integrate themselves into the state after deadly clashes ensued for the third day in a row. “The Druze in Sweida should integrate themselves with the state and not...

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

Lebanon’s central bank bans dealings with Hezbollah's financial institution

Lebanon’s central bank has banned all licensed financial institutions from dealing directly or indirectly with Hezbollah-linked Al-Qard Al-Hassan, according to a source to Reuters on Tuesday. The directive, dated Monday, identifies Al-Qard...

Two killed in Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon

2025-07-17T09:47:14+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Beirut Two people were killed and several others injured on Thursday following two drone strikes in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities. Lebanon’s Ministry of...

PM Salam discusses Syrian unity and Lebanon’s stability in call with Walid Jumblatt

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized the need to preserve Syria’s unity and promote understanding among its people under the umbrella of the Syrian state. In a phone call with former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt, Salam...