Lebanon

Lebanon-Based Hezbollah Launches Hundreds of Rockets into Israel

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensified overnight, with both sides carrying out large cross-border strikes. Lebanon-based Hezbollah launched hundreds of…

1 month ago

Beirut Explosion Death Toll Exceeds 200

The death toll of August 4 devastating explosion in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has exceeded 200, according to officials. Beirut…

4 years ago

Emmanuel Macron Makes Unscheduled Visit to Saudi Arabia amid Lebanon Crisis

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has made a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia amid an escalating crisis between the kingdom and…

7 years ago

Lebanon: PM Saad al-Hariri Resigns Fearing for His Life

Lebanon’s PM Saad al-Hariri has announced his resignation in a TV broadcast from Saudi Arabia. Saad al-Hariri also said that…

7 years ago

Beirut Trash Crisis: Naameh Landfill Site Reopened after Eight Months

Lebanese officials have unveiled a plan tackle the eight-month Beirut garbage crisis. A landfill site will be temporarily opened and…

9 years ago

Hannibal Gaddafi: Muammar Gaddafi’s Son Freed after Kidnap in Lebanon

Muammar Gaddafi's son, Moutassim Gaddafi aka Hannibal, has been freed after being briefly kidnapped by an armed group in Lebanon,…

9 years ago

Saudi Prince Charged with Drug Smuggling in Lebanon

Lebanese prosecutors have charged a Saudi prince and nine other people with drug smuggling, a week after a record seizure…

9 years ago

Saudi Prince Arrested in Lebanon over Drug Smuggling

Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and four other people have been arrested in Lebanon in…

9 years ago

Lebanon restricts entry for Syrian refugees

Lebanon has imposed stricter conditions for Syrians entering the country in a bid to slow the flow of asylum seekers…

10 years ago

Beirut explosion kills four people in Haret Hreik district

At least four people have been killed by a suspected bomb explosion in a Hezbollah stronghold in a Shia-dominated southern…

11 years ago

Beirut car bomb kills at least 5 people in Hezbollah stronghold

A car bomb hit a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut killing at least 5 people and injuring other…

11 years ago

Majid al-Majid arrested in Lebanon

Lebanon has reportedly arrested Majid al-Majid, the head of a jihadist group that claimed the suicide bomb attack on Iran's…

11 years ago

Lebanon’s army to receive $3 billion grant from Saudi Arabia

Lebanon's army is to receive a $3 billion grant from Saudi Arabia. Lebanese President Michel Sleiman made the announcement in…

11 years ago

Lebanon: Beirut explosion kills ex-Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah and four others

Lebanon’s ex-Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah and four others have been killed in a huge explosion in central Beirut. Mohamad Chatah…

11 years ago

Winter storm hits Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon

Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon have been hit by a fierce winter storm, the UN say. There has been snow,…

11 years ago

Two explosions hit Iran’s embassy in Beirut

Two explosions have hit the Iranian embassy in Beirut in quick succession, killing at least 22 people. The Iranian cultural…

11 years ago

Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria released in swap deal

Nine Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped by Syrian rebels in May 2012 have been released and arrived back in Beirut. There…

11 years ago

Wadih El Safi dies aged 92

Wadih El Safi - one of the pillars of Arab music - has died at the age of 92 in…

11 years ago

Lebanon: Tripoli explosions kill at least 42 people

Two huge explosions killed at least 42 people and wounded more than 400 others in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli,…

11 years ago

Beirut: at least two people killed in Sassine Square explosion

A car bomb blast has killed at least two people in the centre of Beirut, Lebanese security sources say. About…

12 years ago

Four Arab states urge their citizens to leave Lebanon over Syria conflict

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Kuwait have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon amid signs that…

12 years ago