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What to know about Hezbollah's capabilities after its recent losses
Read full article: What to know about Hezbollah's capabilities after its recent lossesHezbollah has warned that the rockets that struck central Israel were only the beginning and that the militant group is waiting for invading forces to enter Lebanon to confront them.
Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
Read full article: Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern LebanonIsraeli ground forces moved into southern Lebanon, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries.
Who were the 7 high-ranking Hezbollah officials killed over the past week?
Read full article: Who were the 7 high-ranking Hezbollah officials killed over the past week?In just over a week, intensified Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the powerful Hezbollah militant group, including the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
An Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut for the first time in nearly a year of conflict
Read full article: An Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut for the first time in nearly a year of conflictThe first apparent Israeli airstrike in central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict has hit hours after Israel struck targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people as the Hezbollah militant group sustained a string of deadly blows to its command structure, including the killing of its overall leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
Biden and Harris call the Israeli strike killing Hezbollah’s Nasrallah a 'measure of justice'
Read full article: Biden and Harris call the Israeli strike killing Hezbollah’s Nasrallah a 'measure of justice'President Joe Biden says the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah was a “measure of justice” for what he called a four-decade “reign of terror.”.
Hundreds of fleeing families sleep on beaches and streets after Israel's strikes shake Beirut
Read full article: Hundreds of fleeing families sleep on beaches and streets after Israel's strikes shake BeirutHundreds of families displaced from Beirut's southern suburbs after the area was pummeled overnight by the heaviest Israeli airstrikes in nearly a year of limited conflict are sleeping in public squares and beaches or in their cars in the city center.
Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say
Read full article: Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports sayA prominent general in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional force
Read full article: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional forceHezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force in the Middle East, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike
Read full article: Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrikeLebanon’s Hezbollah group has confirmed that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader
Read full article: Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leaderThe Israeli military says it struck the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, causing massive explosions that leveled multiple buildings.
What is the 2006 UN resolution that some hope could help to end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict?
Read full article: What is the 2006 UN resolution that some hope could help to end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict?In 2006, after a bruising monthlong war between Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militant group, the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted for a resolution to end the conflict and pave the way for lasting security along the border.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed nearly 700 this week
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed nearly 700 this weekLebanon's disaster risk management unit says nearly 700 people been killed in Lebanon this week, as Israel dramatically escalated strikes.
Netanyahu vows to use 'full force' against Hezbollah and dims hopes for a cease-fire
Read full article: Netanyahu vows to use 'full force' against Hezbollah and dims hopes for a cease-firePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue striking Hezbollah “with full force,” dimming hopes for a cease-fire.
What is Hezbollah, the group battling Israel in Lebanon?
Read full article: What is Hezbollah, the group battling Israel in Lebanon?After almost a year of trading fire, Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are now engaged in ferocious confrontations that threaten to turn into a full-blown war.
Is this war? The Israeli-Hezbollah conflict is hard to define — or predict
Read full article: Is this war? The Israeli-Hezbollah conflict is hard to define — or predictIsrael is bombing targets across many parts of Lebanon, striking senior militants in Beirut and apparently hiding bombs in pagers and walkie-talkies.
Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon's deadliest day of conflict since 2006
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon's deadliest day of conflict since 2006Lebanon's health ministry says Israeli strikes on Monday killed more than 490 Lebanese, including more than 90 women and children, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war as the Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate ahead of a widening air campaign against Hezbollah.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon, killing over 492 people
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon, killing over 492 peopleIsrael has launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, killing more than 492 people.
Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
Read full article: Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devicesA Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye injuries after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel claims death of Hezbollah commander as Beirut toll rises
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel claims death of Hezbollah commander as Beirut toll risesIsrael has claimed the death of a senior Hezbollah military official after a rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 37 people and wounded dozens more, shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets.
