Ceasefire raises hopes in Lebanon, yet Israeli defiance and past violations overshadow lasting peace.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smoke billows following an Israeli air strike on Beirut southern suburb, a stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah. Marwan ...

BEIRUT — Fireworks lighted up the night sky over Beirut’s famous St. Georges Hotel as hit songs from the 1960s and ‘70s filled the air in a courtyard overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The ...

Beirut, Lebanon, March 4, 2026 — In the wake of military escalations across much of the Middle East, hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel escalated dramatically on March 1st, forcing tens of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon, calling on political leaders to seek reconciliation and put national interests ...

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Funeral for Hezbollah General Secretaries Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, both killed by Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon, on February 23rd, 2025. Credit: Associated Press In late November 2024, an ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the ...