Beirut's Commodore Hotel, a haven for journalists during Lebanon's civil war, shuts down

Beirut’s Commodore Hotel, once a hub for foreign journalists during Lebanon’s civil war, has closed amid the country’s ...

Lebanon signs gas exploration deal with international consortium amid economic crisis

Lebanon's government has signed a deal with an international consortium for gas exploration in an offshore area bordering ...

Lebanon Claims Progress in Disarming Militant Groups Like Hezbollah

The military said it had completed the first phase of a plan to demilitarize armed groups as fears grew that Israel was ...

Lebanon says first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah completed, but Netanyahu warns progress ‘far from sufficient’

Lebanon on Thursday announced that it has completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah and other militant groups in the country’s south, but Israel said the progress was “far from ...

Lebanese military moves to new phase of disarming non-state groups like Hezbollah

Lebanon's military says it has ended the first phase of its plan to deploy across southern Lebanon and disarm non-state ...

Israel strikes multiple sites in Lebanon ahead of a key disarmament meeting

The strikes were the latest in near-daily Israeli military action since the signing of a ceasefire more than a year ago that ...
UPI

Lebanese defy war with year-end outburst of joy, determination

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 31 (UPI) --Celebrating Christmas, New Year, or any other holiday -- or even summer vacation -- has always been a challenge for Lebanese living abroad and their families back home ...
UPI

On This Day: Brexit trade agreement goes into force

Dec. 31 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1862, the Union ironclad ship USS Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C., during a storm. Sixteen members of the crew were lost. In 1879, Thomas Edison gave ...
The Media Line

Lebanese President Says War Threat Receding, Vows Elections on Time

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun used a Christmas visit to the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke on Thursday to address both Lebanon’s security outlook and its electoral timetable, in remarks carried by ...
The New York Times

Hezbollah Is Down, but Not Out, as Lebanon Faces Pressure to Disarm It

The Lebanese militant group has resisted calls to lay down all its arms, risking a return to war with Israel. By Aaron Boxerman Euan Ward Natan Odenheimer and Hwaida Saad Aaron Boxerman reported from ...