Hezbollah targets base near Haifa after Israeli strike in Beirut killed 37, including top commander
Read full article: Hezbollah targets base near Haifa after Israeli strike in Beirut killed 37, including top commanderThe Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has announced that it fired a barrage of missiles at a military base deep inside Israel following an Israeli airstrike more than a day earlier that killed at least 37 people, including one of the militant group’s senior leaders.
Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list
Read full article: Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted listThe Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs was one of the Lebanese militant group’s top military officials.
Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
Read full article: Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen othersIsrael has launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah rockets land in northern Israel
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah rockets land in northern IsraelAn Israeli airstrike in Beirut has killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 60, according to Lebanese health officials.
Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years
Read full article: Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for yearsFor millions of Lebanese, this week's mass explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies and the bloody aftermath are painfully similar to the horrific explosion four years ago of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrates that tore through Beirut's port.
Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes
Read full article: Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikesThe leader of Hezbollah vowed to retaliate for this week’s deadly attacks on the group’s communications devices.
Israel-Hamas war latest: 20 killed, 450 wounded in second day of explosions in Lebanon
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: 20 killed, 450 wounded in second day of explosions in LebanonLebanon’s health ministry says at least 20 people were killed and 450 others wounded by exploding electronic devices in multiple regions of the country.
Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase of war
Read full article: Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase of warIsrael's defense minister declares a “new phase” of war as Hezbollah officials and Lebanon's state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices.
Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least 9 people and injured thousands
Read full article: Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least 9 people and injured thousandsHundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people — including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a young girl.
Leading Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies at 76
Read full article: Leading Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies at 76Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury, who dedicated much of his writings to the Palestinian cause and taught at universities around the world, making him one of Lebanon’s most prominent intellectuals has died.
Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees' human rights and EU funds paid for it
Read full article: Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees' human rights and EU funds paid for itA global watchdog report says European Union aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights.
Lebanon's health care system in tatters but still preparing for a possible wider war with Israel
Read full article: Lebanon's health care system in tatters but still preparing for a possible wider war with IsraelLebanon’s health care system has been battered by multiple crisis but is now preparing for the possibility of a devastating wider conflict with Israel.
Israel-Hamas war latest: A cease-fire is key to ending the region's cycle of violence, Blinken says
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: A cease-fire is key to ending the region's cycle of violence, Blinken saysU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for “all parties” in the Middle East to avoid escalatory actions that could plunge the region into further conflict.
For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error
Read full article: For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for errorTwo back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran targeted high-ranking figures in Hezbollah and Hamas and have been attributed to Israel.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel says it killed one of Hezbollah's commanders in Beirut strike
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel says it killed one of Hezbollah's commanders in Beirut strikeIsrael has struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut and says it killed the militant commander allegedly behind a rocket strike that killed 12 youths.
Lebanon's Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israeli kibbutz after drone strike wounds civilians
Read full article: Lebanon's Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israeli kibbutz after drone strike wounds civiliansLebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says its fighters have fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel targeting a kibbutz for the first time in nine months.
'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 F
Read full article: 'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 FThe Italian health ministry has placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning as a wave of hot air from Africa is baking southern Europe.
Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
Read full article: Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fireThe deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says the only definite path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza.
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war
Read full article: The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider warThe leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says it has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war.
Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon
Read full article: Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in LebanonThe Lebanese military said that its solidiers shot and captured a gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut after a shootout that injured an embassy security guard.
US repatriates 11 citizens from notorious camp for relatives of Islamic State militants in Syria
Read full article: US repatriates 11 citizens from notorious camp for relatives of Islamic State militants in SyriaThe United States has repatriated 11 of its citizens from sprawling camps in northeastern Syria that house tens of thousands of family members of suspected Islamic State militants.
Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress
Read full article: Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progressHamas says it's sending a delegation to Egypt as soon as possible to continue talks in the latest sign of progress in the fragile cease-fire process.
Key recommendations for strengthening the neutrality of the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
Read full article: Key recommendations for strengthening the neutrality of the UN agency helping Palestinian refugeesAn independent panel reviewed the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees after Israel alleged that a dozen of its employees in Gaza had participated in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.
Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 pro-government fighters in central Syria
Read full article: Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 pro-government fighters in central SyriaAn opposition war monitor and a pro-government media outlet say an attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters.
Human rights group alleges widespread torture, abuse of detainees accused of IS affiliation in Syria
Read full article: Human rights group alleges widespread torture, abuse of detainees accused of IS affiliation in SyriaAmnesty International says it has documented widespread abuses, including torture and deprivation of medical care, in detention facilities holding thousands of suspected Islamic State members and their relatives in northeast Syria.
A Christian nun in Lebanon prays for the Shiite Muslim fighters of Hezbollah. A furor ensues
Read full article: A Christian nun in Lebanon prays for the Shiite Muslim fighters of Hezbollah. A furor ensuesA video showing a Lebanese nun asking young students to pray for the “men of the resistance,” a reference to Hezbollah fighters, has sparked controversy in Lebanon.
US senior envoy in Beirut to press calm along Lebanon-Israel border as a truce in Gaza is pursued
Read full article: US senior envoy in Beirut to press calm along Lebanon-Israel border as a truce in Gaza is pursuedSenior U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, who is visiting Beirut, says if a truce is reached in the Gaza Strip, it will not automatically translate to calm along the volatile Lebanon-Israel border which has witnessed a rise in tensions.
Austria's top diplomat appeals for a pause in Mideast fighting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Read full article: Austria's top diplomat appeals for a pause in Mideast fighting for the Muslim holy month of RamadanAustria’s foreign minister has urged Israel and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group against escalating the conflict along the volatile Israel-Lebanon border.
Israel's air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing 2 people, after Hezbollah downs a drone
Read full article: Israel's air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing 2 people, after Hezbollah downs a droneThe Israeli military says its air force has struck targets of the militant Hezbollah group deep inside Lebanon.
Live updates | Israeli strikes kill 100 Palestinians in 24 hours as officials hold cease-fire talks
Read full article: Live updates | Israeli strikes kill 100 Palestinians in 24 hours as officials hold cease-fire talksGaza's Health Ministry says more than 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.
Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in Beirut
Read full article: Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in BeirutThe leader of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah says his group must retaliate after a presumed Israeli strike hit a Beirut neighborhood this week, killing a senior Hamas official.
Thousands attend the funeral of a top Hamas official killed in an apparent Israeli strike in Beirut
Read full article: Thousands attend the funeral of a top Hamas official killed in an apparent Israeli strike in BeirutThousands of people took to the streets of Beirut for the funeral of a top Hamas commander, Saleh Arouri, who was killed earlier this week in an apparent Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese capital.
An apparent Israeli strike killed a top Hamas commander. How might it impact the Gaza conflict?
Read full article: An apparent Israeli strike killed a top Hamas commander. How might it impact the Gaza conflict?The killing of a top Hamas commander in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a Beirut apartment has given Israel an important symbolic achievement in its 3-month-old war against the Islamic militant group.
Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri, who headed West Bank operations, killed in Beirut blast
Read full article: Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri, who headed West Bank operations, killed in Beirut blastHamas and Hezbollah officials say top Hamas official Saleh Arouri has been killed in an explosion in a southern Beirut suburb.
Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand
Read full article: Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expandAn apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut has killed Hamas’ No. 2 political leader, marking a potentially significant escalation of Israel’s war against the militant group and heightening the risk of a wider Middle East conflict.
US Navy helicopters fire at Yemen's Houthi rebels and kill several in latest Red Sea shipping attack
Read full article: US Navy helicopters fire at Yemen's Houthi rebels and kill several in latest Red Sea shipping attackThe U.S. military says its forces opened fire on and killed several Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea.
