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France vows ‘unwavering’ supports for Israel’s, Lebanon’s security
France on Friday vowed “unwavering” support for both “Israel’s security and Lebanon’s stability and sovereignty,” after Israel responded with strikes ... Middle East -
Israeli jets strike Hamas sites in Lebanon, Gaza after rocket attack
Israel’s military hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on the Palestinian militant group Hamas, ... Middle East -
Israeli PM Netanyahu says enemies will pay for acts of aggression
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed his country’s enemies would “pay a price” following a barrage of rockets from Lebanon that ... Middle East -
US, Arab countries working to de-escalate Lebanon-Israel tensions
US officials have been in contact with Arab leaders in a bid to reduce tensions after a barrage of rockets were fired from Lebanon at Israel earlier ... Middle East -
Israel blames Hamas for multiple rockets launched from Lebanon
Israel blamed Hamas for a volley of more than 30 rockets fired from Lebanon on Thursday, following escalating tensions after Israeli police raids on ... Middle East -
US says Israel has ‘right to defend itself’ after Lebanon rockets
The United States said Thursday that its ally Israel had the right to defend itself after a barrage of rockets from Lebanon following soaring tensions ... Middle East -
Lebanon thwarts attempt to smuggle drugs through a drone into Roumieh prison
Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced Thursday that it thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics to the country’s notorious Roumieh prison ... Middle East -
UNIFIL urges restraint after Israel intercepts rockets fired from southern Lebanon
Rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday and answered by a burst of cross-border artillery fire, officials said, amid escalating ... Middle East -
European investigators to return to Lebanon in central bank governor fraud case
European investigators will return to Beirut in April to question two key people who have been charged in Lebanon in a case involving alleged fraud by ... Middle East -
US imposes sanctions on two Lebanese brothers over corruption
The United States imposed new sanctions on Tuesday on two Lebanese brothers, as well as several of their companies, who it said had used their wealth ... Middle East -
Lebanon investigates embezzlement of over $300,000 at Ukraine embassy
Lebanon is investigating alleged embezzlement of over $300,000 at its Ukraine embassy, a judicial official told AFP on Monday, as sources say ... Middle East -
Israeli airstrikes kill two civilians in Syria’s government-held areas
Two Syrian civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike Tuesday, state media reported, the fourth such attack on government-held areas of the ... Middle East -
Lebanon central bank extends ceiling-free sales of US dollars until end of April
Lebanon’s central bank on Friday extended its arrangement allowing banks to purchase an unlimited amount of US dollars on its Sayrafa exchange ... Banking & Finance -
Saudi-Iran deal could have ‘calming’ effect on Lebanon, region: Senior US diplomat
“I don’t really see the Saudis fostering a proxy war in the region. I do see Iran doing that,” the senior State Department official said. Middle East -
Cash-strapped Lebanon scraps controversial airport expansion: Minister
Cash-strapped Lebanon has scrapped a deal for a second terminal at Beirut’s international airport, the transport minister said Thursday, after critics ... Middle East -
Airport expansion in Lebanon sparks transparency concerns
Civil society organizations and lawmakers in crisis-hit Lebanon have raised concerns over the awarding of a multi-million dollar contract to build and ... Middle East -
US, UK sanction notorious Lebanese, Syrian drug dealers over Captagon trade
Nouh Zeaiter, Hassan Muhammad Daqqou and two of Bashar al-Assad’s cousins were among those designated. Middle East -
Lebanon’s cabinet reverses decision to delay daylight’s savings
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister said the cabinet had voted to move clocks one hour ahead on Wednesday night, reversing his decision to postpone the ... Middle East -
Lebanon has two time zones amid daylight savings dispute between leaders
Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to extend winter ... Middle East -
Lebanon in ‘very dangerous situation’ with reforms stalled: IMF
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday warned that Lebanon was in a very dangerous situation one year after it committed to reforms it has failed ... Middle East -
Algeria’s police dismantle Syria-Europe human trafficking network
Algerian authorities have dismantled an international network specializing in trafficking people through Algeria to Europe, local media reported on ... Middle East -
US judge orders $1.68 bln payout to families over 1983 Beirut bombing
A federal judge in New York ordered Iran’s central bank and a European intermediary on Wednesday to pay out $1.68 billion to family members of troops ... Middle East -
Hezbollah says ‘no comment’ on north Israel security incident
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah refused to say Wednesday whether the Lebanese group was linked to a security incident in which Israel’s army killed ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s police fire tear gas as protesters try to storm govt headquarters
Lebanese security forces fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the fence ... Middle East -
Israeli soldiers wounded by land mine on Lebanon border: Army
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded Tuesday, one of them seriously, in a land mine explosion on the border with Lebanon, the army said, days after ... Middle East -
Lebanon to construct new terminal at Beirut airport
Lebanon will construct a $122 million terminal at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport to be operated by a leading Irish airport company when ... Middle East -
European team ends questioning Lebanon’s Riad Salameh, to return in April
The European legal team on Friday wrapped up two days of questioning of Lebanon’s Central Bank chief in Beirut in a money-laundering probe linked to ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Riad Salameh in court for second hearing with European officials: Source
Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh arrived at court on Friday for a second hearing with European investigators looking into whether he ... Middle East -
Nobody crossed Lebanon-Israel border in recent days: UNIFIL
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Thursday it had not observed any border crossings after Israel said it killed a suspect wearing an explosive ... Middle East -
At Israel-Lebanon border, Yoav Gallant vows reprisal for rare bomb attack
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday said those responsible for a rare roadside bomb attack this week which officials said may have ... Middle East