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Lebanon formed a new government on Saturday, following unusually direct U.S. intervention in the process and in a step intended to bring the country closer to accessing reconstruction funds following ...

Lebanon's new government under Prime Minister Nawaf Salam aims to rebuild, reform, and stabilize the country amid crises.

Hamas militants released three frail Israel hostages in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners, some also emaciated, on ...

Lebanon formed a new government on Saturday, Lebanon's presidency announced, following unusually direct U.S. intervention in ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of ...

A newly appointed U.S. envoy said Friday that she hoped Lebanese authorities were committed to making sure that the Hezbollah ...

JERUSALEM — Hamas has named the next three Israeli hostages it plans to release this weekend as part of the ceasefire deal, ...

Judge Bitar questioned the owner of a contracting company which had conducted repairs at the site of the explosion, as well ...

Meanwhile, under the ceasefire agreement, the deadline for Israel’s troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon, initially set for ...

U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus said she was "not afraid" of Iran-backed Hezbollah because it ...

In 2023, then-chief prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat ordered the release of 17 detainees, including port and customs officials, who ...