France urges Lebanese leaders to work on bringing calm along the border with Israel
Read full article: France urges Lebanese leaders to work on bringing calm along the border with IsraelFrance’s foreign minister is urging Lebanese leaders to work on reducing tensions along the border with Israel, warning that the raging Israel-Hamas war, now in its third month, could spread to other parts of the region.
Journalists' rights group counts 94 media workers killed this year, most of them in Gaza
Read full article: Journalists' rights group counts 94 media workers killed this year, most of them in GazaThe International Federation of Journalists says 2023 has been an unprecedented year for the number of media workers killed on the job.
The World Food Program will end its main assistance program in Syria in January, affecting millions
Read full article: The World Food Program will end its main assistance program in Syria in January, affecting millionsThe U.N. World Food Program says it will end in January its main assistance program across war-torn Syria, where over 12 million people lack regular access to sufficient food.
Attacks by Lebanon's Hezbollah group wound 7 Israeli troops, 10 others along border with Israel
Read full article: Attacks by Lebanon's Hezbollah group wound 7 Israeli troops, 10 others along border with IsraelIsrael’s military and rescue services say attacks by Lebanon’s Hezbollah group have wounded seven Israeli troops and 10 other people.
Leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah holds talks with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures
Read full article: Leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah holds talks with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figuresThe leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has met with top Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad officials.
Hostilities in Syria are the worst in 4 years, with disregard for civilian lives, UN official says
Read full article: Hostilities in Syria are the worst in 4 years, with disregard for civilian lives, UN official saysThe head of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria says that fighting there has reached its worst point in years, with devastating consequences for civilians.
Protesters in Lebanon decrying Gaza hospital blast clash with security forces near U.S. Embassy
Read full article: Protesters in Lebanon decrying Gaza hospital blast clash with security forces near U.S. EmbassyHundreds of protesters have clashed with Lebanese security forces in the Beirut suburb of Aukar near the United States Embassy.
Hezbollah destroys Israeli surveillance cameras along the Lebanese border as tension soars
Read full article: Hezbollah destroys Israeli surveillance cameras along the Lebanese border as tension soarsLebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said Monday it has started destroying surveillance cameras on several Israeli army posts along the border as tension rose following the Israel-Hamas war that began Oct.7.
Iran's foreign minister warns Israel from Beirut to stop Gaza attacks or risk 'huge earthquake'
Read full article: Iran's foreign minister warns Israel from Beirut to stop Gaza attacks or risk 'huge earthquake'Iran’s foreign minister has called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, warning that the war might expand to other parts of the Middle East if Hezbollah joins the battle.
The fall of an enclave in Azerbaijan stuns the Armenian diaspora, extinguishing a dream
Read full article: The fall of an enclave in Azerbaijan stuns the Armenian diaspora, extinguishing a dreamThe Armenian diaspora has been stunned by the swift fall of the Armenian-majority enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijani troops and the exodus of much of its population.
Lebanon launches probe into late-night shots outside US Embassy that caused no injuries
Read full article: Lebanon launches probe into late-night shots outside US Embassy that caused no injuriesLebanese authorities are investigating a late-night shooting outside the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy just outside Beirut.
IMF warns Lebanon that the country is still facing enormous challenges, years after a meltdown began
Read full article: IMF warns Lebanon that the country is still facing enormous challenges, years after a meltdown beganThe International Monetary Fund has warned that Lebanon is still facing enormous economic challenges, four years after the country's historic meltdown began.
Two men questioned in Lebanon at Turkey's request over 2019 escape of former Nissan tycoon
Read full article: Two men questioned in Lebanon at Turkey's request over 2019 escape of former Nissan tycoonLebanese judicial officials say authorities in Beirut have questioned two people at Turkey's request on suspicion of being involved in the 2019 escape of an auto tycoon from Japan to Lebanon.
Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation's balance
Read full article: Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation's balanceLebanon's caretaker prime minister is warning that Syrian refugees could become a threat to the small Mediterranean nation’s delicate demographic and sectarian balance.
US military calls for end of fighting in east Syria and warns it could lead to IS resurgence
Read full article: US military calls for end of fighting in east Syria and warns it could lead to IS resurgenceThe United States military called for an end to days of fighting between rival U.S.-backed groups in east Syria, warning it may help the resurgence of the Islamic State group.
Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near Israel border
Read full article: Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near Israel borderLebanese Cabinet ministers say an offshore drilling rig has arrived at its destination in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast and will start its search for gas in the coming weeks.
With hundreds lost in the migrant shipwreck near Greece, identifying the dead is painfully slow
Read full article: With hundreds lost in the migrant shipwreck near Greece, identifying the dead is painfully slowNearly two months after a dilapidated fishing trawler crammed with people heading from north Africa to Italy sank in the central Mediterranean, killing hundreds, relatives are still frantically searching for loved ones among the missing and dead.
European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far
Read full article: European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by farNow that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin.
Banks from 4 Arab countries are in talks to invest in struggling Lebanese banks, official says
Read full article: Banks from 4 Arab countries are in talks to invest in struggling Lebanese banks, official saysBanks from four Arab countries are interested in investing in Lebanon’s struggling banking sector, which has been hard-hit by the small nation’s three-year economic meltdown.
Halted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programs
Read full article: Halted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programsA halted landmark grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to flow to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia is rattling the operations of the United Nations food agency, its deputy executive director said.
Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk
Read full article: Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at riskThe head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is endangering 4.1 million Syrians living there.
A gunman opens fire at a Lebanon mosque, killing one person and wounding several others
Read full article: A gunman opens fire at a Lebanon mosque, killing one person and wounding several othersThe Lebanese army and state news agency say a shooting at a mosque during prayers left one person dead and several others wounded.
Auto tycoon Ghosn files $1 billion lawsuit in Lebanon against Nissan over his imprisonment in Japan
Read full article: Auto tycoon Ghosn files $1 billion lawsuit in Lebanon against Nissan over his imprisonment in JapanLebanese officials say auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Nissan and about a dozen individuals in Beirut over his imprisonment in Japan and what he says is misinformation spread against him.
From ashes and debris, iconic Beirut museum reopens 3 years after massive damage from port blast
Read full article: From ashes and debris, iconic Beirut museum reopens 3 years after massive damage from port blastLebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in the nearby Beirut port reduced many of its treasured paintings and collections to ashes.
World Bank approves $300 million financing to help poor people in Lebanon
Read full article: World Bank approves $300 million financing to help poor people in LebanonThe World Bank has approved a $300 million additional financing to Lebanon's poor, giving cash to families struggling in the country’s historic economic meltdown.
New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in US
Read full article: New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in USNew blood donations rules will allow sexually active gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships to give in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines ease decades-old restrictions on blood donations put in place to protect the blood supply from HIV.
Iran urges Lebanese sides to reach agreement over president
Read full article: Iran urges Lebanese sides to reach agreement over presidentIran’s foreign minister says Tehran wants Lebanon's rivals to reach an agreement to elect a new president in the crisis-hit country that has been without a head of state October.
No consensus on Syrian Arab League return after Saudi summit
Read full article: No consensus on Syrian Arab League return after Saudi summitAfter meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss Syria’s political fate, a group of regional leaders promised to continue talks to reach a political solution to the Syrian conflict.
EU official says major aid to Lebanon depends on IMF deal
Read full article: EU official says major aid to Lebanon depends on IMF dealA European Union official visiting Lebanon says the international body will boost its humanitarian assistance to the crisis-stricken country, but that more significant long-term aid depends on reforms and a deal with the International Monetary Fund.
Lebanon abruptly nixes plan for $122M airport 'Terminal 2'
Read full article: Lebanon abruptly nixes plan for $122M airport 'Terminal 2'Lebanon’s caretaker transportation minister says the contract for a new terminal at the country's main airport is cancelled, following an uproar over the lack of public bidding for the $122 million project.